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Kraj
A '' Kraj'' ( ''kraje'') is the highest-level administrative unit in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. For lack of other English expressions, the Slavic term is often translated as "province", "region", or "territory", although it approximately means "(part of) country", or "(part of) countryside". A ''kraj'' is subdivided into ''okresy'' ("districts"). The first ''kraje'' were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. ''Kraje'' were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements. In Russia nine of the 85 federal subjects are called krais (, ''kraya''), coequal to oblasts. The toponym Krajina refers to several historical regions in Slavic countries. Kraje in the Czech Republic Kraje in Slovakia Toponymy Kraj is also found as a toponym outside of Czech- and Slovak-speaking areas. * Almaški ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krajina
Krajina () is a Slavic languages, Slavic toponym, meaning 'country' or 'march (territory), march'. The term is related to ''kraj'' or ''krai'', originally meanings ''land'', ''country'' or ''edge''Rick Derksen (2008), ''Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon'', Brill: Leiden-Boston, page 244 and today denoting a region or province, usually remote from urban centers. Etymology The Serbo-Croatian word ''krajina'' derives from Proto-Slavic *''krajina'', derived from *''krajь'', related to *''krojiti'' 'to cut';''*krajina'' in Oleg Trubačóv (ed.) (1974–), ''Этимологический словарь славянских языков'' [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages], Moscow: Nauka, volume 12, pages 87-88 the original meaning of ''krajina'' thus seems to have been 'place at an edge, fringe, borderland', as reflected in the meanings of Church Slavonic , '. In Old East Slavic: Ѹкраина/Ꙋкраина, romanized: Oukraina [uˈkrɑjinɑ]) appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraj Gornji
A '' Kraj'' ( ''kraje'') is the highest-level administrative unit in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. For lack of other English expressions, the Slavic term is often translated as " province", "region", or " territory", although it approximately means "(part of) country", or "(part of) countryside". A ''kraj'' is subdivided into '' okresy'' ("districts"). The first ''kraje'' were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. ''Kraje'' were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements. In Russia nine of the 85 federal subjects are called krais (, ''kraya''), coequal to oblasts. The toponym Krajina refers to several historical regions in Slavic countries. Kraje in the Czech Republic Kraje in Slovakia Toponymy Kraj is also found as a toponym outside of Czech- and Slovak-speaking areas. * Alma� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Bohemia
The Kingdom of Bohemia (), sometimes referenced in English literature as the Czech Kingdom, was a History of the Czech lands in the High Middle Ages, medieval and History of the Czech lands, early modern monarchy in Central Europe. It was the predecessor state of the modern Czech Republic. The Kingdom of Bohemia was an Imperial State in the Holy Roman Empire. The List of Bohemian monarchs, Bohemian king was a prince-elector of the empire. The kings of Bohemia, besides the region of Bohemia itself, also ruled other Lands of the Bohemian Crown, lands belonging to the Bohemian Crown, which at various times included Moravia, Silesia, Lusatia, and parts of Saxony, Brandenburg, and Bavaria. The kingdom was established by the Přemyslid dynasty in the 12th century by the Duchy of Bohemia, later ruled by the House of Luxembourg, the Jagiellonian dynasty, and from 1526 the House of Habsburg and its successor, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Numerous kings of Bohemia were also elected Hol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Kraj
Rudolf Kraj () (born 5 December 1977 in Mělník, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech boxer. Amateur He won the silver medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He lost to Aleksandr Lebziak in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ... losing to another Russian, the eventual winner Evgeny Makarenko. He won 170 out of 200 amateur matches. Olympic results **1st round bye **Defeated Olanda Anderson (United States) 13–12 **Defeated Jegbefumer Albert (Nigeria) 8–7 **Defeated Andriy Fedchuk (Ukraine) 11–7 **Lost to Aleksandr Lebziak (Russia) 6–20 Professional Kraj began his professional career in 2005 in Germany and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Almaški Kraj
Almaški Kraj () is an urban neighborhood of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. It is situated between the Almaška church and the Saborna church and includes parts of the Podbara, Salajka and Stari Grad neighborhoods. There is a cemetery nearby by the same name -- Almaški cemetery. History and culture It was settled in 1718 by Serb families from the village Almaš, who thus named this part of the city ''Almaški Kraj'' ("the Almaš quarter"). The Almaš Orthodox church was built here in 1797. It is the largest Orthodox church in Novi Sad. The oldest cultural-scientific institution of Serbia, Matica srpska, is also located in Almaški Kraj. See also * Neighborhoods of Novi Sad This is a list of the neighbourhoods and suburbs of Novi Sad. Neighbourhoods on the left bank of the Danube * Stari Grad * Liman (Liman I, Liman II, Liman III, Liman IV) * Podbara * Salajka * Rotkvarija *Banatić * Sajmište * Grbavica * ... * Almaš References *Jovan Mirosavljević, Brevijar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraj, Split-Dalmatia County
Kraj is a settlement in the Municipality of Dicmo, Croatia, and its administrative center. In 2021, its population was 689. Kraj consists of the hamlets of Brda, Grubuša Velika, Kraj Osoje, Kraj Sušci and Križice. The village houses the parish church of the Dicmo Donje parish, dedicated to Saint James the Apostle and Saint Anne, built in the Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended t ... style in 1934. The old parish church is located at the cemetery and was built sometime before 1709. One of the stations of the Split–Sinj railway was in Kraj from 1902 to 1962. In 2024, a theme park was dedicated to the railway next to the old cut-stone station building. Demographics References Populated places in Split-Dalmatia County {{SplitDalmatia- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marija Gorica
Marija Gorica () is a municipality in western Zagreb County of Croatia on the border with Slovenia. History The name of the settlement is derived from the patron saint of the parish church, which is dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ''Marija'' is a Croatian form of the name Mary (given name), Mary, while ''Gorica'' means "hill" (and particularly wine-growing hills). The church was founded in the 16th century as a Franciscan monastery, and its first patron saint had been Saint Peter. The change of patronage happened in the second half of the 17th century, when a statue of the Virgin from the church altar became famous for its supposed healing powers. Fossilized teeth of the extinct Proboscidea, proboscid ''Deinotherium'' (also depicted on the municipal coat of arms) have been found in Marija Gorica. One of the most prolific writers of Croatian Realism, Ante Kovačić was born in the neighboring village of Bila Gorica, and started his schooling in the element ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerovski Kraj
Gerovski Kraj is a village in western Croatia located in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Primorje – Gorski Kotar County (, ) is a Counties of Croatia, county in western Croatia, most of it based in the historical and cultural region called Croatia proper and some of it in Istria, including the Bay of Kvarner, the surrounding Northe .... It is connected by the D32 highway. Sports Beginning in 2013, the 7 stage long Cycling Trail of Gorski Kotar () passes through Gerovski Kraj. References Populated places in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County {{PrimorjeGorskiKotar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Končarev Kraj
Končarev Kraj is a village in central Croatia, in the municipality of Plitvička Jezera, Lika-Senj County. It is connected by the D1 highway. It is a birthplace of Rade Končar, Croatian Serb antifascist, communist and People's Hero of Yugoslavia. Demographics : Notable natives and residents * Rade Končar (1911–1942) - antifascist, communist and People's Hero of Yugoslavia The Order of the People's Hero or the Order of the National Hero ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Orden narodnog heroja, Oрден народног хероја; , ), was a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav gallantry medal, the ... References Populated places in Lika-Senj County Serb communities in Croatia {{LikaSenj-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krai
A krai or kray (; , , ''kraya'') is one of the types of federal subjects of modern Russia, and was a type of geographical administrative division in the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR. Etymologically, the word is related to the verb "" (''kroit'''), "to cut". Historically, krais were vast territories located along the periphery of the Russian state, since the word ''krai'' also means ''border'' or ''edge'', i.e., ''a place of the cut-off''. In English the term is often translated as "territory". , the administrative usage of the term is mostly traditional, as some oblasts also fit this description and there is no difference in constitutional legal status in Russia between the krais and the oblasts. See also * Krais of the Russian Empire * Krais of Russia * Governorate-General (Russian Empire), a general term for Krais, Oblasts, and special city municipalities in the Russian Empire *Oblast ;Foreign terms (in relation to the Russian "Krai") with similar designation *K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraj, Pašman
Kraj is a village located in the southeast part of the island of Pašman, 3 km south of the village of Pašman, Zadar County, Pašman, 300 m from the coast of the Pašman Channel in Dalmatia, Croatia. The village features a Gothic architecture, Gothic Franciscan monastery with a church from 1392. The gate leading to the monastery yard was restored in Baroque style in 1669. The church was also reconstructed in Baroque style, and at the front is a Renaissance relief of St. Jerome from 1554. References Sources * Populated places in Zadar County Pašman {{Zadar-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Srednji Kraj
Barajevo ( sr-Cyrl, Барајево, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2022 census results, the municipality has a population of 26,431 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the lower northern part of Šumadija, southeast of the Belgrade, with an elevation spanning from 140 meters to 364 meters. Most of the municipal territory belongs to the drainage area of the Turija river, right tributary of the Peštan river, which in turn flows into the Kolubara, thus whole area geographically gravitates to the Kolubara region. The cultural festival, "Barlet" (Barajevo summer) is held annually in Barajevo. History Barajevo got the status of municipality in 1956 and immediately became administratively part of the wider Belgrade area. In 1957, a nearby municipality of Beljina was annexed to Barajevo, and in 1960 Umka municipality has been divided between Čukarica and Barajevo (villages of Meljak and Vranić). The settlement of Barajevo is still statisticall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
