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Kopidlno
Kopidlno is a town in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Drahoraz, Mlýnec, Ledkov and Pševes are administrative parts of Kopidlno. Etymology The name Kopidlno is probably derived from the name of medicinal plants found in the surrounding forests (''Asarum europaeum'', colloquially known in Czech as ''kopidlen''). According to other theories, it might be derived from the Old Czech ''kopjo dlinno'' (i.e. "long spear"), or from ''kopidlo'' ("hay stake"). Geography Kopidlno is located about south of Jičín and northeast of Prague. It lies mostly in the Central Elbe Table, but the municipal territory also extends to the Jičín Uplands in the north and east. The town is situated on the Mrlina River. There are several ponds in the territory, the largest of them are Zrcadlo and Zámecký. History The first written mention of Kopidlno is from 1322. The first owners of Kopidlno were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrlina
The Mrlina is a river located primarily in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, and a right tributary of the Elbe River. It is 49.6 km long, and its basin area is 657 km2. Beginning in the Hradec Králové Region near Markvartice, the Mrlina passes through the towns of Kopidlno, Rožďalovice, and Křinec, and the villages of Nadslav, Střevač, Chyjice, Žitenín, Bartoušov, Pševes, Mlýnec, Podlužany, Vestec, Rašovice, and Budiměřice, before joining the Elbe at Nymburk Nymburk (; german: Nimburg, Neuenburg an der Elbe) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It is situated on the Elbe River. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an .... The Mrlina flooded in early January 2003, requiring the 220 inhabitants of Vestec to evacuate. References Rivers of the Hradec Králové Region Rivers of the Central Bohemian Region {{CzechRepublic-river-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Honzáková
Anna Honzáková Anna Honzáková (16 November 1875 in Kopidlno – 13 October 1940 in Prague) was the first female doctor to graduate from the Charles-Ferdinand University in Prague, which she did on 17 March 1902. She was also the third Czech woman to earn a doctor's certificate, although the first two, Bohuslava Kecková (graduated 1880 from the University of Zurich) and Anna Bayerová (graduated 1881 from the University of Bern), had done so at Swiss universities rather than Czech ones, and had had to practice abroad as their doctorates were not recognized by their homeland. Honzáková was at first allowed only to go to lectures, not examinations, at medical school, but this changed after five years, when she was allowed to take exams for all she had been studying. After graduation she worked for Charles Maydl, the founder of Czech surgery and anaesthesiology, as an unpaid trainee, but had to leave when he died, and could not get a medical post in the civil hospital. Therefo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Anton Steffan
Josef Antonín Štěpán or Joseph Anton Steffan ( – ) was a Bohemian-Austrian Classical period (music), classical era composer and harpsichordist. Steffan was born in Kopidlno, near Hradec Králové, Bohemia in March 1726, the son of a schoolmaster and church organist. In 1741 he fled from the Prussian army to Vienna. He received his first musical lessons from his father but, in Vienna, he studied with Schilck and later became a student of Georg Christoph Wagenseil. He became the piano teacher of Maria Carolina of Austria, Maria Carolina and Marie Antoinette. In 1775, he contracted an eye disease which left him almost blind. He gave up his position at the court, but continued to compose. He died in Vienna in April 1797. Works Steffan's compositional output includes sacred works and chamber music (especially piano music). In particular he wrote caprices, harpsichord sonatas and concertos. Specific works include: * 6 caprices for piano * 6 concertos for harpsichord and harp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jičín District
Jičín District ( cs, okres Jičín) is a district ('' okres'') within the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Jičín. List of municipalities Bačalky – Bašnice – Běchary – Bílsko u Hořic – Boháňka – Borek – Brada-Rybníček – Březina – Bříšťany – Budčeves – Bukvice – Butoves – Bystřice – Cerekvice nad Bystřicí – Červená Třemešná – Češov – Cholenice – Chomutice – Choteč – Chyjice – Dětenice – Dílce – Dobrá Voda u Hořic – Dolní Lochov – Dřevěnice – Holín – Holovousy – Hořice – Jeřice – Jičín – Jičíněves – Jinolice – Kacákova Lhota – Kbelnice – Kněžnice – Konecchlumí – Kopidlno – Kostelec – Kovač – Kozojedy – Kyje – Lázně Bělohrad – Libáň – Libošovice – Libuň – Lískovice – Lukavec u Hořic – Lužany – Markvartice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Bluegrass
Czech Bluegrass is Czech interpretations of bluegrass music that emerged during the middle of the twentieth century in the southeastern United States. The music's history and performance in the Czech lands, however, make it more than simple example of mimesis. The American genre and style have been absorbed and transformed in the Czech context to produce a spectrum of uniquely local phenomena. These musical compositions still bear enough relation to their inspiration to merit the "bluegrass" name. Czech Bluegrass can be considered with respect to ideas of transculturation, appropriation, traditionalism, and "world" music. Background Czech interest in things American dates to the nineteenth century, and is suffused with luminous conceptions of the Old West, cowboys, American Indians and other iconic images. Czech Tramping emerged as its main vector after 1918 in the newly formed Czechoslovak Republic. Tramping in this sense is a Czech-specific blend of ideas taken from Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obec
Obec (plural: ''obce'') is the Czech language, Czech and Slovak language, Slovak word for a municipality (in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and abroad). The literal meaning of the word is "Intentional community, commune" or "community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities and towns are also municipalities. Definition Legal definition (according to the Czech code of law with similar definition in the Slovak code of law) is: ''"The municipality is a basic territorial self-governing community of citizens; it forms a territorial unit, which is defined by the boundary of the municipality."'' Every municipality is composed of one or more cadastre, cadastral areas. Every municipality is composed of one or more administrative parts, usually called town parts or villages. A municipality can have its own flag and coat of arms. Czech Republic Almost whole area of the republic is divided into municipalities, with the only exception be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jičín Uplands
Jičín (; german: Jitschin or ''Gitschin'') is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. The town's history is connected with Albrecht von Wallenstein who had rebuilt the town, and many sights bear his name. Administrative parts Jičín is made up of town parts of Holínské Předměstí, Nové Město, Pražské Předměstí, Sedličky, Soudná, Staré Město and Valdické Předměstí, and villages of Dvorce, Hubálov, Moravčice, Popovice and Robousy. Etymology The origin of the name Jičín is unknown, but according to the most probable hypotheses, it was derived from the German name of Queen Judith of Habsburg ''Guta'', or from ''Dičín'', derived from the Old Czech word ''dík'' (meaning "wild boar", of which many lived here). Geography Jičín is located about northeast of Prague. It lies in the heart of the Jičín U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Čáslav
Čáslav (; german: Tschaslau) is a town in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Čáslav is made up of town parts of Čáslav-Nové Město ("New Town") and Čáslav-Staré Město ("Old Town"), and of village of Filipov. History The history of Čáslav begins after the year 800 with the founding of a citadel and settlement called Hrádek. Near Hrádek, a new town with a huge square was founded by King Ottokar II of Bohemia in around 1250. In 1421, Bohemian parliament debated in Čáslav and voted in a new Hussite government. Two large fires in 1452 and 1522 severely damaged the town. During the Thirty Years' War, in 1639 and 1642, Čáslav was devastated and burnt down by Swedish troops. The town however recovered and in 1715, Čáslav became the centre of a region. Jewish population From the 14th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladislaus II Of Hungary
Vladislaus II, also known as Vladislav, Władysław or Wladislas ( hu, II. Ulászló; 1 March 1456 – 13 March 1516), was King of Bohemia from 1471 to 1516, and King of Hungary and Croatia from 1490 to 1516. As the eldest son of Casimir IV Jagiellon, he was expected to inherit Poland and Lithuania. George of Poděbrady, the Hussite ruler of Bohemia, offered to make Vladislaus his heir in 1468. George needed Casimir IV's support against the rebellious Catholic noblemen and their ally, Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary. The Diet of Bohemia elected Vladislaus king after George's death, but he could only rule Bohemia proper, because Matthias (whom the Catholic nobles had elected king) occupied Moravia, Silesia and both Lusatias. Vladislaus tried to reconquer the four provinces with his father's assistance, but Matthias repelled them. Vladislaus and Matthias divided the Crown of Bohemia in the Peace of Olomouc in 1479. The estates of the realm had strengthened their position during ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietrichstein Family
The House of Dietrichstein was the name of one of the oldest and most prominent Austrian noble families originating from Carinthia. The family belonged to the High Nobility, the Hochadel. The Nikolsburg (Mikulov) branch was elevated to the rank of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire in 1624, while a member of the Hollenburg branch was elevated to the same dignity in 1684. History Dietrichstein Castle near Feldkirchen in the Duchy of Carinthia was first mentioned in an 1103 deed. It was probably named after one knight ''Dietrich'' in the service of the Carinthian dukes. In 1166 the Dietrichstein estates were acquired by the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg and enfeoffed to a family of ''ministeriales'' officials, who began to call themselves after the castle. When the line became extinct in the early 14th century, the fief was inherited by Nikolaus I, another Carinthian ''ministerialis'' from nearby Nussberg Castle, whose descendants also called themselves ''von Dietrichstein''. In the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albrecht Von Wallenstein
Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein () (24 September 1583 – 25 February 1634), also von Waldstein ( cs, Albrecht Václav Eusebius z Valdštejna), was a Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). His successful martial career made him one of the richest and most influential men in the Holy Roman Empire by the time of his death. Wallenstein became the supreme commander of the armies of the Imperial Army of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II and was a major figure of the Thirty Years' War. Wallenstein was born in the Kingdom of Bohemia into a poor Protestant noble family. He acquired a multilingual university education across Europe and converted to Catholicism in 1606. A marriage in 1609 to the wealthy widow of a Bohemian landowner gave him access to considerable estates and wealth after her death at an early age in 1614. Three years later, Wallenstein embarked on a career as a mercenary by raising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
