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Modřice
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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