Město Cheb / City of Cheb

Cheb ( German Eger , in the Sudeten German dialect of Cheb Egha ;  obsoletely also Heb ) is a town in the district of the same name in the Karlovy Vary Region , 40 km southwest of Karlovy Vary and 5 km from the border with Germany on the Ohři River , from which it is derived from the German name of the city. The first historically preserved mention of Cheb, the central city of the entire former Chebsko , dates from 1061. Until the end of World War II, the majority of the population was German , and Cheb was an important part of the Sudetenland . After the end of the war, the German residents were displaced and the town became largely depopulated. Approximately 33 thousand inhabitants live here , which makes Cheb the second largest city in the region after Karlovy Vary . There are seven primary schools, two secondary schools, one practical school, two grammar schools and the Faculty of Economics of the University of West Bohemia in Cheb . The main industries here are engineering , textiles , metalworking, construction, woodworking and food. The neighboring municipalities of the seat are Okrouhlá , Třebeň , Pomezí nad Ohří , Nebanice , Tuřany , Odrava , Lipová , Libá , Františkovy Lázně , Waldsassen and Schirnding .