| Křižovatka | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Karlovy Vary |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cheb |
| Pushpin Map: | Czech Republic |
| Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Czech Republic |
| Coordinates: | 50.1942°N 12.3931°W |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1322 |
| Area Total Km2: | 14.13 |
| Elevation M: | 473 |
| Population As Of: | 2024-01-01 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 255 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | CET |
| Utc Offset1: | +1 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 351 34 |
Křižovatka (de|Klinghart) is a municipality and village in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants.
The village of Nová Ves is an administrative part of Křižovatka.
The original German name Klinghart consisted of two parts: kling ('to sound') and hart ('harsh'). It was originally a name for the local harsh landscape.[2] In 1948, the municipality was renamed to Křižovatka, literally meaning 'crossroads'.[3]
Křižovatka is located about 13km (08miles) north of Cheb and 33km (21miles) west of Karlovy Vary. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Cheb Basin. The highest point is at 495m (1,624feet) above sea level. The stream Lužní potok flows through the municipality. The Plesná River flows along the northern and eastern municipal border.
The first written mention of Křižovatka is from 1322. The village was damaged during the Hussite Wars and during the Thirty Years' War. Křižovatka experienced its greatest boom in the 1930s, when the village proper had over 600 inhabitants and the municipality also included the villages of Šneky (now an integral part of Plesná) and Velký Luh.[2]
The Cheb–Luby railway crosses the municipal territory, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Velký Luh.
The main landmark of Křižovatka is the Church of Saint Catherine. It was originally built in the Gothic style around 1213 and is among the oldest churches in the region. In 1812–1813, it was rebuilt to its present form and a new tower was added.[2] [4]