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Rotava

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Rotava

Total population

3,381

Elevation568 m
Land area12.03 km²
Coordinates50.31°, 12.56°

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City facts

Elevation
568 m
Area
12.03 km²
head of government
Iva Kalátová
Official website
www.mestorotava.cz

Sister cities

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Overview

Rotava is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. The town is located in the Ore Mountains. Rotava was founded as a mining settlement in the middle of the 16th century.

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History & geography

History

Iron ore was mined in the area from 1543. The first written mention of Rotava is from 1552, when there was a hamlet with a hammer mill. Until 1628, the area was owned by the Schlick family. For the next centuries, it was property of the Nostitz family. The municipality of Rotava was created in the 19th century by merger of several settlements. The establishment of a bar iron rolling mill in 1861 brought significant development in Rotava.

Geography

Rotava is located about north of Sokolov and northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Sklenský vrch at above sea level. The Svatava River flows along the western municipal border. The Rotava Stream flows along the eastern and southern border and then joins the Svatava.

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Geography

Latitude
50.3059
Longitude
12.5611
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Wildlife & biodiversity

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Notable people from here

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Balthasar Roessler
German markscheider
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Roland Meinl
German businessperson (1929–2007)
E
Edwin Hüller
German sculptor and restorer
G
Gerhard Fuchs
German historian (1928–2023)
R
Reinhard Kühnl
German political scientist (1936-2014)
Roland Dörfler
Roland Dörfler
German painter (1926-2010)
R
Rudolf Rossmeisl
German diplomat (1923–1986)
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Walter Böhm
German soldier and Knight's Cross recipient (1918-2011)
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Hugo Göttl
Czech member of Czech council, chemist, pharmacist and local politician
H
Horst Glassl
German historian of modern age and historian of eastern europe
K
Karl Bauerfeind
German politician
J
Johann Sandner
A
Antonín Renn
Czech printer and publisher
J
Johann Joseph Kunzmann
J
Johann Baptist Rölz
F
Felix Karl Kunzmann

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Karlovy Vary

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.96
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,080

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

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Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
41
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

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Recently spotted species

Panthercap
Panthercap
Amanita pantherina
Seen 2026-09-24
false indigo bush
false indigo bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Seen 2026-09-21
Spindle
Spindle
Euonymus europaeus
Seen 2026-09-21
orange hawkweed
orange hawkweed
Pilosella aurantiaca
Seen 2026-09-20
King Bolete
King Bolete
Boletus edulis
Seen 2026-09-20
Fox Moth
Fox Moth
Macrothylacia rubi
Seen 2026-09-20
Centaurea phrygia pseudophrygia
Centaurea phrygia pseudophrygia
Centaurea phrygia pseudophrygia
Seen 2026-09-18
common mugwort
common mugwort
Artemisia vulgaris
Seen 2026-09-17
Pale Tussock Moth
Pale Tussock Moth
Calliteara pudibunda
Seen 2026-09-15

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

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Official Identifiers

ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office

RÚIAN code
CZ560600
Population (Wikidata)
2,778
Wikidata
Q1017261

RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • • ČSÚ — Czech Statistical Office — RÚIAN obec ID via Wikidata P782