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Josef Kořenský
Josef Kořenský (26 July 1847 – 8 October 1938) was a Czech traveller, educator and writer. He recorded and conveyed knowledge about the places on our planet that had been explored. He significantly contributed to the spreading of knowledge about the world in the Czech society, mainly in the first half of the 20th century. Life Kořenský was born as a second of five children in Sušno by Mladá Boleslav in a poor family of a farmer. Since his childhood, he had a passion for music and natural history, which did not change for the rest of his life. He studied in Prague to be a teacher in teacher training programs. During this period, he met a number of travellers in the house U Halánků, including Emil Holub, they were born in the same year and they remained close friends for the rest of their lives. As a keen naturalist, Kořenský also worked in the Prague Museum, where he assisted Antonin Fritsch. His teaching career began in Radnice near Rokycany in 1867. He worked there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kropáčova Vrutice
Kropáčova Vrutice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts The villages of Kojovice, Krpy, Střížovice and Sušno are administrative parts of Kropáčova Vrutice. Kojovice forms an exclave of the municipal territory. Geography Kropáčova Vrutice is located about southwest of Mladá Boleslav and northeast of Prague. It lies in the Jizera Table. History The first written mention of Vrutice is from 1385. During the rule of the Kropáč family in the 17th century, the village was renamed Kropáčova Vrutice. Demographics Transport The I/16 road, which connects the D10 motorway with Mělník, passes through the municipality. Kropáčova Vrutice is located on the railway line Prague–Turnov. Sights The main landmark is the Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist in Krpy. It is a Gothic church from the 14th century, which was modified in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island country by area, covering . New Zealand is about east of Australia across the Tasman Sea and south of the islands of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga. The country's varied topography and sharp mountain peaks, including the Southern Alps, owe much to tectonic uplift and volcanic eruptions. New Zealand's capital city is Wellington, and its most populous city is Auckland. The islands of New Zealand were the last large habitable land to be settled by humans. Between about 1280 and 1350, Polynesians began to settle in the islands and then developed a distinctive Māori culture. In 1642, the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman became the first European to sight and record New Zealand. In 1840, representatives of the United Kingdom and Māori chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
