Deutschösterreich
Until 1918, the town was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austrian side after the compromise of 1867), head of the "Falkenau a.d. Eger" District, one of the 94 "Bezirkshauptmannschaften" in Bohemia. In 1919, the town, being part of the continuous German Sprachraum, was proclaimed part of the Republic of German-Austria, but shortly afterwards became part of the First Czechoslovak Republic.