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Karlovy Vary, Carlsbad, Karlsbad in Czech

Karlovy Vary, also known in English as Carlsbad (German: Karlsbad), is a spa city situated in the western part of the Czech Republic on the confluence of the Ohře and Teplá rivers. Karlovy Vary is named after Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in the 1370s.

It is historically famous for its hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Teplá River). Until their expulsion in 1945 the majority of the population of the city spoke German. Karlovy Vary is a popular tourist destination, especially for international celebrities visiting for spa treatment. The city is also known for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and popular Czech liqueur Karlovarská Becherovka.

Thanks to its beautiful location in the valley of the Teplá River, Karlovy Vary can boast of attractive surroundings. Both the visitors to the town and its inhabitants like to make trips to the spa woods. They can go to the Deer's Jump, the Diana Viewing Tower with a cable railway, the Goethe Viewing Tower, the Three Crosses Hill, the dam in Březová , the Svatošské‚ skály Rocks, the town of Loket or the Andělská Hora village which are situated in the close neighbourhood of the town. The Ore Mountains, the towns of Cheb and, of course, Mariánské‚ Lázně and Františkovy Lázně, further two spa towns in the West Bohemian region, are more distant places.Good coonectionKarlovy Vary has got a good bus and railway service.

Buses come regularly from Prague, Brno and Vienna. Planes up to 120 passengers can land on the international airport in Karlovy Vary. The town itself is covered by a network of bus lines. It's also possible to go by taxi.J.W. Goethe came thirteen timesThousands of people have been treated in Karlovy Vary during the time of its existence. Let only one person, namely Johann Wolfgang Goethe, speak instead of them. In 1795 he came to Karlovy Vary for the first time and at the end of the same year he wrote to a friend of his: "I will go to Karlovy Vary in any case again. I am indebted to it for quite a different existence of mine".We would like to invite you to test the curative effects of our mineral springs and to feel the unique charm of the town with the Sprudel.

People come to Karlovy Vary from all continets (patients who are treated here come from 60 countries of the world and spend three weeks in the town, short-term visitors come from 80 countries of the world). Karlovy Vary ranks among the most international spa town in the world. The number of visitors increases and is higher than the number of domestic visitors at present. Visitors from the whole world who speak different languages return to Karlovy Vary again and again. Some patients, especially those from the German speaking countries, return to some sanatoriums even twice a year. There are also patients who have visited Karlovy Vary more than fifty times.

The glass manufacturer Moser Glass is located in Karlovy Vary. The 2006 film Last Holiday featured the city's Grandhotel Pupp. Carlsbad, New Mexico and Carlsbad, California, in the United States, and nearby Carlsbad Caverns National Park take their names from Karlovy Vary.

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