Pernink

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Field	Value
name	Pernink
settlement_type	Municipality
image_skyline	Pernink, hlavní silnice III.jpg
image_caption	Main street
image_flag	Flag of Pernink.svg
image_shield	Pernink CZ CoA.jpg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Karlovy Vary
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Karlovy Vary
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1532
area_total_km2	15.71
elevation_m	840
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	583
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	362 36
website
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Administrative division

Pernink consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

Pernink (589)
Bludná (0)
Rybná (8)

Etymology

The name Pernink was derived from the initial German name of the settlement, which was Peringer. The village was named after someone with the surname Peringer. The surname denoted someone who came from a place called Peringen or Beringer. In the 19th century, the newer German name Bärringen was created.

Geography

Pernink is located about 15 km north of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is at 1033 m above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Bílá Bystřice Stream.

History

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At the beginning of the 16th century, mining pioneers settled in the area which was dominated by dense forest at the time. According to legend, a bear found ore here. The legend is preserved in the coat of arms and also in the German name (Bär = 'bear'). In 1532, the settlement was promoted to a mining town by the then owner of the estate, Jindřich Schlick. The town received further privileges in 1559 and 1562.

The predominant industry was the mining of silver and tin. The area between Pernink, Abertamy and Horní Blatná used to be called "silver triangle". Following the Thirty Years' War, most of the Protestant miners left to neighbouring Saxony. Mining was gradually replaced by forestry and crafts.

In the first half of the 19th century, Adalbert Meinl founded a textile factory. Small workshops for the manufacturing of wooden and iron products were established. In 1843, the town had almost 1,800 residents living in 207 houses. The economic situation was bolstered by the opening of the railway in 1899. In the inter-war period, the number of residents rose to approximately 3,500.

From 1938 to 1945, it was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of the Reichsgau Sudetenland. After World War II, almost 90% of the inhabitants were expelled. The area was resettled with hundreds of new Czech settlers in 1946. Following the closure of uranium mines in Jáchymov, the number of residents decreased.

Demographics

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Economy

Today, Pernink lives mainly from tourism. The municipality is a centre of winter and summer sports.

Transport

Pernink is located on the Karlovy Vary–Johanngeorgenstadt railway. The local railway station is the second highest in the Czech Republic with an elevation of 902 m.

Sights

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The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in 1714–1716. It has a tower in the Alpine style.

The viaduct in Pernink is at the highest altitude in the country. It is a significant technical monument.

The former Bludná mining district is a part of the Ore Mountain Mining Region, protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Notable people

Rudolf Kippenhahn (1926–2020), German astrophysicist
Rudolf Höhnl (born 1946), ski jumper

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
Profous, Antonín. (1951). "Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř".
"Historie obce". Obec Pernink.
(2015-12-21). "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2021-03-27). "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"O Perninku". Obec Pernink.
Vagaday, David. (2018-10-25). "Nejvýše položený viadukt v Česku vede nad sjezdovkou. Podívejte se". Deník.cz.
"Kostel nejsvětější trojice". Obec Pernink.
"Železniční viadukt". Obec Pernink.
"Bludná mining district". Erzgebirge/Krušnohoří Mining Region.

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