Cheb

Cheb
Town
Krále Jiřího z Poděbrad Square
Flag Coat of arms
Cheb Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′46″N 12°22′14″E / 50.07944°N 12.37056°E / 50.07944; 12.37056
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  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	32,825
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	350 02
Website	www.cheb.cz

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 by law as an urban monument reservation.