Svatava (Sokolov District)

The settlement was named after the Svatava River. ==Geography==

Svatava is located about northwest of Sokolov and west of Karlovy Vary. The municipal territory lies mostly in the Sokolov Basin, only the northern part extends into the Ore Mountains and includes the highest point of Svatava, the hill Svatavský vrch at above sea level. The Svatava River flows through the market town. Half of Medard Lake is situated in Svatava's territory. ==History==

The first written mention of Svatava is in a document of King Wenceslaus IV from 1391. Until 1789, it was an insignificant agricultural village. From 1789, lignite mining began to develop. In 1903, Svatava was promoted to a market town. The lignite mining ceased in 2000 and the Medard mine was reclaimed to the lake. ==Demographics==

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Svatava is located on the railway line Sokolov–Kraslice. ==Sights==

The main landmark is the Church of the Immaculate Conception. It was built in the Historicist style in 1924. In 1926, the rectory was added to the church. A memorial of the subcamp of the Flossenbürg concentration camp was created in 1963 by Daniela Vinopalová and erected in 1965. ==Notable people==

• Ernst Mosch (1925–1999), musician ==References==