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Toužim
Toužim (; ) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone. Administrative division Toužim consists of 16 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Toužim (2,699) *Bezděkov (45) *Branišov (10) *Dobrá Voda (110) *Dřevohryzy (0) *Kojšovice (69) *Komárov (74) *Kosmová (166) *Lachovice (0) *Luhov (8) *Nežichov (33) *Políkno (27) *Prachomety (55) *Radyně (57) *Smilov (12) *Třebouň (92) Geography Toužim is located about south of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Teplá Highlands. The highest point is the hill Třebouňský vrch at above sea level. The Střela River originates in the municipal territory and flows through the town proper. History The first written mention of Toužim is in a document from 1354, where there was written about the site of a Premonstratensian provostry. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toužim (7)
Toužim (; ) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Toužim consists of 16 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Toužim (2,699) *Bezděkov (45) *Branišov (10) *Dobrá Voda (110) *Dřevohryzy (0) *Kojšovice (69) *Komárov (74) *Kosmová (166) *Lachovice (0) *Luhov (8) *Nežichov (33) *Políkno (27) *Prachomety (55) *Radyně (57) *Smilov (12) *Třebouň (92) Geography Toužim is located about south of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Teplá Highlands. The highest point is the hill Třebouňský vrch at above sea level. The Střela River originates in the municipal territory and flows through the town proper. History The first written mention of Toužim is in a document from 1354, where there was written abo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlovy Vary District
Karlovy Vary District () is a Okres, district in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Karlovy Vary. Administrative division Karlovy Vary District is divided into two Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Karlovy Vary (administrative district), Karlovy Vary and Ostrov (administrative district), Ostrov. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold: Abertamy - Andělská Hora (Karlovy Vary District), Andělská Hora - Bečov nad Teplou - Bochov - Boží Dar - Božičany - Bražec - Březová (Karlovy Vary District), Březová - Černava - Chodov (Karlovy Vary District), Chodov - Chyše - Čichalov - Dalovice (Karlovy Vary District), Dalovice - Děpoltovice - Doupovské Hradiště – Hájek (Karlovy Vary District), Hájek - Horní Blatná - Hory - Hroznětín - Jáchymov - Jenišov - Karlovy Vary - Kolová - Krásné Úd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Erdmann, Duke Of Saxe-Lauenburg
Francis Erdmann of Saxe-Lauenburg ( Theusing, 25 February 1629 – 30 July 1666, Schwarzenbek), was duke of Saxe-Lauenburg between 1665 and 1666. He was the eldest son of Duke Julius Henry and his second wife Elisabeth Sophia of Brandenburg, daughter of John George, Elector of Brandenburg. Marriage In 1654 Francis Erdmann married his half-cousin Sibylle Hedwig of Saxe-Lauenburg (30 July 1625 – 1 August 1703, Ratzeburg), daughter of Duke Augustus. Since their marriage remained without heir Francis Erdmann was succeeded by his half-brother Julius Francis Julius Francis (born 8 December 1964) is a British former professional boxer who participated in many noteworthy boxing matches in the mid 90s and 2000s. In 2007, he also participated in a mixed martial arts bout, having been a former European .... Ancestry Succession box , - 1629 births 1666 deaths Francis Erdmann Francis Erdmann German Bohemian people People from Toužim {{Germany-royal-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Střela
The Střela is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Berounka River. It flows through the Karlovy Vary and Central Bohemian regions. It is long, making it the 22nd longest river in the Czech Republic. Etymology The name means 'missile' in Czech and refers to its fast stream. The river was also once called Lososnice (derived from , i.e. 'salmon'). Characteristic The Střela originates in the territory of Toužim in the Teplá Highlands at an elevation of and flows to Liblín, where it enters the Berounka River at an elevation of . It is long, making it the 22nd longest river in the Czech Republic. Its drainage basin has an area of . The tributaries of the Střela do not include any significant rivers, only smaller streams. The longest tributaries of the Střela are: Settlements There are no significant settlements on the Střela. The most populated settlement is the town of Toužim, where the river originates. The river further flows through the municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Triner
Emil Triner (born 15 March 1961) is a Czech retired professional rally driver. He drove for Škoda Motorsport in the World Rally Championship The World Rally Championship (abbreviated as WRC) is an international rallying series owned and governed by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, FIA. Inaugurated in 1973, it is the oldest FIA world championship after Formula One. E ... in 1993-1997 and 1999. Complete WRC results 2L-MC results IRC results References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Triner, Emil 1961 births Living people World Rally Championship drivers European Rally Championship drivers Czech rally drivers People from Toužim Sportspeople from the Karlovy Vary Region Škoda Motorsport drivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ignaz Friedrich Tausch
Ignaz Friedrich Tausch (29 January 1793, in Theusing – 8 September 1848) was a Bohemian botanist. He studied philosophy, medicine and natural sciences at the University of Prague, becoming an associate professor of economic and technical botany in 1815. He discovered at least eleven species of plants, including ''Rhizobotrya alpina'' and ''Saxifraga hostii''. During his career he worked at the botanical garden of Emanuel Joseph Malabaila von Canal (1745-1826).BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications He was the taxonomic authority of many botanical species. Plants bearing the specific epithet of ''tauschii'' are named in his honor, e.g. '' [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Antonín Sehling
Josef Antonín Sehling (also Seeling, Seling, Sölling; 7 January 1710 – 19 September 1756) was a Bohemian composer and violinist of the baroque period. Life Sehling was born in Toužim (German: Teusing), Western Bohemia. From an early age, he received music lessons from the local cantor, and later completed his education in Prague and Vienna. From 1737, he was second violinist in the Orchestra of St. Vitus Cathedral, and around the same time, he worked as a court musician and composer for Count Morzin at his palace in Prague. In 1740, he became choir director at the Church of Our Lady beneath the Chain in the Malá Strana district of Prague, and at the same time filled in as the choir director at St. Vitus and the Barnabite St. Benedictus. Sehling was a very prolific composer of sacred music, namely arias, masses, requiems, motets and offertoria. Manuscript copies of his works are scattered throughout libraries, among others, in Nymburk, Roudnice nad Labem, Broumov, St. Vit ... [...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] |
Rakovník
Rakovník (, ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Rakovník consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Rakovník I (871) *Rakovník II (14,502) Etymology According to legend, the name was derived from ''rak'' (meaning 'crayfish'), which was eaten here during a famine. Therefore this animal was adopted on the town's coat of arms and flag. However, the name was more likely derived from type of vegetation in wetlands by a stream, which gave the name to the stream and later to the town. Geography Rakovník is located about west of Prague and northeast of Plzeň. It lies in the Rakovník Uplands, on the border of the Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is at above sea level. The stream Rakovnický potok flows through the town. History The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sloup Se Sochou P
Sloup may refer to: Places in the Czech Republic * Sloup (Blansko District), a market town in the South Moravian Region *Sloup, a village and part of Davle in the Central Bohemian Region * Sloup v Čechách, a municipality and village in the Liberec Region ** Sloup Castle People * Jiří Sloup (1953–2017), Czech footballer *Josef Sloup-Štaplík Josef Sloup known as Štaplík (19 December 1897 – 26 October 1954)1897 births">Rudolf Sloup-Štapl">Rudolf was also a footballer. References 1897 births 1954 deaths Czech men's footballers Czechoslovak men's footballers Czechoslov ... (1897–1952), Czech footballer * Rudolf Sloup-Štapl (1895–1936), Czech footballer {{geodis ... [...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] |
Bečov Nad Teplou
Bečov nad Teplou () is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as urban monument zone. Administrative division Bečov nad Teplou consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Bečov nad Teplou (754) *Krásný Jez (84) *Vodná (71) Krásný Jez forms an exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology According to the most probable theory, the initial name of the settlement was Bečkov and the name was derived from the personal name Bečka, meaning "Bečka's (court)". Geography Bečov nad Teplou is located about south of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Slavkov Forest. The highest point is the Besídka hill at above sea level. The Teplá River flows through the town. History The first written mention of the Bečov Castle is from 1317. It was founded by the Lords of Rýzmburk. The settlement of Bečov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
