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Břasy
Břasy (german: Bschas) is a municipality and village in the Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Darová, Kříše, Stupno and Vranovice are administrative parts of Břasy. Etymology The name is derived from the folk name for " heather" (in Czech ''vřes''). Geography Břasy is located about north of Rokycany. It lies in the Plasy Uplands at largely deforested plateau, which falls sharply towards the valley of Berounka River in the west. The highest point is the hill Přešov at . The Berounka forms the western municipal border. The Dírecký Stream is a minor watercourse that flows across the municipality into the Berounka. The slopes along Berounka and both above-mentioned brooks are largely covered with forest, while central part of Břasy is largely forestless, except for scattered woods between the Břasy proper, Vranovice, Kříše and Stupno which replaced the abandoned coal mines a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Famíra
Emanuel Famíra (15 November 1900, Hlinsko – 6 January 1970, Prague), was a Czech sculptor and painter. In 1933 a statue in memory of miners by Famíra was built in village of Vranov in Břasy. Demolished by German authorities in 1941. Famíra, lifelong communist, became one of prominent artists of socialist realism. In 1968–1969 Famíra was member of ultraleft group of Czech communists who supported the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia refers to the events of 20–21 August 1968, when the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was jointly invaded by four Warsaw Pact countries: the Soviet Union, the Polish People's Republic, the People's Rep .... References 1900 births 1970 deaths Czechoslovak communists 20th-century Czech sculptors Czech male sculptors 20th-century Czech painters Czech male painters People from Hlinsko 20th-century Czech male artists {{CzechRepublic-painter-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plzeň Region
Plzeň Region ( cs, Plzeňský kraj; german: Pilsner Region) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň (English, german: Pilsen). In terms of area, Plzeň Region is 7,561 km2, the third largest region in the Czech Republic. However, with a population of about 585,000 inhabitants it is only the ninth most populous region. After the South Bohemian Region it is the second least densely populated region. The region can be roughly divided into two parts: a highly industrialized north-eastern part with a strong engineering tradition around Pilsen ( cs, Plzeň) and a more hilly and rural south-western part with smaller-sized manufacturing companies processing natural resources. The region borders the Karlovy Vary Region (to the north-west), Ústí nad Labem Region (to the north), Central Bohemian Region (north-east), South Bohemian Region (to the east) and with Bavaria (part of Germany) in the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radnice Coal Basin
Radnice coal basin was a relatively small area around Radnice and Břasy in the Rokycany District of the Czech Republic where coal depots existed and coal mining developed in the 19th century. During the 20th century the coal reserves were largely depleted and mining stopped in this region. The coal basin was said to be the only locality in Central Europe where bituminous coal was found so close to the surface that it could be retrieved by open pit mining. See also * Energy in the Czech Republic Energy in the Czech Republic describes World energy resources and consumption, energy and Electricity generation, electricity production, consumption and import in the Czech Republic. Overview Primary energy consumption per million people in 2 ... References Coal mining regions in the Czech Republic {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obec
Obec (plural: ''obce'') is the Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak word for a municipality (in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and abroad). The literal meaning of the word is "Intentional community, commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities and towns are also municipalities. Definition 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 cadastre, cadastral areas. Every municipality is composed of one or more administrative parts, usually called town parts or villages. A municipality can have its own flag and coat of arms. Czech Republic Almost whole area of the republic is divided into municipalities, with the only exception be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berounka
The Berounka is a river in the Czech Republic, long, the biggest left tributary of Vltava, draining an area of . It carries the name Mže () for from its source in Germany, next to the Czech border, until its confluence with the Radbuza in Plzeň. It then continues with the name of Berounka until it enters the Vltava on the edge of Prague. Originally, the entire stream was called Mže, but in the 17th century the lower course started to be named after the town Beroun, lying upon it. The river is a favourite destination among canoe A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using a single-bladed paddle. In British English, the term ...ists, who enjoy the picturesque sceneries around, especially when it flows along the Křivoklátsko Landscape Protected Area where three castle ruins tower over the Berounka river valley. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrást (Plzeň-City District)
Chrást is a municipality and village in Plzeň-City District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Chrást lies approximately north-east of Plzeň and south-west of Prague. Transport The municipality is located on a train line leading from Ejpovice to Radnice Radnice () is a town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Svatá Barbora is an administrative part of Radnice. Geography Radnice is located about no .... There is a train station which is served by regional trains. References Villages in Plzeň-City District {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liblín
Liblín is a market town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Liblín lies approximately north of Rokycany, north-east of Plzeň, and west of Prague. Notable people *Charles Pergler Karel Pergler, known also by Anglicized Charles Pergler ( Liblín, March 6, 1882 – Washington, D.C., August 14, 1954) was a Czech-American lawyer, journalist, diplomat and politician. He was a Czechoslovak First Republic ambassador to the Unit ... (1882–1954), diplomat and lawyer References Populated places in Rokycany District Market towns in the Czech Republic {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radnice
Radnice () is a town in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Svatá Barbora is an administrative part of Radnice. Geography Radnice is located about northeast of Plzeň. It lies in the Plasy Uplands. The highest point is the hill Rovnička at above sea level. The Radnický stream flows through the town. Městský Pond is located inside the built-up area. History The first written mention of Radnice is from 1336, when King John of Bohemia sold it to the Rosenberg family. In 1478, Radnice was acquired by the Sternberg family. From 1541 to 1620, it was owned by the Czernin family. In 1570, Radnice was promoted to a town by Emperor Maximilian II. After the Battle of White Mountain, properties of the Czernin family were confiscated, and Radnice changed owners several times. During the Thirty Years' War, the town was looted several times. From 1758 until the abolition of manorialsm, Radn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ejpovice
Ejpovice is a municipality and village in Rokycany District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Ejpovice lies approximately west of Rokycany, east of Plzeň, and south-west of Prague. Transport The municipality is located on a train line leading from Prague to Plzeň. There is a train station which is served by regional trains. The Tunnel Ejpovice, Ejpovice tunnel goes under Chlum hill. The tunnel is long and it is the Czech rail records, longest railway tunnel in the Czech Republic. References Villages in Rokycany District {{Plzeň-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechs
The Czechs ( cs, Češi, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, culture, history, and the Czech language. Ethnic Czechs were called Bohemians in English until the early 20th century, referring to the former name of their country, Bohemia, which in turn was adapted from the late Iron Age tribe of Celtic Boii. During the Migration Period, West Slavic tribes settled in the area, "assimilated the remaining Celtic and Germanic populations", and formed a principality in the 9th century, which was initially part of Great Moravia, in form of Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia, the predecessors of the modern republic. The Czech diaspora is found in notable numbers in the United States, Canada, Israel, Austria, Germany, Slovakia, Ukraine, Switzerland, Italy, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rokycany
Rokycany (; german: Rokitzan) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative parts Rokycany is made up of town parts of Střed ("Centre"), Nové Město ("New Town") and Plzeňské předměstí ("Plzeň Suburb"), and the village of Borek (Rokycany), Borek. Geography Rokycany is located about east of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point of the municipal territory is Čilina hill at above sea level. Rokycany is situated at the confluence of the Klabava River and Holoubkovský Brook. There is another smaller brook (Rakovský) which flows through the western part of the town. The largest body of water is Klabava Reservoir with an area of . Today it serves as flood protection and as a recreational area. The second notable body of water is Borecký Pond. History The are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of The Czech Republic
Regions of the Czech Republic ( cs, kraj, plural: ''kraje'') are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic. Every region is governed by a regional council, headed by a governor (''hejtman''). Elections to regional councils take place every four years. According to the Act no. 129/2000 Coll. ("Law on Regions"), which implements Chapter VII of the Czech Constitution, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status as of 1 January 2000. History The first ''kraje'' were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. ''Kraje'' were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements. Competences Rights and obligations of the regions include: *Establishment of secondary schools; *Responsibility for hospitals and social facilities; *Construction and repai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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