Loučná pod Klínovcem


Loučná pod Klínovcem is a town in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants, which makes it the second least populated town in the country.
WWW loucna.eu

Administrative division

Loučná pod Klínovcem consists of two municipal parts :
  • Háj
  • Loučná

Geography

Loučná pod Klínovcem is located about west of Chomutov and north of Karlovy Vary. The town lies on the border with Germany, the German part of the divided town is called Oberwiesenthal. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point of the municipal territory and of the entire Ústí nad Labem Region is a contour line below the top of the Klínovec Mountain at above sea level.

History

The first written mention of Loučná pod Klínovcem is from 1431, under its German name Wiesenthal. The village was probably founded in the 14th century. The village was destroyed during the Hussite Wars and left abandoned. At the beginning of the 16th century, mining developed in the area, Český Wiesenthal was resettled and its importance began to grow.
In 1947, the town and the municipality were renamed from Český Wiesenthal to Loučná.

Transport

On the Czech-German border is the road border crossing Loučná / Oberwiesenthal.

Sport

A large ski resort is located on the slopes of Klínovec.

Sights

The town is poor in historical monuments. A technical monument is the former lime kiln, a Neo-Romanesque building from 1851. Production in it ceased in the 1920s.

Notable people