Karlovy Vary takes its name from the Check city, known worldwide for its health resorts and hot springs.

Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad in German and Carlsbad in English) has a similar meaning in Check (Charles’ hot springs) and in German (Charles’ baths or health resort). Charles is Karel in Check and its genitive is Karlovy. The word var means boiling and vary is an archaic word for hot springs. In German, Karl means Charles and its genitive is Karls, while Bad means health resort. Thus the German name: Karlsbad.

• Karlovy: its name comes from the bronze coloured, petrified roses in the hot springs. The model is very similar.
• Rusalka: one of the 12 hot springs.
• Pupp: an allusion to the Grandhotel Health resort, for it reminds us of its grandiosidad.
• Lenka: in memorial of our colaborator Lenka.
• Smetana: takes its name for the Smetana Hotel and for the souce with the same name that reminds us of the colour of the piece.

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Source: Wikipedia