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Cheb, Cheb District, Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republici
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ChebMunicipality
Cheb DistrictDistrict
Karlovy Vary RegionRegion
Czech RepublicCountry

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Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Cheb33,242 (2018)
Mindat Locality ID:
407920
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:407920:3
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Egra, District de Cheb, Région de Karlovy Vary, République tchèque
German:
Cheb, Okres Cheb, Karlovarský kraj (Karlsbader Region), Tschechien
Italian:
Cheb, Distretto di Cheb, Regione di Karlovy Vary, Repubblica Ceca
Russian:
Хеб, Хеб, Карловарский край, Чехия
Simplified Chinese:
海布, 海布縣, 卡羅維發利州, 捷克
Spanish:
Cheb, Distrito de Cheb, Región de Karlovy Vary, República Checa
Afrikaans:
Cheb, Tsjeggië
Arabic:
خب, مقاطعة خب, إقليم كارلوفي فاري, التشيك
Armenian:
Խեբ, Նախոդի շրջան, Չեխիա
Aromanian:
Cheb
Basque:
Cheb, Karlovy Vary eskualdea, Txekia
Bavarian:
Eger, Tschechei
Belarusian:
Хеб, Карлаварскі край, Чэхія
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Хэб, Карлаварскі край, Чэхія
Breton:
Cheb, Distrig Cheb, Rannvro Karlovy Vary, Republik Tchek
Bulgarian:
Хеб, Хеб, Карловарски край, Чехия
Cebuano:
Cheb, Okres Cheb, Karlovarský kraj, Nasod nga Czech
Croatian:
Cheb, Karlovarski kraj, Češka
Czech:
Cheb, Okres Cheb, Karlovarský kraj, Česko
Danish:
Cheb, Karlovy Vary, Tjekkiet
Dutch:
Cheb, Okres Cheb, Karlsbad, Tsjechië
Esperanto:
Cheb, Distrikto Cheb, Regiono Karlovy Vary, Ĉeĥio
Farsi/Persian:
خپ, شهرستان خب, شهرستان کارلووی واری, جمهوری چک
Greek:
Τσεμπ, Τσεχία
Hebrew:
חב, קרלובי וארי, צ'כיה
Hungarian:
Cheb, Chebi járás, Karlovy Vary-i kerület, Csehország
Icelandic:
Cheb, Tékkland
Indonesian:
Cheb, Daerah Karlovy Vary, Ceko
Japanese:
ヘプ, カルロヴィ・ヴァリ州, チェコ
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Хеб, Чехия
Korean:
헤프, 카를로비바리 주, 체코
Latin:
Egra, Cechia
Lithuanian:
Chebas, Chebo rajonas, Karlovi Varų kraštas, Čekija
Macedonian:
Хеб, Карловарски крај, Чешка
Malay:
Cheb, Daerah Cheb, Wilayah Karlovy Vary, Republik Czech
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Cheb
Norwegian:
Cheb, Karlovy Vary, Tsjekkia
Polish:
Cheb, Powiat Cheb, Kraj karlowarski, Czechy
Portuguese:
Cheb, Cheb, Karlovy Vary, República Checa
Romanian:
Cheb, Districtul Cheb, Regiunea Karlovy Vary, Cehia
Serbian:
Хеб, Округ Хеб, Карловарски крај, Чешка
Slovak:
Cheb, Okres Cheb, Karlovarský kraj, Česko
Swedish:
Cheb, Cheb, Karlovy Vary, Tjeckien
Tatar:
Хеб, Чехия
Traditional Chinese:
海布, 捷克
Turkish:
Cheb, Cheb ilçesi, Karlovy Vary ili, Çek Cumhuriyeti
Ukrainian:
Хеб, Хеб, Карловарський край, Чехія
Upper Sorbian:
Cheb, Čěska
Urdu:
خیپ, خیب ضلع, کارلووی واری علاقہ, چیک جمہوریہ
Vietnamese:
Cheb, Cheb, Karlovy Vary, Cộng hòa Séc
Waray:
Cheb, Okres Cheb, Karlovy Vary, Republika Czeka
Welsh:
Cheb, Y Weriniaeth Tsiec


Cheb (German: Eger) is a town and municipality in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It is on the river Ohře, at the foot of the Fichtel Mountains near the border with Germany. Before the 1945 expulsion of the German-speaking population, the town was the centre of the German-speaking region known as Egerland, part of the Northern Austro-Bavarian dialect area.

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Fossils

There are 2 fossil localities from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

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Occurrences60
Youngest Fossil Listed16.0 Ma (Miocene)
Oldest Fossil Listed23.0 Ma (Miocene)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Squamata
order
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Chamaeleo
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Chamaeleonidae : Chamaeleo16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Scincidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scincidae16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Lacertidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertidae16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Lacerta
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertidae : Lacerta16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Anguidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ophisaurus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Xestops
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Xestops16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Scolecophidia
infraorder
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Scolecophidia16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Colubroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubroidea16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Colubridae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Viperidae
family
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Palaelodus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Palaelodidae : Palaelodus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Bavarioboa hermi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Boidae : Bavarioboa : Bavarioboa hermi16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Anas
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Anas23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Falseryx petersbuchi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Tropidophiidae : Falseryx : Falseryx petersbuchi16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Megapeomys lindsayi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Mammalia : Rodentia : Eomyidae : Megapeomys : Megapeomys lindsayi16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Nettion
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Nettion23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Pseudopus
genus
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Pseudopus16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Miolacerta tenuis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertidae : Miolacerta : Miolacerta tenuis16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Palaeonatrix lehmani
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Palaeonatrix : Palaeonatrix lehmani16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Neonatrix nova
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Neonatrix : Neonatrix nova16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Texasophis bohemiacus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Texasophis : Texasophis bohemiacus16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Coluber dolnicensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Colubridae : Coluber : Coluber dolnicensis16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Vipera platyspondyla
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : Vipera : Vipera platyspondyla16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Vipera antiqua
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Viperidae : Vipera : Vipera antiqua16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Palaeocordylus bohemicus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Cordylidae : Palaeocordylus : Palaeocordylus bohemicus16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Amblyolacerta dolnicensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertidae : Amblyolacerta : Amblyolacerta dolnicensis16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ophisaurus spinari
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus spinari16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Blanus gracilis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Amphisbaenidae : Blanus : Blanus gracilis16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Pseudopus ahnikoviensis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Pseudopus : Pseudopus ahnikoviensis16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Lacerta viridis
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Lacertidae : Lacerta : Lacerta viridis16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Mionetta natator
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Mionetta : Mionetta natator23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Nettion velox
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Anseriformes : Anatidae : Nettion : Nettion velox23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Palaelodus ambiguus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Palaelodidae : Palaelodus : Palaelodus ambiguus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Palaelodus crassipes
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Palaelodidae : Palaelodus : Palaelodus crassipes23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Palaelodus minutus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Ciconiiformes : Palaelodidae : Palaelodus : Palaelodus minutus23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Palaelodus gracilipes
species
Animalia : Chordata : Aves : Phoenicopteriformes : Palaelodidae : Palaelodus : Palaelodus gracilipes23.03 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Chamaeleo andrusovi
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Chamaeleonidae : Chamaeleo : Chamaeleo andrusovi16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ophisaurus holeci
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus holeci16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ophisaurus feifari
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus feifari16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Ophisaurus robustus
species
Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Squamata : Anguidae : Ophisaurus : Ophisaurus robustus16.9 - 15.97 Ma
Miocene
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 2 fossil localities

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheb
Wikidata ID:Q193719
GeoNames ID:3077835

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