Vejprty

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Field	Value
name	Vejprty
settlement_type	Town
image_skyline	Vejprty 2018-04-29 Centrum 2.jpg
image_caption	Centre of the town
image_flag	Vejprty_vlajka.svg
image_shield	Vejprty_znak.jpg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Ústí nad Labem
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Chomutov
pushpin_map	Czech Republic
pushpin_relief	1
pushpin_map_caption	Location in the Czech Republic
coordinates
leader_title	Mayor
leader_name	Jitka Gavdunová
leader_party	ODS
established_title	First mentioned
established_date	1506
area_total_km2	9.77
elevation_m	725
population_as_of	2025-01-01
population_footnotes
population_total	2766
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+1
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+2
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	431 91
website
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Administrative division

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

Vejprty (2,651)
České Hamry (39)
Výsada (5)

Geography

Vejprty is located about 26 km west of Chomutov and 30 km southeast of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is below the top of the mountain Vlčí kopec, at 970 m above sea level. The territory stretches along the border with Germany, from which it is separated by the Polana stream. It borders the German municipalities of Bärenstein and Oberwiesenthal.

History

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The first written mention of Vejprty is from 1506. In 1550, silver ore was discovered in the area. The mining settlement of Neugeschrei was established near the newly created adit, today the local part of Vejprty under the name Nové Zvolání. In 1607, Emperor Rudolf II allowed all the miners and craftsmen settled here to deal freely with their property. Vejprty was promoted to a royal mining town in 1617.

Vejprty was badly damaged during the Thirty Years' War by the army of Johan Banér, and the mines were flooded. In 1688, mining was resumed and the town began to flourish again. In the first half of the 18th century, however, profitability began to decline, and mining stopped in 1751. Although mining resumed briefly in the 19th century, it ended for good in 1845. The livelihood of the inhabitants was thus gradually reoriented to the manufacture of rifles and to lacemaking. Rapid development took place in the second half of the 19th century. It was helped by the establishment of the Chomutov–Vejprty railway, which was put into operation in 1872.

Demographics

|cols=3|align=none |1869|5593 |1880|6573 |1890|8499 |1900|10212 |1910|12097 |1921|10615 |1930|12222 |1950|4788 |1961|4674 |1970|3682 |1980|3897 |1991|3320 |2001|3336 |2011|2950 |2021|2695 |source=Censuses}}

Transport

Vejprty is located on the railway line Chomutov–Cranzahl. However, trains run on it only on weekends in the summer season.

Sights

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The most important monument is the Church of All Saints. The original church was built in 1660. In 1777–1785, it was rebuilt in Rococo style. The church tower was rebuilt after a fire caused by lightning in 1827, and in 1912 it was raised to a height of 53 m.

A valuable building is the Chapel of Saint Martin. It dates from the 16th century, when it replaced an old wooden church.

Notable people

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Ottokar Tumlirz (1856–1928), Austrian physicist
Theodor Innitzer (1875–1955), cardinal and Archbishop of Vienna
Wilhelm Dick (1897–1980), German ski jumper
Viktor Petermann (1916–2001), German Luftwaffe fighter ace
Walter W. Müller (born 1933), German academic

Twin towns – sister cities

Vejprty is twinned with:

GER Bärenstein, Germany

Vejprty also cooperates with Gunzenhausen, Germany.

References

(2025-05-16). "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
(2022). "Public Census 2021 – basic data". [[Czech Statistical Office]].
"Historie". Město Vejprty.
(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]].
"Kostel Všech svatých". National Heritage Institute.
"Hřbitovní kaple sv. Martina s náhrobníkem". National Heritage Institute.
"Partnerská města". Město Vejprty.

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