of all of the springs is roughly 600 liters per minute. Churches Because of the diverse number of visitors the town is able to maintain churches of several denominations. These include the Anglican Church designed by the notable Victorian architect William Burges and founded by Lady Anna Scott in memory of her husband who died in Mariánské Lázně in 1867. The church was constructed in 1879, shortly before Burges's own death. It is no longer in use as a place of worship and is now a concert hall. Notable people Maurice Loewy (1833–1907), astronomer Werner Stark (1909–1985), sociologist and economist Eduard Petiška (1924–1987), poet and author Peter Hofmann (1944–2010), German tenor Alex Čejka (born 1970), golfer Jakub Flek (born 1992), ice hockey player Notable visitors A number of notable people visited Mariánské Lázně, among them: Edward VII, British King; took annual holidays here Franz Joseph I, Austrian Emperor Nicholas II, Russian Emperor Frederick Augustus III, King of Saxony Winston Churchill, British Prime Minister George S. Patton, General of the United States Army Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German writer and statesman Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, president of Czechoslovakia Edvard Beneš, president of Czechoslovakia Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer Alfred Nobel, Swedish innovator Richard Wagner, German composer Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher Mark Twain, American author Thomas Edison, American inventor Emmy Destinn, operatic soprano Twin towns – sister cities Mariánské Lázně is twinned with: Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany (1990) Chianciano Terme, Italy (2000) Kiryat Motzkin, Israel (2016) Malvern, England, United Kingdom (2013) Marcoussis, France (2005) Weiden in der Oberpfalz, Germany (2007) See also Marienbad Elegy, a poem by Goethe Last Year at Marienbad, a 1961 French film by Alain Resnais References Further reading External links Tourist information Mariánské Lázně travel guide Hamelika.cz – History of Mariánské Lázně (in Czech) Marienbad.com – Accommodation, sights and trips Spa towns in the Czech Republic Cities and towns in the Czech Republic Populated places in Cheb District