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Dřevnice
The Dřevnice (german: Drewnitz) is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a left tributary of the Morava River. It originates in the Vizovice Highlands ''(Vizovická vrchovina)'' upland at the elevation of 560 m and flows to Otrokovice, where it enters the Morava River. It is 41.6 km long, and its basin area is 435 km2. It flows through Kašava, Březová, Slušovice, Lípa, Želechovice nad Dřevnicí, Zlín and Otrokovice. The Slušovice Dam Slušovice () (german: Sluschowitz) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known throughout the former Czechoslovakia due to having been the site of an unusually successful and ... is constructed on the river. References Rivers of the Zlín Region Zlín District {{CzechRepublic-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slušovice Dam
Slušovice () (german: Sluschowitz) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known throughout the former Czechoslovakia due to having been the site of an unusually successful and productive socialist collective farm ''JZD Slušovice''. Geography Slušovice is located about east of Zlín. It is lies in the Vizovice Highlands, on the Dřevnice River. The eponymous Slušovice Reservoir is located outside the municipal territory of the town. History The first written mention of Slušovice is from 1261. It obtained town privileges in 1446. The population increased considerably after World War II, when a large number of workers moved into the town to work in the growing collective farm. With time, technological developments allowed for the manufacture of computers in the town's industrial complex. These computers were sold under the Slušovice brand, priced at 40,000 USD at the official exchange rate or 5,000 USD on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slušovice
Slušovice () (german: Sluschowitz) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known throughout the former Czechoslovakia due to having been the site of an unusually successful and productive socialist collective farm ''JZD Slušovice''. Geography Slušovice is located about east of Zlín. It is lies in the Vizovice Highlands, on the Dřevnice River. The eponymous Slušovice Reservoir is located outside the municipal territory of the town. History The first written mention of Slušovice is from 1261. It obtained town privileges in 1446. The population increased considerably after World War II, when a large number of workers moved into the town to work in the growing collective farm. With time, technological developments allowed for the manufacture of computers in the town's industrial complex. These computers were sold under the Slušovice brand, priced at 40,000 USD at the official exchange rate or 5,000 USD on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlín
Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the modern city is closely connected to the Bata Shoes company and its social scheme, developed after the World War I. A large part of the city is urbanistically and architecturally valuable and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Zlín is made up of 16 city parts and villages: *Zlín *Prštné (Zlín II) *Louky (Zlín III) *Mladcová (Zlín IV) *Příluky (Zlín V) *Jaroslavice (Zlín VI) *Kudlov (Zlín VII) *Malenovice (Zlín VIII) *Chlum *Klečůvka *Kostelec *Lhotka *Lužkovice *Salaš *Štípa *Velíková Etymology There are several legends about the origin of the name of the city, according to which it was derived from ''slín'' (i.e. " marl") or ''zlaté japko'' (i.e. "golden apple"). However, the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vizovice Highlands
The Vizovice Highlands ( cs, Vizovická vrchovina) is an area of relatively modest but rugged highlands within the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic, named after the town of Vizovice. Geologically, the highlands are part of the Slovak-Moravian Carpathians in the Outer Western Carpathians. The highest peak of the Vizovice Highlands is Klášťov, at 753 meters above sea level. The entire mountainous region covers an area of approx. 1399 square kilometers, and has an average elevation of 339 meters above sea level. The primary composition of the range is Carpathian flysch. The Dřevnice River, among others, originates here, and the towns include Vizovice, Zlin, Uherský Brod, and the spa town of Luhačovice Luhačovice (; german: Luhatschowitz) is a spa town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,000 inhabitants. It is known for the largest spa in Moravia. The town centre with the spa infrastructure is well preser .... Mountain rang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morava (river)
The Morava (german: March, hu, Morva, pl, Morawa) is a river in Central Europe, a left tributary of the Danube. It is the main river of Moravia, which derives its name from it. The river originates on the Králický Sněžník mountain in the north-eastern corner of Pardubice Region, near the border between the Czech Republic and Poland and has a vaguely southward trajectory. The lower part of the river's course forms the border between the Czech Republic and Slovakia and then between Austria and Slovakia. Etymology Though the German name ''March'' may refer to ''Mark'', "border, frontier" (cf. English ''march''), the river's name more probably is derived from Proto-Indo-European ''*mori'', "waters" (''mare''). It was first documented as ''Maraha'' in an 892 deed. History The shores of the Morava have been inhabited for a very long time. The village of , on the Austrian part of the river, was the location of a human settlement already 30,000 years ago. Agriculture began to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otrokovice
Otrokovice (; german: Otrokowitz) is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre. Administrative parts The town part of Kvítkovice is an administrative part of Otrokovice. Etymology The town's name is derived from the word ''otrok'', meaning "child" or "juvenile" in old Czech (instead of "slave" in modern Czech). There are several theories as how the name originated. Otrokovice may have been owned by an immature owner in the distant past, or the settlement could be established as property for some of the children of the owner of the surrounding lands. Geography Otrokovice is located about west of the city of Zlín. The eastern part of the municipal territory is located in the Vizovice Highlands, the western part is located in the southern tip of the Upper Morava Valley. Otrokovice lies at the confluence of the rivers Morava and Dřevnice, and the Mojena Brook. The Morava forms the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kašava
Kašava is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Kašava lies on the Dřevnice river, approximately north-east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli .... Twin towns – sister cities Kašava is twinned with: * Breitenbach, France * Rohožník, Slovakia References Villages in Zlín District {{Zlín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Březová (Zlín District)
Březová is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Březová lies on the Dřevnice river, approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague. Notable people *František Čuba František Čuba (23 January 1936, in Březová – 28 June 2019) was a Czech politician who served as a Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ... (1936–2019), agronomist and politician References Villages in Zlín District {{Zlín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lípa (Zlín District)
Lípa is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Lípa lies on the Dřevnice river, approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli .... Gallery Lípa nad Dřevnicí, East.jpg, Eastern part Lípa nad Dřevnicí, South.jpg, Southern part References Villages in Zlín District {{Zlín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Želechovice Nad Dřevnicí
Želechovice nad Dřevnicí is a municipality and village in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. Geography Želechovice nad Dřevnicí lies approximately east of Zlín and east of Prague. It is located on the left bank of the Dřevnice River, which forms the northern border of the municipal territory. The municipality lies in the Vizovice Highlands. History The first written mention of Želechovice nad Dřevnicí is from 1261, when it was owned by the newly established Smilheim monastery in Vizovice. Transport The state road I/49, which connects Zlín with Vsetín and Slovak border, goes through the municipality. The municipality also lies on the railway track of regional importance Otrokovice – Zlín –Vizovice. Želechovice nad Dřevnicí is connected to local public transport network of Zlín and Otrokovice towns (provider Public transport company Zlín-Otrokovice) with trolleybus A trolleybus (also known as tro ... [...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] |
River
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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