TEPLICE
Teplice is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústi nad
Labem Region.
Teplice is situated in the plain of the Bilina river,
which separates the Ore Mountains (Czech: Krusne Hory)
from the Czech Central Mountains (Czech: Ceske
stredohori), and is a famous spa town.
The thermal springs are fabled to have been discovered
as early as 762, but the first authentic mention of the
baths occurs in the 16th century. The town is mentioned
in the 12th century, when Judith, queen of Vladislav I
of Bohemia, founded a convent for Benedictine nuns,
which was destroyed in the Hussite Wars in 15th century.
Teplice figures in the history of Wallenstein, and is
also interesting as the spot where the monarchs of
Austria, Russia and Prussia first signed the triple
alliance against Napoleon in 1813. |