Franzensbad
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Karlovy Vary | ||
| District | Cheb | ||
| Commune | Cheb | ||
| Elevation | 442 m (1,450 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 50°7′13.19″N 12°21′6.26″E / 50.1203306°N 12.3517389°ECoordinates: 50°7′13.19″N 12°21′6.26″E / 50.1203306°N 12.3517389°E | ||
| Area | 25.74 km2 (9.94 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 5,350 (2015) | ||
| Density | 208/km2 (539/sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 15th century | ||
| Mayor | Ivo Mlátilík | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 351 01 | ||
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Františkovy Lázně (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfrancɪʃkovɪ ˈlaːzɲɛ]; German: Franzensbad) is a spa town in Cheb District of Karlovy Vary Region, in the Czech Republic. Together with neighbouring Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně, it is part of the renowned West Bohemian Spa Triangle. The historic town centre, under monumental protection since 1992, is a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage.
The town is located in the Chebsko (Egerland) region near the border with Germany. It is situated in the Ohře river basin, north of the regional capital Cheb (Eger).
The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Dlouhé Mosty, Františkovy Lázně proper, Horní Lomany, Jedličná, Krapice, Slatina u Františkových Lázní, and Žírovice.
The salutary effects of the surrounding springs were known from the late 14th century on. The physician Georgius Agricola (1494–1555) mentioned the mineral water available to the Cheb citizens. The sources from which, according to ancient law, water was drafted and brought to the city, were first used locally for salutary purposes. Later, the water was also shipped in earthenware bottles and in 1700, it reportedly sold more water than all other spas in the Empire combined. About 1705, an inn was erected at the site of a mineral spring later known as Franzensquelle.
In 1793, the present town was officially founded under the name Kaiser Franzensdorf, after Emperor Francis II, and later renamed to Franzensbad, under which name it became a famous spa (Bad). The spa was founded by Eger-based doctor Bernhard Adler (1753–1810). He promoted the expansion of existing spa facilities and the accommodation for those seeking healing and promoted the transformation of the swampy moorland with paths and footbridges to well-known sources. When in 1791 Adler had a pavilion and a water basin erected at the Franzensquelle, he sparked the Egerer Weibersturm of numerous women who earned their livelihood with the scooping, transport and sale of the water in Cheb. They resisted bitterly against his plans, feeling their water bearing rights were threatened, and demolished his premises.
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