Teplice

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Statistics

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Area: 23.8 km?

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Population: 51,168 (2003)

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Teplice (-Czech, German: Teplitz) is a city of the Czech Republic, in the ?st? nad Labem Region.

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Teplice is situated in the plain of the B?lina river, which separates the Ore Mountains from the Czech Central Mountains (Czech: ?esk? st?edoho??), and is a famous spa town.

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The thermal springs are fabled to have been discovered as early as 762, but the first authentic mention of the baths occurs in the 16th century. The town is mentioned in the 12th century, when Judith, queen of Vladislav I of Bohemia, founded a convent for Benedictine nuns, which was destroyed in the Hussite Wars in 15th century. Teplice figures in the history of Wallenstein, and is also interesting as the spot where the monarchs of Austria, Russia and Prussia first signed the triple alliance against Napoleon in 1813.

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Czech Republic: The Czech Republic (Czech: ?esk? republika ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The republic borders Poland to the north, Germany to the northwest and west, Austria to the south, and Slovakia to the east. Although the Czech Republic is the youngest country in Europe, it offers many examples ...