Ostrov (Karlovy Vary District)
Ostrov, also known as Ostrov nad Ohří (; ), is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is located at a foothill of the Ore Mountains about northeast of Karlovy Vary. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts. Town parts and villages of Arnoldov, Dolní Žďár, Hanušov, Hluboký, Horní Žďár, Kfely, Květnová, Liticov, Maroltov, Mořičov and Vykmanov History. The origin of the settlement named "Zlaukowerde" (Slávek's Island) at the confluence of the  Bystřice River and Jáchymov Creeks traces back to the beginning of the 13th century. The town charter for Ostrov was issued by Bohemian king John the Blind in 1331. During World War II the castle served as a Nazi concentration camp. The population of Ostrov multiplied after World War II as people were moved to work in the uranium mines in nearby Jáchymov. The extensive housing blocks from the 1950s forming the new part of Ostrov are considered one of the best examples of socialist realism architecture in the Czech Republic. Economy. The town was known for production of "Škoda