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Karlovy Vary , Ger. Karlsbad, city (1991 pop. 56,222), NW Czech Republic, in Bohemia, at the confluence of the Teplá and Ohře rivers. A famous health resort, Karlovy Vary is one of the best-known spas of Europe; its hot mineral water is taken particularly for digestive diseases. The medicinal springs, known for centuries, attracted European aristocrats until World War I. Karlovy Vary is also noted for its china, glass, and porcelain industries. The city was chartered in the 14th cent. by Emperor Charles IV, who is said to have discovered its springs.

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Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic Obora, Vary, Karlsbad ‘Charles's Spa’ from the Czech var ‘boiling’ and German Bad. According to tradition, Charles ( Karl) IV (1316–78) of Luxembourg, King of Germany (1346–78) and Holy Roman Emperor (1355–78), discovered the springs when a stag he was chasing leapt into one. His personal physician declared the springs to have healing properties and so Charles built a hunting lodge nearby from which the town developed. It was originally called Obora ‘game park’. In 1396 it was named Vary, the plural of var, and in the 15th century Karlovy ‘of Charles’ was added.

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