Stará Voda (German: Altwasser) is a municipality and village in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants.

The villages of Sekerské Chalupy and Vysoká are administrative parts of Stará Voda.

The name means 'old water'.

Stará Voda is located about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southeast of Cheb and 32 km (20 mi) southwest of Karlovy Vary, on the border with Germany. The eastern part of the municipal territory with the village of Stará Voda lies in the Upper Palatine Forest Foothills, but most of the municipality lies in the Upper Palatine Forest. The highest point is the second highest peak of the entire Upper Palatine Forest, Dyleň at 940 m (3,080 ft) above sea level.

The first written mention of Stará Voda is from 1380.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 2,564 —     1880 2,683 +4.6% 1890 2,458 −8.4% 1900 2,404 −2.2% 1910 2,387 −0.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,382 −0.2% 1930 2,293 −3.7% 1950 671 −70.7% 1961 637 −5.1% 1970 504 −20.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 397 −21.2% 1991 350 −11.8% 2001 444 +26.9% 2011 458 +3.2% 2021 463 +1.1%
Source: Censuses

The I/21 road, which connects the D5 and D6 motorways, passes through the municipality.

The main railway line Prague–Cheb via Plzeň runs through the municipal territory. The train station named Lázně Kynžvart, which serves mainly the neighbouring town of Lázně Kynžvart, is located in the territory of Stará Voda.

The main landmark of the municipality is the Church of Saint John the Baptist in Vysoká. It was originally a Romanesque-Gothic building from the mid-13th century. It was gradually rebuilt and modified until 1847. In 1982, the roof was taken off and only the tower was preserved.

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