Lázně Kynžvart
Lázně Kynžvart (German: Bad Königswart, Königswart, Königswarte) is a spa town in Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is located near a château of the same name (Kynžvart Castle).
Lázně Kynžvart | |
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Town | |
 Saint Margaret church in centre of the town | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Lázně Kynžvart Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°00′38″N 12°37′29″E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Cheb |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Miloslav Pernica |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.58 km2 (12.58 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 673 m (2,208 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,642 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 354 91 |
| Website | www |
The Jewish Königswarter family originate in the town.
Kynžvart is famous for its sanatorium, which is designed for children ages 2 to 15 with nonspecific respiratory disorders.
Notable people
- Franz Brandl (1926–2008), German miner
- Reinmar Fürst (1910–1991), German economist
- Rudolf Kroboth (1920−1986), GDR TV cook
- Johann Nepomuk Stephan von Sacher (1759–1836), German official
- Adolf Schmidl (1802–1863), German topographer, geographer, cave explorer and writer
- Franz Johann Habermann (1706 - 1783), Bohemian composer and choirmaster
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120717103641/http://www.ceskehory.cz/slavkovskyles/image.asp?img=document&name=ch012
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