Skalka is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov

Hazlov

Hazlov is a village and municipality in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. In 2008 the village had a population of 1 665.- Geography :...

. In 2001 the village had a population of 125.

Geography

Skalka lies 2 kilometres north from Hazlov, about 612 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by forests. It neighbour with Hazlov to the south and with Výhledy

Výhledy

Výhledy is a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It is one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov. In 2001 the village had a population of 37.- Geography :...

 to the north. To the west and to the east there is the German

Germany

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 border.

History

Skalka was first mentioned in 1224. Until 1868 was a part of Hazlov, but in 1868 create a own municipality, with Otov (village, which not exist anymore). Skalka was often visited by J. W. Goethe. Goethe researched a flint

Flint

Flint is a hard, sedimentary cryptocrystalline form of the mineral quartz, categorized as a variety of chert. It occurs chiefly as nodules and masses in sedimentary rocks, such as chalks and limestones. Inside the nodule, flint is usually dark grey, black, green, white, or brown in colour, and...

 rocks over the village, which was later named after him. From 1970 is Skalka one of the six municipality districts of Hazlov.

The name of the village

In Czech

Czech language

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, Skalka is diminutive from Skála, which means Rock. The old German name, Rommersreuth is composite for Rommer (Rommer is name) and Reuth, which means Glade or Clearing; Glade of Rommer. Johann Wolfgang Goethe connect the name Rommersreuth with Roman

Roman Empire

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 settlement, but that is wrong.

Landmarks

• World War I
  World War I
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  memorial from 1925,
• Two iron crucifixs, one from 1856,
• Frame house,
• Goethovy skály (The rocks of Goethe)- flint rocks, natural monument.