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List Of Castles In The Moravian-Silesian Region
This is a list of castles and chateaux located in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. A * Alfrédova chata Chateau B * Bartošovice Chateau * Bartovice Chateau * Bělá Castle, Bělá Castle * Bílá (Frýdek-Místek District), Bílá Chateau * Bílovec Chateau * Blücherův palác Chateau * Bohumín Chateau * Bolatice Chateau * Brandýs (Moravian-Silesian Region), Brandýs Chateau * Brantice Chateau * Bravantice Chateau * Bruntál Chateau * Burkvíz Castle C * Chotěbuz Chateau * Chuchelná Chateau * Cvilín Castle * Čeladná Castle D * Dětřichovice u Příbora Castle * Dívčí Hrad Chateau * Dobratice Chateau * Dolní Benešov Chateau * Dolní Bludovice Chateau * Dolní Domaslavice Chateau * Dolní Líštná Chateau * Dolní Marklovice Chateau * Dolní Soběšovice Chateau * Dolní Suchá Chateau * Dolní Tošanovice Chateau * Dolní Životice Chateau * Dorňákův kopec Castle * Drakov Castle * Dubová (Radkov), Dubová Chateau F * Freudenštejn Castl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moravian-Silesian Region
The Moravian-Silesian Region () is one of the 14 administrative regions of the Czech Republic. Before May 2001, it was called the Ostrava Region (). The region is located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Moravia and in most of the Czech Silesia, Czech part of the historical region of Silesia. The region borders the Olomouc Region to the west and the Zlín Region to the south. It also borders two other countries – Poland (Opole Voivodeship, Opole and Silesian Voivodeships) to the north and Slovakia (Žilina Region) to the east. It is a highly Industrialisation, industrialized region, its capital Ostrava was actually called the "Steel Heart of the Republic". In addition, it has several mountainous areas where the landscape is relatively preserved. Nowadays, the economy of the region benefits from its location in the Czech/Polish/Slovak borderlands. Administrative division Traditionally, the region has been divided into six districts () which still exist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chuchelná
Chuchelná () is a municipality and village in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. It is part of the historic Hlučín Region. History The first written mention of Chuchelná is from 1349. From 1742 to 1918, after Empress Maria Theresa had been defeated, the village belonged to Prussia. In 1920, the municipality became part of the newly established Czechoslovakia. Demographics Notable people *Karl Max, Prince Lichnowsky Karl Max, Prince Lichnowsky (8 March 1860 – 27 February 1928) was a German diplomat who served as ambassador to Britain during the July Crisis and who was the author of a 1916 pamphlet that deplored German diplomacy in mid-1914 which, he argue ... (1860–1928), German diplomat; died here References External links * Villages in Opava District Hlučín Region Lichnowsky family {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Tošanovice
Dolní Tošanovice (, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Etymology The name is patronymic in origin derived from personal name ''Tosz''. It was variably subscribed in the historical documents: ''Tessinowitz'' (1305), ''Thusnowitz'' (1316), ''Tossinowicze'' (1445), ''Tossonowicze'' (1447, 1693), ''Toschonowitz'' (1523), ''Tossynowicze'' (1536, 1627), ''na Tossenowiczych'' (1703), ''Toschonowice'' (1724). In the 18th century the distinction between two villages developed. In 1736 both were mentioned as ''Nieder Toschonowitz'' and ''Ober Toschonowitz'' (literally "Lower" and "Upper"; ''Dolní'' and ''Horní'' in Czech). Geography Dolní Tošanovice is located about east of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. History The first written mention of Tošanovice is in a Latin document o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Suchá
Dolní Suchá (, ) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Havířov in 1960. It has a population of 901 (2020). The village lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The name is of topographic origin, supposedly derived from an older name of a hypothetical river or stream ''Sucha'', literally ''dry'', therefore disappearing. The supplementary adjective ''Dolní'' (German: Nieder, Polish: Dolna) means ''Lower'' denoting its ''lower'' location in comparison to sister settlements: Prostřední Suchá (''Middle'') and Horní Suchá (''Upper''). History The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Sucha utraque''. It meant that there were two villages of that name (''utraque'' meaning ''both'' in Latin), the other being Horní Suchá. Politically the vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Marklovice
(Polish language, Polish: ) is a village in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became administratively a part of Petrovice u Karviné in 1952. Petrůvka River flows through the village. Etymology The name of the village is patronymic in origin, derived from the German language, German personal name ''Mark(e)l'' (≤ ''Markwart''), whereas the ending ''-(ow)ice/(ow)itz'' is typically Slavic. The supplementary adjective ''Dolní'' (German: ''Nieder'', Polish: ''Dolny'') means ''Lower'' denoting its ''lower'' location in comparison to the sister settlement of Marklowice Górne (Czech: Horní Marklovice), in Poland. History The village of ''Marklovice/Marklowice'' was first mentioned in a Latin document of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław, Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item (in) Marklowitz debent esse triginta mansi''. It meant that the village was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Líštná
( Polish: , ) is a municipal part of the city of Třinec in Frýdek-Místek District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic. It was a separate municipality but became a part of Třinec in 1946. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. It lies in the Silesian Foothills and in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Etymology The name is of topographic origins and is derived from hazel trees (Polish: ''laska'', ''leszczyna''). Until the mid-16th century adjective ''Polish'' (''Polska'' in Czech and Polish, or ''Polnisch'' in German) was used to differentiate the village from the sister settlement Leszna Górna (then ''German'') but was later replaced with adjective ''Dolna''/''Dolní'' (lit. ''Lower''), e.g. ''puol Polske Lessczne'' in 1457 and ''Lessczna Duolny'' in 1523. Later also a simplification ''Leszczna''→''Leszna'' occurred. History The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Domaslavice
Dolní Domaslavice (, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Geography Dolní Domaslavice is located about east of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The municipality is situated on the eastern shore of Žermanice Reservoir. History The first written mention of Dolní Domaslavice is in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as ''item in Domaslawitz utroque''. It meant that there were already two villages of that name (''utroque'' meaning "both" in Latin), the other being Horní Domaslavice. Politically, Dolní Domaslavice belonged initially to the Duchy of Teschen, from 1327 a fee of the Kingdom of Bohemia. After Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modern municipal division was introduced in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Benešov
Dolní Benešov (; formerly Benešov u Hlučína; ) is a town in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants. It is part of the historical Hlučín Region. Administrative division Dolní Benešov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dolní Benešov (3,194) *Zábřeh (694) Geography Dolní Benešov is located about east of Opava and northwest of Ostrava. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Głubczyce Plateau, Opava Hilly Land. It is situated near the Opava (river), Opava River, which forms the southern municipal border. There are two large fishponds: Jezero and Nezmar. History The first written mention of Benešov is from 1312, as an estate of the Benešovice noble family. In 1371, its then owner Margrave John Henry, Margrave of Moravia, John Henry exchanged Benešov for the Drahotuš Castle near Lipník nad Bečvou with the Drahotuš family. This family owned B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobratice
Dobratice (, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Dobrata, who was probably the founded of the village. In 1749, the name of the village was written as ''Dobrachtitz''. Geography Dobratice is located about east of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia, in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The Lučina River flows through the municipality. History Dobratice was probably founded around 1512. It belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen. The first written mention of Dobratice is from 1580, when it was owned by the Tluk of Tošanovice family. After Revolutions of 1848 in the Austrian Empire a modern municipal division was introduced in the re-established Austrian Silesia. Dobratice as a municipality was subscribed to the political and legal district of Cieszyn. According ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dívčí Hrad
Dívčí Hrad () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Geography Dívčí Hrad is located about north of Bruntál and northeast of Ostrava. It is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border with Poland. It lies in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The highest point is the hill Hraniční kopec at above sea level, located on the Czech-Polish border. The Osoblaha River flows across the municipality. There are two fishponds in the municipal territory: Dívčí Hrad and Pitárno. Oblík Nature Monument consists of a basalt hill with statigraphic and paleontological significance. There are fossils of crinoids, corals, cephalopods and brachiopods from the Cretaceous. It has an area of . History The first written mention of Dívčí Hrad is in the will of Bishop Bruno von Schauenburg from 1267, when the local castle was called ''Deuviz''. In 1474, the castle was conquered and des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
