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Cheb
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<p>Cheb is a town in the <a href="/facts/Karlovy_Vary_Region/pw7uAtzI">Karlovy Vary Region</a> of the <a href="/facts/Czech_Republic/vJYLD66Q">Czech Republic</a>. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. It lies on the <a href="/facts/Oh%25C5%2599e/MEUJcqjk">Ohře</a> river. </p><p>Before the <a href="/facts/Expulsion_of_Germans_from_Czechoslovakia/nzbxukqY">expulsion of Germans</a> in 1945, the town was the centre of the German-speaking region known as <a href="/facts/Egerland/T9ndUnxU">Egerland</a>. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an <a href="/facts/Cultural_monument_(Czech_Republic)/rh1IlWKX">urban monument reservation</a>. </p>