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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16 sectionsContents
- 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
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.
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.