Velká Hleďsebe () is a municipality and village in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants.
Administrative division Velká Hleďsebe consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): Velká Hleďsebe (1,632) Klimentov (601) Malá Hleďsebe (20)
Etymology The name Hleďsebe is derived from the Czech expression , meaning 'watch out'. The village was probably named so by the neighbours so that everyone would beware that dangerous people live there. The names Velká Hleďsebe and Malá Hleďsebe mean 'great Hleďsebe' and 'small Hleďsebe'.
Geography Velká Hleďsebe is located about southeast of Cheb and southwest of Karlovy Vary, in close proximity to Mariánské Lázně. The municipal territory lies mostly in the Podčeskoleská Hills, but the southwestern part with the village of Malá Hleďsebe extends in the Upper Palatine Forest. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Kosový potok flows along the northern and eastern municipal border.
History The first written mention of Hleďsebe is from 1587. In 1605, Velká Hleďsebe and Malá Hleďsebe were distinguished. Until 1606, both villages belonged to the Tachov estate.
Demographics
Transport The I/21 road, which connects the D5 and D6 motorways, runs through the municipality.
Sights
The main landmark of Velká Hleďsebe is the Church of Saint Anne. It was built in the Neo-Romanesque and Neo-Gothic styles in 1908–1911. It is a romantic imitation of a medieval longitudinal church.
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