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Teplice ( ; until 1948 Teplitz-Schönau, , archaically
Töplitz) is a city of the Czech Republic
, in the Ústí nad Labem
Region.
Teplice is
situated in the plain of the Bílina
river, which separates the Ore
Mountains
(Czech: Krušné Hory) from the Czech Central
Mountains
(Czech: České středohoří), and is a famous
spa town.
The
thermal springs are fabled to have
been discovered as early as 762, but the first authentic mention of
the baths occurs in the 16th century. The town is mentioned in the
12th century, when Judith, queen of
Vladislav II of
Bohemia, founded a convent for
Benedictine nuns, which was destroyed in the
Hussite Wars in 15th century.
Teplice
figures in the history of Wallenstein,
and is also interesting as the spot where the monarchs of Austria
, Russia
and Prussia
first signed the triple alliance against Napoleon in 1813. Teplice was a
German ethnic city before
1946 and the
expulsion of Germans
from Czechoslovakia.
In 1994 Jaroslav Kubera of
Civic
Democratic Party(ODS) became mayor of Teplice and holds the
position to this day. Many would argue that he brought the town
back into a respectable position among Czech cities.
Teplice has in the
past been called Czech Republic's little Paris
, although
rising crime and unemployment rates in the region have damaged that
reputation.
The local spas and
professional football
club are attracting tourists mainly from the middle east and
other parts of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Teplice is the second
largest spa town in the Czech Republic (after Karlovy Vary
).
FK Teplice
Teplice is home to the professional
football
club playing in the
Gambrinus Liga.
Notable players of the club include international players
Josef Masopust and
Pavel Verbíř.
The stadium,
Na
Stínadlech
, is one of the largest in the country and has
hosted international matches.Composer, Ludwig van Beethoven
began writing his Seventh Symphony while staying in Teplice.
Notable natives and residents
Climate
Memorial for fallen pilots of the 15th
division of the US air force.
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