Carlsbad sponsorship
On March 19, 1953, following a corresponding resolution by the city council, the state capital of Wiesbaden took over the sponsorship of the Karlsbad residents, who had been forced to leave their hometown due to the events of the last year of the war in 1945.
Worth knowing
Karlovy Vary's reputation as a spa town has attracted an increasing number of spa guests since the late Middle Ages, including many prominent personalities from all over the world. The town hall was built on the market square as early as 1520. The oldest church with a walled cemetery was first mentioned in a document in 1485. St. Andrew's Church was built around 1500 and the magnificent baroque town parish church was built by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer between 1732 and 1736.
The development of the spa town took off from the 18th century onwards. Whereas previously every house had its own bathing establishment, now large bathing establishments were built. In 1938, Karlovy Vary had 16 medicinal springs and six bathing establishments with bubble, steam, mud and carbonic acid baths as well as various dominant spa facilities.
The origin of Karlovy Vary is based on its curative thermal springs. Although these must have been known to the Romans, the history of the spa town, which can be read from written sources, only began in the 14th century. Emperor Charles IV (1346 to 1378), after whom the town is named, is considered the founder of the spa town.
With the sponsorship, the city of Wiesbaden expresses its solidarity with the traditional world spa and world bathing city of Karlovy Vary, which today has around 50,000 inhabitants.
The "Karlsbad Local History Museum and Archive" has been set up in Wiesbaden for the former citizens of Karlsbad, which is located in the west of the Czech Republic. The "Karlsbad Local History Museum and Archive" is located in Wiesbaden at Oranienstraße 3. The collection there covers not only the city, but also the district of Karlsbad and the neighboring Egerland region. The exhibits include traditional Karlsbad costumes, porcelain and glass as well as bubble stone work, drinking cups and jewelry. The museum also displays documentation of famous Karlovy Vary spa guests, including Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Gustav Stresemann.
As a sign of its attachment to Karlovy Vary, the city of Wiesbaden has named a square in the Rheingau district "Karlsbader Platz" at the same time as taking over the sponsorship. (opens in a new tab)