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Kynšperk Nad Ohří
Kynšperk nad Ohří (; german: Königsberg an der Eger) is a town in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Chotíkov, Dolní Pochlovice, Dvorečky, Kamenný Dvůr, Liboc, Štědrá and Zlatá are administrative parts of Kynšperk nad Ohří. Geography Kynšperk nad Ohří is located about southwest of Sokolov and southwest of Karlovy Vary. It is situated mostly in the Cheb Basin. The southeastern part of the municipal territory extends into the Slavkov Forest and includes the highest point of Kynšperk nad Ohří, which is a contour line at above sea level. Kynšperk nad Ohří lies on the Ohře River. North of the town is located Boží požehnání Lake, an artificial lake created during the revitalization of a former lignite mine. History The town was founded in 1232. The town's founding charter is the oldest preserved document of establishing a locality in the Czech Rep ... [...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] |
Slavkov Forest
The Slavkov Forest ( cs, Slavkovský les), also called the Emperor's Forest at www.sachsen.de. Retrieved 14 Nov 2016. (german: Kaiserwald), is a and geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the . Slavkov Forest is also the name of a protected landscape area, partially located within the highland. Geomorphology Slavkov Forest is a[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himmelkron
Himmelkron is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou .... City arrangement Himmelkron is arranged in the following boroughs: * Gössenreuth * Himmelkron * Lanzendorf References Kulmbach (district) {{Kulmbachdistrict-geo-stub ... [...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] |
Alfred Scharf
Alfred Scharf (25 November 1900, Kynšperk nad Ohří – 20 December 1965, London) was a German-born British art historian. Early life Scharf was a son of Heinrich Scharf (1872–1933), founder of the company Goldring (audio company), Goldring (audio equipment) and his wife Cecilia, b. Presser (1876–1946). He graduated from Kaiser-Wilhelm-Realgymnasium in Berlin in 1920 and studied art history, classical archeology, History of Asian art, East Asian art history and theater history in Berlin, Munich and Freiburg im Breisgau, Freiburg from 1920 to 1925. In 1925 he Doctorate, promoted as Doctor of Philosophy, Dr. phil. in Freiburg with a work supervised by Hans Jantzen on history of stage design. Career From 1925 to 1928, Scharf worked as research assistant at Kupferstichkabinett Berlin, Kupferstichkabinett department of Berlin State Museums, Bode Museum, Kaiser Friedrich Museum and Kunstbibliothek Berlin, Kunstbibliothek. During his time at the Kupferstichkabinett he took part in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caspar Buberl
Caspar Buberl (1834 – August 22, 1899) was an American sculptor. He is best known for his Civil War monuments, for the terra cotta relief panels on the Garfield Memorial in Cleveland, Ohio (depicting the various stages of James Garfield's life), and for the -long frieze on the Pension Building in Washington, D.C. Biography Born in Königsberg, Bohemia, (now Kynšperk nad Ohří, Czech Republic), as a young man Buberl studied art in Prague and Vienna before immigrating to the United States in 1854 to train under sculptor Robert Eberhard Launitz. He married Anna Stubner in 1856, and they had nine children. In 1882 Montgomery C. Meigs was chosen to design and construct the new Pension Building, now the National Building Museum, in Washington D. C. and, in doing so, broke away from the established Greco-Roman models that had been the basis of government buildings in Washington up until then, and was to continue to be following the Pension Building's completion. Meig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D6 Motorway (Czech Republic)
D6 motorway ( cs, Dálnice D6), formerly Expressway R6 ( cs, Rychlostní silnice R6) is a highway in the Czech Republic. When completed it will go from Prague through Karlovy Vary and Cheb to the border with Germany. Its first segment was opened in 1980s. of the highway is in operation. Another is under construction. Under construction Images File:Dálnice D6 most u Sokolova (1).jpg , Bridge of the D6 motorway near the town of Sokolov, Sokolov District Sokolov District ( cs, okres Sokolov) is a district (''okres'') within the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Sokolov. Complete list of municipalities Březová - Bublava - Bukovany - Chlum Svaté Maří .... File:Dálnice D6 most u Sokolova (3a).jpg File:Jeneč, dálnice D6 01.jpg , D6 motorway near Jeneč in Central Bohemian Region. File:Railway bridge over D6 between Jenec and Hostoun.jpg , Railway bridge over D6 between Jeneč and Hostouň. R06 Proposed road ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Archives (Czech Republic)
The National Archives ( cs, Národní archiv) is the central archive institution of the Czech Republic. It depends on the Ministry of the Interior. The institution have documents dating to the Early Middle Ages. It is located in Prague. Famous documents * Golden Bull of Sicily (1212) * Zemské desky See also * National Library of the Czech Republic The National Library of the Czech Republic ( cs, Národní knihovna České republiky) is the central library of the Czech Republic. It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum b ... * Prague City Archives * List of national archives External links Official website Czech Republic Czech culture Archives in the Czech Republic Chodov (Prague) {{CzechRepublic-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charter
A charter is the grant of authority or rights, stating that the granter formally recognizes the prerogative of the recipient to exercise the rights specified. It is implicit that the granter retains superiority (or sovereignty), and that the recipient admits a limited (or inferior) status within the relationship, and it is within that sense that charters were historically granted, and it is that sense which is retained in modern usage of the term. The word entered the English language from the Old French ''charte'', via Latin ''charta'', and ultimately from Greek χάρτης (''khartes'', meaning "layer of papyrus"). It has come to be synonymous with a document that sets out a grant of rights or privileges. Other usages The term is used for a special case (or as an exception) of an institutional charter. A charter school, for example, is one that has different rules, regulations, and statutes from a state school. Charter can be used as a synonym for "hire" or "lease ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohře
The Ohře () or, slightly less commonly in English sources, the Eger (, Czech also: ''Oharka'' or ''Ohara'', Celtic: ''Agara'', pl, Ohrza), is a 316 km river in Germany (50 km) and the Czech Republic (266 km), left tributary of the Elbe. The river's catchment area is 5,588 km2, of which 4,601 km2 is in the Czech Republic, 920 km2 in Bavaria and 67 km2 in Saxony. It is the fourth-longest river in the Czech Republic. Several districts in Germany and the Czech Republic have formed a Euroregion initiative, Euregio Egrensis, to foster co-operation in the region. Etymology There is a Czech pun that the Ohře got its name from the river Teplá (meaning "warm" in Czech)—"ohřát" means "to warm up". However, the real origin, which also shows in the German name, is Celtic, from ''Agara'' (the "Salmon River"). The records show the name as ''Agara'', ''Agira'', ''Agra'' in the 9th century, ''Egire'', ''Egra'' or ''Ogra'' in the 11th century and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contour Line
A contour line (also isoline, isopleth, or isarithm) of a function of two variables is a curve along which the function has a constant value, so that the curve joins points of equal value. It is a plane section of the three-dimensional graph of the function f(x,y) parallel to the (x,y)-plane. More generally, a contour line for a function of two variables is a curve connecting points where the function has the same particular value. In cartography, a contour line (often just called a "contour") joins points of equal elevation (height) above a given level, such as mean sea level. A contour map is a map illustrated with contour lines, for example a topographic map, which thus shows valleys and hills, and the steepness or gentleness of slopes. The contour interval of a contour map is the difference in elevation between successive contour lines. The gradient of the function is always perpendicular to the contour lines. When the lines are close together the magnitude of the gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheb Basin
Cheb (; german: Eger) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 30,000 inhabitants. It lies on the river Ohře. Before the 1945 expulsion of the German-speaking population, the town was the centre of the German-speaking region known as Egerland, part of the Northern Austro-Bavarian dialect area. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts Cheb is divided into the following parts: * Bříza * Cetnov * Cheb * Chvoječná * Dolní Dvory * Dřenice * Háje * Horní Dvory * Hradiště * Hrozňatov * Jindřichov * Klest * Loužek * Pelhřimov * Podhoří * Podhrad * Skalka * Střížov * Tršnice Name and etymology The name of the town was in 1061 recorded as ''Egire''; in 1179 it was known as ''Egra''; from 1322 as ''Eger'' and the surrounding territory as ''Regio Egere'' and ''Provincia Egrensis''; after the 14th century also as ''Cheb'' or ''Chba''. From 1850 it was given th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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