The story
The first written mention is from 1352. Originally there were two settlements – Horní Litvínov and Dolní Litvínov. In 1715, Count Johann Josef von Waldstein, a member of the Waldstein family, founded a large cloth factory, which was one of the first in the Czech lands.
Litvínov was promoted to a town on 5 October 1852. In the 19th century, the industrialisation of Litvínov deepened. Many new factories were established. Toys and wooden goods were made here, cotton was processed. The mining of lignite, which persists to this day, began, and after a new part of the railway was put into operation in 1870, other coal mines were opened. In a short time, a total of 19 mines were built. Employment opportunities attracted many new residents.
As a result of the global economic crisis in the 1930s, the largely industrial Litvínov was also severely affected. Production was limited in factories or was completely stopped, and the mines were also affected.
In 1939, a large oil refinery was founded south of the town.
From Wikipedia’s article on Litvínov, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4