Place:Žatec, Čechy, Czechoslovakia

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NameŽatec
Alt namesSaazsource: Wikipedia
Žatecsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity or town
Coordinates50.333°N 13.567°E
Located inČechy, Czechoslovakia
Also located inSeveročeský, Czechoslovakia    
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Žatec is a town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře river. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation and partly as an urban monument zone.

Žatec is famous for an over-700-year-long tradition of growing Saaz noble hops used by several breweries.

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