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Cheb

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cheb , Ger. Eger, city (1991 pop. 31,847), NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, near the German border. A commercial and manufacturing center in a lignite-mining area, Cheb has industries producing machinery, bicycles, and textiles. The city is also an important railroad junction, serving Karlovy Vary and other famous spas nearby. Originally a Slavic village, Cheb was contested and alternately ruled (12th-14th cent.) by Bohemia and by the German emperors. It was finally incorporated into Bohemia in 1322 by John of Luxemburg. The city, which suffered greatly during the Hussite Wars, retained a privileged... Read more
Cheb
Cheb, Czech Republic Eger Lying on the River Ohře, it means ‘Bend (in the River)’. Historically inhabited by Germans... Read more
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