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Švihov Reservoir
Švihov Reservoir (), also known as Želivka Reservoir, is a reservoir in the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian regions of the Czech Republic. With an area of , it is the List of dams and reservoirs in the Czech Republic, fourth largest reservoir in the country and the largest drinking water reservoir in Central Europe. It is the main source of drinking water for Prague. Location Švihov is located in the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian regions, predominantly in the Křemešník Highlands. It is located in a sparsely populated area; no city or town is located on its shore, only Zruč nad Sázavou is located near the northern end of the reservoir. The D1 motorway (Czech Republic), D1 motorway from Prague to Brno crosses the reservoir in two places. Characteristics The reservoir is built on the Želivka river, four kilometres from its confluence with the Sázava (river), Sázava. It has an area of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoir
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to water storage, store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an Bay, embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by stream, creeks, rivers or rainwater that surface runoff, runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or ''off-stream reservoirs'', which receive water diversion, diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct (water supply), aq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sázava (river)
The Sázava () is a river in the Czech Republic, a right tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian regions. It is long, making it the List of rivers of the Czech Republic, 6th longest river in the Czech Republic. Etymology The first written mention of the river is from 1045, when it was called ''Zazoa'' in a Latin text. Other early spellings of the name were ''Zazaua'' and ''Sassava''. There are several theories about the origin of the name. One of the more likely theories says that the name could be derived from the Proto-Slavic language, Proto-Slavic verb ''sadjati'' (modern Czech ''sázet, usazovat''), meaning "to sediment", "to sink to the bottom". According to another theory, the name has its basis in the Celtic word ''sathá'', which meant "grove, forest", as well as "swarming, flickering". Characteristic The Sázava originates in Cikháj in the Upper Svratka Highlands at an elevation of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havlíčkův Brod District
Havlíčkův Brod District () is a district in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Havlíčkův Brod. Administrative division Havlíčkův Brod District is divided into three administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Havlíčkův Brod, Chotěboř and Světlá nad Sázavou. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bačkov - Bartoušov - Bělá - Bezděkov - Bojiště - Boňkov - Borek - Břevnice - Čachotín - Čečkovice - '' Česká Bělá'' - Chotěboř - Chrtníč - Chřenovice - Číhošť - Dlouhá Ves - Dolní Krupá - Dolní Město - Dolní Sokolovec - Druhanov - Golčův Jeníkov - Habry - '' Havlíčkova Borová'' - Havlíčkův Brod - Herálec - Heřmanice - Hněvkovice - Horní Krupá - Horní Paseka - Hradec - Hurtova Lhota - Jedlá - Jeřišno - Jilem - Jitkov - Kámen - Kamenná Lhota - Klokočov - Knyk - Kochánov - Kojetín - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reservoirs In The Czech Republic
A reservoir (; ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam, usually built to store fresh water, often doubling for hydroelectric power generation. Reservoirs are created by controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an embayment within it, excavating, or building any number of retaining walls or levees to enclose any area to store water. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the reservoir. These reservoirs can either be ''on-stream reservoirs'', which are located on the original streambed of the downstream river and are filled by creeks, rivers or rainwater that runs off the surrounding forested catchments, or ''off-stream reservoirs'', which receive diverted water from a nearby stream or aqueduct or pipeline water from other on-stream reservoirs. Dams are typically loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulice
Hulice is a municipality and village in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative division Hulice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Hulice (249) *Rýzmburk (24) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Hula. Geography Hulice is located about east of Benešov and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the shores of the Švihov Reservoir, built on the Želivka River. History The first written mention of Hulice is from 1295. Until the Hussite Wars, the village belonged to the Štěpánov estate, owned by Prague archbishopric. After the wars, Hulice was acquired for a while by the Trčka of Lípa family. After that, the owners often changed and among them were various less important nobles. In the 17th century, Hulice became a part of the Křivsoudov esta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Želivka Water Tunnel
Želivka Water Tunnel () is a water tunnel in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. At 51.97 kilometres long, it is the sixth longest water tunnel in the world. It was finished in 1972. History In 1965, the first phase of construction of a water supply line from the Želivka began far away from Prague. Soon, a 51 kilometres long tunnel was being cut to bring clean water from the treatment plant in Nesměřice to Jesenice. Meanwhile, there already were two lines leading from the water tank in Jesenice, one going north-west to Prague-Libuš, Novodvorská street and further, the second going to Prague- Chodov, Hostivař and further. On 2 April 1967, dredgers and bulldozer A bulldozer or dozer (also called a crawler) is a large tractor equipped with a metal #Blade, blade at the front for pushing material (soil, sand, snow, rubble, or rock) during construction work. It travels most commonly on continuous tracks, ...s started digging trenches for three parallel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Radio
Czech Radio (, ČRo) is the public radio broadcaster of the Czech Republic operating continuously since 1923. It is the oldest national radio broadcaster in continental Europe and the second-oldest in Europe after the BBC. Czech Radio was established in 1992 by the Czech Radio Act, which sets out the framework for its operation and finance. It acts as the successor to the previous state-owned Czechoslovak Radio which ceased to exist by 1992. The service broadcasts throughout the Czech Republic nationally and locally. Its four national services are Radiožurnál, Dvojka, Vltava and Plus. Czech Radio operates twelve nationwide stations and another fourteen regional stations. All ČRo stations broadcast via internet stream, digital via DAB+ and DVB, and part analog via terrestrial transmitters. It is based in Prague in a building in Vinohradská třída. History Czechoslovak era ', then ', was established on 18 May 1923, making its first broadcast from a scout tent in the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno
Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 100 largest cities of the European Union. The Brno metropolitan area has approximately 730,000 inhabitants. Brno is the former capital city of Moravia and the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. It is the centre of the Judiciary of the Czech Republic, Czech judiciary, with the seats of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Administrative Court, and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, and a number of state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Želivka
The Želivka (on the upper course called Hejlovka) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Sázava (river), Sázava River. It flows through the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and South Bohemian Region, South Bohemian regions. It is long, making it the List of rivers of the Czech Republic, 20th longest river in the Czech Republic. Etymology The river is named after the monastery and the settlement of Želiv. Characteristic The Želivka originates in the territory of Mezná (Pelhřimov District), Mezná in the Křemešník Highlands at an elevation of and flows to Soutice, where it enters the Sázava River at an elevation of . Above the Sedlice Reservoir it bears the name Hejlovka. It is long, which makes it the List of rivers of the Czech Republic, 20th longest river in the Czech Republic. Its drainage basin has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Želivka are: Settlements Despite its length, there are no large settlements on the Želivka. The most not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D1 Motorway (Czech Republic)
The D1 motorway () is the main motorway of the Czech Republic. It routes from Prague to Brno and on to the Polish border, although there is currently a small section still under construction. Once completed its length will be . It is the busiest motorway in the Czech Republic, with a maximum AADT of 99,000 vehicles per day near Prague. Chronology First attempt The Munich Agreement in 1938 deprived the country of some fundamental road and rail routes. The government rushed to prepare three major infrastructure projects: the Havlíčkův Brod, Německý Brod – Brno railway; the Plzeň – Ostrava road; and a 4-lane highway from Prague to Velykyy Bychkiv, Velký Bočkov (on the Czechoslovak – Romanian border). On 23 December 1938 the government issued Decree no. 372/1938 Coll. concerning the construction of motorways, establishing the General Motorway Directorate. This decree called for construction of an east-west motorway within four years. As of January 1939, the Gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
