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Olšina (Ralsko)
Olšina (german: Wolschen or ''Wolsina'') is an extinct village in Ralsko in the Česká Lípa District in the Czech Republic. It lies in the former Ralsko military training area, about 13 kilometres east of Mimoň. History The village was populated by both German-speaking and Czech-speaking Bohemians. In the mid-19th century, Wolschen/Olšina became part of the judicial district of Niemes for the Habsburg Crownland of Bohemia (and later for Austria-Hungary). This district included 26 small villages in a large wooded area east of Niemes/Mimoň. In the early 1900s, Wolschen had 46 houses and 214 inhabitants, (mainly German-speaking with only a few Czechs). Agriculture, livestock and forestry were the main sources of livelihood. There was a church, a water pond, a school, three inns, two shops with several craftsmen and merchants. The village also had its own gendarmerie (sheriff), telephone connection, post office, brickyard, steam-powered sawmill and a milk dairy with a high chim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralsko
Ralsko (german: Roll) is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. It comprises area of the former military training area with Hradčany Air Base. Because of the former military area, the town's municipal territory is the fourth largest in the country, after the cities of Prague, Brno and Ostrava. Administrative parts The town is made up of town parts and villages of Boreček, Horní Krupá, Hradčany, Hvězdov, Jabloneček, Kuřívody, Náhlov, Ploužnice and Svébořice. The municipal office is located in Kuřívody. Geography Ralsko is located about southeast of Česká Lípa and southwest of Liberec. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The town is named after the mountain Ralsko, which lies on the northern municipal border and is the highest point of Ralsko and of the entire Ralsko Uplands with an altitude of . The Ploučnice River shortly crosses the municipal territory in the northeast. There are several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Česká Lípa District
Česká Lípa District ( cs, okres Česká Lípa) is a district (''okres'') within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its district seat is Česká Lípa. List of municipalities Česká Lípa - Bezděz - Blatce - Blíževedly - Bohatice - Brniště - Chlum - Chotovice - Cvikov - Doksy - Dubá - Dubnice - Hamr na Jezeře - '' Holany'' - Horní Libchava - Horní Police - Jestřebí - Kamenický Šenov - Kozly - Kravaře - Krompach - Kunratice u Cvikova - Kvítkov - Luka - Mařenice - Mimoň - Noviny pod Ralskem - Nový Bor - Nový Oldřichov - Okna - Okrouhlá - Pertoltice pod Ralskem - Polevsko - Provodín - Prysk - Radvanec - Ralsko - Skalice u České Lípy - Skalka u Doks - Sloup v Čechách - Slunečná - Sosnová - Stráž pod Ralskem - Stružnice - Stvolínky - Svojkov - Svor - Tachov - Tuhaň - Velenice - Velký Valtinov - Volfartice - Vrchovany - Zahrádky - Zákupy Zákupy (; germ ... [...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] |
Ralsko Military Training Area
The Ralsko military training area ( cs, Vojenský prostor Ralsko) was a restricted military/munitions testing area in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It was located between the towns of Mimoň, Stráž pod Ralskem, Mnichovo Hradiště and Bělá pod Bezdězem. It also included the Ralsko mountain peak, as well as the Hradčany Air Base. The area is about consisting of forests, meadows and sandstone rock formations. History The Ralsko area was relatively sparsely populated until the first half of the 20th century. The residents were predominantly German-speaking. Most of the forests belonged to some large landowners, such as the noble families Hartig, Rohan and Waldstein. From 1914, the Graeflich Waldstein Forestry Office operated a narrow-gauge forest railway between Rečkov and Kummer, which was used to transport lumber. After the Munich Agreement in 1938, the German Wehrmacht occupied the area. In March 1945, near the end of World War II the construction of an air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimoň
Mimoň (german: Niemes) is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,400 inhabitants. Administrative parts Mimoň is made up of town parts of Mimoň I–VI and villages of Srní Potok and Vranov. Geography Mimoň is located about east of Česká Lípa and southwest of Liberec. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is a contour line below Ralsko Mountain at above sea level. The town is situated at the confluence of the Ploučnice River and Panenský Stream. There is a system of four breeding ponds in the area, Mimoň Ponds, fed by the Ploučnice. History The oldest archaeological finds from the area around Mimoň are from the Neolithic and the Bronze Age. The first Slavic settlements appeared in the 5th century, later German colonists came. 14–17th centuries The first written mention of Mimoň is from 1352, when it was a parish village. Mimoň was then mentioned in 1371 as a customs post on an old trading route ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 in the aftermath of the Austro-Prussian War and was dissolved shortly after its defeat in the First World War. Austria-Hungary was ruled by the House of Habsburg and constituted the last phase in the constitutional evolution of the Habsburg monarchy. It was a multinational state and one of Europe's major powers at the time. Austria-Hungary was geographically the second-largest country in Europe after the Russian Empire, at and the third-most populous (after Russia and the German Empire). The Empire built up the fourth-largest machine building industry in the world, after the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom. Austria-Hungary also became the world's third-largest manufacturer and exporter of electric home appliances, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution ( cs, Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution ( sk, Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989. Popular demonstrations against the one-party government of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia included students and older dissidents. The result was the end of 41 years of one-party rule in Czechoslovakia, and the subsequent dismantling of the command economy and conversion to a parliamentary republic. On 17 November 1989 (International Students' Day), riot police suppressed a student demonstration in Prague. The event marked the 50th anniversary of a violently suppressed demonstration against the Nazi storming of Prague University in 1939 where 1,200 students were arrested and 9 killed (see Origin of International Students' Day). The 1989 event sparked a series of demonstrations from 17 November to late December and turned into an anti-communist demonstration. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former Villages In The Czech Republic
A former is an object, such as a template, Gauge block, gauge or cutting Die (manufacturing), die, which is used to form something such as a boat's Hull (watercraft), hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature. A former may become an integral part of the finished structure, as in an aircraft fuselage, or it may be removable, being using in the construction process and then discarded or re-used. Aircraft formers Formers are used in the construction of aircraft fuselage, of which a typical fuselage has a series from the nose to the empennage, typically perpendicular to the Flight control surfaces#Longitudinal_axis, longitudinal axis of the aircraft. The primary purpose of formers is to establish the shape of the fuselage and reduce the column length of stringers to prevent instability. Formers are typically attached to longerons, which support the skin of the aircraft. The "former-and-longeron" technique (also called stations and string ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
