Velká Hleďsebe
Municipality in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
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Velká Hleďsebe (German: Groß Sichdichfür) is a municipality and village in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants.
Velká Hleďsebe | |
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View from the west | |
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  Velká Hleďsebe Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′42″N 12°40′4″E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Karlovy Vary |
| District | Cheb |
| First mentioned | 1587 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.56 km2 (1.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 561 m (1,841 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,402 |
| • Density | 527/km2 (1,360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 354 71 |
| Website | www |
Administrative division
Velká Hleďsebe consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Velká Hleďsebe (1,632)
- Klimentov (601)
- Malá Hleďsebe (20)
Etymology
The name Hleďsebe is derived from the expression hleď sebe, meaning 'watch out'. The village was probably named so by the neighbours so that everyone would beware that dangerous people live there. The names Velká Hleďsebe and Malá Hleďsebe means "Great Hleďsebe" and "Little Hleďsebe".[3]
Geography
Velká Hleďsebe is located about 24 kilometres (15 mi) southeast of Cheb and 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Karlovy Vary, in close proximity to Mariánské Lázně. The municipal territory lies mostly in the Podčeskoleská Hills, but the southwestern part with the village of Malá Hleďsebe lies in the Upper Palatine Forest. The highest point is at 632 m (2,073 ft) above sea level. The stream Kosový potok flows along the northern and eastern municipal border.
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Sights
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The main landmark of Velká Hleďsebe is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque and Neo-Gothic styles in 1908–1911. It is a romantic imitation of a medieval longitudinal church.[7]
