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Narrow Gauge Railways In The Czech Republic
The Czech Republic formerly had a large number of narrow-gauge railways. Apart from the public lines listed below, there were many non-public industrial, forest and agricultural narrow-gauge systems; only a few of these are still running. Current public lines * Obrataň–Jindřichův Hradec– Nová Bystřice; gauge , total length 79 km, 30 stations and stops, partly operated by steam locomotives, maximum permitted speed 50 km/h, privately owned by JHMD * Třemešná ve Slezsku–Osoblaha; gauge , total length 20 km, maximum permitted speed 40 km/h, infrastructure operator is Správa železniční dopravní cesty, regular passenger trains are operated by České dráhy * Liberec–Jablonec nad Nisou; gauge, operated by trams Abandoned public lines * Frýdlant–Heřmanice; 1900–1976; gauge , used to be connected to Zittau– Reichenau line * Moravský Beroun– Dvorce; 1898–1933; gauge ( cs) * Most–Litvínov– Janov; 7 Aug 1901 – 24 Mar 1961; g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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T47 may refer to: * T47 (classification), a disability sport classification * Cessna T-47, an American trainer aircraft * Slingsby T.47, a British glider * T-47 airspeeder, a fictional vehicle in the ''Star Wars'' franchise * T 47-class destroyer of the French Navy * WNJU WNJU (channel 47) is a television station licensed to Linden, New Jersey, United States, broadcasting Telemundo programming to the New York City area. It is one of two flagship stations of the Spanish-language network (the other being WSCV i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogatynia
Bogatynia (; German: ''Reichenau in Sachsen'') is a town in Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 16,460. Geography The municipal area forms Poland's "Turoszów panhandle" ( pl, Worek Turoszowski) between the Czech town of Frýdlant in the east and the German town of Zittau in the west. To the southwest, the tripoint of the Czech, German, and Polish borders is located on the Neisse River. The town lies approximately south of Zgorzelec, and west of the regional capital Wrocław. The town has an area of . History The settlement of ''Richnow'' (modern German: ''Reichenau'', i.e. 'rich vale') in the historical region of Upper Lusatia was first mentioned in a 1262 deed, then a possession of Cistercian St. Marienthal Abbey near Ostritz. It prospered from its location on an important trade route connecting Dresden, residence of the Meissen margraves, with Świdnica in Silesia. Initially a possession ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orlová
Orlová (; pl, ; german: Orlau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 28,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Orlová is made up of four town parts: Lazy, Lutyně, Město and Poruba. Etymology The name is most probably possessive in origin, derived from the personal Slavic name ''Orel / Orzeł'' (literally "eagle" in English), although it may also be of topographic origins. Geography Orlová is located about east of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Ostrava Basin. The town is situated at the confluence of the streams Rychvaldská Stružka and Petřvaldská Stružka. There are several ponds in the territory. History 12th–18th centuries According to legend, Duke Mieszko IV Tanglefoot went hunting with his pregnant wife Ludmila. As they rested upon a hill, an eagle suddenly took flight, frightening the couple. The eagle dropped his prey, which fell to earth near them. Ludmil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumín
Bohumín (; ; pl, , german: Oderberg) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Bohumín is made up of town parts and villages of Nový Bohumín, Pudlov, Skřečoň, Starý Bohumín, Šunychl, Vrbice and Záblatí. Geography Bohumín is located about north of Ostrava on the border with Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Ostrava Basin. The confluence of the Oder and Olza rivers is situated north of the town. The Oder forms the western border of the municipal territory and the Olza forms the northern border with Poland. The area is rich in water bodies. The artificial lakes Velké Kališovo and Malé Kališovo with a total area of and Vrbické Lake were created by flooding gravel quarries. They are used for recreational purposes. There is also the Záblatský fish pond in the southern part of the territory. History The first written mention of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostrava
Ostrava (; pl, Ostrawa; german: Ostrau ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 280,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina. Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic in terms of both population and area, the second largest city in the region of Moravia, and the largest city in the historical land of Czech Silesia. It straddles the border of the two historic provinces of Moravia and Silesia. The wider conurbation – which also includes the towns of Bohumín, Havířov, Karviná, Orlová, Petřvald and Rychvald – is home to about 500,000 people, making it the largest urban area in the Czech Republic apart from the capital Prague. Ostrava grew in importance due to its position at the heart of a major coalfield, becoming an important industrial engine of the Austrian empire. During the 20th century it was k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janov (Litvínov)
Janov may refer to: Places Czech Republic * Janov (Bruntál District), a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region * Janov (Děčín District), a municipality and village in the Ústí nad Labem Region * Janov (Rakovník District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region * Janov (Rychnov nad Kněžnou District), a municipality and village in the Hradec Králové Region * Janov (Svitavy District), a municipality and village in the Pardubice Region *Janov nad Nisou, a municipality and village in the Liberec Region *Janov, a village and part of Kočov in the Plzeň Region *Janov, a village and part of Kosova Hora in the Central Bohemian Region *Janov, a town part of Litvínov in the Ústí nad Labem Region *Janov, a village and part of Mladá Vožice in the South Bohemian Region *Janov, a village and part of Nový Bor in the Liberec Region *Janov, a village and part of Roudná in the South Bohemian Region *Janov, a village and part of Staré Hobzí in the South Bohemia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litvínov
Litvínov (; german: Leutensdorf) is a town in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre. Administrative parts Litvínov is made up of 12 town parts and villages: *Dolní Litvínov *Horní Litvínov *Chudeřín *Hamr *Horní Ves *Janov *Křížatky *Lounice *Písečná *Růžodol *Šumná *Záluží History The first written mention is from 1352 under the name ''Lutwinow.'' The word is made up of two Old High German words, ''liut'' – "people" and ''wini'' – „friend“. Originally the town consisted of two settlements – Horní Litvínov and Dolní Litvínov with forts. In 1715, count Jan Josef Valdštejn founded a large cloth factory, one of the first in the Czech lands. Litvínov was promoted to a town on 5 October 1852. In the 19th century, the industrialization of Litvínov deepened. Many new factories were established. Toys and wooden goods were made here, cotton was proc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Most (Most District)
Most (; german: Brüx; la, Pons) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 63,000 inhabitants. It lies between the Central Bohemian Uplands and the Ore Mountains, approximately northwest of Prague along the Bílina River and southwest of Ústí nad Labem. Administrative parts Most is made up of eight city parts and villages: Most, Starý Most, Čepirohy, Komořany, Rudolice, Souš, Velebudice and Vtelno. * Rudolice is home to the Chanov housing estate, created during the communist era, which has become a symbol of the poverty and ghettoization of many Romani people in the Czech Republic. * Vtelno used to be a village near Most. When the new city was built near it, Vtelno became an integral part of Most. It has a church, a historical Baroque manor, and many monoliths and sculptures that have been collected during the era of demolition of villages in the region (due to coal mining). Etymology The name Most means "bridge" in Czech. The city was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dvorce (Bruntál District)
Dvorce (in 1869–1910 Dvorec; german: Hof in Mähren) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Rejchartice is an administrative part of Dvorce. Geography Dvorce is located about south of Bruntál. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Červený kopec at above sea level. The Lobník Stream flows through the municipality. History According to legends, Dvorce was founded at the beginning of the 10th century, however the first written mention of Dvorce is from 1339. In 1363 Dvorce was first referred to as a market town and in 1406 it is referred to as a town. The first written mention of Rejhartice is from 1410. Until 1918, the town was part of the Austria-Hungary, then it became part of Czechoslovakia. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, it was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as a part of Reichsgau Sudetenlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moravský Beroun
Moravský Beroun (; german: Bärn) is a town in Olomouc District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Čabová, Ondrášov, Nové Valteřice and Sedm Dvorů are administrative parts of Moravský Beroun. History The first written mention of Moravský Beroun is from 1339. It was already referred to as a town and mopt likely was founded earlier. During the German colonization in the second half of the 16th century, the town became a centre of iron ore mining and processing. Moravský Beroun suffered during the Thirty Years' War. The town did not recover until the end of the 18th century, when weaving production and textile industry were established. In 1872, the railway was built. Until 1918, ''Bärn'' (named ''Baern'' before 1867) was part of the Austrian monarchy (Austria side after the compromise of 1867), in the Sternberg (Šternberk) District, one of the 34 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in Moravia. In 1938 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zittau
Zittau ( hsb, Žitawa, dsb, Žytawa, pl, Żytawa, cs, Žitava, :de:Oberlausitzer Mundart, Upper Lusatian Dialect: ''Sitte''; from Slavic languages, Slavic "''rye''" (Upper Sorbian and Czech: ''žito'', Lower Sorbian: ''žyto'', Polish: ''żyto'')) is the southeasternmost city in the Germany, German state of Saxony, and is located in the Görlitz (district), district of Görlitz, Germany's easternmost Districts of Germany, district. It has a population of around 25,000, and is one of the most important cities in the region of Lusatia (Upper Lusatia). The inner city of Zittau still shows its original beauty with many houses from several architectural periods: the famous town hall built in an Italian style, the church of St John and the stables (''Salzhaus'') with its medieval heritage. This multi-storied building is one of the oldest of its kind in Germany. Geography Zittau sits on the Mandau River, while the Lusatian Neisse, which forms the border with Poland, touches the city i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
