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Betliar
Betliar () is a village and municipality in the Rožňava District in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia, known for its manor house. Basic information * ''Location: Slovak republic, Betliar is situated in South-East part of Slovenské rudohorie in valley of river Slaná, 5 km north of town Rožňava.'' * ''Height above sea level: 311 meters.'' * ''Number of inhabitants: about one thousand.'' History The village of Betliar lies in a valley of the river Slaná, 5 km northwest of Rožňava. The first written description of the village is from the year 1330, when it is mentioned under the name Bethler (the term is of German origin meaning a cart used in copper mining). It belonged to the Bebek family, Bebek Hungarians, Hungarian noble family (of the Ákos genus) and later the Andrássy family. The inhabitants lived on mining, agriculture and forestry. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, Betliar was part of Gömör and Kishont Count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovak National Museum
The Slovak National Museum () is the most important institution focusing on scientific research and cultural education in the field of museology in Slovakia. Its beginnings "are connected with the endeavour of the Slovak nation for national emancipation and self-determination". It is headquartered in Bratislava, however, the Slovak National Museum governs 18 specialized museums, most of which are located outside the city. History The Slovak National Museum (SNM) was established in 1961. Its origins lie in the Matica Slovenská Museum and the Museum of the National House in Martin, which developed the Slovak Museology Society. The first permanent exposition funded from a national collection was opened in Martin in 1908. The museum was building archaeological, ethnographic, historical, numismatic, art historical, creative art and natural science collections. The Slovak National Geographic and History Museum was established in Bratislava in 1924 by the Slovak National Geographic and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Municipalities And Towns In Slovakia
This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slovakia, districts (, singular ), in turn grouped into 8 Regions of Slovakia, regions (, singular ); articles on individual districts and regions list their municipalities. The average area of Slovak municipalities is about and an average population of about 1,888 people. * Ábelová * Abovce * Abrahám * Abrahámovce, Bardejov District * Abrahámovce, Kežmarok District * Abramová * Abranovce * Adamovské Kochanovce * Adidovce * Alekšince * Andovce * Andrejová * Ardanovce * Ardovo * Arnutovce * Báb, Nitra District, Báb * Babie * Babín * Babiná * Babindol * Babinec, Slovakia, Babinec * Bacúch * Bacúrov * Báč * Bačka, Slovakia, Bačka * Bačkov, Trebišov District, Bačkov * Bačkovík * Baďan * Bádice * Badín * Báhoň * Bajany * Bajč * Bajerov * Bajerovce * Bajka * Bajtava * Baka, Slovakia, Baka * Balá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rožňava District
Rožňava District (''okres Rožňava'') is a Districts of Slovakia, district in the Košice Region of eastern Slovakia. Until 1918, the district was mostly part of the Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary, county of Kingdom of Hungary of Gömör-Kishont, Gömör és Kishont, apart from the area in the south-east around the municipalities of Silická Jablonica, Hrušov, Rožňava District, Hrušov, Jablonov nad Turňou and Hrhov which formed part of the county of Abaúj-Torna. Municipalities *Ardovo *Betliar *Bohúňovo *Bôrka *Brdárka *Bretka *Brzotín *Čierna Lehota, Rožňava District, Čierna Lehota *Čoltovo *Čučma *Dedinky *Dlhá Ves *Dobšiná *Drnava *Gemerská Hôrka *Gemerská Panica *Gemerská Poloma *Gočaltovo *Gočovo *Hanková *Henckovce *Honce *Hrhov *Hrušov, Rožňava District, Hrušov *Jablonov nad Turňou *Jovice *Kečovo *Kobeliarovo *Koceľovce *Kováčová, Rožňava District, Kováčová *Krásnohorská Dlhá Lúka *Krásnohorské Podhr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland became part of Nazi Germany, while the country lost further territories to First Vienna Award, Hungary and Trans-Olza, Poland (the territories of southern Slovakia with a predominantly Hungarian population to Hungary and Zaolzie with a predominantly Polish population to Poland). Between 1939 and 1945, the state ceased to exist, as Slovak state, Slovakia proclaimed its independence and Carpathian Ruthenia became part of Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Hungary, while the German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was proclaimed in the remainder of the Czech Lands. In 1939, after the outbreak of World War II, former Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš formed Czechoslovak government-in-exile, a government-in-exile and sought recognition from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages And Municipalities In Rožňava District
A village is a human settlement or Residential community, community, larger than a hamlet (place), hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a Church (building), church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eighteenth Dynasty Of Egypt
The Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XVIII, alternatively 18th Dynasty or Dynasty 18) is classified as the first dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt, the era in which ancient Egypt achieved the peak of its power. The Eighteenth Dynasty spanned the period from 1550/1549 to 1292 BC. This dynasty is also known as the Thutmoside Dynasty for the four pharaohs named Thutmose. Several of Egypt's most famous pharaohs were from the Eighteenth Dynasty, including Tutankhamun. Other famous pharaohs of the dynasty include Hatshepsut (c. 1479 BC–1458 BC), the longest-reigning woman pharaoh of an indigenous dynasty, and Akhenaten (c. 1353–1336 BC), the "heretic pharaoh", with his Great Royal Wife, Nefertiti. The Eighteenth Dynasty is unique among Egyptian dynasties in that it had two Queen regnant, queens regnant, women who ruled as sole pharaoh: Hatshepsut and Neferneferuaten, usually identified as Nefertiti. History Early Dynasty XVIII Dynasty XVIII was founded by Ahmo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ján Fabricius
Ján is a Slovak form of the name John. Notable people named Ján * Ján Bahýľ (1856–1916), inventor * Ján Cuper (1946–2025), Slovak politician * Ján Čapkovič (born 1948), football player * Ján Čarnogurský (born 1944), Slovak politician * Ján Cikker (1911–1989), composer * Ján Ďurica (born 1981), football player * Ján Fabo (born 1963), sport shooter * Ján Figeľ (born 1960), politician * Ján Golian (1906–1945), soldier, military leader of Slovak National Uprising * Ján Havlík(1928–1965), Roman Catholic martyr * Ján Hollý (1785–1849), poet and translator * Ján Kadár, film director * Ján Kocian, football player * Ján Kollár, writer * Ján Kožiak, football player * Ján Lašák, ice-hockey goalkeeper * Ján Lunter, Slovak politician * Ján Michalko (1947–2024), Slovak cross-country skier. * Ján Mucha (born 1982), Slovak footballer * Ján Packa (born 1952), Slovak handball player * Ján Polgár (1929-2023), Slovak football player * Ján Slot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Architecture
Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High Middle Ages, High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture. It originated in the Île-de-France and Picardy regions of northern France. The style at the time was sometimes known as ''opus Francigenum'' (); the term ''Gothic'' was first applied contemptuously during the later Renaissance, by those ambitious to revive the Classical architecture, architecture of classical antiquity. The defining design element of Gothic architecture is the Pointed arch (architecture), pointed arch. The use of the pointed arch in turn led to the development of the pointed rib vault and flying buttresses, combined with elaborate tracery and stained glass windows. At the Abbey of Basilica of Saint-Denis, Saint-Denis, near Paris, the choir was rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth (Biblical Person)
Elizabeth was the mother of John the Baptist, the wife of Zechariah and a relative of Mary, mother of Jesus, according to the Gospel of Luke. She was past normal child-bearing age when she conceived and gave birth to John. She is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Lutheran churches, in addition to being a highly respected figure in Islam. Biblical narrative According to the Gospel of Luke chapter 1, Elizabeth was "of the daughters of Aaron". She and her husband Zechariah/Zachariah were "righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless" (), but childless. While he was in the temple of the Lord (), Zachariah was visited by the angel Gabriel: The date on which this occurred, according to theologian Adam C. English, "is September 24, based on computations from the Jewish calendar in accordance with Leviticus 23 regarding the Day of Atonement." Zachariah doubted whereby he could know this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
