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Hrad (toponymy)
Hrad or Gord (archaeology) is a version of the Slavic word meaning town, city or castle, and is preserved in the toponymy of numerous Slavic countries: * Hradec * Hradec Králové * Vyšehrad * Novohrad * Hradisko * Hradiště * Uherské Hradiště Uherské Hradiště (; german: Ungarisch Hradisch, hu, Magyarhradis) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město and Kunovice has over ... {{dynamic list Slavic toponyms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gord (archaeology)
A gord is a medieval Slavonic fortified settlement, usually built on strategic sites such as hilltops, riverbanks, lake islets or peninsulas between the 6th and 12th centuries CE in Central and Eastern Europe. The typical gord usually consisted of a group of wooden houses surrounded by a wall made of earth and wood, and a palisade running along the top of the bulwark. Etymology The term ultimately descends from the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European root '' ǵʰortós'', enclosure. The Proto-Slavic word ''*gordъ'' later differentiated into grad ( Cyrillic: град), gorod (Cyrillic: город), gród in Polish, gard in Kashubian, etc. It is the root of various words in modern Slavic languages pertaining to fences and fenced-in areas (Belarusian гарадзіць, Ukrainian horodyty, Czech ohradit, Russian ogradit, Serbo-Croatian ograditi, and Polish ogradzać, grodzić, to fence off). It also has evolved into words for a garden in certain languages. Additionally, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hradec (other)
Hradec may refer to places: Czech Republic *Hradec (Havlíčkův Brod District), a municipality and village in the Vysočina Region *Hradec (Plzeň-South District), a municipality and village in the Plzeň Region *Hradec, a village and part of Mnichovo Hradiště in the Central Bohemian Region *Hradec, a village and part of Rokle in the Ústí nad Labem Region **Hradec substation, a large electrical substation near Hradec *Hradec, a village and part of Stříbrná Skalice in the Central Bohemian Region *Hradec Králové, a city **Hradec Králové Region **Hradec Králové District *Hradec nad Moravicí, a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region *Hradec-Nová Ves, a municipality and village in the Olomouc Region *Jindřichův Hradec, a town in the South Bohemian Region * Krty-Hradec, a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region *Levý Hradec, an early medieval gord near Prague Slovakia *Hradec, a borough of Prievidza Prievidza (; hu, Privigye, german: Priwitz) is a cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hradec Králové
Hradec Králové (; german: Königgrätz) is a city of the Czech Republic. It has about 91,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Hradec Králové Region. The historic centre of Hradec Králové is well preserved and is protected by law as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation, the wider centre is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative parts Hradec Králové is made up of 21 city parts: *Březhrad *Hradec Králové *Nový Hradec Králové *Kukleny *Malšova Lhota *Malšovice *Moravské Předměstí *Piletice *Plácky *Plačice *Plotiště nad Labem *Pouchov *Pražské Předměstí *Roudnička *Rusek *Slatina *Slezské Předměstí *Svinary *Svobodné Dvory *Třebeš *Věkoše Etymology The city was originally named Hradec, which is a diminutive of ''hrad'' (i.e. "castle"). Later, when it was owned by Bohemian queens, the Králové attribute (from ''král, král ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad (Czech for "upper castle") is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle, on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was probably built in the 10th century. Inside the fort are the Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul and the Vyšehrad Cemetery, containing the remains of many famous Czechs, such as Antonín Dvořák, Bedřich Smetana, Karel Čapek, and Alphonse Mucha. It also contains Prague's oldest Rotunda of St. Martin, from the 11th century. History Local legend holds that Vyšehrad was the location of the first settlement which later became Prague, though thus far this claim remains unsubstantiated. Legend has it that Duke Krok founded Vyšehrad while looking for a safer seat than in Budeč. On a steep rock above the Vltava river, he ordered a forest to be cut down and a castle built there. Also according to legend, Prince Křesomysl imprisoned the knight Horymír at Vyšehrad because he damaged silver mines, and Hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hradisko
Hradisko is a village and municipality in Kežmarok District in the Prešov Region of north Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1264. Hradisko had been known also by its German name Kuntschhöfchen. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 840 metres and covers an area of 2.635 km². It has a population of about 100 people. See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia * Ján Kellner, Slovak missionary to USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ..., born in Hradisko, 1912. References Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Levoca, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1674-1900 (parish B) * Luther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hradiště (other)
Hradiště or Hradište (meaning " gord") may refer to places: Places Czech Republic * Hradiště (Benešov District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region *Hradiště (Domažlice District), a municipality and village in the Plzeň Region * Hradiště (Plzeň-South District), a municipality and village in the Plzeň Region * Hradiště (Rokycany District), a municipality and village in the Plzeň Region *Hradiště, a village and part of Blovice in the Plzeň Region *Hradiště, a village and part of Bžany (Teplice District) in the Ústí nad Labem Region *Hradiště, a village and part of České Lhotice in the Pardubice Region *Hradiště, a part of Cheb in the Karlovy Vary Region *Hradiště, a hamlet and part of Chlum (Česká Lípa District) in the Liberec Region *Hradiště, a village and part of Kaplice in the South Bohemian Region *Hradiště, a village and part of Klášterec nad Ohří in the Ústí nad Labem Region *Hradiště, a village and part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uherské Hradiště
Uherské Hradiště (; german: Ungarisch Hradisch, hu, Magyarhradis) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město and Kunovice has over 36,000 inhabitants. The town is the centre of Moravian Slovakia. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Town parts and villages of Jarošov, Mařatice, Míkovice, Rybárny, Sady and Vésky are administrative parts of Uherské Hradiště. Etymology The name can be literally translated as "Hungarian Gord", meaning "a fortified settlement near the Hungarian border". Geography Uherské Hradiště is located about southwest of Zlín. It lies on the left bank of the Morava River, which forms the northern border of the municipal territory. A small river of Olšava flows through the southern part of the territory. The western part of Uherské Hradiště is located ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
