| Andělská Hora | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karlovy Vary |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Karlovy Vary |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.2044°N 12.9628°W |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1488 |
| Area Total Km2: | 8.08 |
| Elevation M: | 665 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 398 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 364 71 |
Andělská Hora (de|Engelhaus) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
The original German name means "angel's castle", the Czech name means "angel's mountain". The name refers to the castle on a hill above the settlement, which was founded together with the settlement by the Lords of Plauen, who have an angel in their coat of arms.[2]
Andělská Hora is located about 7km (04miles) southeast of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Slavkov Forest. The highest point is the hill Andělská hora at 713m (2,339feet) above sea level. The municipality is rich in small brooks and fishponds.
The first written mention of the Andělská Hora Castle is from 1402. It was probably founded shortly before this year. The settlement below the castle was founded in 1488 by Henry III of Plauen.[3]
The I/6 road (part of the European route E48), which replaces the incomplete section of the D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary, passes through the municipality.
Ruins of Andělská Hora Castle is the main landmark of the landscape. The castle was destroyed by fire in 1718 and then never restored.[4]
The Church of Saint Michael the Archangel was built in the late Gothic style in 1487–1490. After the fire in 1718, it was reconstructed in the Baroque style.[5]
The Church of the Holy Trinity was built in the early Baroque style in 1698–1712 according to the design by Giovanni Battista Alliprandi. It was originally a pilgrimage church, later turned into a cemetery church.[6]