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Moldau-Stipendium
The Moldau-Stipendium (" Vltava Scholarship") was a literary and art prize of the Hessian Ministry for Science and the Arts (''Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst''), which was awarded from 1998 to 2010. The Ministry allowed artists to stay in the "Egon Schiele Art Centrum" located in Český Krumlov, Czech Republic by funding all costs for up to two months. Applicants had to have lived in Hesse for at least two years; prizewinners were selected by the Ministry. Recipients * 1998 Claudia Kutzera-Huck, Juliana Jäger, Nelo Eckenheimer, Elisabeth Vierkotten * 1999 Miriam Hartlaub, Heike Reich, Kirsten Kötter, Sonja Ruf, I. Struif, Kurt Drawert * 2000 Pavel Odvody, Antje Siebrecht, Harry Oberländer, Kirsten Kötter, Gabi Schaffner, Bärbel Mühlschlegel * 2001 Michel Lampe, Miriam Hartlaub, Anett Frontzek * 2002 Brigit Arp, Thomas Henke, Mechthild Curtius, Olaf Hauke, Klaus Bergmann, Harald Marpe * 2003 Alois Bröder, Miriam Hartlaub, Erika Breuer, Sabine Schiel, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olaf Velte
Olaf Velte (born 7 June 1960) is a German writer. Life Born in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, After graduating from school in 1979, Velte initially trained as a publishing house clerk from 1981-1984. He then studied German language and literature, philosophy and theatre, film and television studies until 1994 at the Goethe University Frankfurt.Autorenprofil-Kurzbiografie beim Dielmann-Verlag retrieved 23 February 2021 Velte writes poems, stories, essays, texts for radio and book reviews. He has been a freelance author and shepherd since 1993. In addition, he directs a freelance theatre group and has worked as a journalist for daily newspapers and newsletters since 2007. On 21 July 2020, the HR-Hessenschau broadcast a portrait of the lyricist. A 43-minute long portrait wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vltava
Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe at Mělník. It is commonly referred to as the "Czech national river". Both the Czech name ' and the German name ' are believed to originate from the old Germanic words ' 'wild water' (compare Latin '). In the ' (872 AD) it is called '; from 1113 AD it is attested as '. In the ' (1125 AD) it is attested for the first time in its Bohemian form, '. Course The Vltava River is long and drains an area of in size, over half of Bohemia and about a third of the Czech Republic's entire territory. As it runs through Prague, the river is crossed by 18 bridges (including the Charles Bridge) and covers within the city. The water from the river was used for drinking until 1912 when the Vinohrady Water Tower ceased pumping operations. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hessian Ministry For Science And The Arts
The Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts (german: Hessisches Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst) is a university and culture ministry in Hesse, Germany. Since January 2019, the minister has been Angela Dorn-Rancke. History The Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts was established on 4 July 1984 as a spin-off of the Hessian Ministry of Education. The Ministry of Education was then responsible for school and part of the church affairs. Since 1987, the Hessian Ministry of Higher Education, Research and the Arts has been located in a rented, Gründerzeit office building between the ''Rheinstraße'' and ''Luisenstraße'' in Wiesbaden, which was used until 1975 as the Wiesbaden main post-office and was then rebuilt and renovated accordingly. It awards the Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen. Jurisdiction Tasks The Ministry is tasked with extending: *higher education (universities, university hospitals, art, and technical coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egon Schiele Art Centrum
The Egon Schiele Art Centrum (ESAC) is a museum and gallery devoted to the Austrian painter Egon Schiele in Český Krumlov, Czech Republic. History The Egon Schiele Art Centrum was established in 1992 by a group of Czechs, Austrians and Americans. Since 1993 it has presented a permanent exhibition of the works of Egon Schiele in addition to annual displays of 20th-century art by artists such as Picasso, Dalí, and Klimt Gustav Klimt (July 14, 1862 – February 6, 1918) was an Austrian symbolist painter and one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. Klimt is noted for his paintings, murals, sketches, and other objets d'art. Klimt's prim .... {{authority control Art museums and galleries in the Czech Republic Art museums established in 1992 1992 establishments in Czechoslovakia Museums in the South Bohemian Region Biographical museums in the Czech Republic Buildings and structures in Český Krumlov Český Krumlov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Český Krumlov
Český Krumlov (; german: Krumau, , or ''Böhmisch Krumau'') is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. The historic centre with the Český Krumlov Castle complex is protected by law as an urban monument reservation, and since 1992, it has been a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its well-preserved Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture. Administrative parts Český Krumlov is made up of town parts of Domoradice, Horní Brána, Latrán, Nádražní Předměstí, Plešivec and Vnitřní Město, and villages of Nové Dobrkovice, Nové Spolí, Slupenec and Vyšný. Etymology Krumlov has its origin in Middle High German ''Krumme Aue'', which can be translated as ''crooked meadow'', after a bend of the Vltava river. The adjective ''Český'' ("Bohemian") was added in the 15th century to differentiate it from Moravský Krumlov in south Moravia. History Thanks to the convenient location by the river, the area is permanently inhabited. The are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the whole Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. The Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White Mountain, the Habsburgs consolidated their rule. With the dissolution of the Holy Empire in 1806, the Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesse
Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a States of Germany, state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are Darmstadt and Kassel. With an area of 21,114.73 square kilometers and a population of just over six million, it ranks seventh and fifth, respectively, among the sixteen German states. Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Germany's second-largest metropolitan area (after Rhine-Ruhr), is mainly located in Hesse. As a cultural region, Hesse also includes the area known as Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) in the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Name The German name '':wikt:Hessen#German, Hessen'', like the names of other German regions (''Schwaben'' "Swabia", ''Franken'' "Franconia", ''Bayern'' "Bavaria", ''Sachsen'' "Saxony"), derives from the dative plural form of the name of the inhabitants or German tribes, eponymous tribe, the Hes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
