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Bílina
Bílina (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbiːlɪna]; German: Bilin) is a spa town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Bílina River, on the border between the Most Basin and Central Bohemian Uplands.
Bílina was founded in the 10th century and became a town in the second half od the 13th century. It is known for the strongly mineralised water Bílinská kyselka. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Bílina consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name of the town originates from the adjective bílý (bielý in Old Czech), meaning 'white'. The term Bielina ('white/bald place') is etymologically derived either from fact there was an area without any wood or from sparkling waters of the Bílina river (formerly called Bělá).
Bílina is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Teplice and 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Most. It lies on the border between the Most Basin and Central Bohemian Uplands. It is situated in the valley of the Bílina River.
The town is dominated by two features. The steep hill of Bořeň is a large phonolite hill, dominating the town and its surroundings. It lies on the southern municipal border and is the highest point of the town at 539 m (1,768 ft) above sea level. It lies in the eponymous national nature reserve. The second feature is the giant lignite mine Bílina which seriously altered surrounding landscape.
In the 10th century, a gord was built here and became the new administrative centre of the area. The first written mention of Bílina is on a privilege of Pope John XV from 993, when it was mentioned as a seat of a province (Latin: provincia Belinensis). A record in Chronica Boemorum describes a battle between Duke Bretislaus I and the German Emperor Henry III near the gord in 1040–1041.
In the 1230s, Bílina ceased to be the administrative centre. In 1237, King Wenceslaus I donated Bílina to the knight Ojíř of Friedberg, who had built a new castle in the settlement, which was expanded into a medieval town with bulwarks and three gates in the second half of the 14th century. Bílina was referred to as a town for the first time in 1263.
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Bílina
Bílina (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbiːlɪna]; German: Bilin) is a spa town in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Bílina River, on the border between the Most Basin and Central Bohemian Uplands.
Bílina was founded in the 10th century and became a town in the second half od the 13th century. It is known for the strongly mineralised water Bílinská kyselka. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
Bílina consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The name of the town originates from the adjective bílý (bielý in Old Czech), meaning 'white'. The term Bielina ('white/bald place') is etymologically derived either from fact there was an area without any wood or from sparkling waters of the Bílina river (formerly called Bělá).
Bílina is located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of Teplice and 10 km (6 mi) northeast of Most. It lies on the border between the Most Basin and Central Bohemian Uplands. It is situated in the valley of the Bílina River.
The town is dominated by two features. The steep hill of Bořeň is a large phonolite hill, dominating the town and its surroundings. It lies on the southern municipal border and is the highest point of the town at 539 m (1,768 ft) above sea level. It lies in the eponymous national nature reserve. The second feature is the giant lignite mine Bílina which seriously altered surrounding landscape.
In the 10th century, a gord was built here and became the new administrative centre of the area. The first written mention of Bílina is on a privilege of Pope John XV from 993, when it was mentioned as a seat of a province (Latin: provincia Belinensis). A record in Chronica Boemorum describes a battle between Duke Bretislaus I and the German Emperor Henry III near the gord in 1040–1041.
In the 1230s, Bílina ceased to be the administrative centre. In 1237, King Wenceslaus I donated Bílina to the knight Ojíř of Friedberg, who had built a new castle in the settlement, which was expanded into a medieval town with bulwarks and three gates in the second half of the 14th century. Bílina was referred to as a town for the first time in 1263.