Aš

Aš (; ) is a town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It is located in the Fichtel Mountains, in the westernmost part of the country, on the Czech-German border.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Aš
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Aš city centrum 2008-02-10.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Town centre
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Aš, Cheb.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms of Aš, Cheb.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karlovy Vary
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Cheb
Settlement.pushpin_map: Czech Republic
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Czech Republic
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Vítězslav Kokoř
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1270

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections

Contents

Administrative division
Etymology
Geography
Climate
History
11th–18th centuries
19th–20th centuries
Demographics
Transport
Education
Sights
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
External links

The town grew rapidly due to industrialisation in the second half of the 19th and first half of the 20th centuries, but after World War II and the expulsion of German-speaking inhabitants, the town's population and importance decreased significantly.

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