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Žlutice
Žlutice (; ) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Žlutice consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Žlutice (1,973) *Knínice (10) *Protivec (63) *Ratiboř (32) *Skoky (0) *Verušice (32) *Veselov (42) *Vladořice (4) *Záhořice (2) Etymology According to the most likely theory, the name is derived from the Czech word ''žlutý'', i.e. 'yellow'. It refers to the banks of the river Střela, coloured yellow by clay. Less likely theories consider that the name comes from the personal name Žlut, or from the old Slavs, Slavic tribe Lutičani. Geography Žlutice is located about southeast of Karlovy Vary. It lies mostly in the Teplá Highlands, only a small part of the municipal territory in the ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žlutice Kostel Sv
Žlutice (; ) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as urban monument zone. Administrative division Žlutice consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Žlutice (1,973) *Knínice (10) *Protivec (63) *Ratiboř (32) *Skoky (0) *Verušice (32) *Veselov (42) *Vladořice (4) *Záhořice (2) Etymology According to the most likely theory, the name is derived from the Czech word ''žlutý'', i.e. 'yellow'. It refers to the banks of the river Střela, coloured yellow by clay. Less likely theories consider that the name comes from the personal name Žlut, or from the old Slavic tribe Lutičani. Geography Žlutice is located about southeast of Karlovy Vary. It lies mostly in the Teplá Highlands, only a small part of the municipal territory in the east extends into the Rakovník Uplands. The highest poi ... [...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] |
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] |
Emanuel Wirth
Emanuel Wirth (18 October 18425 January 1923) was a German violinist and violist. Wirth was born in Žlutice in western Bohemia and studied violin at the Prague Conservatory. He then became the concertmaster of the opera in Rotterdam, where he led his own string quartet, and eventually he joined the Joachim String Quartet along with cellist Robert Hausmann and pianist Heinrich Barth. He remained in the quartet for 30 seasons from 13 October 1877 to 13 May 1907 (year of Joachim's death). During his time at the Joachim Quartet, Wirth joined the faculty at the Berlin University of the Arts to become Joseph Joachim's assistant and taught violin and viola. Some of his students included Albert Stoessel, Edmund Severn, and Agnes Tschetschulin. August Wilhelmj has said that he was the best violin teacher of his generation. His son Joseph Wirth married Julia Wirth née Stockhausen (1886–1964), daughter of the singer and voice teacher Julius Stockhausen. Wirth died in Berlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hussite Wars
The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars or the Hussite Revolution, were a series of civil wars fought between the Hussites and the combined Catholic forces of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, the Papacy, and European monarchs loyal to the Catholic Church, as well as various Hussite factions. At a late stage of the conflict, the Utraquists changed sides in 1432 to fight alongside Roman Catholics and opposed the Taborites and other Hussite factions. These wars lasted from 1419 to approximately 1434. The unrest began after pre-Protestant Christian reformer Jan Hus was executed by the Catholic Church in 1415 for heresy. Because Sigismund had plans to be crowned the Holy Roman Emperor (requiring papal coronation), he suppressed the religion of the Hussites, yet it continued to spread. When King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, brother of Sigismund, died of natural causes a few years later, the tension stemming from the Hussites grew stronger. In Prague ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakovník Uplands
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 f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry IV, Burgrave Of Plauen
Henry IV of Plauen (1510, probably on 24 August, Hartenštejn Castle – 19 May 1554, Stadtsteinach, during the siege of the Plassenburg), was List of Bohemian High Chancellors, High Chancellor of the Kingdom of Bohemia, Burgrave of Meissen, Lord of Plauen, Gera, Greiz, Schleiz and Bad Lobenstein, Lord of Toužim, Hartenštejn Castle, Andělská Hora Castle and Žlutice. He also used the traditional title of Lord of Lázně Kynžvart and, apart from an intermezzo in 1547, he was Lord of Bečov nad Teplou as well. Life Henry IV was a member of the elder line of the House of Plauen. He was the son of Burgrave Henry III of Plauen († 1519) from his second marriage to Barbara of Anhalt-Köthen (1487-1532/33). Youth After the death of his father, Henry grew up first under the care of his mother, and, after her remarriage in 1521, under the supervision of a guardian specially appointed by his mother: Zdenko Leo Rosenthal, the High Burgrave to the crown of Bohemia, on Hartenšte ... [...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] |
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 Prague metropolitan area, metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history a ... [...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] |
