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Kocába
The Kocába is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Vltava River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long. Etymology The initial name of the river was Chocava, however, the origin of the name is unsure. According to one theory, the name of has the root ''chot-'', ''chod-'' (meaning 'to guard', from the word ''chodit'' = 'to walk') and is derived from the guarding of the trade route from Prague to southern Bohemia that led through Chotobuš locality in what is today the town of Dobříš. The name Kocába gradually evolved from Chocava. The oldest written document of the river is from 1361, when the name was written as ''Koczaw''. Characteristic The Kocába originates in the territory of Dubno (Příbram District), Dubno in the Brdy, Brdy Highlands at an elevation of , and flows to Štěchovice, where it enters the Vltava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Kocába are: Set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malá Hraštice
Malá Hraštice is a municipality and village in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Malá Hraštice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Malá Hraštice (641) *Velká Hraštice (489) Geography Malá Hraštice is located about northeast of Příbram and south of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the flat hill Na Vinici at above sea level. The Kocába River flows along the eastern municipal border. The stream Voznický potok flows along the southern border until it joins the Kocába. History The first written mention of Malá Hraštice is from 1454. Velká Hraštice was first mentioned in 1360, when the local church was promoted to a parish church. In 1639, during the Thirty Years' War, both villages were destroyed by the Swedish army and most of the inhabitants were killed. From 1595 until the establishment o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
