Stará Voda (Cheb District) Explained

Stará Voda
Settlement Type:Municipality
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Karlovy Vary
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Cheb
Pushpin Map:Czech Republic
Pushpin Relief:1
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates:49.9917°N 12.5958°W
Established Title:First mentioned
Established Date:1380
Area Total Km2:54.01
Elevation M:605
Population As Of:2024-01-01
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:510
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal codes
Postal Code:350 02, 353 01

Stará Voda (German: Altwasser) is a municipality and village in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Sekerské Chalupy and Vysoká are administrative parts of Stará Voda.

Etymology

The name means 'old water'.

Geography

Stará Voda is located about southeast of Cheb and 32km (20miles) southwest of Karlovy Vary, on the border with Germany. The eastern part of the municipal territory with the village of Stará Voda lies in the Upper Palatine Forest Foothills, but most of the municipality lies in the Upper Palatine Forest. The highest point is the second highest peak of the entire Upper Palatine Forest, Dyleň at 940m (3,080feet) above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Stará Voda is from 1380.[2]

Transport

The I/21 road, which connects the D5 and D6 motorways, passes through the municipality.

The main railway line PragueCheb via Plzeň runs through the municipal territory. The train station named Lázně Kynžvart, which serves mainly the neighbouring town of Lázně Kynžvart, is located in the territory of Stará Voda.[3]

Sights

The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Vysoká. It was originally a Romanesque-Gothic building from the mid-13th century. It was gradually rebuilt and modified until 1847. In 1982, the roof was taken off and only the tower was preserved.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  2. Web site: Program obnovy venkova Stará Voda. Obec Stará Voda. cs. 2009-01-29. 2024-02-13.
  3. Web site: Detail stanice Lázně Kynžvart. České dráhy. cs. 2023-11-03.
  4. Web site: Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele. National Heritage Institute. cs. 2024-02-13.