Rotava
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Administrative division
Rotava consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[1]
- Rotava (2,583)
- Smolná (53)
Geography
Rotava is located about Script error: No such module "convert". north of Sokolov and Script error: No such module "convert". northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Sklenský vrch at Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. The Svatava River flows along the western municipal border. The Rotava Stream flows along the eastern and southern border and then joins the Svatava.
History
The iron ore was mined in the area from 1543. The first written mention of Rotava is from 1552, when there was a hamlet with a hammer mill. Until 1628, the area was owned by the Schlick family. For the next centuries, it was property of the Nostitz family. The municipality of Rotava was created in the 19th century by merger of several settlements. The establishment of a bar iron rolling mill in 1861 brought significant development in Rotava.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Rotava is the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It is a modern church, built in 1914–1925.[3]
Twin towns – sister cities
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- Template:Flagicon Veitshöchheim, Germany
References
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