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- The place obtained its current name of Marienbad in 1808; became a watering-place in 1818, and received its charter as a town in 1868. By the early 20th century, approximately 1,000,000 bottles of mineral water were exported annually from Marienbad.
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The name Marienbad first appeared in 1786; since 1865 it has been a town. Then came a second period of growth, the town's Golden Era. Between 1870 and 1914 many new hotels, colonnades and other buildings were constructed or rebuilt from older houses.
On 29.5. 1865, Mariánské Lázně was officially handed town status by Emperor Franz Joseph I. It was around this time that countless international celebrities were visiting the town - these included Fryrderyk Chopin, Richard Wagner and Anton Bruckner .
Marienbad is a small town tucked away in the hills of Bohemia. But the town, shown on most modern maps by its Czech name of Mariánské Lázně, has enjoyed remarkable prominence in the arts, in film and literature, politics and international affairs.
Jul 20, 2024 · Word of the water’s healing properties swiftly spread, and Marienbad, the spa town, was born. Marienbad’s Golden Age was at the beginning of the 20th century. Anyone who was anyone knew of Marienbad.
It is hard to believe that more than 200 years ago Marienbad (in Czech Mariánské Lázně) was nothing more than an uninhabited swamp surrounded by tangled forests. Today it is an elegant spa resort, one of the most renowned in the Czech Republic, visited over the centuries by artists, politicians, kings and princes.
The Jewish community grew, as did the town, during the 19 th century, drawing its settlers mainly from the Drmouly (Duerrmaul; see *Chodová Planá) and *Lázně Kynžvart (Koenigswart) communities. Many foreigners also settled there.
During WWII Marienbad became a military hospi-tal town. At the end of WWII further development took place and the first housing estates and recrea-tional facilities for the population appeared. In 1952 eco-friendly trolleybuses were introduced. Despite these changes, Marienbad has maintained its unique spa town character.
