JÃÂlové (until 1945 JÃÂlové u Podmokel; ) is a town in DÃÂÃÂÃÂn District in the ÃÂstànad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants.
JÃÂlové consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The adjective is derived from jÃÂl, i.e. 'clay'. The name was probably transferred to the settlement from the local stream.
JÃÂlové is located about west of DÃÂÃÂÃÂn and north of ÃÂstànad Labem. It lies in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains and in the eponymous protected landscape area. The built-up area is situated in the valley of the stream JÃÂlovský potok, a left tributary of the Elbe River. The town is located at the foot of the DÃÂÃÂÃÂnský SnÃÂà ¾nÃÂk mountain, which is the highest peak of the municipal territory at above sea level.
JÃÂlové was probably founded as a settlement on an ancient trade route from Bohemia to Lusatia. The nearby Lotarà ¯v vrch mountain may already had been the site of the 1126 Battle of Chlumec between Duke SobÃÂslav I of Bohemia and King Lothair III of Germany, whose exact location is unknown. The first written mention of JÃÂlové (under the name Eulow) is from 1384 in a deed issued by King Charles IV.
A local water castle, erected in the 14th century, was documented in 1554, when it was held by the Lords of LÃÂpa. After the 1620 Battle of White Mountain, the estates were seized by Emperor Ferdinand II and in 1629 granted to the Counts of Thun und Hohenstein.
After World War II, the German population was expelled and the Thun und Hohenstein properties were confiscated by the Czechoslovak Republic. JÃÂlové was promoted to a town in 1964.
The I/13 road (the section from Teplice to DÃÂÃÂÃÂn) passes through the town.
During the tourist season, on weekends and holidays, a train on the DÃÂÃÂÃÂnâÂÂTelnice line runs through JÃÂlové. The ÃÂSD Class M 152.0 retro train drives there.
The main landmark is the JÃÂlové Castle. It was rebuilt in the second half of the 17th century on a Renaissance chateau, and the romantic-style park with a Neoclassical pavilion was established two centuries later. Nowadays the castle serves cultural and social purposes and houses a library.
The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the Baroque style in 1682. It was rebuilt to its present form in 1859, after it was damaged by a fire.
DÃÂÃÂÃÂnský SnÃÂà ¾nÃÂk is known for its observation tower. It is a high stone tower. Built in 1864, it is one of the oldest observation towers in Bohemia. The chapel on DÃÂÃÂÃÂnský SnÃÂà ¾nÃÂk was built in 1909.
JÃÂlové is twinned with: