Usti Nad Labem
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Ústí nad Labem | ||
| District | Ústí nad Labem | ||
| Commune | Ústí nad Labem | ||
| River | Elbe | ||
| Elevation | 218 m (715 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 50°39′30″N 14°2′30″E / 50.65833°N 14.04167°ECoordinates: 50°39′30″N 14°2′30″E / 50.65833°N 14.04167°E | ||
| Area | 93.95 km2 (36.27 sq mi) | ||
| - metro | 874 km2 (337 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 93,409 (2015) | ||
| - metro | 243,878 | ||
| First mentioned | 1056 | ||
| Mayor | Věra Nechybová | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 400 01 | ||
   Location in the Czech Republic
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 Usti nad Labem
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| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.usti-nl.cz | |||
Ústí nad Labem (Czech pronunciation: [ˈuːsciː ˈnad labɛm]), formerly known by its German name Aussig, is the 7th-most populous city of the Czech Republic. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and Elbe rivers. It is a major industrial center and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction.
The name of Ústí nad Labem is formed from the Old Czech ustie ("river mouth") and Labe (the River Elbe). It thus literally means "Mouth-upon-the-Elbe", in reference to its location at the Bilina's confluence with the Elbe. It is popularly known as Ústí for short.
The Czech name was Latinized as Usk super Albium and Germanified as Aussig or Außig. Prior to Czechoslovak independence amid the dissolution of Austria-Hungary following the First World War, the town was usually known in English as Aussig, but sometimes also referred to as Aussyenad, Labem, or Oustí nad Labem.
Ústí nad Labem was mentioned as a trading centre as early as 993. In the second half of the 13th century, King Otakar II of Bohemia invited German settlers into the country and granted them a German form of municipal incorporation, thereby founding the city proper. In 1423, as King of Bohemia, Sigismund pledged the town to Elector Frederick I of Meißen, who occupied it with a Saxon garrison. It was besieged by the Hussites in 1426: a German army of 70 000 was sent to its relief but the 25 000 besiegers defeated them amid great slaughter on 16 June; the next day, they stormed and razed the town. It was left derelict for three years before rebuilding began in 1429.
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