Horní Jiřetín

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Horní Jiřetín
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Ústí nad Labem
District	Most
Commune	Litvínov
Elevation	280 m (919 ft)
Coordinates	50°34′30″N 13°32′43″E / 50.575, 13.54528
Area	39.85 km² (15.39 sq mi)
Population	1,917 (2001)
Density	48 /km² (124 /sq mi)
Founded	1263
Mayor	Branko Glavica
Timezone	CET (UTC+1)
- summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	435 43
Location in the Czech Republic
Wikimedia Commons: Horní Jiřetín
Statistics: statnisprava.cz
Website: www.hornijiretin.cz

Horní Jiřetín (IPA: [ˈɦorɲi: jɪr̝ɛci:n]; German: Obergeorgenthal) is a Czech municipality with 1,900 inhabitants in Most District, in the Ústí nad Labem Region in the foothills of the Ore Mountains on the border with Germany.

[edit] Geography

Horní Jiřetín is located approximately 8 km away from Most, 10 km from Litvínov, 40 km from Ústí nad Labem and 90 km from the Czech capital of Prague.

[edit] History

The first documented reference to this municipality is from 1263 when the village Jorenthal is mentioned as being on the road to Saxony. At the time, the village was mainly governed by the Duchcov-based Lobkowicz family. In the 16th century, iron ore was discovered nearby at Červená Jáma. At the end of the 17th century, the village was hit by the bubonic plague and at the end of the 18th, it suffered from steep financial damage due to war.

[edit] Municipal parts

• Černice (Tschernitz )
• Dolní Jiřetín (Niedergeorgenthal )
• Horní Jiřetín (Obergeorgenthal )
• Jezeří (Eisenberg )
• Mariánské Údolí (Marienthal )

[edit] Twin towns

• Battenberg, Hesse, Germany

[edit] External links

• Official website

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