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Úpice Kostel Sv
Úpice () is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Úpice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Úpice (4,992) *Radeč (346) Etymology The name is a diminutive form of Úpa. Geography Úpice is located about southeast of Trutnov and northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level. The Úpa River flows through the town. History It is proven that Úpice existed already in the 11th century, however the first written mention is from 1358. It was a small town until the second half of the 19th century, when the textile and machinery industries developed. In 1975, the village of Radeč was joined to Úpice. Demographics Economy The largest employer based in the town is Kasper Kovo, a metal processor. Transport The I/14 road (the section from Trutnov to Náchod) passes ... [...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] |
Náchod
Náchod (; ) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It is known both as a tourist destination and centre of industry. The historic town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Náchod consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Náchod (12,128) *Babí (635) *Běloves (1,306) *Bražec (257) *Dobrošov (113) *Jizbice (246) *Lipí (402) *Malé Poříčí (246) *Pavlišov (194) *Staré Město nad Metují (3,534) Etymology The name is derived from the Old Czech word ''náchod'', i.e. 'place of arrival' (here meaning "the place where one arrives into the land" in connection with the land gate that was located here). Geography Náchod is located about northeast of Hradec Králové, on the border with Poland. It lies in the northern tip of the Orlické Foothil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piechowice
Piechowice is a town in Karkonosze County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Jelenia Góra, and west of the regional capital Wrocław. , the town has a population of 6,194. History The area became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. Initially it was administratively part of the Wleń castellany. It was first mentioned in a document of the Wrocław cathedral chapter from 1305, when it was part of fragmented Piast dynasty, Piast-ruled Poland. During the Thirty Years' War, Czechs, Czech Protestant refugees founded the present-day district of Michałowice, Piechowice, Michałowice. In 1891, a rail connection with Jelenia Góra was opened, and in 1902 a rail connection to Szklarska Poręba and Harrachov was opened. During World War II, the Germans operated three Forced labour under German rule during World War II, forced labour camps in the town. The first camp was established in the winter of 1941–1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister City
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept Throughout history, many cities have participated in various cultural exchanges and similar activities that might resemble a sister-city or twin-city relationship, but the first officially documented case of such a relationship was a signed agreement between the leaders of the cities of Toledo, Ohio and Toledo, Spain in 1931. However, the modern concept of town twinning appeared during the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Sacher
Richard Sacher (1 September 1942 – 27 February 2014) was a Czech politician and civil servant. He was the first post-Communist Interior Minister of Czechoslovakia for a year. He served from 1989 through 1990. He was also a member of the federal assembly for two years. In 2000, Sacher ran for the Senate, but lost the election. Sacher died on 27 February 2014 in a hospice in Červený Kostelec, Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ..., aged 71. References 1947 births 2014 deaths Ministers of the interior of Czechoslovakia KDU-ČSL politicians Czechoslovak politicians Czech politicians People from Trutnov District Charles University alumni {{CzechRepublic-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Čapek
Karel Čapek (; 9 January 1890 – 25 December 1938) was a Czech writer, playwright, critic and journalist. He has become best known for his science fiction, including his novel '' War with the Newts'' (1936) and play '' R.U.R.'' (''Rossum's Universal Robots'', 1920), which introduced the word ''robot''.Oxford English Dictionary: robot n2 He also wrote many politically charged works dealing with the social turmoil of his time. Influenced by American pragmatic liberalism, he campaigned in favor of free expression and strongly opposed the rise of both fascism and communism in Europe. Though nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature seven times, Čapek never received it. However, several awards commemorate his name, such as the Karel Čapek Prize, awarded every other year by the Czech PEN Club for literary work that contributes to reinforcing or maintaining democratic and humanist values in society. He also played a key role in establishing the Czechoslovak PEN Club as a part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Čapek
Josef Čapek (; 23 March 1887 – April 1945) was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and a poet. He invented the word "robot", which was introduced into literature by his brother, Karel Čapek. Life Čapek was born in Hronov, Bohemia (Austria-Hungary, later Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) in 1887. First a painter of the Cubist school, he later developed his own playful, minimalist style. He collaborated with his brother Karel on a number of plays and short stories; on his own, he wrote the utopian play ''Land of Many Names'' and several novels, as well as critical essays in which he argued for the art of the unconscious, of children, and of 'savages'. He was named by his brother as the true inventor of the term ''robot''. As a cartoonist, he worked for ''Lidové noviny,'' a newspaper based in Prague. His illustrated stories ''Povídání o Pejskovi a Kočičce'' (English translation as ''The Adventures of Puss and Pup'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philipp Oberländer
Philipp Jakob Oberländer (30 November 1875 – 3 March 1911) was a Czech big game hunter, traveller and trophy hunter. Born in a family of industrialists in Úpice, he made several expeditions around the world before he was killed by a cape buffalo in a hunting accident in the Sudan. Life and work Oberländer was born in Úpice, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary to the German speaking Jewish industrialist family of Moritz Jakob (1831–1905) and Marie née Morawetz. The family owned a number of spinning mills. He took an interest in travel and adventure, becoming a pioneer of aviation in Bohemia. He supported the aviation pioneer Jan Kašpar and supported collecting expeditions including that of Rudolf Grauer (1870–1927). In 1903 he made a hunting expedition to India and Sri Lanka. In 1905 he went to the Americas. In 1906 he visited southeast Africa. In 1909 he visited Greenland along with Rudolf Kmunke (1866–1918) and Ludwig von Lorenz-Liburnau (1856–1943). In 1911, he was headi ... [...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] |
Petr Brandl
Petr Brandl (Peter Johannes Brandl or Jan Petr Brandl) (24 October 1668 – 24 September 1735) was a Czech painter of the late Baroque in the bilingual Kingdom of Bohemia. Brandl was the sixth child in a Czech-German family. His father, Michal Brandl, worked as a tailor and was of German ancestry. His mother, Alžběta Hrbková, was Czech from a peasant family in the south Bohemian village of Přestanice (now part of Hlavňovice).“Petr Brandl: A leading Baroque painter in Bohemia,” Tracy A. Burns, https://www.private-prague-guide.com/article/petr-brandl-a-leading-baroque-painter-in-bohemia/ Brandl was famous in his time but – due to isolation behind the Iron Curtain – rather forgotten until recently. Brandl employed strong chiaroscuro, areas of heavy impasto and very plastic as well as dramatic figures. According to the Grove Dictionary of Art and other sources, Brandl was apprenticed around 1683–1688 to Kristián Schröder (1655–1702). The National Gallery in Prag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James The Great
James the Great ( Koinē Greek: Ἰάκωβος, romanized: ''Iákōbos''; Aramaic: ܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized: ''Yaʿqōḇ''; died AD 44) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. According to the New Testament, he was the second of the apostles to die after Judas Iscariot and the first to be martyred. Saint James is the patron saint of Spain and, according to tradition, what are believed to be his remains are held in Santiago de Compostela in Galicia. He is also known as James, son of Zebedee, Saint James the Great, Saint James the Greater, St. James Son of Thunder, St. James the Major, Saint James the Elder, or Saint Jacob, James the Apostle or Santiago. In the New Testament James was born into a family of Jewish fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. His parents were Zebedee and Salome. Salome was a sister of Mary (mother of Jesus) which made James the Great a cousin of Jesus. James is styled "the Greater" to distinguish him from the Apostle James "the Less," with "greater" meani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úpice Kostel Sv
Úpice () is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Úpice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Úpice (4,992) *Radeč (346) Etymology The name is a diminutive form of Úpa. Geography Úpice is located about southeast of Trutnov and northeast of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains Foothills. The highest point is at above sea level. The Úpa River flows through the town. History It is proven that Úpice existed already in the 11th century, however the first written mention is from 1358. It was a small town until the second half of the 19th century, when the textile and machinery industries developed. In 1975, the village of Radeč was joined to Úpice. Demographics Economy The largest employer based in the town is Kasper Kovo, a metal processor. Transport The I/14 road (the section from Trutnov to Náchod) passes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
