Loket
Encyclopedia
Loket (ˈlokɛt; ) is a town of some 3 000 inhabitants in the Sokolov District
in the Karlovy Vary
region of the Czech Republic
.
Loket means "elbow" in English. The town is named this due to the town centre being surrounded on three sides by the Ohře
River, and the shape the river takes is similar to that of an elbow. The town centre itself features Loket Castle
,
a 12th century gothic castle. The town centre is a national monument and as such is preserved from modern developments.
The town plays host to an annual opera
festival, which takes played in an open air amphitheatre
with the castle as a backdrop, and also plays host to the Czech Motocross
Grand Prix. Loket was also used to portray Montenegro
in the 2006 James Bond
film Casino Royale
.
Sokolov District
Sokolov District is a district within Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Sokolov.-Complete list of towns and villages:Březová -Bublava -Bukovany -Citice -...
in the Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary
Karlovy Vary is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately west of Prague . It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370...
region of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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Loket means "elbow" in English. The town is named this due to the town centre being surrounded on three sides by the Ohře
Ohre
The Ohře is a 316 km long river in Germany and the Czech Republic , left tributary of the Elbe. The basin area of the river has a size of 6,255 km², of which 5,614 km² are in the Czech Republic and 641 km² in Germany...
River, and the shape the river takes is similar to that of an elbow. The town centre itself features Loket Castle
Loket Castle
Loket Castle is a 12th-century Gothic style castle located about 12 km from Karlovy Vary on a massive rock in the town of Loket, Karlovarský kraj, Czech Republic. It is surrounded on three sides by the Ohře river. Once known as "the Impregnable Castle of Bohemia", because of its thick walls,...
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a 12th century gothic castle. The town centre is a national monument and as such is preserved from modern developments.
The town plays host to an annual opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
festival, which takes played in an open air amphitheatre
Amphitheatre
An amphitheatre is an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances.There are two similar, but distinct, types of structure for which the word "amphitheatre" is used: Ancient Roman amphitheatres were large central performance spaces surrounded by ascending seating, and were commonly used...
with the castle as a backdrop, and also plays host to the Czech Motocross
Motocross
Motocross is a form of motorcycle sport or all-terrain vehicle racing held on enclosed off road circuits. It evolved from trials, and was called scrambles, and later motocross, combining the French moto with cross-country...
Grand Prix. Loket was also used to portray Montenegro
Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegrin: Crna Gora Црна Гора , meaning "Black Mountain") is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south-west and is bordered by Croatia to the west, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the northwest, Serbia to the northeast and Albania to the...
in the 2006 James Bond
James Bond
James Bond, code name 007, is a fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short story collections. There have been a six other authors who wrote authorised Bond novels or novelizations after Fleming's death in 1964: Kingsley Amis,...
film Casino Royale
Casino Royale (2006 film)
Casino Royale is the twenty-first film in the James Bond film series and the first to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond...
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