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Liteň
Liteň is a market town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Administrative division Liteň consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Liteň (928) *Běleč (183) *Dolní Vlence (28) *Leč (108) Geography Liteň is located about southeast of Beroun and southwest of Prague. It lies in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. Half of the territory lies in the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area. History The first written mention of Liteň is from 1195. In the 16th century, it became property of the Wratislaw of Mitrovice family. Liteň was burned down by the Military of the Swedish Empire, Swedish army led by General Johan Banér in 1639, during the Thirty Years' War. In 1648, the Bubna of Litice family acquired Liteň. In the 18th century, Wratislaws of Mitrovice regained Liteň. The village was promoted to a Městys, market town in 1838 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jarmila Novotná
Jarmila Novotná (September 23, 1907 in Prague – February 9, 1994 in New York City) was a Czech lyric coloratura soprano and actress. From 1940 to 1956, she was a star of the Metropolitan Opera. Early career A student of Emmy Destinn, Novotná made her operatic debut at the National Theatre in Prague, on June 28, 1925, as Mařenka in Smetana's ''The Bartered Bride''. Six days later, she sang there as Violetta in Verdi's '' La traviata''. In 1928 she starred in Verona as Gilda opposite Giacomo Lauri-Volpi in Verdi's ''Rigoletto'' and at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples as Adina opposite Tito Schipa in Donizetti's ''L'elisir d'amore''. In 1929 she joined the Kroll Opera in Berlin, where she sang Violetta as well as the title roles of Puccini's '' Manon Lescaut'' and ''Madama Butterfly''. In 1931 she married Jiří Daubek and moved to Liteň, where his family owned the local chateau. In January 1933, she created the female lead in Jaromír Weinberger's new operetta ''Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Šebestián Daubek
Josef Šebestián Daubek (24 December 1842, Polička – 15 July 1922, Liteň) was a Czech-Austrian nobleman, politician, entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones. An entreprene ... and patron of the arts. Biography His father, , was a well-known businessman and politician. His mother was the daughter of the poet, . He attended a Realschule in Prague, followed by a business and commercial education in Vienna; where he married Irma Welsová in 1884.Biography @ the Historický ústav Akademie věd ČR. In 1873 he became a shareholder in the family's mills in Brněnec; becoming the owner in 1878. Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedřich Homola
Army General Bedřich Homola (2 June 1887, Běleč – 5 January 1943, Berlin, Plötzensee Prison) was a Czechoslovak soldier, general, legionnaire who fought for the Allies during the First World War, and the Head Commander of the anti-Nazi resistance organization Obrana národa ("Defense of the Nation") during the Nazi occupation of Bohemia and Moravia. He used the code name ''Ataman''. Youth He was born on 2 June 1887, in Běleč, today a part of Liteň, to Václav and Marie Homola, who were peasants. After completing elementary school in Lithuania in 1899 he attended secondary school in Hostomice, transferring in 1901 to a German-language school in Bílina. From 1903 to 1907 he attended the College of Civil Engineering in Prague. In 1907–08 he was employed by the Prague architect Zuslicht. In 1908–09 he did volunteer work in Prague; in 1909–10 he worked for a construction company in Serbia and from 1910 to 1914 he had a job at the Prague City Hall. Military career W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beroun District
Beroun District () is a district in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Beroun. Administrative division Beroun District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Beroun and Hořovice. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bavoryně - Beroun - Běštín - Březová - Broumy - Bubovice - Bykoš - Bzová - '' Cerhovice'' - Chaloupky - Chlustina - Chodouň - Chrustenice - Chyňava - Drozdov - Felbabka - Hlásná Třebaň - Hořovice - Hostomice - Hředle - Hudlice - Hvozdec - Hýskov - Jivina - '' Karlštejn'' - '' Komárov'' - Koněprusy - Korno - Kotopeky - Králův Dvůr - Kublov - Lážovice - Lhotka - Libomyšl - '' Liteň'' - Loděnice - Lochovice - Lužce - Malá Víska - Málkov - Měňany - Mezouň - Mořina - Mořinka - Nenačovice - Nesvačily - Neumětely - Nižbor - Nový Jáchymov - Olešn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wratislaw Of Mitrovice
The Wratislaw of Mitrovice or Vratislav of Mitrovice (; ) is a Bohemian nobility, Bohemian noble family. The first mentioned member of the family is Wratislaw, who acquired the estate of Mezno, Mitrovice in 1448. The family gradually gained significance during the 16th century. In the 17th and 18th century, various family members held a number of offices in state administration and diplomacy as well as in the Catholic church. They also built or rebuilt multiple castles and palaces, including the Wratislaws' palace in Prague. After the Communist party of Czechoslovakia 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état, seized power in 1948, the Wratislaws were forced to give up most of their properties. Part of their family emigrated to New Zealand. The other half of the family from Týn nad Vltavou, Koloděje nad Lužnicí emigrated to Canada. Only Dírná Castle was returned to them after the Velvet revolution of 1989 and they own it to this day. History 15th century Wratislaws of Mitrovice are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Městys
Městys (or, unofficially or obsolete, městečko iterally "small town", translated as " market town", is a status conferred on certain municipalities in the Czech Republic, lying in terms of size and importance higher than that of simple ''obec'' (municipality) but lower than that of ''město'' (city, town). Historically, a ''městys'' was a locality that had the right to stage livestock markets (and some other "extraordinary" and annual markets), and it is therefore translated as "market town". The term went out of official use in Czechoslovakia in 1954 but was reintroduced in the Czech Republic in 2006. As of September 2020, there are 228 municipalities on which the status of ''městys'' has been re-admitted. In all cases, these are municipalities that have requested the return of their former title. This title has not been newly awarded to any municipality that would not have it in the past—the law does not even set any specific criteria for it, only procedural competenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, fought primarily in Central Europe between 1618 and 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in History of Europe, European history. An estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died from battle, famine, or disease, while parts of Germany reported population declines of over 50%. Related conflicts include the Eighty Years' War, the War of the Mantuan Succession, the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659), Franco-Spanish War, the Torstenson War, the Dutch-Portuguese War, and the Portuguese Restoration War. The war had its origins in the 16th-century Reformation, which led to religious conflict within the Holy Roman Empire. The 1555 Peace of Augsburg attempted to resolve this by dividing the Empire into Catholic and Lutheran states, but the settlement was destabilised by the subsequent expansion of Protestantism beyond these boundaries. Combined with differences over the limits of imperial authority, religion was thus an important factor in star ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
České Dráhy
České dráhy (English: ''Czech Railways''), often shortened to ČD, is the major Rail transport, railway operator in the Czech Republic providing regional and long-distance services. The company was established in January 1993, shortly after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, as a successor of the Czechoslovak State Railways. It is a member of the International Union of Railways, International Railway Union (UIC Country Code for the Czech Republic is 54), the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies, and the Organization for Cooperation of Railways. With twenty-four thousand employeesAnnual Report of České dráhy, a.s. for the Year 2014, auditor Deloitte Audit s.r.o. ČD Group is the fifth largest Czech company by the number of employees. History In 1827–1836, the Budweis–Linz–Gmunden Horse-Drawn Railway, České Budějovice–Linz railway was built, which was the second Horsecar, horse-drawn railway in continental Europe was established. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zadní Třebaň
Zadní Třebaň is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the 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 south .... It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Demographics References External links * Villages in the Beroun District {{CentralBohemia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lochovice
Lochovice is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Lochovice consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Lochovice (1,109) *Kočvary (15) *Netolice (95) *Obora (161) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Loch, meaning "the village of Loch's people". Geography Lochovice is located about south of Beroun and southwest of Prague. It lies mostly in the Hořovice Uplands, only the southern tip of the municipal territory extends into the Brdy Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Litavka River flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Lochovice is from 1318. For most of its history, it was owned by various less important noble families. In 1574, Lochovice was promoted to a market town by Emperor Maximilian II, but it later lost the title. Demographics Transp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand I Of Austria
Ferdinand I ( 19 April 1793 – 29 June 1875) was Emperor of Austria from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. He was also King of Hungary, King of Croatia, Croatia and King of Bohemia, Bohemia (as Ferdinand V), King of Lombardy–Venetia and holder of other lesser titles (see grand title of the Emperor of Austria). Due to his passive but well-intentioned character, he gained the sobriquet The Benign () or The Benevolent (, Polish: ''Ferdynand Dobrotliwy''). Ferdinand succeeded his father Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I upon his death on 2 March 1835. He was incapable of ruling the empire because of severe epilepsy, so his father, before he died, made a will promulgating that Ferdinand should consult his uncle Archduke Louis of Austria, Archduke Louis on all aspects of internal policy and urged him to be influenced by Klemens Wenzel, Prince von Metternich, Prince Metternich, Austria's Foreign Minister.A. J. P. Taylor, Taylor, A. J. P.: "The Habsburg Monarc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
