Jindřichovice is a municipality and village in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

The village of Háj is an administrative part of Jindřichovice.

Geography

Jindřichovice is located about 12 km north of Sokolov and 19 km northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Vysoká jedle at 736 m above sea level. The Svatava River briefly flows along the western municipal border. Several brooks flow through the municipality.

History

The first written mention of Jindřichovice is in a deed of Pope Gregory X from 1273. In the 14th century, tin was mined here. From 1434 to the 17th century, the village was owned by the Schlick family. They improved the village and expanded metal mining to include silver, lead and iron. Jindřichovice was promoted to a town in 1537 by Emperor Ferdinand I, but it ceased to be a town after World War II. In the 17th century, Jindřichovice was bought by the Nostitz family, who owned it until 1945. In 1938, Jindřichovice was annexed by Nazi Germany following Munich Agreement and administered as a part of Reichsgau Sudetenland. The German-speaking population was expelled in 1945 according the Beneš decrees and partially replaced by citizens of Czechoslovakia.

Demographics

Transport

There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality.

Sights

The main landmark Jindřichovice is the Church of Saint Martin. The original Gothic church was built in the 14th century. The current Baroque structure dates from the second half of the 17th century and was modified into its current form in the 19th century, but it has Gothic core from the original church. The Jindřichovice Castle was built in 1672 for Jan Hartvík Nostitz. The early Baroque castle was rebuilt in the neo-Gothic style in the second half of the 19th century. Today it serves as the seat of the district archive.