Boží Dar
town in the Czech Republic
Boží Dar (German: Gottesgab) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Situated in the Ore Mountains at 1,028 m (3,373 ft) above sea level, it is considered the highest town in the Czech Republic.
Boží Dar is known as a ski resort. The town is part of the Abertamy – Boží Dar Mining Landscape, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of Ore Mountain Mining Region.
Administrative division
Boží Dar consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
Boží Dar (199)
Ryžovna (1)
Zlatý Kopec (1)
Etymology
Both the original German name Gottesgab and the Czech name Boží Dar literally mean 'gift of God'. The name is said to have come from the statement of the founder of the village, John Frederick I, in which he described the local silver in this way.
Geography
Boží Dar is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Karlovy Vary, on the border with Germany. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Božídarský Špičák at 1,116 m (3,661 ft) above sea level.
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