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Polná
Polná () is a town in Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Polná consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Polná (4,472) *Hrbov (278) *Janovice (171) *Nové Dvory (148) *Skrýšov (20) Etymology The name was most likely derived from the word ''pole'', i.e. 'field'. Geography Polná is located about northeast of Jihlava. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at above sea level. The town is situated at the confluence of the Šlapanka River and the stream Ochozský potok. The territory of Polná is rich in fishponds. The largest of them is Peklo, located next to the historic town centre. It was founded in 1479–1482 and has an area of . History Middle Ages Founded in the second half of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilsner Affair
The Hilsner affair (also known as the Hilsner trial, Hilsner case or Polná affair) was a series of Antisemitism, antisemitic trials following an accusation of blood libel against Jews, blood libel against Leopold Hilsner, a History of the Jews in the Czech Republic, Jewish inhabitant of the town of Polná in Bohemia, Austria-Hungary in 1899 and 1900. The affair achieved widespread media publicity at the time, and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, then professor at Charles University, Charles University in Prague also got involved in the case to defend Leopold Hilsner. Hilsner spent 19 years in prison before being pardoned by the Emperor of Austria-Hungary. Background The Anežka Hrůzová murder case Anežka Hrůzová was a 19-year-old Czechs, Czech Catholicism, Catholic girl, living in the village of Věžnička. She worked as a seamstress in Polná, away. On the afternoon of 29 March 1899, she left her place of employment as usual, but did not return to her home. Three days later (1 Apr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jihlava District
Jihlava District () is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Jihlava. Administrative division Jihlava District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Jihlava and Telč. List of municipalities Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Arnolec - '' Batelov'' - Bílý Kámen - Bítovčice - Bohuslavice - Borovná - Boršov - Brtnice - Brtnička - Brzkov - Cejle - Cerekvička-Rosice - Černíč - Čížov - Dlouhá Brtnice - Dobronín - Dobroutov - '' Dolní Cerekev'' - Dolní Vilímeč - Doupě - Dudín - Dušejov - Dvorce - Dyjice - Hladov - Hodice - Hojkov - Horní Dubenky - Horní Myslová - Hostětice - Hrutov - Hubenov - Hybrálec - Jamné - Jersín - Jezdovice - Ježená - Jihlava - Jihlávka - Jindřichovice - Kalhov - Kaliště - '' Kamenice'' - Kamenná - Klatovec - Kněžice - Knínice - Kostelec - Kosteln� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Polna may refer to: *Polná, a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic **Polná Affair, a series of anti-semitic trials around 1900 *Polná (Hazlov), a village in Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic * Polna, Poland, a village in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland * Polna, Russia, a rural locality (a village) in Gdovsky District Gdovsky District () is an administrativeLaw #833-oz and municipalLaw #420-oz district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Pskov Oblast, twenty-four in Pskov Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šlapanka
The Šlapanka is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Sázava (river), Sázava River. It flows through the Vysočina Region. It is long. Etymology The river is named after the village of Šlapanov, located on the middle course of the river. Characteristic The Šlapanka originates in the territory of Kamenice (Jihlava District), Kamenice in the Křižanov Highlands at an elevation of and flows to Havlíčkův Brod, where it enters the Sázava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The average discharge at 4.5 river km is . The longest tributaries of the Šlapanka are: Course The river flows through the municipal territories of Kamenice (Jihlava District), Kamenice, Věžnice (Jihlava District), Vysoké Studnice, Rybné, Kozlov (Jihlava District), Kozlov, Jamné, Ždírec (Jihlava District), Ždírec, Věžnička, Polná, Věžnice (Havlíčkův Brod District), Šlapanov, Vysoká (Havlíčkův Brod District), Vysoká, Barto ... [...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] |
George Of Poděbrady
George of Kunštát and Poděbrady (23 April 1420 – 22 March 1471), also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad (; ), was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, but moderate and tolerant toward the Catholic faith. His rule was marked by great efforts to preserve peace and tolerance between the Hussites and Catholics in the religiously divided Crown of Bohemia – hence his contemporary nicknames: "King of two peoples" () and "Friend of peace" (''přítel míru''). During the 19th century, in period of the so-called Czech National Revival, he began to be praised (even somewhat idealized) as the last Czech national monarch (in terms of ethnic awareness), a great diplomat and a courageous fighter against the domination of the Catholic Church. In modern times he is remembered mainly for his idea and attempt to establish common European Christian institutions, which is now seen as an early historical vision of European unity. Early li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, Hungary, and List of Croatian monarchs, Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II, Archduke of Austria, Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria Anna of Bavaria (born 1551), Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholic Church, Catholics. In 1590, when Ferdinand was 11 years old, they sent him to study at the University of Ingolstadt, Jesuits' college in Ingolstadt because they wanted to isolate him from the Lutheranism, Lutheran nobles. A few months later, his father died, and he inherited Inner Austria–Duchy of Styria, Styria, Duchy of Carinthia, Carinthia, Duchy of Carniola, Carniola and smaller provinces. His cousin, Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, who was the head of the Habsburg family, appointed regents to administer these lands. Ferdinand was installed as the actual ruler of the Inner Austrian provinces in 1596 and 1597. Rudolf II al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franz Von Dietrichstein
Franz Seraph von Dietrichstein (, 22 August 1570 – 19 September 1636), was an Austrian nobleman and cardinal, member of an ancient House of Dietrichstein, was the 1st Prince of Dietrichstein, Archbishop of Olomouc, Governor ( Landeshauptmann) of Moravia. Early life Dietrichstein was born on 22 August 1570 in Madrid, the ninth of 13 children born to Baron Adam von Dietrichstein (1527-1590), the Holy Roman Empire's ambassador to Spain and his wife, Margarita Folch de Cardona, member of the powerful aragonese House of Folch. On his father's side, his great-grandfather was Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, through his natural daughter, Baroness Barbara von Rottal (1500-1550), who married Adam's father, Siegmund Freiherr von Dietrichstein (1484–1533). He studied in Vienna and Prague. Then in 1588, at age 18, he moved to Rome to study at the Collegium Germanicum. While in Rome he befriended Cardinal Ippolito Aldobrandini who was elected pope in 1592 and took the name Pope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
Tomáš () is a Czech name, Czech and Slovak name, Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas (name), Thomas. Tomáš is also a surname (feminine: Tomášová). Notable people with the name include: Given name Sport *Tomáš Berdych (born 1985), Czech tennis player *Tomáš Chorý (born 1995), Czech footballer *Tomáš Cibulec (born 1978), Czech tennis player *Tomáš Čvančara (born 2000), Czech footballer *Tomáš Dvořák (born 1972), Czech athlete *Tomáš Enge (born 1976), Czech motor racing driver *Tomáš Fleischmann (born 1984), Czech ice hockey player *Tomáš Holeš (born 1993), Czech footballer *Tomáš Hübschman (born 1981), Czech footballer *Tomáš Kaberle (born 1978), Czech ice hockey player *Tomáš Klíma (born 1990), Slovak ice hockey player *Tomáš Kopecký (born 1982), Slovak ice hockey player *Tomáš Kramný (born 1973), Czech ice hockey player *Tomáš Kratochvíl (born 1971), Czech race walker *Tomas Mezera (born 1958), Czech-Australian racing driver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Třebíč
Třebíč (; ) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 35,000 inhabitants. The beginnings of the town's history are connected with the establishment of a Benedictines, Benedictine monastery, where the castle is located today. In the age of its expansion, Třebíč was the third most important town in Moravia. The population growth started after World War II. There are several well-known tourist sights in the town. The Jewish quarter (Třebíč), Jewish Quarter and the St. Procopius Basilica in Třebíč, St. Procopius Basilica are listed together as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Třebíč consists of 17 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Borovina (4,735) *Budíkovice (245) *Horka Domky (7,205) *Jejkov (355) *Nové Dvory (12,453) *Nové Město (1,593) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hynek Ptáček Of Pirkenštejn
Hynek is both a Czech masculine given name and a surname. It is a pet form of the name Henry. Notable people with the name include: Surname * J. Allen Hynek (1910–1986), American astronomer, professor, and ufologist * Joel Hynek, visual effects artist who has worked on over 30 films since 1980 Given name * Hynek Berka z Dubé, Bohemian knight and founder of the Berka z Dubé aristocracy line * Hynek Bílek (born 1981), Czech ice dancer * Hynek Bočan (born 1938), Czech film director and screenwriter * Hynek Čermák (born 1973), Czech actor * Hynek Fajmon (born 1968), Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament * Hynek Hromada (1935–2012), Czech sports shooter * Hynek Kmoníček (born 1962), Czech diplomat and politician * Hynek Krušina of Lichtenburg (1392–1454) Hussite commander and governor * Hynek Zohorna (born 1990), Czech ice hockey player * Karel Hynek Mácha Karel Hynek Mácha () (16 November 1810 – 5 November 1836) was a Czechs, Czech Romanticism, r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
