Hroznětín

Hroznětín
Town
Town square
Flag
Coat of arms
Country Czech Republic
Region Karlovy Vary
District Karlovy Vary
Commune Ostrov
Elevation 449 m (1,473 ft)
Coordinates 50°18′41″N 12°52′7″E / 50.31139°N 12.86861°E / 50.31139; 12.86861Coordinates: 50°18′41″N 12°52′7″E / 50.31139°N 12.86861°E / 50.31139; 12.86861
Area 23.78 km2 (9.18 sq mi)
Population 1,873 (2006-08-28)
Density 79/km2 (205/sq mi)
Mayor Jaroslav Rovný
Timezone CET (UTC+1)
 - summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 362 33 - 363 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Hroznětín
Statistics: statnisprava.cz

Hroznětín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦrozɲɛciːn]; German: Lichtenstadt) is a town in the Karlovy Vary District of the Czech Republic.

People

  • Hroznata von Ovenec (c. 1160, here - 1217) (de)
  • Matthias Tretzscher, aka Trötzscher (1626, born here - 1686, Kulmbach), an organ-maker in Kulmbach (de)
  • Rabbi Abraham ben Saul Broda, acted as a rabbi here
  • David Faßmann (Fassmann), also "Pithander von der Quelle" (1683, Oberwiesenthal - 1744, here), Bohemian German writer (de)
  • Rabbi Mordecai Benet, was buried here temporarily
  • Erhard Glaser (1870, born here - 1947, Vienna), Austrian physician, biochemist (de)
  • Herlinde Latzko, aka Latzko-Ruff (born 1944, here), a German actress (de)

Sister towns

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