Glassmaking in Karlovy Vary Region - historical development and present with the emphasis to geographical aspects

The bachelor thesis deals with the history of glass industry in Karlovy Vary Region. Before an own description of the issue is analyzed a brief development, and present state of the glass industry in the Czech republic, and description of glass as a material and its use. The main part of the thesis describes the beginnings of glassmaking in the region, its historical development and concerns the analysis of the present state of each glasswork. The thesis also contains prognosis of possible future development of the glass industry in the region and in the Czech republic