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Extreme Points Of Moravia
This is a list of the extreme points of Moravia. As there is no current official definition of the borders of Moravia, this list is based on the borders of the historical Moravian land (''země Moravská'') that existed as an autonomous part of Czechoslovakia until 1928, before having been merged into Moravian-Silesian land (''země Moravskoslezská''). Latitude and longitude * North: mountain of Polská hora in Staré Město and Stronie Śląskie on the Czech-Polish borders * South: the confluence of Thaya and Morava near Lanžhot , also the lowest point of Moravia * West: a confluence of two brooks near Strmilov * East: Čudácka Mountain on the Czech- Slovak border, in municipalities Bílá (Czech Republic) and Klokočov (Slovakia) Altitude * Maximum: near the summit of Praděd (1,491 m), although the summit itself is in Czech Silesia. * Minimum: the confluence of Thaya and Morava (also the southernmost point), 148 m. * Minimum natural below water: bottom of the Hr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Rep
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 Crown lands be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanžhot
Lanžhot (german: Landshut) is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. It is the southernmost Moravian town. Etymology The original Latin name ''Lanczhut'' and the German name ''Landshut'' meant "land guard", referring to its location on the border between Austria and Kingdom of Hungary. The Czech name is transcription of the original name. Geography Lanžhot is situated in the Lower Morava Valley. The municipal territory is located on the border with Austria and Slovakia. The eastern border (with Slovakia) is formed by the Morava and the western border (with Austria) is partly formed by the Thaya. Their confluence forms the tripoint of the Czech Republic, Austria and Slovakia. Other notable watercourses in Lanžhot are Kyjovka and Svodnice. History The first written mention of Lanžhot is from 1384. Transport The D2 motorway goes through Lanžhot. There are two road border crossings and one rail b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Points Of The Czech Republic
This is a list of the extreme points of the Czech Republic: Latitude and longitude * North: Near Severní, part of Lobendava municipality, Ústí nad Labem Region (), which is also the most northern settlement (). The most northern former settlement is Fukov (), whose population was mostly exiled in 1945 and was demolished entirely in 1960. Also applied to Czechoslovakia and the Kingdom of Bohemia as a part of Austria-Hungary. * South: Near Studánky, a part Vyšší Brod municipality, South Bohemian Region (), which is also the most southern settlement (). The most southern former settlement is Radvanov (). Also applied to Czechoslovakia and the Kingdom of Bohemia as a part of Austria-Hungary. * West: Near Krásná, which is itself close to Aš, Karlovy Vary Region (). A nearby village named Pastviny, administered by the town of Hranice is the most western settlement (). The most western former settlement is Újezd u Krásné (). Also applied to the Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hranice Abyss
Hranice Abyss ( cs, Hranická propast) is the deepest flooded pit cave in the world. It is a karst sinkhole near the town of Hranice, Czech Republic. The greatest confirmed depth is , of which is underwater. In 2020, a scientific expedition to the cave revealed that part of the system apparently reaches 1 kilometre deep, albeit with the lowest reaches sediment-filled. Analysis of the water found carbon and helium isotopes which implied that the cave has been formed by acidic waters, heated by the mantle, welling up from below. Description It is located near the Zbrašov Aragonite Caves, which are open to the public. The total depth of the abyss (at least 473.5 m) is unknown, as the lower part of the abyss is flooded by the Hranice Lake. The abyss has an elliptical shape and is situated in the SE-SW direction. It is approximately 110 metres long at its longest point and 50 metres wide at its widest point. For most visitors the most interesting figure is the depth of the abyss ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Silesia
Czech Silesia (, also , ; cs, České Slezsko; szl, Czeski Ślōnsk; sli, Tschechisch-Schläsing; german: Tschechisch-Schlesien; pl, Śląsk Czeski) is the part of the historical region of Silesia now in the Czech Republic. Czech Silesia is, together with Bohemia and Moravia, one of the three historical Czech lands. Silesia lies in the north-east of the Czech Republic, predominantly in the Moravian-Silesian Region, with a section in the northern Olomouc Region. It is almost identical in extent with the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia, also known as Austrian Silesia, before 1918; between 1938 and 1945, part of the area was also known as Sudeten Silesia (german: Sudetenschlesien, sli, Sudetaschläsing, cs, Sudetské Slezsko, szl, Sudecki Ślōnsk, pl, Śląsk Sudecki). Geography Czech Silesia borders Moravia in the south, Poland (Polish Silesia) in the north (in the northwest the County of Kladsko, until 1742/48 an integral part of Bohemia) and Slovakia in the southeast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praděd
Praděd (; german: Altvater; pl, Pradziad; literally "great grandfather") () is the highest mountain of the Hrubý Jeseník mountains, Moravia, Czech Silesia and Upper Silesia and is the fifth-highest mountain of the Czech Republic. The highest point of Moravia is located near the summit of Praděd; but the summit itself is in Czech Silesia. The average annual temperature is about . A television transmitter is situated on the top, high. The upper platform is used as a watchtower. The mountain is also a popular area for skiing. History The first building on the mountain was a stone watchtower, high. It was built in 1903–1912 by the Sudeten German tourist association. After 1945, the tourist association no longer existed because all Germans were expelled. Due to its unmaintained condition in communist Czechoslovakia, with water freezing in cracks breaking it up, the watchtower collapsed 2 May 1959 shortly before it was supposed to get fixed. The ''Petrovy kameny'' ("Peter' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klokočov, Čadca District
Klokočov ( hu, Klokocsóvölgy) is a village and municipality in Čadca District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In the village was created in 1954 by the split of the biggest municipality Turzovka into several smaller villages. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 556 metres and covers an area of 51.171 km². It has a population of about 2610 people. External links *https://web.archive.org/web/20071006173841/http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Čadca District {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bílá (Frýdek-Místek District)
Bílá is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Geography Bílá is located about south of Frýdek-Místek and south of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids, on the border with Slovakia. The Bílá Ostravice flows through the village and the Černá Ostravice flows along the northern municipal border. They merge there and form the Ostravice (river), Ostravice river. Sights The wooden Roman Catholic Church of Saint Frederick was built at the expense of archbishop Friedrich Egon von Fürstenberg in 1873–1874. References External links * Villages in Frýdek-Místek District {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strmilov
Strmilov (german: Tremles) is a town in Jindřichův Hradec District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Česká Olešná, Leština, Malý Jeníkov and Palupín are administrative parts of Strmilov. Geography Strmilov is located about east of Jindřichův Hradec. It lies on the border between the Javořice Highlands, where most of the built-up area is located, and the Křemešník Highlands. The town is situated along the Hamerský stream. The built-up area is surrounded by fields and forests with several small fish ponds. Strmilov lies on the border of historical lands of Moravia and Bohemia; a confluence of two brooks near Strmilov is the westernmost point of Moravia. History The original settlement was probably established at the beginning of 13th century. The first written mention of Strmilov is from 1255. In 1294, it was already titled as a market village. In 1385, it is referred to as a m ... [...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] |
Moravia
Moravia ( , also , ; cs, Morava ; german: link=yes, Mähren ; pl, Morawy ; szl, Morawa; la, Moravia) is a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic and one of three historical Czech lands, with Bohemia and Czech Silesia. The medieval and early modern Margraviate of Moravia was a crown land of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown from 1348 to 1918, an imperial state of the Holy Roman Empire from 1004 to 1806, a crown land of the Austrian Empire from 1804 to 1867, and a part of Austria-Hungary from 1867 to 1918. Moravia was one of the five lands of Czechoslovakia founded in 1918. In 1928 it was merged with Czech Silesia, and then dissolved in 1949 during the abolition of the land system following the communist coup d'état. Its area of 22,623.41 km2 is home to more than 3 million people. The people are historically named Moravians, a subgroup of Czechs, the other group being called Bohemians. Moravia also had been home of a large German-speaking populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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