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Hořovice
Hořovice (; german: Horschowitz, Horvitz, Horowitz) is a town in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Hořovice is made up of only one administrative part. History Hořovice was founded between 1303 and 1322, however archaeological excavations proves existence of an early settlement already in the 10th century. There was a trading post, later rebuilt and expanded into a castle in the Gothic style (the so-called "Old Castle"). Due to frequent fires in the town (in 1540, 1590, 1624, 1639, 1690 and 1694) and reconstructions, almost all documents of Gothic and Renaissance architecture were destroyed. The construction of the Bohemian Western Railroad in around 1862 contributed to the development of industry. Gradually, the traditional handicraft nail production disappeared, and was replaced by machine production in the newly established factories. Thanks to the rich deposits in the area, iron ore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hořovice Castle
Hořovice Castle is a castle in the town of Hořovice in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. History It was built in two parts. The so-called "Old Castle" was built in the Gothic architecture, Gothic style in the 14th century, and the "New Castle" was radically rebuilt and extended in the first half of the 19th century under its owner Frederick William, Elector of Hesse, Frederick William's orders and according to the plans of the Kassel architect Gottlob Engelhardt. The castle only got its final shape after further structural changes due to more refurbishings at the beginning of the 20th century, with furniture of the rooms and the interior being carried out in late Neoclassical architecture, Neoclassical style. The castle served as the primary residence of the Princes of Hanau, since 1867 until the end of the World War II. They were the descendants of Friedrich Wilhelm I of Hesse from his morganatic marriage to Gertrude von Hanau, Gertrude Lehmann, who was made P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Prušinovský
Jan Prušinovský () (born 3 July 1979 in Hořovice) is a Czech director and screenwriter. In 2013, he was nominated for Czech Lion award as Best Director for '' Okresní přebor - Poslední zápas Pepika Hnátka'' and the film itself was nominated as the Czech Best Film. He won Czech Lion Awards as Best Director for ''The Snake Brothers'' (Kobry a užovky) in 2016, the film itself won the award for Best Czech Film. Filmography *2005: '' Nejlepší je pěnivá'', student film *2006: ''Rafťáci'', screenwriter *2008: ''František je děvkař'', screenwriter and director *2010: ''Okresní přebor'', TV series – screenwriter and director *2012: '' Okresní přebor - Poslední zápas Pepika Hnátka'', screenwriter and director *2014: ''Čtvrtá hvězda'', TV series *2015: ''The Snake Brothers The Snake Brothers ( cs, Kobry a užovky, literally ''Cobras and Grass Snakes'') is a 2015 Czech crime drama film directed by Jan Prušinovský. The film is set in a small Czech town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Hönigschmid
Otto Hönigschmid (13 March 1878 in Hořovice – 14 October 1945 in Munich) was a Czech/Austrian chemist. He published the first widely accepted experimental proof of isotopes along with Stefanie Horovitz. Throughout his career he worked to precisely define atomic weights for over 40 elements, and served on committees with the purpose of adopting internationally agreed upon values. After his home and laboratory in Munich were destroyed in World War II, he committed suicide in 1945. Education Hönigschmid studied organic chemistry at the Charles University in Prague under the guidance of Guido Goldschmiedt(the discoverer of the structure of papaverine). Additionally, he worked as a student researcher in Paris under Henri Moissan from 1904 to 1906. He was habilitated in 1908 upon publication of a thesis on carbide and silicide. Career and Scientific Research In 1909, Hönigschmid worked under Theodore Richards at Harvard University to determine the official weight of calcium. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaroslav Panuška
Jaroslav Panuška (3 March 1872 – 1 August 1958) was a Czech painter and illustrator. Biography Born in 1872 in Hořovice, Jaroslav Panuška was the son of a land surveyor. He studied art in Prague under Julius Mařák, becoming one of the leading representatives of his school. During the 1890's he was particularly prominent among Prague artists, and is mostly known for his disturbing treatment of themes related to death, loneliness and the supernatural. From 1923 until his death in 1958, he lived in Kochánov (part of Světlá nad Sázavou). The so-called Panuška's Oak in Kochánov belonged among frequent subjects of his paintings. Panuška is buried in Světlá nad Sázavou. Legacy Panuška's paintings are part of private collections and public museums such as the National Gallery Prague. His works have been included in the annual inter-disciplinary exhibition on 19th century issues, at the West Bohemian Gallery in Pilsen. In 2014 the theme was ''On the Edge of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libor Capalini
Libor Capalini (born 30 January 1973 in Hořovice) is a modern pentathlete from the Czech Republic who won the bronze medal in the Modern Pentathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates .... References External links * * 1973 births Living people People from Hořovice Czech male modern pentathletes Modern pentathletes at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic modern pentathletes of the Czech Republic Olympic bronze medalists for the Czech Republic Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics World Modern Pentathlon Championships medalists Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region {{CzechRepublic-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alfred Seifert
Alfred Seifert (6 September 1850 Praskolesy, Bohemia – 6 February 1901, Munich, Germany), born in present-day Czech Republic. Seifert was a Czech-German painter, acclaimed for his female portraits. History He was born in Praskolesy (present-day Czech Republic), but within a few months, his family moved to nearby Hořovice. As a child, he fell seriously ill, could not walk for four years and spent two years in an orthopedic institution. Instead of playing, he began to draw pictures and his artistic talent soon started to emerge. His first teachers were Karl Würbs, inspector of the Estates Gallery at Prague Castle, and Alois Kirnig, a landscape painter. After two years of studies at a high school in Malá Strana (Lesser Town of Prague), he received an admission to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich in 1869. In 1876, he opened his own workshop there. Seifert focused on portraits of women, especially on sentimentally mooded heads of girls which became known as "Seifert type" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohemian Kingdom
The Kingdom of Bohemia ( cs, České království),; la, link=no, Regnum Bohemiae sometimes in English literature referred to as the Czech Kingdom, was a medieval and early modern monarchy in Central Europe, the predecessor of the modern Czech Republic. It was an Imperial State in the Holy Roman Empire, and the Bohemian king was a prince-elector of the empire. The kings of Bohemia, besides the region of Bohemia proper itself, also ruled other lands belonging to the Bohemian Crown, which at various times included Moravia, Silesia, Lusatia, and parts of Saxony, Brandenburg, and Bavaria. The kingdom was established by the Přemyslid dynasty in the 12th century from the Duchy of Bohemia, later ruled by the House of Luxembourg, the Jagiellonian dynasty, and from 1526 the House of Habsburg and its successor, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Numerous kings of Bohemia were also elected Holy Roman Emperors, and the capital, Prague, was the imperial seat in the late 14th century, and ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Of Görlitz
Elisabeth of Görlitz (1390 or 1380 – 1444 or 2 August 1451) reigned as Duchess of Luxemburg from 1411 to 1443. Life Elisabeth was the only daughter and heiress of John of Görlitz, the third son of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. He was Duke of Lusatia and Görlitz, and also Elector of Brandenburg for a brief period. Her mother, Richardis Catherine of Sweden, was the daughter of King Albert of Sweden. Reign The Duchy of Luxemburg was mortgaged to Elisabeth by her uncle the King Sigismund of Hungary, who later also became King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. He was unable to repay the loan, and subsequently left Elisabeth in control of the duchy. Her first marriage took place in Brussels on 16 July 1409, to Antoine, Duke of Brabant. He defended her against three uprisings of the Luxemburgian nobility, until his death in 1415. John III, Duke of Bavaria-Straubing, John III, Duke of Bavaria, was her second husband. He died in 1425, and they did not have any children. After h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horowitz
Horowitz ( he, הוֹרוֹביץ, yi, האָראָװיץ) is a Levitical Ashkenazi surname deriving from the Horowitz family, though it can also be a non Jewish surname as well. The name is derived from the town of Hořovice, Bohemia. Other variants of the name include Harowitz, Harrwitz, Harwitz, Horovitz, Horvitz, Horwicz, Horwitz, Hourwitz, Hurewicz, Hurwicz, Hurwitz, Gerovich, Gurovich, Gurevich, Gurvich, Gourevitch, Orowitz and Urwitz. List of people with the surname Horowitz Rabbis * Aaron HaLevi ben Moses of Staroselye *Isaiah Horowitz, Prague-born rabbi of Germany, Austria, Prague and Palestine, Kabbalist, and author, 1555–1630 *Levi Yitzchak Horowitz, Bostoner rabbi, 1921–2009 *Mayer Alter Horowitz (born 1946), Bostoner rabbi in Har Nof *Moses ha-Levi Hurwitz (d. 1820), Lithuanian rabbi * Moshe Meshullam Halevy Horowitz (1832–1894), Galician rabbi *Naftali Yehuda Horowitz, Bostoner rabbi of Boston *Pinchas Horowitz (c.1731–1805), German rabbi and Talmudist *Pin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beroun District
Beroun District ( cs, okres Beroun) is a district ('' okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Beroun. Complete list of municipalities Bavoryně - Beroun - Běštín - Březová - Broumy - Bubovice - Bykoš - Bzová - ''Cerhovice'' - Chaloupky - Chlustina - Chodouň - Chrustenice - Chyňava - Drozdov - Felbabka - Hlásná Třebaň - Hořovice - Hostomice - Hředle - Hudlice - Hvozdec - Hýskov - Jivina - ''Karlštejn'' - '' Komárov'' - Koněprusy - Korno - Kotopeky - Králův Dvůr - Kublov - Lážovice - Lhotka - Libomyšl - '' Liteň'' - Loděnice - Lochovice - Lužce - Malá Víska - Málkov - Měňany - Mezouň - Mořina - Mořinka - Nenačovice - Nesvačily - Neumětely - Nižbor - Nový Jáchymov - Olešná - Osek - Osov - Otmíče - Otročiněves - Podbrdy - Podluhy - Praskolesy - Rpety - Skřipel - Skuhrov - Srbsko - Stašov - Suchomasty - Svatá - Svatý Jan pod Skalou - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Labor
Josef Paul Labor (29 June 1842 – 26 April 1924) was an Austrian pianist, organist, and composer of the late Romantic era. Labor was an influential music teacher. As a friend of some key figures in Vienna, his importance was enhanced. Biography Labor was born in the town of Hořovice in Bohemia to Josef Labor, an administrator of ironworks, and his wife Josefa Wallner, who came from a family of doctors. Both of his parents came from Viennese families. His father belonged to the circle of Schubert-Friends and had been in his younger years a composer himself. At the age of three, he was left blind due to contracting smallpox. He attended the Institute for the Blind in Vienna and the ''Konservatorium der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde'' (Conservatory of the Society of Friends of Music) where he studied composition with Bruckner's teacher, Simon Sechter, and piano with Eduard Pickhert. He toured Europe as a pianist and, in the process, formed lasting friendships with King Geor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horovitz
Horovitz is one of the variants of a surname originating in the Jewish community of Bohemia – bearers of that surname apparently migrated in the middle ages from a small town Hořovice in Bohemia (today the Czech Republic). For detailed historical background see the Horowitz page. It can also be a non-Jewish surname as well. It may refer to: *Ad-Rock (born 1966), stage name of Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys *Adam Horovitz (poet) (born 1971), British poet * Béla Horovitz (1898–1955), Hungarian-born British publisher *David Horovitz (born 1962), an author and political commentator (cousin of Alex Horovitz) *Frances Horovitz (1938–1983) English poet and broadcaster *Gillian Horovitz (born 1955), English long-distance runner * Hannah Horovitz (1936–2010), British classical music promoter *Israel Horovitz (1939–2020), American playwright and screenwriter *Joseph Horovitz (1926–2022), Austrian-English composer *Michael Horovitz (1935–2021), English poet * Robert Horovitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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