Andělská Hora (Karlovy Vary District)

Andělská Hora (Engelhaus) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Etymology
The original German name means "angel's castle", the Czech name means "angel's mountain". The name refers to the castle on a hill above the settlement, which was founded together with the settlement by the Lords of Plauen, who have an angel in their coat of arms.

Geography
Andělská Hora is located about 7 km southeast of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Slavkov Forest. The highest point is the hill Andělská hora at 713 m above sea level. The municipality is rich in small brooks and fishponds.

History
The first written mention of the Andělská Hora Castle is from 1402. It was probably founded shortly before this year. The settlement below the castle was founded in 1488 by Henry III of Plauen.

Transport
The I/6 road (part of the European route E48), which replaces the incomplete section of the D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary, passes through the municipality.

Sights
Ruins of Andělská Hora Castle is the main landmark of the landscape. The castle was destroyed by fire in 1718 and then never restored.

The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel was built in the late Gothic style in 1487–1490. After the fire in 1718, it was reconstructed in the Baroque style.

The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the early Baroque style in 1698–1712 according to the design by Giovanni Battista Alliprandi. It was originally a pilgrimage church, later turned into a cemetery church.

Notable people

 * Henry V, Burgrave of Plauen (1533–1568), nobleman