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Egerland - Homeland
"At the Eger river strand, there lies my beautiful homeland".
These are Ernst Mosch's lyrics in his song 'Mondschein an
der Eger'. And furthermore he raves of "darkgreen forests
with blooming flowers".
Yes, the Egerland, borderland at the edge of Ore Mountains,
is beautiful in many ways. Bohemians, Bajuwarics, Czechs and
Austrians still call this area home influencing the country's
culture since many generations.
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Nowadays, when talking of the Egerland you first think
about the famous spas Karlsbad, Marienbad, and Franzensbad
with it's fantastic facades. But Egerland means much more.
It covers areas of the Upper Palatinate Forest, the borderlands
of the western Ore Mountains, the Slavkov Forest with
Teplá Highlands, the Falkenau Basin, and the Duppau Mountains
with precipitous table mountains.
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Elbogen Castle
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These areas
harbor great monuments of nature, e.g. the bizarre granite
Hans-Kreiling-Rocks, or the pristine woods and brawling
waterfalls of the Slavkov Forest. Not to mention cultural
relics as there are Elbogen Castle, the Palaces Veltrusy,
Chiesch, and Bekov, the Emperor Castle, and the ruins
of Eger, ancient city of the Hohenstaufen dynasty. Or
look at numerous pilgrimage churches or the massive monastery
complexes of Kladrau and Teplá. You have to combine all
this to discover charm and diversity of the Egerland.
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Library at Kladrau Abbey |
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Typical, too, are large four-sided courtyards with
artful wooden framework and stately granaries showing
the apparent affluence of the Frankonian settlers. In
addition, the textile industry, coal mining, and porcelaine
manufactures offered pathways to prosperity.
But most of all, Egerlandians built wonderful instruments.
Home worker or small enterprises crafted distinguished
quality and their horns, trumpets, and trombones were
highly valued, even beyond the border, and delivered
worldwide.
Remark: Before World War II the Egerland had 800,000
German citizens in 857 communities. Today the Egerland
is part of the Czech Republic. Since expulsion in 1945
there are only a few thousand ethnic Germans left.
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Egerland's porcelain |
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