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Želiv
Želiv () is a municipality and village in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. It is known for a Premonstratensian monastery. Administrative division Želiv consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Želiv (790) *Bolechov (32) *Brtná (91) *Lhotice (51) *Lískovice (16) *Miletín (22) *Vitice (20) *Vřesník (103) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Žel (shortened variant of the name Želibor or Želislav), meaning "Žel's". Geography Želiv is located about north of Pelhřimov and northwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated at the confluence of the Želivka and Trnava rivers. The Trnávka Reservoir is situated on the Trnava in the southwestern part of the municipality. The small reservoir of Vřesník is built on the Želivka River. History The first written m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Želivka
The Želivka (on the upper course called Hejlovka) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Sázava (river), Sázava River. It flows through the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and South Bohemian Region, South Bohemian regions. It is long, making it the List of rivers of the Czech Republic, 20th longest river in the Czech Republic. Etymology The river is named after the monastery and the settlement of Želiv. Characteristic The Želivka originates in the territory of Mezná (Pelhřimov District), Mezná in the Křemešník Highlands at an elevation of and flows to Soutice, where it enters the Sázava River at an elevation of . Above the Sedlice Reservoir it bears the name Hejlovka. It is long, which makes it the List of rivers of the Czech Republic, 20th longest river in the Czech Republic. Its drainage basin has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Želivka are: Settlements Despite its length, there are no large settlements on the Želivka. The most not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trnava (Želivka)
The Trnava is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Želivka River. It flows through the Vysočina and South Bohemian regions. It is long. Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word ''trn'' ('thorn'), meaning "the river flowing through thorns (thorly bushes)". Characteristic The Trnava originates in the territory of Vodice in the Křemešník Highlands at an elevation of and flows to Želiv, where it enters the Želivka River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Trnava are: Flow The river flows through the municipal territories of Vodice, Dolní Hořice, Cetoraz, Pacov, Zhořec, Těchobuz, Salačova Lhota, Bratřice, Velká Chyška, Samšín, Lesná, Hořepník, Bořetice, Rovná, Arneštovice, Křelovice, Červená Řečice and Želiv. In almost its entire length, the Trnava passes through a 100–200 m wide valley with steep, mostly wooded slopes. Bodies of water There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelhřimov District
Pelhřimov District () is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Pelhřimov. Administrative division Pelhřimov District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Pelhřimov, Humpolec and Pacov. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Arneštovice - Bácovice - Bělá - Bohdalín - Bořetice - Bořetín - '' Božejov'' - Bratřice - Budíkov - Buřenice - Bystrá - Čáslavsko - Častrov - Čejov - Čelistná - Černov - Černovice - Červená Řečice - Cetoraz - Chýstovice - Chyšná - Čížkov - Dehtáře - Dobrá Voda - Dobrá Voda u Pacova - Dubovice - Důl - Eš - Hojanovice - Hojovice - Horní Cerekev - Horní Rápotice - Horní Ves - Hořepník - Hořice - Humpolec - Jankov - Ježov - Jiřice - Kaliště - Kámen - Kamenice nad Lipou - Kejžlice - Koberovice - Kojčice - Komorovice - Košeti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Křemešník Highlands
The Křemešník Highlands () are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mainly in the Vysočina Region, but it also extends into the South Bohemian and Central Bohemian regions. With an area of , it is the third largest mesoregion in the country. Geomorphology The Křemešník Highlands is a mesoregion of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands within the Bohemian Massif. Mild and rather elongated ridges predominate. The relief is monotonous, disturbed only by deep valleys of watercourses. The highlands are further subdivided into the microregions of Jindřichův Hradec Uplands, Pacov Uplands, Želiv Uplands and Humpolec Highlands. There are a lot of medium-high hills. The highest peaks of the Křemešník Highlands are: * Křemešník, *Čeřínek, *Lísek, *Mešnice, *Špeták, *Stražiště, *Březina, *Spálený vrch, *Svidník, *Batkovy, Geography The Křemešník Highlands has a relatively regular shape of the territory, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiesen
Kiesen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Bern-Mittelland (administrative district), Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. History The oldest trace of a settlement in the area is a Neolithic stone ax which was found at Rotachen. Other prehistoric finds include scattered late-Bronze Age items and tools and Switzerland in the Roman era, Roman coins. The village Kiesen is first mentioned in 1236 as ''Chisun''. At that time much of the village was owned by Interlaken Monastery. Beginning in the 14th century, it was owned by several noble families from the city of Bern. In 1579, a fire destroyed most of the buildings in the village.Municipal website - History accessed 29 April 2013 In 1668 a wealthy family built a country manor house on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Santini Aichel
Jan Blažej Santini Aichel, also spelled Aichl (, ; 3 February 1677 – 7 December 1723) was a Czechs, Czech architect of Italians, Italian descent, whose major works are representative of the unique Czech Baroque architecture#Baroque Gothic, Baroque Gothic style. Biography He was born on the day of Saint Blaise as the oldest son to a respectable family of Prague stonemasons (his grandfather Antonio Aichel moved from Cadempino to Prague in the 1630s) and was baptized in the St. Vitus Cathedral as Johann Blasius Aichel. He was born with extensive physical disabilities, preventing him from following in his father's footsteps. He studied painting under the Bohemian Court painter Christian Schröder. Around 1696 he started to travel and gain experience. After his journey through Austrian lands, Austria he arrived in Rome, where he had the possibility to meet with the work of Francesco Borromini. Borromini's influence is apparent in his predilection for star-shaped forms and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premonstratensians
The Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré (), also known as the Premonstratensians, the Norbertines and, in United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, as the White Canons (from the colour of their religious habit, habit), is a religious order of canons regular in the Catholic Church. They were founded in Prémontré near Laon in 1120 by Norbert of Xanten, who later became Archbishopric of Magdeburg, Archbishop of Magdeburg. Premonstratensians are designated by O.Praem (''Ordo Praemonstratensis'') following their name. They are part of the Augustinians, Augustinian tradition. Norbert was a friend of Bernard of Clairvaux and was largely influenced by the Cistercians, Cistercian ideals as to both the manner of life and the government of his order. As the Premonstratensians are not monks but canons regular, their work often involves preaching and the exercising of pastoral ministry; they frequently serve in parishes close to their abbeys or priories. History The order was founded in 1120 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of The Czech Republic
Regions of the Czech Republic ( ; singular ) are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic. History The first regions (''kraje'') were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia in the 14th century. At the beginning of the 15th century, Bohemia was already divided into 12 regions, but their borders were not fixed due to the frequent changes in the borders of the estates. During the reign of George of Poděbrady (1458–1471), Bohemia was divided into 14 regions, which remained so until 1714, when their number was reduced to 12 again. From 1751 to 1850, after the four largest regions were divided, the kingdom consisted of 16 regions. Between 1850 and 1862, there were several reforms and the number of regions fluctuated between 7 and 13. Due to the parallel establishment of political districts in 1848, however, their importance declined. In 1862, the regions were abolished, although the regional authorities had some powers until 1868. Moravia was divided into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelhřimov
Pelhřimov () is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. Administrative division Pelhřimov consists of 27 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Pelhřimov (13,695) *Benátky (25) *Bitětice (29) *Čakovice (49) *Chvojnov (69) *Hodějovice (62) *Houserovka (52) *Janovice (69) *Jelcovy Lhotky (16) *Kocourovy Lhotky (6) *Lešov (71) *Lipice (56) *Myslotín (143) *Nemojov (59) *Ostrovec (11) *Pejškov (37) *Pobistrýce (17) *Radětín (51) *Radňov (71) *Rybníček (26) *Skrýšov (181) *Služátky (74) *Starý Pelhřimov (328) *Strměchy (170) *Útěchovičky (60) *Vlásenice (104) *Vlásenice-Drbohlavy (46) Benátky, Houserovka, Janovice and Ostrovec, Lešov, Nemojov and Radňov, and Vlásenice-Drbohlavy form three Enclave and exclave, exclaves of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jihlava
Jihlava (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihlava is the oldest mining town in the Czech Republic, older than Kutná Hora. The historic centre of Jihlava is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. Administrative division Jihlava consists of 17 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Jihlava (41,265) *Antonínův Důl (577) *Červený Kříž (284) *Helenín (1,036) *Henčov (180) *Heroltice (201) *Horní Kosov (3,795) *Hosov (177) *Hruškové Dvory (606) *Kosov (112) *Pávov (465) *Popice (254) *Pístov (162) *Sasov (111) *Staré Hory (1,015) *Vysoká (72) *Zborná (211) Etymology The origin of the Jihlava's name (''Iglau'' in German) is unclear. The most common theory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
