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ÚSTÍ NAD LABEM (pop.
97,000) is one of the leading centres of the country's chemical
industry, situated on the river Labe (Elbe) in North Bohemia.
It is an important traffic junction. The town has five harbours
on the Labe. The first manuscripts mentioning the town's existence
date back to the mid-l3th century. UstI nad Labem rapidly developed
in the 19th century. Many historic landmarks were destroyed
due to the expansion of industry and during heavy bombing in
1945. Despite that, there are several interesting sights including
the 14th-century Gothic church whose 65-metre spire has been
leaning ever since the 1945 bombing. The Baroque St.Adalbert
Church (Sv.Vojtëch) has been used as a concert hall and gallery.
Outside the town centre there are the ruins of the Sttekov Castle,
built in the 14th century and deserted four centuries later.
The castle was popular among 19th-century Romantic painters.
L.A.Richter's canvas Storm at Støekov, displayed in the Dresden
Gallery is one of the most outstanding Romantic paintings. The
mystique of the place inspired Richard Wagner to compose his
opera Tannhauser.
LITOMERICE (pop. 26,100) is an interesting historical
town located on the confluence of the rivers OhFe and Labe.
It was founded in the 13th century and at that time it was considered
one of Bohemia's leading towns and a rival to Prague. It has
a Renaissance Town Hall, a City Museum and many valuable town
houses lining the main square. The Baroque St.Stephen's Cathedral
has a richly decorated interior, including a portrait of St.Anthony
by Lucas Cranach. The town walls and high towers surrounding
the historical centre rank among the most interesting examples
of medieval fortification. Outside the town there are numerous
orchards and vineyards. Each Septemper the nationwide exhibition
of fruit, vegetables and flowers called Zahrada tech (The Garden
of Bohemia) takes place in Litomëfice.
TEREZIN (Theresienstadt) is an old garrison town (pop.
2,900) south of Litomèhce. Its Small Fortress was built in the
I 780s and named after Empress Maria Theresa. During World War
II, the fortress was turned into a Nazi concentration camp in
which some 80,000 Jews perished. The National Cemetery and Ghetto
Museum commemorate their fate.
TEPLICE - the town (about 110 km from Karlovy Vary) belongs
to the eldest Europian spas, it is very nice town with many
parks and fountains. About 8 km from Teplice is situated the
town Duchcov with baroque castle. In this castle spent last
13 years world-known Giacomo Casanova. The visitors of the castle
can see the works of prominent baroque painters and sculptors,
historic furniture inside from Gothic to the half of the 19
century and also the flat of Casanova.
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