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Ortel
Ortel is a Czech rock band from Plzeň, led by its namesake, Tomáš Ortel. Founded in 2002, the band has been prone to controversy, and they have been variously described in the media as xenophobic, racist, even Neo-Nazi, based on their image and message. In 2015 and 2016, they won second place in the Best Group category of the Český slavík awards. As of , they have released ten studio albums. History Tomáš Ortel (born Tomáš Hnídek) founded the group in 2002 after leaving the neo-Nazi band Conflict 88. According to his own statements, his motivation for launching the project was dissatisfaction with events following the 1989 Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia. He has stated that the band, while non-political, expresses patriotic sentiments, and he has denied any connection with neo-Nazism. After its founding, Ortel remained an obscure group until their song "Hadr" was selected as the anthem for the Czech Workers' Party. The group rose to prominence due to their react ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Český Slavík
Český slavík () is an award meant to recognize outstanding achievement and annual popularity in the Czech music industry. It was established in 1996 as the successor to the Zlatý slavík awards, which were established in 1962 in Czechoslovakia by the magazine '' Mladý svět'' and continued until 1991. From 1999 to 2017, the award was sponsored by the mineral water Mineral water is water from a mineral spring that contains various minerals, such as salts and sulfur compounds. It is usually still, but may be sparkling ( carbonated/ effervescent). Traditionally, mineral waters were used or consumed at t ... bottling company Mattoni and hence officially known as Český slavík Mattoni. In 2018, the award was cancelled due to vote manipulation in favor of the controversial group Ortel the previous year. In 2021, the event was revived with the support of entrepreneur Karel Janeček. A year later, the award came under the ownership of TV Nova. Český slavík prize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Cristo
Ben da Silva Cristóvão (born 8 June 1987), known professionally as Ben Cristovao or Benny Cristo, is a Czech singer. He was nominated to represent the Czech Republic in the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam, after winning the national round with the song " Kemama". After the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Czech Television confirmed that Cristo would instead represent the nation in the 2021 contest. Cristo sings in both Czech and English. Music career In 2009, Benny Cristo was one of the finalists on the talent show '' Česko Slovenská SuperStar''. The experiences gained in this show motivated him to focus on his singing career. In 2010, he released his debut album, ''Definitely Different''. A year later, his second studio album, called ''Benny Cristo'', came out. It contains two collaborations with Monika Bagárová, another contestant from ''Česko Slovenská SuperStar''. In 2013, Cristo was nominated for the Český slavík award in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plzeň
Plzeň (), also known in English and German as Pilsen (), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about west of Prague, at the confluence of four rivers: Mže, Úhlava, Úslava and Radbuza, together forming the Berounka River. Founded as a royal city in the late 13th century, Plzeň became an important town for trade on routes linking Bohemia with Bavaria. By the 14th century it had grown to be the third largest city in Bohemia. The city was besieged three times during the 15th-century Hussite Wars, when it became a centre of resistance against the Hussites. During the Thirty Years' War in the early 17th century the city was temporarily occupied after the Siege of Plzeň. In the 19th century, the city rapidly industrialised and became home to the Škoda Works, which became one of the most important engineering companies in Austria-Hungary and later ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pipes And Pints
Pipes and Pints are a Celtic punk band from Prague, Czech Republic which formed in 2006. Their sound combines punk rock with Highland bagpipes. Their album ''Found & Lost'' won best album in the Punk and Hardcore category at the 2012 Anděl Awards The Anděl Awards () is a Czech music award ceremony organized by the Czech Academy of Popular Music. History It is a successor to the Annual Czechoslovak Music Award (Czech: ''Výroční československé hudební ceny'') established in 1991 .... Members ;Current members * Vojta Kalina – Highland bagpipes, vocals * Ivo "Rafan" Traxmandl – guitar, vocals * Lukas Vincour –Drums, vocals * Travis O'Neill – lead vocals * Ondra Balvin – bass, vocals ;Former members * Michael "Syco Mike" Robert House – lead vocals (2008–2016) Discography Studio albums *'' Until We Die'' - Unrepentant Records/Wolverine Records - 2009-2014 / Fly High Booking - 2015-now *'' Found & Lost'' - Supraphon Records/People Like You Records - 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (river), Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and was a historical co-capital city of Moravia, before having been occupied by the Military of the Swedish Empire, Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, Holy Trinity Column was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its quintessential Baroque architecture, Baroque style and symbolic value. Administrative division Olomouc consists of 26 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Olomouc (13,446) *Bělidla (834) *Černovír (1,010) *Chomoutov (1,070) *Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav (; ) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera (river), Jizera River. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region. It is a major centre of the Czech automotive industry thanks to the Škoda Auto company and therefore the centre of Czech industry as a whole. The city was named after Duke Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Boleslaus II, who founded a Gord (archaeology), gord here. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Mladá Boleslav consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Mladá Boleslav I (1,237) *Mladá Boleslav II (26,057) *Mladá Boleslav III (9,409) *Mladá Boleslav IV (857) *Bezděčín (356) *Čejetice (1,145) *Čejetičky (1,094) *Chrást (260) *Debř (912) *Jemníky (187) *Mic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krabčice
Krabčice () is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem 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. Administrative division Krabčice consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Krabčice (436) *Rovné (400) *Vesce (86) Geography Krabčice is located about southeast of Litoměřice and north of Prague. It lies in the Lower Ohře Table, in the Polabí lowlands. The highest point is a contour line at the northern slope of the Říp Mountain at above sea level. History The first written mention of Krabčice is from 1226, when Matěj and Václav Nemoj from the Vršovci family gave the land to the monastery in Doksany. However, it was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Říp
Říp (; ) is a high solitary hill in the Lower Ohře Table in the Czech Republic. It is located southeast of Litoměřice. According to national legend, it is the place where the first Czechs settled. The mountain and the rotunda on its top are protected as a national cultural monument. Říp, being visible from great distance, has always been an important orientation point in the Bohemian scenery and has attracted attention since the oldest times. Geomorphology In terms of geomorphological division, Říp is located in a flatland of the Lower Ohře Table within the Central Bohemian Table macroregion, and is the highest peak of this entire macroregion. Geology Geologically, Říp is the erosional remnant of a late Oligocene volcano and is composed of basalt nephelites containing olivine granules, amphibole, leucite and – among others – magnetite, so a local magnetic anomaly can even be observed there by the compass. Nature The hill was bare until 1879 when Mořic L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Láska (politician)
Václav Láska (born 4 August 1974) is a Czech politician and head of the Senator 21 party, which he founded in 2017. He was elected to the Czech Senate during the 2020 election. Láska ran as independent with the support of Czech Pirate Party. Besides his political career he is a barrister, former police investigator and chairman of the board of Transparency International. Biography Láska was born on 4 August 1974 in Rakovník. He worked in the ranks of the Police of the Czech Republic from the age of 18. He started as a rank-and-file police officer in the district department, later worked as an assistant investigator and then an investigator at the Regional Investigation Office, specializing in economic crime. In 1999, he joined the Office of Financial Crime and State Protection (ÚFKOS), where he led investigations related to IPB and the Harvard funds. After the demise of ÚFKOS in 2003, he left the ranks of the police, briefly worked in the field of economic consulting, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Štěch
Milan Štěch (born 13 November 1953 in České Budějovice) is a Czech social-democratic politician and former trade union leader who served as the President of the Senate of the Czech Republic from 2010 to 2018 and was Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or Legislative chamber, chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the Ancient Rome, ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior ... from Pelhřimov from 1996 to 2020. From 2008 to 2010, he served as Vice-President of the Senate. Since 14 November 2018 he has been Vice-President of the Senate of the Czech Republic again. He was a member of Czechoslovakian Communist Party, (between 1978 and 1989) Civic Forum (1989 – ?) and since 1997 he has been a member of Czech Social Democratic Party. References External links Official website 1953 births Living people Czech trade unionists Politicians from České Budějovice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
President Of The Senate Of The Czech Republic
The president of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic () is the Speaker (politics), presiding officer of the Senate of the Czech Republic, Senate, the upper house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and also the second-highest-ranking official of the Czech Republic, after the President of the Czech Republic, president. The position is provided for by Article 29 of the Constitution of the Czech Republic. The Senate elects one of its members as president at the start of each new term, or whenever the position is vacant. As a custom, the strongest party in the Senate usually chooses the president. See also *Senate of the Czech Republic *List of presidents of the Senate of the Czech Republic External links Profile of Miloš Vystrčil at the Senate official website Presidents of the Senate of the Czech Republic, * {{CzechRepublic-gov-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Počátky
Počátky () is a town in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. It is situated on both sides of the historical Bohemian-Moravian border. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Počátky consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Počátky (2,301) *Heřmaneč (17) *Horní Vilímeč (41) *Léskovec (25) *Prostý (31) *Vesce (90) Etymology There are springs of many watercourses in the area of Počátky. The name Počátky (literally 'beginnings' in Czech) refers to the beginnings of rivers. Geography Počátky is located about south of Pelhřimov and southwest of Jihlava. It lies in the Křemešník Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Počátecký potok flows through the town. The territory of Počátky is rich in fishponds; t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
