Teplice facts for kids

Teplice (German name: Teplitz) is a city in Bohemia, the western area of the Czech Republic. Teplice (pronounced in Czech: “Tep-li-tse”) is a famous spa town where, in earlier times, lots of famous people went for holidays to improve their health. Goethe, Beethoven, Chopin, Franz Liszt and Richard Wagner all stayed there.

Teplice lies between Prague and Dresden in a mountain area called Krušné hory (Iron Mountains). In the year 762 hot springs were found there. The waters from these springs helped people who were ill to get better so it became a spa town.

Since 1990 many buildings have been restored. The Krušnohorské divadlo (Krušnohorské theatre) is now being refurbished. The North Bohemia Philharmonic Orchestra give concerts there in the open air. There is a museum and many restaurants, wine bars and cafés. In the winter the mountain slopes are good for skiing.

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  Square, castle and church

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  Night view

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  Town hall

Images for kids

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  Teplice city seal ~ 1750 with the head of John the Baptist, the patron saint of the local Benedictine monastery

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  Czech inscriptions smeared by Sudeten German activists, March 1938

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  Na Stínadlech Stadium

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  Memorial for fallen pilots of the 15th division of the US Air Force

See also

In Spanish: Teplice para niños