Hazlov is a village and municipality in Cheb District

Cheb District

Cheb District is a district within Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Cheb.-Complete list of towns and villages:Aš -Cheb -Dolní Žandov -Drmoul -...

 in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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. In 2008 the village had a population of 1 665.

Geography

Hazlov lies 12 kilometres northwest from Cheb

Cheb

Cheb is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, with about 33,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Ohře , at the foot of one of the spurs of the Smrčiny and near the border with Germany...

 and 10 kilometres southeast from Aš

Aš

Aš is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.-History:Previously uninhabited hills and swamps, the town of Asch was founded in the early 11th century by German colonists. Slavic settlements in the area are not known. The dialect spoken in the town was that of the Upper Palatinate,...

, about 550 meters above sea level. Through the village flows Hazlovský potok.

It neighbour with Lipná

Lipná (Hazlov)

Lipná is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 15.In village are found a sawmill, bus stop and a shop with wood products....

 to the west, with Táborská

Táborská (Hazlov)

Táborská is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 13.- Geography :...

 to the southwest, with Ostroh to the south and with Vojtanov

Vojtanov

Vojtanov is a village and municipality in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.- Notes :...

 to the east. To the northeast there is the German border.

History

Hazlov was first mentioned in 1224, as a property of the noble house of Hazlov (Haslau). Bedřich from Hazlov probably build a castle, which is located in the village. In 1401 is Hazlov bough by the Nicholas Jur from Cheb

Cheb

Cheb is a city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic, with about 33,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the river Ohře , at the foot of one of the spurs of the Smrčiny and near the border with Germany...

. Other owners of the village were: the Landwüst (from 1450), the Kocov (from 1579), the Dětřichov, the Nostitz

Nostitz (family)

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 and the Moser. Last nobility owners were the Hemfeld (until 1945).

To the end of the 18th century, Hazlov was mostly an agricultural village. From the 19th century a textile industry

Textile industry

The textile industry is primarily concerned with the production of yarn, and cloth and the subsequent design or manufacture of clothing and their distribution. The raw material may be natural, or synthetic using products of the chemical industry....

 expanded in the whole Aš-region, include in Hazlov. The first textile factory was opened in 1822.

In this days, the village had a population of 1665. The municipality of Hazlov has a six districts: Hazlov, Lipná

Lipná (Hazlov)

Lipná is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 15.In village are found a sawmill, bus stop and a shop with wood products....

, Polná

Polná (Hazlov)

Polná is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 45.- Geography :...

, Skalka

Skalka (Hazlov)

Skalka is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 125.- Geography :...

, Táborská

Táborská (Hazlov)

Táborská is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 13.- Geography :...

 and Výhledy

Výhledy

Výhledy is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 37.- Geography :...

.

Progress of population of Hazlov

Year	1850	1930	1947	1961	1970	2001
Population	1 796	2 922	999	1 173	1 168	1 192

Buildings

• Ruins of castle Hazlov,
• catholic Feast of the Cross church,
• cemetery church of St. George from 1686,
• evangelic church from 1907.

Memorials and others

• World War I Memorial,
• World War II Memorial,
• Dr. Anton Frey Memorial,
• Statue of St. John of Nepomuk
  John of Nepomuk
  John of Nepomuk is a national saint of the Czech Republic, who was drowned in the Vltava river at the behest of Wenceslaus, King of the Romans and King of Bohemia. Later accounts state that he was the confessor of the queen of Bohemia and refused to divulge the secrets of the confessional...
  
  ,
• Crucifix
  Crucifix
  A crucifix is an independent image of Jesus on the cross with a representation of Jesus' body, referred to in English as the corpus , as distinct from a cross with no body....
  
  ,
• a three conciliation cross
  Conciliation cross
  Conciliation cross is a stone cross, which was set up on place, where happened a murder or accident. This crosses mostly located in middle and west Europe....
  
  es,
• A cross of Cheb,
• Two chapels.