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Kraslice
Kraslice (; ) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,400 inhabitants. It was a large and important town until World War II. It is known for the manufacture of musical instruments. Administrative division Kraslice consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kraslice (5,834) *Černá (12) *Čirá (29) *Hraničná (0) *Kámen (7) *Kostelní (16) *Krásná (87) *Liboc (11) *Mlýnská (18) *Počátky (15) *Sklená (20) *Sněžná (31) *Tisová (88) *Valtéřov (3) *Zelená Hora (135) Etymology The roots of the name derive from the medieval German ''Graz'', meaning "trimmed conifer twigs". The name ''Graslitz'' was then a diminutive of the word Graz. The Czech language, Czech name ''Kraslice'' is a transliteration of the German name and also literally means "blown easter egg". Geography Kraslice is located about north of Sokolov, Czech Republic, Sokolov and northwest of Karlovy Vary. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amati Kraslice
Amati Kraslice is a manufacturer of wind and percussion instruments based in Kraslice, Czech Republic. It was formed in 1948 as a national cooperative of several extant manufacturers and privatised in 1993 after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. History Before World War II, the town of Kraslice was mostly German-speaking, like the rest of Sudetenland, and was known in German as Graslitz. The area and its towns around the border of Bohemia and Saxony became known as the (), famous for its concentration of specialized musical instrument manufacturers. Kraslice housed 59 manufacturers before the war, among them Hüller & Co, , A.K. Hüttl, and Julius Keilwerth. During the war, much of the manufacturing capacity was converted to war-time use, and others had to halt production. After the war, the newly restored government of President Beneš aimed to make the state of Czechoslovakia entirely Slavic, and initiated a large scale expulsion of ethnic Germans. Most of the German-speakin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hraničná
Hraničná () is a ghost town and municipal part of Kraslice in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. History The settlement emerged in 13th century and belonged to Waldsassen Abbey, which colonized the area. The German name of ''Markhausen'' derives from its position at a border (or, demarcation; German ''Mark'' (border); Hausen from German ''Haus''(house), i.e. from the fact that there are houses at a border). The first written mention is from 1348. Successively, for roughly 250 years, the place does hardly appear historical documents. In 1608, Markhausen was founded again and is mentioned in a 1715 map of the Elbogen District by the minister cartographer Adam Friedrich Zürner. Back then, the settlement belonged to neighbouring Krásná. The inhabitants' economy based mainly upon forgecraft, the production of wood charcoal and mining. In 1610, Markhausen became a Katastralgemeinde. In 1847, 302 people lived there in 32 houses, then living mainly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokolov District
Sokolov District () is a Okres, district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Sokolov, Czech Republic, Sokolov. Administrative division Sokolov District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Sokolov and Kraslice. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold: Březová (Sokolov District), Březová - Bublava - Bukovany (Sokolov District), Bukovany - Chlum Svaté Maří - Chodov (Sokolov District), Chodov - Citice - Dasnice - Dolní Nivy - Dolní Rychnov - Habartov - Horní Slavkov - Jindřichovice (Sokolov District), Jindřichovice - Josefov (Sokolov District), Josefov - Kaceřov (Sokolov District), Kaceřov - Krajková - Královské Poříčí - Kraslice - Krásno (Sokolov District), Krásno - Kynšperk nad Ohří - Libavské Údolí - Loket - Lomnice (Sokolov District), Lomnice - Nová Ves (Soko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatava (river)
The Svatava () is a river in the Czech Republic and Germany. It flows through Saxony in Germany and through the Karlovy Vary Region. It is a left tributary of the Ohře River. It is long. Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word ''svatá'', i.e. 'saint'. The name first appeared in Latin texts from 1181 and 1184 as ''Zuata'' and ''Znata'', but ''Znata'' is considered a typo. The settlements Svatava (Sokolov District), Svatava and Zwota were named after the river. Characteristic The Svatava (as Zwota) originates in the territory of Markneukirchen in the Ore Mountains at an elevation of ; however, the Zwotawasser stream, which originates in the territory of Schöneck, Saxony, Schöneck at an elevation of is usually referred to as the main source of the river. The Svatava then flows to Sokolov, Czech Republic, Sokolov, where it merges with the Ohře River at an elevation of . It is long, of which is in the Czech Republic, forms the Czech-German border and is in Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovy Vary Region
The Karlovy Vary Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the westernmost part of the country. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. It is known for spas, which include Karlovy Vary and Mariánské Lázně. The Karlovy Vary Region, as a higher territorial self-governing unit, was created in 2000 in the northern part of the West Bohemian Region. The seat of the region is Karlovy Vary. In terms of size, number of municipalities, and population, it ranks among the smaller regions of the Czech Republic. Its area (3,314 km²) covers 4.25% of the territory of the Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Region is the third smallest region by area, right after Prague and the Liberec Region. By population, the Karlovy Vary Region is the smallest region in the Czech Republic, with approximately 279,000 inhabitants. Administrative divisions The Karlovy Vary Region is divided into three districts: At a lower level, the region has 134 municipalities, comprisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GW Train Regio
GW Train Regio is a Czech railway company mainly engaged in the operation of passenger rail transport on regional lines. History The company was formed from the passenger divisions of Viamont, a Czech rail operator. In 2008, Viamont Regio a.s. was established, to separate Viamont's freight and passenger operations, a process which was completed by 2011. In December 2011, the company was purchased by the IDS building corporation a.s., who renamed the business to its current name, GW Train Regio. The company was purchased again in 2014, by ČSAD JIHOTRANS a.s., who were renamed to GW JIHOTRANS a.s. in 2015. Services GW Train Regio serve 5 regions: Karlovy Vary Region This region operates service 145, from Sokolov to Kraslice, and service 149, which runs from Karlovy Vary to Bečov nad Teplou, and Mariánské Lázně. Route R25 Plzeň-Most GW Train Regio operate route R25, from Plzeň to Most, under a 10-year contract from the Czech Ministry of Transport. This route uses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reichsgau Sudetenland
The Reichsgau Sudetenland was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1939 to 1945. It comprised the northern part of the ''Sudetenland'' territory, which was annexed from Czechoslovakia according to the 30 September 1938 Munich Agreement. The '' Reichsgau'' was headed by the former Sudeten German Party leader, now Nazi Party functionary Konrad Henlein as ''Gauleiter'' and ''Reichsstatthalter''. From October 1938 to May 1939, it was the regional subdivision of the Nazi Party in that area, also under Henlein's leadership. The administrative capital was Reichenberg (Liberec). History In the course of the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, on 30 September 1938 the Heads of Government of the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany signed the Munich Agreement, which enforced the cession of the ''Sudetenland'' to Germany. Czechoslovak representatives were not invited. On 1 October, invading Wehrmacht forces occupied the territory. The new Czechoslovak-German borders were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sokolov, Czech Republic
Sokolov (, until 1948 Falknov nad Ohří; ) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Sokolov consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Sokolov (21,194) *Hrušková (74) *Novina (16) *Vítkov (200) Etymology The meaning of the original German name ''Falkenau'' was "falcon's riparian forest", the original Czech name ''Falknov'' was created by transcription of the German name. According to legend, it was related to hobby of knight Sebastian, who is said to have been the founder of the town, of falconry. After World War II, when it was customary to change names of German origin, the town was renamed Sokolov. According to communist propaganda at the time, the name was not related to a falcon (i.e. ''sokol'' in Czech), but to the Battle of Sokolovo in which Czechoslovak soldiers had fought alongside Soviet soldiers on the Eastern Front (World War II), Eastern Fron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klingenthal
Klingenthal is a town in the Vogtland region, in Saxony, south-eastern Germany. Geography Klingenthal is situated directly on the border with the Czech Republic opposite the Czech town of Kraslice. Klingenthal is 29 km southeast of Plauen, and 33 km northwest of Karlovy Vary. It is part of the Musikwinkel, a historical center of musical instrument manufacturing. The Aschberg ("cinder mountain") towers above the town at 936 m. The extremely elongated town, 10.5 km from end to end, is surrounded by numerous woods of firs. The town is bisected by the Brunndöbra and Svatava (river), Svatava rivers. The two rivers unite at the Czech-German border to form the Svatava river, which in turn flows into the Ohře river at Sokolov, Czech Republic. History In 1591, Sebastian Köppel established a hammer mill near the border to Bohemia on the banks of the Svatava (river), Zwota in order to capitalize on the rich deposits of iron ore and the region's vast supplies of w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
