Loket

Loket (; ) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The town is known for the Loket Castle, a 12th-century Gothic castle. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Loket
Settlement.settlement_type: Town
Settlement.image_skyline: Loket město s hradem (3).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Skyline of Loket
Settlement.image_flag: Loket prapor.gif
Settlement.image_shield: Loket_Sokolov_znak.png
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karlovy Vary
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sokolov
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: Zdeněk Bednář
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1234

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Loket
Population: 3050
Area: 26.733523
Elevation: 427
Official website: www.loket.cz
Image: Loket pohled na město v září 2019 (2).jpg
Licence plate code: K

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Commons category: Loket (Sokolov District)
postal code: 357 31
time of earliest written record: 1234-01-01
email address: mailto:[email protected]
P6482: Loket
P8168: Zoran Pavlović
number of houses: 511
mean age: 41.6

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Contents

Administrative division
Etymology
Geography
History
Demographics
Transport
Culture
Sport
Sights
In popular culture
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
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==Administrative division== Loket consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Loket (2,755) Dvory (21) Nadlesí (68) Údolí (92)