Teplice
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_-_Schlossplatz_mit_Kirche_St._Johannes_links.JPG) Castle square and church
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Ústí nad Labem | ||
| District | Teplice | ||
| Commune | Teplice | ||
| Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 50°38′N 13°49′E / 50.633°N 13.817°ECoordinates: 50°38′N 13°49′E / 50.633°N 13.817°E | ||
| Area | 23.78 km2 (9.18 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 50,079 (2015) | ||
| Density | 2,106/km2 (5,455/sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 12th century | ||
| Mayor | Jaroslav Kubera | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 415 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.teplice.cz | |||
Teplice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtɛplɪt͡sɛ]); Teplice-Šanov until 1948 (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtɛplɪt͡sɛ ˈʃanof]; German: Teplitz-Schönau) is a statutory city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic, the capital of Teplice District. It is the state's second largest spa town, after Karlovy Vary.
Teplice is located in the North Bohemia region, near the border with the German state of Saxony. It is situated in the valley of the Bílina river between the slopes of the Ore Mountains (Czech: Krušné Hory) in the northwest and the Central Bohemian Uplands (České středohoří) in the southeast, about 15 km (9.3 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem.
The municipal area comprises the cadastral communities of Teplice proper, Prosetice, Nová Ves, Řetenice, Hudcov, Trnovany, and Sobědruhy.
According to the 1541 Annales Bohemorum by chronicler Wenceslaus Hajek, the thermal springs are fabled to have been discovered as early as 762; however, the first authentic mention of the baths occurred in the 16th century. The settlement of Trnovany was first documented in a 1057 deed, while Teplice proper was first mentioned about 1158, when Judith of Thuringia, queen consort of King Vladislaus II of Bohemia, founded a Benedictine nunnery ad aquas calidas ("at the hot springs"), the second in Bohemia. A fortified town arose around the monastery, which was destroyed in the course of the Hussite Wars after the 1426 Battle of Aussig. In the late 15th century, queen consort Joanna of Rožmitál, wife of King George of Poděbrady, had a castle erected on the ruins.
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