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2020 In The Czech Republic
Events in the year 2020 in the Czech Republic. Incumbents * President of the Czech Republic, President – Miloš Zeman * Prime Minister of the Czech Republic, Prime Minister – Andrej Babiš Events *Planned: the 2020 Czech regional elections will be held in 13 regions. *8 August 2020 - 2020 Czech Republic fire, A fire incident in an apartment in Bohumin killed at least 11 people and further leaving 10 others injured. Deaths *9 January – **Ivan Passer, film director and screenwriter (b. 1933). **Karel Saitl, weightlifter (b. 1924). *14 January – Naděžda Kniplová, operatic soprano (b. 1932). *15 January – Bruno Nettl, Czech-born American ethnomusicologist and musicologist (b. 1930). *18 January – Petr Pokorný (theologian), Petr Pokorný, Protestant theologian (b. 1933). *20 January – Jaroslav Kubera, politician, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic, President of the Senate (b. 1947). *27 July – Jan Skopeček, actor and playwright (b. 1925). *3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the whole Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. The Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White Mountain, the Habsburgs consolidated their rule. With the dissolution of the Holy Empire in 1806, the Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |