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Sobotka
Sobotka () is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Čálovice, Kdanice, Lavice, Spyšova, Staňkova Lhota, Stéblovice, Trní and Zajakury are administrative parts of Sobotka. Geography Sobotka is located about northwest of Jičín and northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jičín Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The northern part of the municipal territory lies in the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area. History The first written mention of Sobotka is from 1322. For centuries, it belonged to the Kost Castle estate. In 1498, Sobotka was promoted to a town by Vladislaus II. The development of the town was hampered by frequent fires, the biggest ones were in 1710, 1746 and 1825. In 1903, the railway was put into operation, but it did not bring an economic boom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Sobótka
__NOTOC__ Gmina Sobótka is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Sobótka, which lies approximately south-west of the regional capital Wrocław. It is part of the Wrocław metropolitan area. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 12,854. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Sobótka is bordered by the gminas of Jordanów Śląski, Kąty Wrocławskie, Kobierzyce, Łagiewniki, Marcinowice and Mietków. Villages Apart from the town of Sobótka, the gmina contains the villages of Będkowice, Garncarsko, Kryształowice, Księginice Małe, Kunów, Michałowice, Mirosławice, Nasławice, Okulice, Olbrachtowice, Przezdrowice, Ręków, Rogów Sobócki, Siedlakowice, Stary Zamek, Strachów, Strzegomiany, Sulistrowice, Sulistrowiczki, Świątniki, Wojnarowice and Żerzuszyce. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Sobótka is twinned with: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TOP 09
TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber of Deputies and has three MEPs. History Foundation and participation in government The party was founded on 11 June 2009 by Miroslav Kalousek who left the Christian and Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People's Party. Karel Schwarzenberg, who had previously served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the second Topolánek cabinet from January 2007 to March 2009, having been nominated by the Green Party for the post, and who had been elected to the Senate in 2004 as nominee of the Freedom Union – Democratic Union (US-DEU) and Civic Democratic Alliance (ODA) parties, became the party's first leader. In the 2010 parliament elections on 28–29 May 2010, TOP 09 received 16.7% of the vote and 41 seats, becoming the third largest pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humprecht Jan Czernin
Humprecht Jan Czernin ( cs, Humprecht Jan Černín; 14 February 1628, Radenín – 3 March 1682, Kosmonosy) was a Czech noble and diplomat, member of the Czernin family. Biography Humprecht Jan Czernin was the Habsburg imperial ambassador to Venice and Rome. He was appointed ambassador of King Leopold in Venice in 1659. Humprecht died at the castle in Kosmonosy on 3 March 1682 at the age of 54 years. He was buried in the chapel of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague, but his heart was placed in a tin box and placed in the Czernin Chapel of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Stará Boleslav. Legacy The Czernin Palace was commissioned by him in the 1660s. He had also the Humprecht Castle in Sobotka Sobotka () is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,400 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages ... built, named after him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fráňa Šrámek
Fráňa Šrámek (January 19, 1877, Sobotka – July 1, 1952, Prague) was a Czech anarchist, impressionist, and vitalist poet, novelist, and playwright. In 1885 his family relocated to Písek Písek (; german: Pisek) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Písek is colloquially called "''South ..., where he lived for a long time and much of his work was created in and about this town. After study he joined the military for a period of about a year, but was forced to continue service for another due to bad behavior. In 1914 he fell seriously ill. Novels * ''Stříbrný vítr'' * ''Tělo'' * ''Past'' * ''Křižovatky'' Poems collections * ''Modrý a rudý'' (1906) * ''Splav'' * ''Ještě zní'' * ''Života bído, přec tě mám rád (1905)'' * ''Nové básně'' * ''Rány, růže'' See also * List of Czech writers External li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wadern
Wadern is a municipality in the federal state Saarland, which is situated in the southwest of Germany. It is part of the district Merzig-Wadern. Wadern consists of 13 urban districts with approximately 16.000 inhabitants. With 143 inhabitants per km2 it is sparsely populated, but, with an area of 111 km2, Wadern is the third largest municipality in Saarland after Saarbrücken and St. Wendel. The town is divided into 14 urban districts and altogether 24 villages belong to the commune. The town is part of the Moselle Franconian language area. Geography Wadern is located at the foot of the Schwarzwälder Hochwald History Stone tools and different grave-mounds in the so-called "Hochwald" region are evidence for the city's existence in a time where there were no written sources ever found (Prehistory). In connection with the conquest by the Romans (58-51/50 B.C.) first written reports were discovered. Gaius Julius Caesar, the Roman general, created a detailed and written descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jičín District
Jičín District ( cs, okres Jičín) is a district (''okres'') within the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Jičín. List of municipalities Bačalky – Bašnice – Běchary – Bílsko u Hořic – Boháňka – Borek – Brada-Rybníček – Březina – Bříšťany – Budčeves – Bukvice – Butoves – Bystřice – Cerekvice nad Bystřicí – Červená Třemešná – Češov – Cholenice – Chomutice – Choteč – Chyjice – Dětenice – Dílce – Dobrá Voda u Hořic – Dolní Lochov – Dřevěnice – Holín – Holovousy – Hořice – Jeřice – Jičín – Jičíněves – Jinolice – Kacákova Lhota – Kbelnice – Kněžnice – Konecchlumí – Kopidlno – Kostelec – Kovač – Kozojedy – Kyje – Lázně Bělohrad – Libáň – Libošovice – Libuň – Lískovice – Lukavec u Hořic – Lužany – Markva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Lurago
Carlo Lurago (also spelled Luraghi) (1615 – 22 October 1684) was an Italian architect, who was most active in Prague. He was born in Pellio Superiore in the Val d'Intelvi, near Como. At the age of 23, as an already an accomplished plasterer, he moved to Prague. He would build several different Jesuit churches and cloisters there, including some at the Clementinum, in the early baroque style. His first commission was the stucco decoration on the gothic St. Saviour Church in Prague. He also worked on the Saint Eligius Chapel there in 1654, before his work was redone by Domenico Orsi. Lurago was also successful outside of Bohemia. He developed the plans for the Passau Cathedral. It is notable because the main altar has a series of flat elliptical domes. This arch design foreshadows many other buildings of the baroque style. Another notable example of his work is the pilgrimage church of Maria Taferl, which had to be completed by Jakob Prandtauer after Lurago died in Pass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obec
Obec (plural: ''obce'') is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality (in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and abroad). The literal meaning of the word is "commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities and towns are also municipalities. Definition Legal definition (according to the Czech code of law with similar definition in the Slovak code of law) is: ''"The municipality is a basic territorial self-governing community of citizens; it forms a territorial unit, which is defined by the boundary of the municipality."'' Every municipality is composed of one or more cadastral areas. Every municipality is composed of one or more administrative parts, usually called town parts or villages. A municipality can have its own flag and coat of arms. Czech Republic Almost whole area of the republic is divided into municipalities, with the only exception being military training areas. The smaller municipalities consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohemian Paradise
Bohemian Paradise ( cs, Český ráj) is a Protected Landscape Area and a region in Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It was declared in 1955, as the first nature reserve in the country. At first, it was 95 square kilometres in area; today it is almost 182 km². This area is in the north of Bohemia and north-eastward from the capital city Prague. Borders of the region are not clearly defined, but there are some towns which could demarcate rough borders, like Turnov, Jičín, and Mnichovo Hradiště. Natural environment One of the most recognizable elements of Bohemian Paradise is the sandstone rock which many of the surrounding towns are constructed of. There are many rocks which have been shaped by wind, water, frost, erosion, and humans into unique shapes. These include, for instance, the Hrubé, Suché, and Klokočské Rocks. The Prachov Rocks area of rock formations is particularly noteworthy. Since 1933, the area with 60 million year old formations has been a protecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister City
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept The modern concept of town twinning has its roots in the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as the Coventry Blitz. First conceived by the then Mayor of Coventry, Alfred Robert Grindlay, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, the idea emerged as a way of establishing solidarity links between cities in allied countries that went through similar devastating events. The comradeshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladislaus II Of Hungary
Vladislaus II, also known as Vladislav, Władysław or Wladislas ( hu, II. Ulászló; 1 March 1456 – 13 March 1516), was King of Bohemia from 1471 to 1516, and King of Hungary and Croatia from 1490 to 1516. As the eldest son of Casimir IV Jagiellon, he was expected to inherit Poland and Lithuania. George of Poděbrady, the Hussite ruler of Bohemia, offered to make Vladislaus his heir in 1468. George needed Casimir IV's support against the rebellious Catholic noblemen and their ally, Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary. The Diet of Bohemia elected Vladislaus king after George's death, but he could only rule Bohemia proper, because Matthias (whom the Catholic nobles had elected king) occupied Moravia, Silesia and both Lusatias. Vladislaus tried to reconquer the four provinces with his father's assistance, but Matthias repelled them. Vladislaus and Matthias divided the Crown of Bohemia in the Peace of Olomouc in 1479. The estates of the realm had strengthened their position durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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