Cheb

For other uses, see Cheb (disambiguation).

Cheb
Town
The square Náměstí Krále Jiřího z Poděbrad
Flag Coat of arms Wordmark
Cheb Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′46″N 12°22′14″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Karlovy Vary
District	Cheb
First mentioned	1061
Government
• Mayor	Jan Vrba (ANO)
Area
• Total	96.36 km2 (37.20 sq mi)
Elevation	459 m (1,506 ft)
Population  (2026-01-01)
• Total	32,892
• Density	341.3/km2 (884.1/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	350 02
Website	www.cheb.cz

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Cheb (Czech pronunciation: [xɛp] ^ⓘ; German: Eger) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře River.

Before the expulsion of Germans in 1945, the town was the centre of the German-speaking region known as Egerland. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. The most important monument is the Cheb Castle, protected as a national cultural monument.