Svatava is a market town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. The settlement w…Svatava is a market town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. The settlement was named after the Svatava River. Svatava is located about 2 kilometres northwest of Sokolov and 17 km west of Karlovy Vary. The municipal territory lies mostly in the Sokolov Basin, only the northern part extends into the Ore Mountains and includes the highest point of Svatava, the hill Svatavský vrch at 508 m above sea level. The Svatava River flows through the market town. Half of Medard Lake is situated in Svatava's territory.