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Modřice - Náměstí Svobody Obr4
Modřice (; german: Mödritz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. Geography Modřice is located about south of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. It is situated on the right bank of the Svratka (river), Svratka River. History The first written mention of Modřice is from 1141. There used to be a castle owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc, Olomouc bishops. In the 13th century, Germanic settlers came and mixed with the original Slavic population. In the first half of the 20th century, Germans formed majority of the population. After the World War II, German inhabitants were Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia, expelled and the municipality was resettled by Czechs. Modřice became a town in 1994. Demographics Transport The D2 motorway (Czech Republic), D2 motorway from Brno to Břeclav runs next to the town. Sights The Church of Saint Gotthard is the landmark of the t ... [...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] |
Svratka (river)
The Svratka (), formerly ''Švarcava'' (german: Schwarzach) is a river in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It is long, and its basin area is . It rises in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, converges with the Svitava in Brno, and flows into the Dyje (''Thaya'') a near Mikulov. The river is known in the local Moravian dialect as the ''Švarcava'' (from the German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ... name of the river ''Schwarzach''). References Rivers of the Vysočina Region Rivers of the South Moravian Region Břeclav District Žďár nad Sázavou District {{CzechRepublic-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Ventruba
Jiří Ventruba (2 February 1950 – 9 March 2021) was a Czech Neurosurgery, neurosurgeon and politician. Biography He was born in Brno, Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, Czechoslovakia. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic from 2017 until his death on 9 March 2021, in Prague from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Czech Republic. References 1950 births 2021 deaths Czech neurosurgeons Czech politicians Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic) politicians Members of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic (2017–2021) Masaryk University alumni People from Brno People from Modřice Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic {{CzechRepublic-med-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leander Czerny
Leander (Franz) Czerny (4 October 1859, Modřice, Moravia – 22 November 1944, Pettenbach, Upper Austria) was an Austrian entomologist mainly interested in Diptera. Biography Czerny, who wrote extensively on Diptera between 1900 and 1939, describing many genera and species, was a major contributor to Erwin Lindner's ''Die Fliegen der paläarktischen Region'' ("The Flies of the Palaearctic Region"), the most significant work on the group in the 20th century. Czerny wrote the sections on the following families:- * Heleomyzidae, Trichoscelidae, Chyromyidae (1927) * Anthomyzidae, Opomyzidae, Tethinidae, Clusiidae (1928) * Micropezidae (Tylidae), Neridrinae, Platypezidae (as Clythiidae), Dryomyzidae, Neottiophilidae (1930) * Lauxaniidae (Sapromyzidae) (1932) * Musidoridae (Lonchopteridae), Lonchaeidae (1934) * Chamaemyiidae ( Ochthiphilidae) (1936) He was also abbot of the Benedictine Kremsmünster Abbey from 1905 to 1929 and collected there as well as in Pettenbach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Mayer (astronomer)
Christian Mayer (20 August 1719 Mederitz – 16 April 1783 in Mannheim) was a Moravian-German Catholic priest, astronomer and teacher. Life He was born in Mederitz, Moravia. He became educated in Greek, Latin, mathematics, philosophy, and theology, although his place of studies is unknown. In his early twenties he decided to become a Jesuit, a path which caused him to leave his home due to the disapproval of his father. He entered the Society of Jesus in Mannheim in 1745. After completing his training he began teaching humanities. By 1752 his reputation was such that he was selected as a professor of mathematics and physics at Heidelberg. By this age, however, he had developed a strong interest in astronomy. He was appointed Court Astronomer at Mannheim, and was tasked with selecting the instruments for the new observatories at Schwetzingen and Mannheim. With these completed, he was able to pursue his astronomical studies, and published numerous works. In 1769 he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Břeclav
Břeclav (; german: Lundenburg) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Town parts of Charvátská Nová Ves and Poštorná are administrative parts of Břeclav. Etymology The town's name is derived from the Czech name of the founder of the local castle, Duke Bretislav I. The former German name was probably derived from the name of a Slavic tribe which lived in the area. Geography Břeclav lies southeast of Brno at the border with Austria. It borders the Austrian town Bernhardsthal. Břeclav lies northwest of the Slovak border at Kúty and about north of the Austrian capital Vienna. Břeclav is situated in the Lower Morava Valley lowland in the warmest part of the country. It lies on the Thaya River. There is wild thick riparian forest composed of deciduous trees in the southern part of the municipal territory. History 6th–10th centuries The area was settled by first Slavic tribes already in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D2 Motorway (Czech Republic)
D2 motorway ( cs, Dálnice D2) is a highway in the Czech Republic. It runs from the City of Brno to the border with Slovakia at the Morava river near Lanžhot, from where the Slovak diaľnica D2 leads to Bratislava. Construction on the D2 highway began in 1974; the first opened in 1978. The last part of the motorway opened in 1980, when it was long. After the 1993 dissolution of Czechoslovakia, remain in Czech Republic, in Slovakia. Features Images File:D2 u MUK Blucina.jpg, D2 motorway near Blučina Blučina is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. Blučina lies about south of Brno. History The first written mention of Blučina is from 1240. ... See also * Motorway D2 (Slovakia) External links D02 {{CzechRepublic-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expulsion Of Germans From Czechoslovakia
The expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after World War II was part of a series of evacuations and deportations of Germans from Central and Eastern Europe during and after World War II. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, the Czech resistance groups demanded the deportation of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia. The decision to deport the Germans was adopted by the Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile which, beginning in 1943, sought the support of the Allies for this proposal.Československo-sovětské vztahy v diplomatických jednáních 1939–1945. Dokumenty. Díl 2 (červenec 1943 – březen 1945). Praha. 1999. () The final agreement for the expulsion of the German population however was not reached until 2 August 1945 at the end of the Potsdam Conference. In the months following the end of the war, "wild" expulsions happened from May until August 1945. Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš on 28 October 1945 called for the "final solution of the German que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers. World War II was a total war that directly involved more than 100 million personnel from more than 30 countries. The major participants in the war threw their entire economic, industrial, and scientific capabilities behind the war effort, blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources. Aircraft played a major role in the conflict, enabling the strategic bombing of population centres and deploying the only two nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II was by far the deadliest conflict in human history; it resulted in 70 to 85 million fatalities, mostly among civilians. Tens of millions died due to genocides (including the Holocaust), starvation, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Olomouc
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Olomouc ( cs, Arcidiecéze olomoucká, la, Archidioecesis Olomucensis) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic. It has its seat in Olomouc. Special churches Its cathedral is Cathedral of St. Wenceslaus in Olomouc and it has three Marian minor basilicas: * Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Hostýn, Zlín Region * Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saints Cyril and Methodius in Velehrad, Zlín Region * Basilica of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary in Olomouc, Olomouc Region Statistics As of 2015, it pastorally served 746,900 Catholics (53.0% of 1,410,000 total) on 10,018 km² in 418 parishes and 2 missions with 343 priests (246 diocesan, 97 religious), 33 deacons, 326 lay religious (117 brothers, 209 sisters) and 19 seminarians. Ecclesiastical province Its suffragan sees are : * Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno * Roman Catholic Diocese of Ostrava-Opava Histor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dyje–Svratka Valley
The Dyje–Svratka Valley ( cs, Dyjsko-svratecký úval, german: Thaya-Schwarza Talsenke) is a geomorphological feature (a special type of vale) in South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. History The Dyje–Svratka Valley has been a natural pass between the Vienna Basin ( Carpathians) and the Vyškov Gate, the Upper Morava Valley, Moravian Gate and later, the North European Plain ( Poland - Lower Silesia - Galicia) since ancient times. It served as an arm of several important trade routes from southern Europe to the Baltic Sea such as the Amber Road, as well as routes from Moravia to Upper Silesia and Lesser Poland. The Emperor Ferdinand Northern Railway from Břeclav to Brno traverses the Dyje–Svratka Valley. Geography The floodplains of several rivers end in the Dyje–Svratka Valley, including Svratka, Jihlava, Svitava, Thaya, Jevišovka and Litava. Many towns are located within it, including the southern districts of Brno, Slavkov u Brna, Židlochovic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of The Czech Republic
Regions of the Czech Republic ( cs, kraj, plural: ''kraje'') are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic. Every region is governed by a regional council, headed by a governor (''hejtman''). Elections to regional councils take place every four years. According to the Act no. 129/2000 Coll. ("Law on Regions"), which implements Chapter VII of the Czech Constitution, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status as of 1 January 2000. History The first ''kraje'' were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. ''Kraje'' were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements. Competences Rights and obligations of the regions include: *Establishment of secondary schools; *Responsibility for hospitals and social facilities; *Construction and repai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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