Stará Voda (Cheb District)

Stará Voda
Stará Voda
Municipality
	A pond in the centre
	Flag Coat of arms
	Stará Voda Location in the Czech Republic
	Coordinates: 49°59′30″N 12°35′45″E / 49.99167°N 12.59583°E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
First mentioned	1380
Area
• Total	54.01 km2 (20.85 sq mi)
Elevation	605 m (1,985 ft)
Population (2024-01-01)
• Total	510
• Density	9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes	350 02, 353 01
Website	www.staravoda.cz

Stará Voda (German: Altwasser) is a municipality and village in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The villages of Sekerské Chalupy and Vysoká are administrative parts of Stará Voda.

Etymology

The name means 'old water'.

Geography

Stará Voda is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Cheb and 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Karlovy Vary, on the border with Germany. The eastern part of the municipal territory with the village of Stará Voda lies in the Upper Palatine Forest Foothills, but most of the municipality lies in the Upper Palatine Forest. The highest point is the second highest peak of the entire Upper Palatine Forest, Dyleň at 940 m (3,080 ft) above sea level.

The streams Kosový potok and Hamerský potok, which are notable tributaries of the Mže River, originate in the southwestern part of the municipal territory. The Wondreb River (here known as Mikulášský potok) also originates near the Czech-German border, but then it soon enters Germany.

History

The first written mention of Stará Voda is from 1380.^[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	2,564	—
1880	2,683	+4.6%
1890	2,458	−8.4%
1900	2,404	−2.2%
1910	2,387	−0.7%

Year	Pop.	±%
1921	2,382	−0.2%
1930	2,293	−3.7%
1950	671	−70.7%
1961	637	−5.1%
1970	504	−20.9%

Year	Pop.	±%
1980	397	−21.2%
1991	350	−11.8%
2001	444	+26.9%
2011	458	+3.2%
2021	463	+1.1%

Source: Censuses^[3]^[4]

Transport

The I/21 road, which connects the D5 and D6 motorways, passes through the municipality.

The main railway line Prague–Cheb via Plzeň runs through the municipal territory. The train station named Lázně Kynžvart, which serves mainly the neighbouring town of Lázně Kynžvart, is located in the territory of Stará Voda.^[5]

Sights

The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Vysoká. It was originally a Romanesque-Gothic building from the mid-13th century. It was gradually rebuilt and modified until 1847. In 1982, the roof was taken off and only the tower was preserved.^[6]

References

^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
^ "Program obnovy venkova Stará Voda" (in Czech). Obec Stará Voda. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-13.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Detail stanice Lázně Kynžvart" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
^ "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

External links

Official website

[1] "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.

[2] "Program obnovy venkova Stará Voda" (in Czech). Obec Stará Voda. 2009-01-29. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

[3] "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

[4] "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

[5] "Detail stanice Lázně Kynžvart" (in Czech). České dráhy. Retrieved 2023-11-03.

[6] "Kostel sv. Jana Křtitele" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-02-13.

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