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Klášterec nad Ohří (Czech pronunciation: [ˈklaːʃtɛrɛts ˈnat ʔoɦr̝iː]; German: Klösterle an der Eger) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. The River Ohře runs through the town.

The town has around 15,700 inhabitants. Parts of the town are affiliated villages Miřetice (now the modern part of the town with a lot of prefabricated houses), Ciboušov, Klášterecká Jeseň, Lestkov, Mikulovice, Rašovice, Šumná, Vernéřov, Hradiště, Kunov, Horní Miřetice, Pavlov, Potočná, Suchý Důl, Útočiště, and Velká Lesná.

History of the town[edit]

The town was established by Benedictines from Postoloprty in the 12th century. They built a monastery there, which was destroyed in the 13th century. The village kept the name of Klösterle, i.e. little Kloster in German, and klášter in Czech.

In the years to come after the foundation of the second porcelain manufacture 1794 Klášterec nad Ohří has grown in importance and become more and more famous in the whole region. In the town there is still a porcelain production until today under the trade market name THUN 1974 a.s.. However, the owner of the Klášterec nad Ohří – Porcelain manufacture Thun und Hohenstein was in 1945 disposed and banished.

Rašovice[edit]
Rašovice is a small village on the way to Kadaň on the right bank of the river. It was called Rošovice (after the name of Roch) until 1924. Having been separate until 1961, the village is now part of Klášterec nad Ohří. There are ruins of Lestkov castle above the village.

The village was first recorded in 1443 as a part of the Egerberg domain and with the domain changed holders from Fictums to Lobkowitz of Hasištejn. Bohuslav Felix of Lobkowitz built a castle in the village in 1581 and called it Felixburg. With a new master - Christoph Simon von Thun (cz:Kryštof Šimon), 1623, after the Battle of White Mountain - the village became part of the Thun's domain. St. Anna Church was finished 1837 to replace

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