Nebesa, Aš

Nebesa (German: Himmelreich, formerly Egrisch Reuth) is a village and municipal part of Aš in the Karlovy Vary Region of Czech Republic. It has about 30 inhabitants.

Nebesa
Municipal part of Aš
Coordinates: 50°11′50″N 12°13′43″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
Municipality	Aš
First mentioned	1598
Area
• Total	5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	27
• Density	4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	352 01

In the village there is a chapel of Virgin Mary, a restaurant and bus stop.

Etymology

In Czech, Nebesa means heavens. The German name, Himmelreich, has a similar meaning: himmel means heaven and reich means empire.

History

Nebesa is first mentioned in 1315. During the Seven Years' War an entrenchment was built here by Austrian marshal Macquir. On May 8, 1759 a battle was fought here between armies of Austrian marshal Macquir and Prussian general von Finck.

Geography

Nebesa lies 3 kilometres southeast from Aš, on extensive area which is mostly covered by forests.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 122 —     1880 125 +2.5% 1890 107 −14.4% 1900 142 +32.7% 1910 138 −2.8% 1921 120 −13.0% 1930 152 +26.7% 1950 65 −57.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1961 58 −10.8% 1970 30 −48.3% 1980 18 −40.0% 1991 19 +5.6% 2001 13 −31.6% 2011 36 +176.9% 2021 27 −25.0%
Source: Censuses[2][1]

Landmarks

• Catholic chapel of Virgin Mary from 1907
• iron crucifix from 1862.