Karlovy Vary Region
| Karlovy Vary (Karlovarský kraj) | |||
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Districts | Cheb District, Karlovy Vary District, Sokolov District | ||
| Capital | Karlovy Vary | ||
| Highest point | Klínovec | ||
| - elevation | 1,244 m (4,081 ft) | ||
| Area | 3,314 km2 (1,280 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 314,441 (03/2011) | ||
| Density | 95 / km2 (246 / sq mi) | ||
| Governor | Josef Novotný | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | CZ-KA | ||
| Licence plate | K | ||
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| Website: http://www.kr-karlovarsky.cz/ | |||
Districts of Karlovy Vary Region
Karlovy Vary Region (Czech: Karlovarský kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. The region is world famous for its spas (Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and others).
It is the only current region of Czech Republic situated completely inside the former majority German-speaking region of Sudetenland.
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Coordinates: 50°13′42″N 12°58′00″E / 50.2283°N 12.9667°E
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