Abertamy
town in the Czech Republic
Abertamy (German: Abertham) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. The town is located on the Bystřice River in the Ore Mountains and is known as a winter sports centre.
Abertamy was founded in the 16th century. The town is historically associated with silver and tin mining and is located in the Ore Mountain Mining Region, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The most valuable monument in Abertamy is Mauritius Mine, protected as a national cultural monument.
Administrative division
Abertamy consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Abertamy (759)
Hřebečná (54)
Etymology
The initial German name of the settlement was Abertham and the Czech name was created by transcription of the German name. The name also appeared as Aberdam in the oldest preserved document. There are three theories about the meaning of the name. According to all theories, the second part of the name -tham means 'dam' (in modern German Damm).
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