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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Hazlov
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Obec|Municipality]]
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| image_skyline           = Hazlov_08-06-14.jpg
| image_caption           = Centre of Hazlov
| image_flag              = Hazlov flag.gif
| image_shield            = HazlovCoA.png
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Karlovy Vary Region|Karlovy Vary]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Cheb District|Cheb]]
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| pushpin_map             = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates             = {{coord|50|9|23|N|12|16|21|E|display=inline,title}}
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| established_title       = First mentioned
| established_date        = 1224
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 27.88
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 550
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
| population_total        = 1530
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 351 32
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.obechazlov.cz/}}
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'''Hazlov''' ({{langx|de|Haslau}}) is a municipality and village in [[Cheb District]] in the [[Karlovy Vary Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 1,500 inhabitants.
==Administrative parts==
The villages of [[Lipná (Hazlov)|Lipná]], [[Polná (Hazlov)|Polná]], [[Skalka (Hazlov)|Skalka]], [[Vlastislav (Hazlov)|Vlastislav]] and [[Výhledy]] are administrative parts of Hazlov.
==Etymology==
The initial German name of the settlement was Haselach. The name was derived from the German word ''Hasel'' (i.e '[[hazel]]') and the suffix ''-ach'', denoting a stream. So it was originally the name of a stream flowing between hazel bushes, which was transferred to the settlement. The name soon evolved to ''Hasla'' and in the 18th century to ''Haslau''. The Czech name was created by transcription.<ref>{{cite book |last=Profous|first=Antonín|title=Místní jména v Čechách I: A–H|url=https://mjc.ujc.cas.cz/search.php|page=601|year=1947|language=cs}}</ref>
==Geography==
Hazlov is located about {{convert|11|km|0}} northwest of [[Cheb]] and {{convert|42|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Karlovy Vary]], in the Aš Panhandle region. It borders Germany in the northeast and west. The municipality lies in the [[Fichtel Mountains]]. The highest point is {{convert|742|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The stream Hazlovský potok flows through the municipality. The source of the [[White Elster]] river is located in the northernmost part of the municipal territory.
==History==
The first written mention of Hazlov is from 1224, when Bedřich of Hazlov was mentioned. He probably had built the castle in the village. The Lords of Hazlov owned the village until 1401, when it bought Mikuláš Jur of Cheb. Other owners of the village were the Landwüst family from 1450, the Kocov family from 1579, the Dětřichov family, and for a short time the [[Nostitz family]]. The next owners were the Moser family (1683–1795), who had rebuilt and extended the castle. The last noble owners of the castle were the Helmfeld family (1853–1945).<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.obechazlov.cz/obec-hazlov/informace-o-obci/historie/|publisher=Obec Hazlov|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-07}}</ref><ref name=castle>{{cite web |title=Historie obce|url=https://www.obechazlov.cz/obec-hazlov/informace-o-obci/zamek/|publisher=Obec Hazlov|language=cs|access-date=2022-06-07}}</ref>
Until the end of the 18th century, Hazlov was mostly an agricultural village. From the 19th century, the [[textile industry]] developed in the whole Aš region, including Hazlov. The first textile factory was opened in 1822.<ref name=history/>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|4571
|1880|4704
|1890|4544
|1900|4471
|1910|4861
|1921|4047
|1930|4751
|1950|1509
|1961|1583
|1970|1456
|1980|1389
|1991|1365
|2001|1595
|2011|1573
|2021|1492
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport==
[[File:Hazlov (nádraží) 2008-11-01.JPG|thumb|Railway station]]
The I/64 road from [[Františkovy Lázně]] to the Czech-German border in [[Aš]] runs through the municipality.
Hazlov is located on the railway line [[Hof, Bavaria|Hof]]–[[Marktredwitz]] via [[Cheb]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Hazlov|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/hazlov/5473595|publisher=[[České dráhy]]|language=cs|access-date=2024-07-18}}</ref>
==Sights==
[[File:Hazlov castle 2008-06-14.JPG|thumb|Hazlov Castle with the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross]]
The main landmark of Hazlov is the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. The current building was built on the site of a demolished church in the Baroque style in 1687–1688.<ref name=castle/>
The church is surrounded by the ruin of the Hazlov Castle. The originally Romanesque castle from the 13th century was rebuilt in the Gothic style, then it was rebuilt in the late Baroque and Neoclassical style in the 1780s. The last modifications were made by the Helmfeld family after 1853. After World War II, it began to decay and today it is a ruin, owned by the municipality.<ref name=castle/>
The Church of Saint George is a small cemetery church from 1666.<ref>{{cite web |title=V Hazlově budou restaurovat obraz svatého Jiří od ašské římskokatolické farnosti|url=https://chebsky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/v-hazlove-budou-restaurovat-obraz-svateho-jiri-od-asske-rimskokatolicke-farnosti-20160315.html|publisher=Deník.cz|language=cs|date=2016-03-15|access-date=2022-06-07}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official|https://www.obechazlov.cz/}}
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[[Category:Villages in Cheb District]]