{{Infobox settlement | name = Nejdek | other_name = | settlement_type = Town <!-- images --> | image_skyline = Nejdek, náměstí Karla IV. (1).JPG | image_caption = Town square | image_flag = Flag_of_Nejdek.svg | image_shield = Znak_obce_Nejdek.gif <!-- location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{CZE}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Karlovy Vary | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Karlovy Vary <!-- maps and coordinates --> | image_map = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Czech Republic | pushpin_relief = 1 | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic | coordinates = {{coord|50|19|21|N|12|43|46|E|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- government type, leaders --> | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Ludmila Vocelková | leader_party = {{polparty|Czech Republic|ANO}} <!-- established --> | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1340 <!-- area --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 52.27 <!-- elevation --> | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 568 <!-- population --> | population_as_of = 2025-01-01 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-t4l3n8d2iw|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2025-05-16}}</ref> | population_total = 7733 | population_density_km2 = auto <!-- time zone(s) --> | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 <!-- postal codes, area code --> | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 362 21 | area_code_type = | area_code = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = {{URL|https://www.nejdek.cz/}} | footnotes = }} '''Nejdek''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈnɛjdɛk}}; {{langx|de|Neudek}}) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,700 inhabitants.
==Administrative division== Nejdek consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Census 2021 – basic data|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4690&katalog=33475&pvo=SLD21043-CO|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2022}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=12em}} *Nejdek (6,352) *Bernov (270) *Fojtov (134) *Lesík (55) *Lužec (16) *Oldřichov (12) *Pozorka (312) *Suchá (298) *Tisová (146) *Vysoká Štola (6) {{div col end}}
==Etymology== The name originated from German ''neue Decke'', i.e. 'new cover'. It was derived from the newly covered roof of the castle tower.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Historie|url=https://www.nejdek.cz/mesto/o-meste/historie/|publisher=Město Nejdek|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-16}}</ref>
==Geography== Nejdek is located about {{convert|13|km|0}} northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the west of the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Tisovský vrch at {{convert|977|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The Rolava river flows through the town.
==History== thumb|Church of Saint Martin Nejdek was founded around 1250 as a tin mining settlement. The first written mention of Nejdek is from 1340. During the golden era of tin mining in the 14th–16th century, the town experienced its greatest expansion. From 1446 to 1602, it was owned by the Schlick family. During their rule, iron ore also began to be mined, and smelters and hammer mills were established in the area.<ref name=history/>
In 1602–1633, the Nejdek estate was owned by the Collon family, and violent re-Catholicization took place. During this period, many inhabitants left and there was a decline in mining.<ref name=history/>
In the 19th century, the town was industrialized. Ironworks and spinning mill were established. In 1899, the Karlovy Vary–Johanngeorgenstadt railway was put into operation.<ref name=history/>
==Demographics== {{historical populations |align=none|cols=3 |1869|6724 |1880|7747 |1890|7651 |1900|9122 |1910|11678 |1921|11626 |1930|14556 |1950|7984 |1961|8423 |1970|8787 |1980|8893 |1991|8180 |2001|8600 |2011|8145 |2021|7601 |source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport== Nejdek is located on the Karlovy Vary–Johanngeorgenstadt railway line. The municipal territory is served by six train stations and stops.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Nejdek|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/nejdek/5474205|publisher=České dráhy|language=cs|access-date=2023-07-02}}</ref>
==Sights== thumb|Castle tower The Romanesque-Gothic tower is the most important monument in Nejdek. It is a remnant of a castle, which was built around 1250 to protect a trade route. It was inhabited until 1790. Today the tower serves as a bell tower and contains a rare Renaissance bell.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hradní věž|url=https://www.nejdek.cz/zajimavosti/pamatky/hradni-vez/|publisher=Město Nejdek|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-16}}</ref>
The Church of Saint Martin was first mentioned in 1354. The small Gothic church was rebuilt and extended several times, it current appearance with Rococo equipment is from 1755–1756.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel sv. Martina|url=https://www.nejdek.cz/zajimavosti/pamatky/kostel-sv-martina/|publisher=Město Nejdek|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-16}}</ref>
Nejdek Château was built approximately in 1650–1653. It was originally a two-storey castle, it was destroyed by fire in 1857 and completely rebuilt in the pseudo-Baroque style with pseudo-Renaissance and pseudo-Gothic elements.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zámeček|url=https://www.nejdek.cz/zajimavosti/pamatky/zamecek/|publisher=Město Nejdek|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-16}}</ref>
Nejdek Stations of the Cross was built in 1851–1858 and leads to the top of the hill Křížový vrch.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nejdecká křížová cesta|url=https://www.nejdek.cz/zajimavosti/pamatky/nejdecka-krizova-cesta/|publisher=Město Nejdek|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-16}}</ref>
Pajndl is an observation tower located on Tisovský vrch. It is a {{convert|24|m|ft}}-high stone tower that dates from 1897. It is a cultural monument.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rozhledna Pajndl|url=https://www.nejdek.cz/zajimavosti/pamatky/rozhledna-pajndl/|publisher=Město Nejdek|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-16}}</ref>
==Notable people== *Ignatius Sichelbart (1708–1780), German Jesuit missionary *Wenceslaus Linck (1736–1797), German Jesuit missionary *Vladimír Ráž (1923–2000), actor *Ewald Körner (1926–2010), German clarinetist and conductor
==Twin towns – sister cities== {{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}} Nejdek is twinned with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Partnerská města|url=https://www.nejdek.cz/mesto/prakticke-informace/partnerska-mesta/|publisher=Město Nejdek|language=cs|access-date=2023-06-28}}</ref> *{{flagicon|GER}} Johanngeorgenstadt, Germany
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==External links== {{commons category|Nejdek}} *{{official|https://www.nejdek.cz/}}
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Category:Cities and towns in the Karlovy Vary Region Category:Populated places in Karlovy Vary District Category:Towns in the Ore Mountains