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Újezd U Průhonic
Újezd () is a common Czech toponym, roughly meaning 'around-ridden'. It denotes a settlement newly established in the Middle Ages (usually in woody, previously sparsely populated areas of the country). The boundaries of such portion of land were set by riding on horseback around the location (). Municipalities * Újezd (Beroun District) in the Central Bohemian Region * Újezd (Domažlice District) in the Plzeň Region * Újezd (Olomouc District) in the Olomouc Region * Újezd (Žďár nad Sázavou District) in the Vysočina Region * Újezd (Zlín District) in the Zlín Region * Újezd (Znojmo District) in the South Moravian Region * Újezd nade Mží in the Plzeň Region * Újezd pod Troskami in the Hradec Králové Region * Újezd u Boskovic in the South Moravian Region *Újezd u Brna in the South Moravian Region * Újezd u Černé Hory in the South Moravian Region *Újezd u Chocně in the Pardubice Region * Újezd u Plánice in the Plzeň Region * Újezd u Přelouče in the Pardu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toponym
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''wikt:toponym, toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. ''Toponym'' is the general term for a proper name of any geographical feature, and full scope of the term also includes proper names of all cosmographical features. In a more specific sense, the term ''toponymy'' refers to an inventory of toponyms, while the discipline researching such names is referred to as ''toponymics'' or ''toponomastics''. Toponymy is a branch of onomastics, the study of proper names of all kinds. A person who studies toponymy is called ''toponymist''. Etymology The term ''toponymy'' comes from / , 'place', and / , 'name'. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' records ''toponymy'' (meaning "place name") first appearing in English in 1876 in the context of geographical studies. Since then, ''toponym'' has come to replace the term ''place-name'' in profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Újezd U Svatého Kříže
Újezd u Svatého Kříže is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Újezd u Svatého Kříže lies approximately north of Rokycany, north-east of Plzeň, and west 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 .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Rokycany District {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hřivínův Újezd
Hřivínův Újezd is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Hřivínův Újezd lies approximately south of Zlín and south-east 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 .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Zlín District {{Zlín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horní Újezd (Třebíč District)
Horní Újezd is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Geography Horní Újezd is located about south of Třebíč and southeast of Jihlava. It lies in a mostly agricultural landscape in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Rokytná River flows along the western municipal border. History The first written mention of Újezd is from 1243. It was held by various noble families; among the most notable owners of the village were the Pernštejn family. Újezd was renamed Horní Újezd in the first half of the 19th century to distinguish from Velký Újezd (today part of Kojatice). Demographics Transport The railway line Znojmo–Okříšky Okříšky () is a market town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Etymology According to one theory, the name is derived from the personal name Okřeša or Os ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horní Újezd (Svitavy District)
Horní Újezd is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Horní Újezd lies approximately west of Svitavy, south-east of Pardubice, and east of Prague. Demographics References External links * Villages in Svitavy District {{Pardubice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horní Újezd (Přerov District)
Horní Újezd is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Horní Újezd lies approximately east of Přerov, south-east of Olomouc, and east 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 .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Přerov District {{Olomouc-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drahoňův Újezd
Drahoňův Újezd is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Drahoňův Újezd lies approximately north-east of Rokycany, north-east of Plzeň, and south-west of Prague. History From 1 April 1980 to 31 December 1992, Drahoňův Újezd was a municipal part of Zbiroh Zbiroh () is a town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Zbiroh consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Zbiroh ( .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Rokycany District {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Újezd (Svitavy District)
Dolní Újezd is a municipality and village in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. It is approximately northwest of Svitavy, southeast of Pardubice, and east of Prague. Administrative division Dolní Újezd consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dolní Újezd (1,747) *Jiříkov (93) *Václavky (20) Demographics Paleontology In 1960, a fragment of jawbone of a small-sized Cretaceous marine reptile (mosasaur Mosasaurs (from Latin ''Mosa'' meaning the 'Meuse', and Ancient Greek, Greek ' meaning 'lizard') are an extinct group of large aquatic reptiles within the family Mosasauridae that lived during the Late Cretaceous. Their first fossil remains wer ...) was found here. References External links * Villages in Svitavy District {{Pardubice-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Újezd (Přerov District)
Dolní Újezd is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Dolní Újezd lies approximately north-east of Přerov, east of Olomouc, and east 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 Dolní Újezd consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dolní Újezd (524) *Skoky (337) *Staměřice (291) Demographics References External links * Villages in Přerov District {{Olomouc-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dlouhý Újezd
Dlouhý Újezd () is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants. Dlouhý Újezd lies approximately south of Tachov, west of Plzeň, and west 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 .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Tachov District {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chodský Újezd
Chodský Újezd () is a municipality and village in Tachov District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Chodský Újezd lies approximately north of Tachov, west of Plzeň, and west 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 Chodský Újezd consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Chodský Újezd (383) *Dolní Jadruž (57) *Horní Jadruž (69) *Nahý Újezdec (144) *Neblažov (36) *Štokov (36) *Žďár (38) Demographics References External links * Villages in Tachov District {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Červený Újezd (Prague-West District)
Červený Újezd is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,700 inhabitants. Etymology Újezd is a common Czech toponymy. The attribute ''červený'' means 'red'. Geography Červený Újezd is located about west of Prague. It lies in an agricultural landscape on the border between the Prague Plateau and Křivoklát Highlands. History The first written mention of Červený Újezd is from 1318. Demographics Transport The railway line Prague-Dejvice–Kladno briefly passes through the municipal territory, but there is no train station. Sights In the local part named Hájek is located a pilgrimage site with a Franciscan monastery. The oldest part of the early Baroque complex is a Loretan chapel, built in 1623–1625. The monastery was then added to the chapel in 1663–1681. Hájek is the destination of the pilgrimage starting in Prague-Břevnov. In 2001, an artificial castle was built in Červený ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |