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Belica Fortress
Belica may refer to: * Belica, Međimurje County, Croatia * Belica, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in Slovenia * Belica, Osilnica in Slovenia * Belica (river), in Serbia * Belica (Jagodina), village in Serbia * Belica (Makedonski Brod), a village in the Republic of North Macedonia * Belica, Kičevo, a village in the Republic of North Macedonia * Belica, town in Second Polish Republic prior to Soviet invasion of Poland; now Belitsa, Belarus * Belica, a small fish, the Moderlieschen ''Leucaspius delineatus'', known as the sunbleak, belica or moderlieschen is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is currently the only species included in genus ''Leucaspius'', whereas formerly others were included, which no ... (''Leucaspius delineatus'') See also * Belitsa (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belica, Međimurje County
Belica ( hu, Belica, earlier ''Belicza'') is a village and municipality in Međimurje County, the northernmost county of Croatia. The municipality seat is in the village of Belica, located around 5 kilometres east of Čakovec, the largest city of Međimurje County. According to the 2011 census, the Belica municipality had a total population of 3,176 living in the two villages that the municipality consists of: *Belica (population 2,278) *Gardinovec (population 898) A total of 3,134 people living in the municipality (or 98.68 percent) identified themselves as Croats during the 2011 census. The municipality is known for its agriculture, especially potato farming. There is even a monument dedicated to potato in Belica, unveiled in August 2007. There is also a kart circuit between Belica and the nearby village of Pribislavec, as well as a small sports airfield. Both Belica and Gardinovec have their own football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belica, Dobrova–Polhov Gradec
Belica () is a small settlement east of the town of Polhov Gradec in the Municipality of Dobrova–Polhov Gradec in the Upper Carniola region of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Gradaščica River on the road from Ljubljana to Polhov Gradec, bounded by Rabidovš Hill (520 m) to the north and Črtež Hill (480 m) to the northwest. Name The name ''Belica'' literally means 'white (creek)'. Belica was first mentioned in written sources in 1303 under the German name ''Weissempach'' (literally, 'white creek'), and in 1436 with the Slovene name represented as ''Welcz'', among other spellings of the name. In the past it was known as ''Belza'' in German. Like most Slovene places called ''Belica'', this name is also derived from a hydronym, as reflected in Belca Creek, which flows through the settlement. History A bronze plaque in the Belca Gorge ( sl, Belška grapa) above Belica has cultural heritage status. This memorial commemorates the Second World War Partisan First Battalion o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belica, Osilnica
Belica (; german: Weißenbach''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 40.) is a small settlement in the Municipality of Osilnica in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region. Name Belica was attested in historical documents as ''Weissembach'' and ''Weissennbach'' in 1498. Cultural heritage There is a small chapel-shrine in the settlement dedicated to the Virgin Mary Mary; arc, ܡܪܝܡ, translit=Mariam; ar, مريم, translit=Maryam; grc, Μαρία, translit=María; la, Maria; cop, Ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ, translit=Maria was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother o .... It dates to the second half of the 19th century. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belica (river)
The Belica ( Serbian Cyrillic: Белица) is a left tributary of the Great Morava in Central Serbia. It is created by the confluence of smaller rivers Voljavica and Bešnjaja, flows through a deforested valley to the town Jagodina ) , image_shield = Jagodina-grb.png , image_flag = FLAG Jagodina.png , image_skyline = , image_caption = , image_map = File:Municipalities of Serbia Jagodina.png , map_caption = Location of Jagodina w .... Notes References * External links Rivers of Serbia {{Serbia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belica (Makedonski Brod)
Belica ( mk, Белица) is a small village located in the region of Porece in the municipality of Makedonski Brod. It used to be part of the former municipality of Samokov. It is situated at the foot of the Jakupica mountain range at an altitude of around 600 meters. Near the village are the sources of the Beleshnica river, one of the largest tributaries of the Treska river, which in turn flows into Lake Kozjak several kilometers downstream from their confluence. In the surrounding mountains three cave systems can be found: those of Momichak, Laparnica and Gulubarnica. Name Concerning the name Belica, there exist two theories: One states that the name is derived from the clear white water of the Beleshnica river which springs near the village center. According to another theory, the village name is linked to the tragic legend of a local young girl, called Belaica, who threw herself from the rocks into the river after being forced to become the wife of a Turkish ruler. Geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belica, Kičevo
Belica ( mk, Белица) is a village in the municipality of Kičevo, North Macedonia. It used to be part of the former Drugovo Municipality. Geography The village is located in the area of Kopacka region, in the southern part of the territory of the Municipality of Kičevo, on the south side of the Kičevo Valley, whose area rises on the eastern slope of Ilinska Mountain and touches the area of the Municipality of Debarca. The village is hilly, at an altitude of 760 meters. It is 21 kilometers away from the city of Kičevo. Demographics The village is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kırçova. The village had a total of 69 houses, excluding bachelors (''mucerred''). According to the statistics of Vasil Kanchov from 1900, the village of Belica had 750 inhabitants, all Bulgarians. According to the Bulgarian Exarchate Secretary Dimitar Mišev, in 1905 Belica had 824 inhabitants who belonged to the Bulgarian Exarchate. According to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Polish Republic
The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939. The state was established on 6 November 1918, before the end of the First World War. The Second Republic ceased to exist in 1939, when Invasion of Poland, Poland was invaded by Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union and the Slovak Republic (1939–1945), Slovak Republic, marking the beginning of the European theatre of World War II, European theatre of the Second World War. In 1938, the Second Republic was the sixth largest country in Europe. According to the Polish census of 1921, 1921 census, the number of inhabitants was 27.2 million. By 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II, this had grown to an estimated 35.1 million. Almost a third of the population came from minority groups: 13.9% Ruthenians; 10% Ashkenazi Jews; 3.1% Belarusians; 2.3% Germans and 3.4% Czechs and Lithuanians. At the same time, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Invasion Of Poland
The Soviet invasion of Poland was a military operation by the Soviet Union without a formal declaration of war. On 17 September 1939, the Soviet Union invaded Poland from the east, 16 days after Nazi Germany invaded Poland from the west. Subsequent military operations lasted for the following 20 days and ended on 6 October 1939 with the two-way division and annexation of the entire territory of the Second Polish Republic by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. This division is sometimes called the Fourth Partition of Poland. The Soviet (as well as German) invasion of Poland was indirectly indicated in the "secret protocol" of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact signed on 23 August 1939, which divided Poland into "spheres of influence" of the two powers. German and Soviet cooperation in the invasion of Poland has been described as co-belligerence. The Red Army, which vastly outnumbered the Polish defenders, achieved its targets, encountering only limited resistance. Some 320,000 Poles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Russia to the east and northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Covering an area of and with a population of 9.4 million, Belarus is the List of European countries by area, 13th-largest and the List of European countries by population, 20th-most populous country in Europe. The country has a hemiboreal climate and is administratively divided into Regions of Belarus, seven regions. Minsk is the capital and List of cities and largest towns in Belarus, largest city. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including Kievan Rus', the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moderlieschen
''Leucaspius delineatus'', known as the sunbleak, belica or moderlieschen is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cyprinidae. It is currently the only species included in genus ''Leucaspius'', whereas formerly others were included, which now have been moved to ''Ladigesocypris'' or ''Pseudophoxinus'' or merged with ''L. delineatus''. Description The belica is a slender fish with a tapered body which is usually from long and seldom grows larger than . It has an upward-turned mouth and a short lateral line which extends about seven to ten scales from the gill cover. The anal fin is short and consists of eleven to fourteen rays. This is a silvery fish with a particularly intense band of colour running along the flank. Distribution The belica is found all over temperate continental Europe and barely extends to Central Asia in the Caucasus region. The southern limits of its range are essentially marked by the Pyrenees and the Alpide belt. The common name ''Moderlieschen'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
