Klášterec nad Ohří

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Location of Klášterec nad Ohří in the Czech Republic

Klášterec nad Ohří (in German Klösterle an der Eger) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. The River Ohře runs through the town. The town has around 15,700 inhabitants. Parts of the town are affiliated villages Miřetice (now the modern part of the town with a lot of prafabricated houses), Ciboušov, Klášterecká Jeseň, Lestkov, Mikulovice, Rašovice, Šumná, Vernéřov, Hradiště, Kunov, Horní Miřetice, Pavlov, Potočná, Suchý Důl, Útočiště, and Velká Lesná.

[edit] History of the town

The town was established by Benedictines from Postoloprty in the 12th century. They built there a monastery, which was destroyed in 13th century, but the name of the village has been holding the line ("monastery" it means in Czech klášter, in German Kloster).

[edit] Rašovice

Rašovice (German Raschwitz) is a small village on the way from Klášterec nad Ohří to Kadaň on the right bank of the river Ohře. It was called Rošovice (after the name of Roch) until 1924. Having been separated until 1961 the village is now part of Klášterec nad Ohří. There are ruins of Lestkov castle above the village.

The village is first recorded in 1443 as a part of Egerberg domain and with the domain changed holders from Fictums to Lobkowitz of Hasištejn. Bohuslav Felix of Lobkowitz built a castle in the village in 1581 and called it Felixburg. With a new master - Kryštof Šimon Thun, 1623, after the Battle of White Mountain - the village became part of the Thuns‘ Klášterec nad Ohří domain. St. Anna Church was finished 1837 to replace the previous chapel. In 1871 the villagers rose against building a new bridge over the Ohře and after a skirmish with the Italian workers they had to be pacified by the army. The population was 296 in 1863, 587 in 1930 and 104 in 1991.