Cheb - Chep (English spelling)

Japanese: ヘプ - へぷ(英語表記)Cheb
Cheb - Chep (English spelling)

A historic city on the banks of the Ože River, at the westernmost tip of the Bohemia region of the Czech Republic, near the border with Germany. Population 33,028 (2001). Founded in the 13th century by German colonists from the East, it maintained its autonomy as a city until the 18th century. A square surrounded by Gothic and Renaissance architecture from the 14th and 15th centuries is well preserved, and a house with a Rococo façade (called a Špalíček) is particularly famous. There is also Cheb Castle, which has a 12th century Romanesque chapel and fortress, and Cheb Museum. Industries include machinery, textiles such as cotton and flax, beer brewing, and leather. It is also a representative city of Bohemia in the Euroregio Egretsis (interregional cooperation between Bohemia, Saxony, and Bavaria). Wallenstein, a Bohemian mercenary commander who played an active role in the Thirty Years' War, was assassinated here in 1634.

[Mizuho Nakata]

[References] | Bohemia | Walenstein

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

チェコのボヘミア地方最西端、ドイツとの国境に近いオフジェ川川岸にある歴史的都市。人口3万3028(2001)。13世紀にドイツ人の東方植民によって建設され、18世紀まで都市として自治を保った。14、15世紀のゴシック様式やルネサンス様式の建築物に囲まれた広場が保存されており、なかでもロココ様式のファサードをもった家(シュパリーチェックとよばれる)が有名である。また、12世紀のロマネスクのチャペルと砦を残すヘプ城、ヘプ博物館もある。機械、綿や亜麻(あま)などの繊維、ビール醸造、皮革などの工業も行われている。ボヘミア、ザクセン、バイエルンの地域間協力(ユーロレギオ・エグレンシス)においてボヘミアを代表する都市でもある。三十年戦争で活躍したボヘミア出身の傭兵(ようへい)隊長ワレンシュタインが1634年この地で暗殺された。

[中田瑞穂]

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