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Rájec-Jestřebí
Rájec-Jestřebí () is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. Administrative division Rájec-Jestřebí consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Rájec (2,349) *Jestřebí (958) *Holešín (210) *Karolín (88) Geography Rájec-Jestřebí is located about north of Blansko and north of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is the hill Spálená hora at above sea level. The town is situated at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava River and the Býkovka Stream. History The first written mention of Rájec is in a deed of Roman Catholic Diocese of Olomouc, Olomouc bishop Jindřich Zdík from 1141. There were two 13th-century castles that were probably destroyed in the struggles between Margrave Jobst of Moravia and his brother Prokop of Moravia, Prokop. It the 14th century, they were referred to as ruins. The first written mention o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blansko District
Blansko District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Blansko. Administrative division Blansko District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Blansko (administrative district), Blansko and Boskovice (administrative district), Boskovice. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Adamov (Blansko District), Adamov - Bedřichov (Blansko District), Bedřichov - Benešov (Blansko District), Benešov - Blansko - Borotín (Blansko District), Borotín - Bořitov - Boskovice - Brťov-Jeneč - Bukovina (Blansko District), Bukovina - Bukovinka - Býkovice - ''Černá Hora (Blansko District), Černá Hora'' - Černovice (Blansko District), Černovice - Cetkovice - Chrudichromy - Crhov - Deštná (Blansko District), Deštná - Dlouhá Lhota (Blansko District), Dlouhá L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Horálek
Milan Horálek (27 November 1931 in Rájec-Jestřebí – 13 November 2012) was a Czech economist and politician. He served as the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of the former Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ... from 1990 to 1992. Horálek died on 13 November 2012, at the age of 80. References 1931 births 2012 deaths People from Blansko District Communist Party of Czechoslovakia politicians Government ministers of Czechoslovakia Civic Movement Government ministers Czechoslovak economists Prague University of Economics and Business alumni {{CzechRepublic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rájec Nad Svitavou Castle
Rájec nad Svitavou Castle (, ) is an early Neoclassical aristocratic residence in the South Moravian Region, Czech Republic. Geography The castle is located in the village of Rájec (part of Rájec-Jestřebí), about north of Blansko and north of Brno. The Svitava River, included in the castle's name, flows about west of the castle. History On the site of today's castle stood a medieval castle, which was likely destroyed by the end of the 14th century. In 1570, Bernhard Drnovský von Drnovice built a Renaissance castle on its site, which was destroyed by fire in 1746. The then owners moved to Sloup and sold the property to Count Anton Josef von Salm-Reifferscheidt in 1763. In the same year, Salm-Reifferscheidt began construction of the current castle and established the headquarters of the Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz line here. After the Czech Constitutional Court confirmed the Czechoslovak citizenship of Hugo, 5th Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Raitz, who died in Rájec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svitava (river)
The Svitava () is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Svratka (river), Svratka River. It flows through the Pardubice Region, Pardubice and South Moravian Region, South Moravian regions. It is long. Etymology The river's name referred to its clear water and was derived from ''svítat'', which meant "[be] clear" in Old Czech. The river is first documented in 1125 in ''Chronica Boemorum''. Characteristic The Svitava originates in the territory of Svitavy in the Svitavy Uplands at an elevation of and flows to Brno, where it enters the Svratka River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Svitava are: Settlements The river valley is densely populated and there are many relatively notable settlements on the river. Apart from the city of Brno, the most significant towns on the river are Blansko and Svitavy, named after the river. The river flows through the municipal territories of Svitavy, Hradec nad S ... [...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] |
Prokop Of Moravia
Prokop of Moravia, or Prokop of Luxembourg (; ; c. 1358 – 24 September 1405), a member of the House of Luxembourg, was junior Margrave of Moravia from 1375 until his death in 1405 and the provincial governor of the kingdom. Biography Prokop was born circa 1358 in the Moravian town of Brno. He was the third son of Margrave John Henry and Margaret of Opava. Upon his father's death in 1375, his eldest brother Jobst was confirmed as Margrave and Lord of Moravia, while Prokop and his brother John Sobieslaw received the title of "junior margraves". The brothers soon started the so-called Moravian Margrave Wars, fueled by disputes over inheritance and the destabilizing situation after the death of their uncle Charles IV in 1378. Jobst and Prokop ruled Moravia together at that time and participated in the joint efforts of the Luxembourg dynasty to obtain the Polish and Hungarian crowns. They financially supported their cousin Sigismund of Luxembourg in obtaining the Hungarian c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cultural Monument (Czech Republic)
The cultural monuments of the Czech Republic ( Czech: ''kulturní památka'') are protected properties (both real and movable properties) designated by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. Cultural monuments that constitute the most important part of the Czech cultural heritage may be declared national cultural monuments ( Czech: ''národní kulturní památka'') by a regulation of the Government of the Czech Republic. The government may also proclaim a territory, whose character and environment are determined by a group of immovable cultural monuments or archaeological finds, as a whole, as a monument reservation. The Ministry of Culture may proclaim a territory of a settlement with a smaller number of cultural monuments, a historical environment or part of a landscape area that displays significant cultural values as a monument zone. As of 2019, there are 14 Czech cultural monuments on the World Heritage List. Proclaiming Objects as Cultural Monuments The criter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Saints Church (Rajec-Jestrebi)2
All or ALL may refer to: عرص Biology and medicine * Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a cancer * Anterolateral ligament, a ligament in the knee * ''All.'', taxonomic author abbreviation for Carlo Allioni (1728–1804), Italian physician and professor of botany Language * All, an indefinite pronoun in English * All, one of the English determiners * Allar language of Kerala, India (ISO 639-3 code) * Allative case (abbreviated ALL) Music * All (band), an American punk rock band ** ''All'' (All album), 1999 * ''All'' (Descendents album) or the title song, 1987 * ''All'' (Horace Silver album) or the title song, 1972 * ''All'' (Yann Tiersen album), 2019 * "All" (song), by Patricia Bredin, representing the UK at Eurovision 1957 * "All (I Ever Want)", a song by Alexander Klaws, 2005 * "All", a song by Collective Soul from ''Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid'', 1994 Sports * All (tennis) * American Lacrosse League (1988) * Arena Lacrosse League, Canada * Australian Lacrosse L ... [...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] |
Letovice
Letovice () is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Letovice consists of 17 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Letovice (4,210) *Babolky (50) *Chlum (49) *Dolní Smržov (112) *Jasinov (96) *Kladoruby (214) *Klevetov (29) *Kněževísko (35) *Kochov (92) *Lhota (55) *Meziříčko (190) *Novičí (82) *Podolí (83) *Slatinka (71) *Třebětín (1,008) *Zábludov (102) *Zboněk (126) Geography Letovice is located about north of Blansko and north of Brno. It lies mostly in the Boskovice Furrow. The highest point is the hill Ve Vrších at above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Svitava (river), Svitava River, at its confluence with the Křetínka River. West of the town is the Křetínka#Bodies of water, Letovice Reservoir, built on the Křetínka. History The first written mention of Letovice is from 1145. Demographics Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expulsion Of Germans From Czechoslovakia
The expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after World War II was part of a broader series of Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950), evacuations and deportations of Germans from Central and Eastern Europe during and after World War II. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, the Czech resistance groups demanded the deportation of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia. The decision to deport the Germans was adopted by the Czechoslovak government-in-exile which, beginning in 1943, sought the support of the Allies of World War II, Allies for this proposal.Československo-sovětské vztahy v diplomatických jednáních 1939–1945. Dokumenty. Díl 2 (červenec 1943 – březen 1945). Praha. 1999. () However, a formal decision on the expulsion of the German population was not reached until 2 August 1945, at the conclusion of the Potsdam Conference#Agreements, Potsdam Conference. In the months following the end of the war, "wild" expulsions happened from May until August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Salm
The House of Salm was an ancient Lotharingian noble family originating from Salmchâteau in the Ardennes (present-day Belgium) and ruling Salm. The dynasty is above all known for the experiences of the Upper Salm branch which came to be located at Château de Salm in the Vosges mountain range and over time came to rule over a principality whose capital was Badonviller then Senones. History The noble family possibly descended from Count Palatine Wigeric of Lotharingia (d. before 923), the founder of the House of Ardenne. His presumable son Sigfried (d. 997) appeared as first Count of Luxembourg about 950. Sigfried's grandson Giselbert (d. 1059), is documented as a Count of Salm in 1036 and as Count of Luxembourg in 1047. When he divided his estates among his heirs, his younger son Hermann received the County of Salm and thereby became the progenitor of the comital dynasty. During the Great Saxon Revolt, he even was elected German anti-king in opposition to King Henry IV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
