Chomutov

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Chomutov
Town
Town square in Chomutov
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Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Chomutov
Elevation	340 m (1,115 ft)
Coordinates	50°27′46″N 13°24′40″E / 50.46278, 13.41111
Area	29.26 km² (11.3 sq mi)
Population	50,900 (2006)
Density	1,740 /km² (4,507 /sq mi)
First mentioned	29 March 1252
Mayor	Ivana Řápková
Postal code	430 01
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Chomutov
Website: www.chomutov-mesto.cz

Chomutov (IPA: [ˈxomutof]; German: Komotau) is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region.

It has an old Gothic Church of St. Catherine, and its town hall was formerly a commandery of the Teutonic Knights. Chomutov was originally a Czech marketplace, but in 1252 it came into the possession of the Teutonic Order and was completely Germanized. In 1396 it received a town charter and in 1416 the knights sold both the town and lordship to Wenceslaus IV. On March 16, 1421, the town was stormed by the Taborites, sacked and burned. After several changes of ownership, Chomutov came in 1588 to Popel of Lobkovic, who established the Jesuits here, which led to trouble between the Protestant burghers and the over-lord. In 1594 the lordship fell to the crown, and in 1605 the town purchased its freedom and was created a royal city.

[edit] People

• Ernst Fischer, Austrian politician, writer
• Erich Heller, British philosopher and literary scholar

[edit] External links

• http://www.chomutov-mesto.cz/e_index.asp - Official site of Chomutov
• http://www.mujchomutov.cz/ - Culture, sport and amusement in Chomutov
• http://zoopark.default.cz/ - Chomutov ZOO

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