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František Dostál
František Dostál (21 July 1938 – 5 December 2022) was a Czech photographer. Life and career Born in Prague, the son of a maid and a tailor, during his youth Dostál was a junior national champion in high jump, and a record holder in the sprint relay and high jump. He studied at the Industrial School of Mechanical Engineering and got his first camera at 16 years old. He got his first published photo in 1964, in the weekly magazine '. His favorite subjects were ordinary people randomly picked on Prague's streets, and one of his favorite locations was the Sázava Swimming Pool. His most famous work is ''Letní lidé'' ("Summer People"), a collection of photographs taken between 1968 and 1990 in the village of Zlenice, on the banks of the Sázava river Sázava () is the name of a river in Bohemia, Czech Republic, and a number of localities named after the river: *Sázava (river) *Sázava (town), a town in the Central Bohemian Region **Sázava Monastery in Sázava * Sázav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Czechoslovak Republic
The First Czechoslovak Republic ( cs, První československá republika, sk, Prvá česko-slovenská republika), often colloquially referred to as the First Republic ( cs, První republika, Slovak: ''Prvá republika''), was the first Czechoslovak state that existed from 1918 to 1938, a union of ethnic Czechs and Slovaks. The country was commonly called Czechoslovakia ( Czech and sk, Československo), a compound of ''Czech'' and ''Slovak''; which gradually became the most widely used name for its successor states. It was composed of former territories of Austria-Hungary, inheriting different systems of administration from the formerly Austrian ( Bohemia, Moravia, a small part of Silesia) and Hungarian territories (mostly Upper Hungary and Carpathian Ruthenia). After 1933, Czechoslovakia remained the only ''de facto'' functioning democracy in Central Europe, organized as a parliamentary republic. Under pressure from its Sudeten German minority, supported by neighbouring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Jump
The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it. In its modern, most-practiced format, a bar is placed between two standards with a crash mat for landing. Since ancient times, competitors have introduced increasingly effective techniques to arrive at the current form, and the current universally preferred method is the Fosbury Flop, in which athletes run towards the bar and leap head first with their back to the bar. The discipline is, alongside the pole vault, one of two vertical clearance events in the Olympic athletics program. It is contested at the World Championships in Athletics and the World Athletics Indoor Championships, and is a common occurrence at track and field meets. The high jump was among the first events deemed acceptable for women, having been held at the 1928 Olympic Games. Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) is the current men's record holder with a jump of set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blesk
''Blesk'' is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Prague, the Czech Republic. Its name translates as ''lightning''. History and profile ''Blesk'' was first published on 14 April 1991. In 1992, it launched a weekly edition published on Sundays and its magazine, which is a comprehensive TV guide, was started in 1993. The paper is headquartered in Prague and was owned by Ringier until December 2013. Its owner is the Czech News Center (CNC) and its publisher is the Czech Print Center, a subsidiary of the CNC. Its lay-out is modelled from the Swiss tabloid '' Blick'', also published by Ringier, and the German daily ''Bild'' which is published by '' Axel Springer SE''. Thus, ''Blesk'' is a tabloid newspaper and is neutral in its political and religious leaning. The daily's sister paper is ''Aha! ''Aha!'' is a Philippine television informative show broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Drew Arellano, it premiered on April 4, 2010 on the network's Sunday morning line up. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sázava (town)
Sázava (, german: Sasau) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bělokozly, Černé Budy, Čeřenice and Dojetřice are administrative parts of Sázava. Geography Sázava is located about northeast of Benešov and southeast of Prague. It lies is a hilly landscape, the eastern part of the municipal territory belongs to the Benešov Uplands and the western part belongs to the Vlašim Uplands. Most of the built-up area is situated around bends of the Sázava River. History The settlement was founded around the Sázava Monastery, established in 1032 and destroyed in the Hussite Wars, in 1421. The first written mention of the village near the monastery called Černé Budy, which is the oldest part of the town, is from 1053. The municipal name of Sázava is modern. Economy The eastern side of the town, on the left bank of the Sázava River, is largely industrial in char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sázava (river)
Sázava () is a river in Bohemia, Czech Republic. It is a right tributary of the Vltava. It is long, and its basin area is , mostly contained in the Vysočina and Central Bohemian regions (except for a small area in the northeastern corner of Tábor District, South Bohemian Region). Its sources are in the area of Žďár nad Sázavou, including Velké Dářko ( Polnička, Žďár nad Sázavou District). It meanders in a generally north-westwardly direction, past Hamry nad Sázavou, Havlíčkův Brod, Sázava, Přibyslav, Nové Dvory, Pohled, Havlíčkův Brod, Světlá nad Sázavou, Ledeč nad Sázavou, Chřenovice, across the Vysočina-Central Bohemian border to Vlastějovice, Horka II, Zruč nad Sázavou, where it is joined by its right tributary Želivka, Kácov, Soběšín, Český Šternberk, Rataje nad Sázavou, Ledečko and Sázava-Černé Budy ( Sázava Monastery). From here it flows generally westward, past Stříbrná Skalice, Chocerady, Hvězdonice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Births
Events January * January 1 ** The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. General Werner von Fritsch is forced to resign as Commander of Chief of the German Army following accusations of homosexuality, and replaced by General Walther von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Deaths
The following notable deaths occurred in 2022. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: * Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference. December 25 * Chalapathi Rao, 78, Indian actor and producer, heart attack. (death announced on this date) 24 *Vittorio Adorni, 85, Italian road racing cyclist. * Cotton Davidson, 91, American football player ( Baltimore Colts, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders). (death announced on this date) *Franco Frattini, 65, Italian politician and magistrate, twice minister of foreign affairs, twice of public administration, European commissioner for justice (2004–2008), cancer. * Madosini, 78, South African musician. * Barry Round, 72, Australian footballer (Sydney, Footscray, Williamstown), organ failure. * Royal Applause, 29, British Thoroughbred raceh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Photographers
Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland * Czechville, Wisconsin, unincorporated community, United States People * Bronisław Czech (1908–1944), Polish sportsman and artist * Danuta Czech (1922–2004), Polish Holocaust historian * Hermann Czech (born 1936), Austrian architect * Mirosław Czech (born 1968), Polish politician and journalist of Ukrainian origin * Zbigniew Czech (born 1970), Polish diplomat See also * Čech, a surname * Czech lands * Czechoslovakia * List of Czechs * * * Czechoslovak (other) * Czech Republic (other) * Czechia (other) Czechia is the official short form name of the Czech Republic. Czechia may also refer to: * Historical Czech lands * Czechoslovakia (1918–1993) *Czec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
