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Marefy
Marefy (formerly also ''Marhefy'' and ''Marhéfy'', ) is a village and municipal part of Bučovice, a town in Vyškov District of the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located west of the main town, on the left bank of the Litava river. It has about 400 inhabitants. Etymology The settlement was originally called ''Meierhof'' ("courtyard, large estate"). The abbreviation gave rise to the form ''Marhof'' and from it the Czech name ''Marhofy''. The vowel -e- in the second syllable of the Czech name was taken from the German diminutive ''Marhöffen'' or ''Marhöfel''. Both the German and Czech names were then shortened to ''Marhöf'' and Marefy. History The first mention dates back to 1250, when a manor house was founded on the site of the local school. The next mention is from 1379, when Jan Kropáč from Holštejn placed a seat cushion in Marefy to Ondřej from Nechvalín. This brought the village into the Bučovice estate. Recently in 2018, the building with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bučovice
Bučovice (; ) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Bučovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Bučovice (4,406) * Černčín (359) * Kloboučky (549) * Marefy (372) * Vícemilice (758) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Buček (a shortened form of Budislav or Budivoj). Geography Bučovice is located about south of Vyškov and east of Brno. It lies on the border between the Litenčice Hills and Ždánice Forest. The highest point is the Radlovec hill at above sea level. The Litava River flows through the town. History The first written mention of Bučovice is from 1322. However, a stone church stood here already in the 13th century. In the late 14th century, it was referred to as a market town with vineyards. In the 16th century, Bučovice prospered and developed. The owner of the manor Jan Šembera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Moravian Region
The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, the nation's 2nd largest city. South Moravia is bordered by the South Bohemian Region to the west, Vysočina Region to the north-west, Pardubice Region to the north, Olomouc Region to the north-east, Zlín Region to the east, Trenčín Region, Trenčín and Trnava Regions, Slovakia to the south-east and Lower Austria, Austria to the south. Administrative divisions The South Moravian Region is divided into 7 districts (Czech: ''okres''): There are in total 673 municipalities in the region, of which 49 have the status of towns. There are 21 municipalities with extended powers and 34 municipalities with a delegated municipal office. The region is famous for its Czech wine, wine production. The area around the towns of Mikulov, Znojmo, Velk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Statistical Office
The Czech Statistical Office (abbreviated CSO or CZSO; , abbreviated ''ČSÚ'') is a central state administration authority of the Czech Republic. It is an office independent of the country's government, whose main tasks are the collection, processing and dissemination of statistical data and the organization of elections in the Czech Republic and the population census. History The beginnings of the organized statistical service in Czechoslovakia date to 28 January 1919, when the National Assembly of the Czechoslovak Republic approved the Act on the Statistical Service (No. 49/1919 Coll. of Laws n. "on the organization of the statistical service"). The law defined the newly office called State Statistical Office as a state institution with its rights and obligations. The main task of the office was the collection and publication of basic demographic, social and economic data on the development of Czechoslovak society. Dobroslav Krejčí became the first president of the office. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time of Central, and parts of Western Europe, which is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The UTC offset, time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in several African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: :de:Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Budapest Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Stockholm Time, Rome Time, Prague time, Warsaw Time or Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis per UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2023, all member state of the European Union, member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. The next change to CET is scheduled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyškov District
Vyškov District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vyškov. Administrative division Vyškov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Vyškov (administrative district), Vyškov, Bučovice (administrative district), Bučovice and Slavkov u Brna (administrative district), Slavkov u Brna. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bohaté Málkovice - Bohdalice-Pavlovice - Bošovice - ''Brankovice'' - Bučovice - Chvalkovice (Vyškov District), Chvalkovice - Dětkovice (Vyškov District), Dětkovice - Dobročkovice - Dražovice (Vyškov District), Dražovice - Drnovice (Vyškov District), Drnovice - Drysice - Habrovany (Vyškov District), Habrovany - Heršpice - Hlubočany - Hodějice - Holubice (Vyškov District), Holubice - Hostěrádky-Rešov - H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litava (river)
The Litava (also known as Cézava) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Svratka River. It flows through the South Moravian and Zlín regions. It is long. Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word ''lítá'' (meaning 'fierce', 'wild'), referring to the character of the river. Characteristic The Litava originates in the territory of Chvalnov-Lísky in the Chřiby range at an elevation of and flows to Židlochovice, where it enters the Svratka River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The average discharge at its mouth is . The longest tributaries of the Litava are: Course The most populated settlement on the river is the town of Slavkov u Brna. The river flows through the municipal territories of Chvalnov-Lísky, Zástřizly, Kožušice, Malínky, Brankovice, Nesovice, Nevojice, Bučovice, Křižanovice, Hodějice, Slavkov u Brna, Vážany nad Litavou, Hrušky, Zbýšov, Šaratice, Hostěrádky-Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Language
Czech ( ; ), historically known as Bohemian ( ; ), is a West Slavic language of the Czech–Slovak group, written in Latin script. Spoken by over 12 million people including second language speakers, it serves as the official language of the Czech Republic. Czech is closely related to Slovak, to the point of high mutual intelligibility, as well as to Polish to a lesser degree. Czech is a fusional language with a rich system of morphology and relatively flexible word order. Its vocabulary has been extensively influenced by Latin and German. The Czech–Slovak group developed within West Slavic in the high medieval period, and the standardization of Czech and Slovak within the Czech–Slovak dialect continuum emerged in the early modern period. In the later 18th to mid-19th century, the modern written standard became codified in the context of the Czech National Revival. The most widely spoken non-standard variety, known as Common Czech, is based on the vernacular of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Language
German (, ) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western Europe, Western and Central Europe. It is the majority and Official language, official (or co-official) language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein. It is also an official language of Luxembourg, German-speaking Community of Belgium, Belgium and the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol, as well as a recognized national language in Namibia. There are also notable German-speaking communities in other parts of Europe, including: Poland (Upper Silesia), the Czech Republic (North Bohemia), Denmark (South Jutland County, North Schleswig), Slovakia (Krahule), Germans of Romania, Romania, Hungary (Sopron), and France (European Collectivity of Alsace, Alsace). Overseas, sizeable communities of German-speakers are found in the Americas. German is one of the global language system, major languages of the world, with nearly 80 million native speakers and over 130 mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holštejn
Holštejn is a municipality and village in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Geography Holštejn is located about northeast of Blansko and northeast of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Bílá voda flows through the municipality. The southwestern part of the municipality lies within the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. History The first written mention of Holštejn is from 1349, when Vok I of Holštejn was mentioned. It was a castle and a Městys, market town. In 1550, Holštejn was described as abandoned and only one mill survived. In 1791, the village of Holštejn was established again. Demographics Transport There are no railways or major roads passing through the municipality. Sights The main cultural landmark of Holštejn is the ruin of the Holštejn Castle. The castle was built in the early Gothic style, in 1278 at the latest. During the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nechvalín
Nechvalín is a municipality and village in Hodonín District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Nechvalín lies approximately north of Hodonín, south-east of Brno, and south-east of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Hodonín District Moravian Slovakia {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
