Litvínov is situated at an altitude of 320 m in the southern foothills of the Krušné hory (Erzgebirge, Ore Mountains) in northern Bohemia.
A papal tax book of 1352 mentioned the place as Lutwynivilla. Litvínov obtained the status of a market town in 1715,
and that of a town in 1852. Since the early 18th century textile industry was the main economic factor for the town.
The 
deanery church of the Archangel Michael [left] was built in 1685–1694 in Early Baroque style.
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