page_title: Karlovy Vary
section_title: Churches
hierarchical_section_title: Karlovy Vary / Churches
caption_attribution_description: Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad) Russisch-orthodoxe Kirche Hl. Petrus und Paulus
context_page_description: Karlovy Vary is a spa town situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately 130 km west of Prague. It is named after Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, who founded the town in 1370. It is the site of numerous hot springs, and is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic. Until 1945, when the German-speaking inhabitants were expelled, the town was overwhelmingly German speaking. Today, it has approximately 48,500 inhabitants and functions as the capital of Karlovy Vary Region, the westernmost region of Bohemia.
context_section_description: Catholic Church of St. Mary Magdalene – built by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer in 1737
  Orthodox Saint Peter and Paul Cathedral – 1898
  Protestant Church of Saints Peter and Paul – 1856
  Church of St. Anne – 1745
  Greek Catholic St. Andrew Cemetery Church – 1500
  Methodist Church of Saint Luke – 1877
  St. Linharta ruins from 13th century
  Synagogue (opened 1994)
caption: Orthodox Church of Saints Peter and Paul
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