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Oslov
Oslov is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative division Oslov consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Oslov (249) *Svatá Anna (1) *Tukleky (75) Etymology The village was named after its founder, who was a noble named Osel. The name Osel literally means 'donkey' in Czech. Geography Oslov is located about north of Písek and north of České Budějovice. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on an elevated plateau between the Vltava and Otava rivers, on the shores of the Orlík Reservoir, which is built on both these rivers. The confluence of the Otava and Lomnice is located on the western municipal border. History The first written mention of Oslov is from 1167, when the village was donated to the convent in Doksany. Later it belonged to the Zvíkov estate. D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lomnice (river)
The Lomnice (upstream also called Smolivecký potok and Jesec) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Otava (river), Otava River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian, Plzeň Region, Plzeň and South Bohemian Region, South Bohemian regions. It is long. Etymology The adjective denoted a frequently bending river, but also a stone suitable for quarrying. This could refer to the character of the river bed, which contained gold. Characteristic The Lomnice originates in the territory of Rožmitál pod Třemšínem in the Brdy, Brdy Highlands at an elevation of and flows to Oslov, where it enters the Otava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Lomnice are: Course The most important settlement on the river is the town of Blatná. The river flows through the municipal territories of Rožmitál pod Třemšínem, Hvožďany (Příbram District), Hvožďany, Mladý Smolivec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Písek District
Písek District () is a Okres, district in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Písek. Administrative division Písek District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Písek and Milevsko. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Albrechtice nad Vltavou – ''Bernartice (Písek District), Bernartice'' – Borovany (Písek District), Borovany – Boudy – Božetice – Branice – Cerhonice – Chyšky – Čimelice – Čížová – Dobev – Dolní Novosedly – Dražíč – Drhovle – Heřmaň (Písek District), Heřmaň – Horosedly – Hrazany – Hrejkovice – Jetětice – Jickovice – Kestřany – Kluky (Písek District), Kluky – Kostelec nad Vltavou – Kovářov – Kožlí (Písek District), Kožlí – Králova Lhota (Písek District), Králova Lhota – Křenovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Josef Říha
Martin Josef Říha (11 November 1839, Oslov – 7 February 1907, České Budějovice) was a Czech Roman Catholic clergyman. From 1885 until his death he was bishop of České Budějovice. Sources * * 1839 births 1907 deaths People from Písek District Bishops of České Budějovice 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Austria-Hungary {{Czech-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Červená Railway Bridge
The Červená Railway Bridge () is a railway bridge in the Czech Republic, located on the rail line between Tábor and Písek, over the Orlík Reservoir. It was declared a cultural monument of the Czech Republic in 2021. History The bridge was built in 1886–1889 from steel from the First Czech-Moravian Machine Factory, the largest producer of steel structures in Bohemia at the time. Designed by the engineers Meltzer and Hüsse, it opened on 20 November 1889. It was built without scaffolding, using the balanced cantilever method, first railway bridge in the area built using this method. During its construction, it became the second highest bridge in all of Austria-Hungary. The bridge was the subject of a CIA study in 1950, noting that it was of local strategic importance only. According to the report, the bridge is 500 m long (noting that this length seems exaggerated), with a height of 65–70 m above the river. Since 2021, it has been a cultural monument of the Czech Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otava (river)
The Otava () is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Plzeň Region, Plzeň and South Bohemian Region, South Bohemian regions. It is formed by the confluence of the Vydra (river), Vydra and Křemelná rivers. Together with the Vydra, which is its main source, the Otava is long, making it the List of rivers of the Czech Republic, 13th longest river in the country. Without the Vydra, it is long. Etymology The origin of the name is unclear. The word ''otava'' literally means "second harvest of grass", but the name of the river is probably of pre-Slavic origin and the resemblance to the word ''otava'' is only coincidental. A possible but unproven origin is the Germanic word ''Vatahva'', meaning "quick water". According to one theory, the name of the river is derived from the Celtic languages, Celtic words ''áth a ava'', which meant "river with many Ford (crossing), fords". Characteristic From a water management point of view, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vltava
The Vltava ( , ; ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is commonly referred to as the "Czech national river". Etymology Both the Czech name ' and the German name ' are believed to originate from the old Germanic words ' 'wild water' (compare Latin '). In the ' (872 AD) it is called '; from 1113 AD it is attested as '. In the ' (1125 AD) it is attested for the first time in its Bohemian form, '. Course The Vltava originates by a confluence of two rivers, the Teplá Vltava, which is longer, and the Studená Vltava, originating in Bavaria. From a water management point of view, the Vltava and Teplá Vltava are one river with single numbering of river kilometres. The Teplá Vltava originates in the territory of Kvilda in the Bohemian Forest at an elevation of , on the slope of the Čern� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlastec
Vlastec is a municipality and village in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Vlastec lies approximately north-east of Písek, north-west of České Budějovice, and south 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 .... Administrative division Vlastec consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vlastec (167) *Červený Újezdec (39) *Struhy (18) Demographics References External links * Villages in Písek District {{SouthBohemia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milevsko
Milevsko (; ) is a town in Písek District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Milevsko consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Milevsko (7,632) *Dmýštice (65) *Klisín (20) *Něžovice (45) *Rukáveč (27) *Velká (100) Velká forms an exclave of the municipal territory. Geography Milevsko is located about northeast of Písek and south of Prague. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Tábor Uplands, but the northern part extends into the Vlašim Uplands and includes the highest point of Milevsko, the hill Zběžnice at above sea level. The town is surrounded by several fishponds. History Archeological excavations have shown that the people lived in the area in the Paleolithic times. Other discoveries show occupation in the Bronze Age and the Hallstatt Culture period. During the Migration Period the area was slowly settled by Slavs in the 8th c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zvíkov Castle
Zvíkov (; ), often called "the king of Czech castles",Petr David, Vladimír Soukup, Lubomír Čech, Wonders of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia, pg. 138, Euromedia Group (2004), is a castle in Zvíkovské Podhradí municipality, about north of Písek in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It stands on a difficult-to-access and steep promontory above the Confluence (geography), confluence of the Vltava and Otava (river), Otava rivers. The castle is one of the most important early-Gothic style, Gothic castles in Czech lands. The area was inhabited as early as prehistoric times, when the Celts built a fort here in the 1st century AD. The current castle was built in the first half of the 13th century, most probably on the orders of King Ottokar I of Bohemia, Ottokar I, but the exact date is not known. The first written mention of the castle comes from year 1234 and owned by the King of Bohemia, Kings of Bohemia. History Originally a small complex, the castle was continuou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doksany
Doksany () is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. It is known for the Premonstratensians, Premonstratensian Doksany Convent. Geography Doksany is located about south of Litoměřice, south of Ústí nad Labem and north of Prague. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Lower Ohře Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Ohře River, which forms the western municipal border. Climate Doksany's climate is classified as oceanic climate (Köppen climate classification, Köppen ''Cfb''). Among them, the annual average temperature is , the hottest month in July is , and the coldest month is in January. The annual precipitation is , of which July is the wettest with , while February is the driest with only . The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from on 22 December 1969 to on 20 August 2012. During the June 2019 European heat wave, Doksany bro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlík Reservoir
The Orlík Reservoir () is the largest hydroelectric dam in the Czech Republic. It dams the Vltava River near the village of Solenice, which is near the town of Příbram. The structure is named after Orlík Castle, which is situated a few kilometers above the dam. The dam has four turbines with a nominal capacity of 91 Megawatt, MW each having a total capacity of 364 MW. Sources See also *List of dams and reservoirs in the Czech Republic *List of lakes in the Czech Republic * Dams in the Czech Republic Hydroelectric power stations in the Czech Republic Písek District Příbram District Buildings and structures in the Central Bohemian Region Dams completed in 1961 Reservoirs in the Czech Republic 1961 establishments in Czechoslovakia 20th-century architecture in the Czech Republic {{CzechRepublic-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obec
(, ; plural ) 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 The 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 also composed of one or more municipal parts (), which are usually town quarters or villages. A municipality can have its own flag and coat of arms. Czech Republic Almost the entire area of the Czech Republic is divided into municipalities, with the only exception being military training areas. The smaller mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
