Osoblaha
Osoblaha (; german: Hotzenplotz; pl, Osobłoga) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts Osoblaha is made up of one administrative part. Etymology The Czech name of the village came from Latin names of two local watercourses, Osoblaha and Planá, in Latin ''Ossa'' and ''Plavia''. The German name "Hotzenplotz" was derived from German ''Holzen Platz'' (literally "wooden place") and has its origin in oak forests in the area. It served the German writer Otfried Preußler for naming his famous children's book character of "The Robber Hotzenplotz". Geography Osoblaha lies in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border with Poland. It is located in the Opava Hilly Land within the Silesian Lowlands. The Osoblaha River flows through the municipality. In the territory of Osoblaha lies the former village of Studnice, which is abandoned since 1971. History The first writte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Osoblaha Juedischer Friedhof
Osoblaha (; german: Hotzenplotz; pl, Osobłoga) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts Osoblaha is made up of one administrative part. Etymology The Czech name of the village came from Latin names of two local watercourses, Osoblaha and Planá, in Latin ''Ossa'' and ''Plavia''. The German name "Hotzenplotz" was derived from German ''Holzen Platz'' (literally "wooden place") and has its origin in oak forests in the area. It served the German writer Otfried Preußler for naming his famous children's book character of "The Robber Hotzenplotz". Geography Osoblaha lies in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border with Poland. It is located in the Opava Hilly Land within the Silesian Lowlands. The Osoblaha River flows through the municipality. In the territory of Osoblaha lies the former village of Studnice, which is abandoned since 1971. History The first writte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Osoblažsko
Osoblažsko (literally ''Osoblaha Region'', german: Hotzenplotzer Ländchen, pl, Ziemia osobłoska) is a microregion in the Bruntál District in the northernmost part of the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. The microregion is also called Osoblaha Hook or Silesian Hanakia. It is bounded by mountain ridges of Eastern Sudetes from the west and the Polish border from the east and north. Municipalities As of January 2022, the population was 9,440 inhabitants. The area of Osoblažsko consists of 14 municipalities, with two of them being towns: *Bohušov *Dívčí Hrad * Hlinka * Janov * Jindřichov * Liptaň *Město Albrechtice *Osoblaha * Rusín * Slezské Pavlovice * Slezské Rudoltice * Petrovice * Třemešná * Vysoká Association of Municipalities of Osoblažsko All the municipalities in Osoblažsko are members of the Association of Municipalities of Osoblažsko. This association, usually called just ''Microregion Osoblažsko'', is a voluntary association of munic ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Třemešná Ve Slezsku – Osoblaha Railway
The Třemešná ve Slezsku – Osoblaha Railway is a narrow-gauge railway connecting Třemešná on the Krnov–Głuchołazy line with Osoblaha on the Czech-Polish border. It is one of the three remaining narrow gauge railway lines with regular passenger traffic in the Czech Republic and the last one operated by the state-owned railway company České dráhy. History In the 1870s the owners of a sugar refinery in Osoblaha were looking for a railway connection of their town. From a financial point of view, the best alternative was a connection to the railway network in neighbouring Prussia. However, the government in Vienna refused it on political and military grounds. On 14 December 1898 a line from Třemešná was opened. Since 1958 the trains are operated by diesel-electric locomotives T 47.0. See also *Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy (''Jindřichův Hradec Local Railways'') is the company which operates the narrow gauge railway ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Osobloga
Osobloga ( pl, Osobłoga, cs, Osoblaha, german: Hotzenplotz or Austrian German: ''Ossa'') is a river of the Czech Republic and Poland. The river originates as ''Petrovický potok'' (german: Petersbach) near the village Petrovice, Czech Republic. It passes through Jindřichov and Osoblaha before crossing the Polish border. It continues through Racławice Śląskie and Głogówek, and flows into the Oder in Krapkowice Krapkowice (; german: Krappitz; szl, Krapkowicy) is a town in southern Poland with 16,301 inhabitants (2019), situated in the Opole Voivodeship, straddling both banks of the Oder River at the point where it joins with the Osobłoga. It is the re .... Rivers of Poland Rivers of the Moravian-Silesian Region Rivers of Opole Voivodeship International rivers of Europe {{Poland-river-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gmina Izbicko
__NOTOC__ Gmina Izbicko, German Gemeinde Stubendorf, is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Strzelce County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Izbicko, which lies approximately north-west of Strzelce Opolskie and south-east of the regional capital Opole. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 5,415. Villages Gmina Izbicko contains the villages and settlements of Borycz, Grabów, Opole Voivodeship, Grabów, Izbicko, Krośnica, Opole Voivodeship, Krośnica, Ligota Czamborowa, Otmice, Poznowice, Siedlec, Strzelce County, Siedlec, Sprzęcice, Suchodaniec and Utrata, Opole Voivodeship, Utrata. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Izbicko is bordered by the gminas of Gmina Chrząstowice, Chrząstowice, Gmina Gogolin, Gogolin, Gmina Ozimek, Ozimek, Gmina Strzelce Opolskie, Strzelce Opolskie and Gmina Tarnów Opolski, Tarnów Opolski. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Izbicko is Sister city, twinned with: * Florstadt ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bruntál District
Bruntál District ( cs, okres Bruntál) is a district ('' okres'') within Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Bruntál, but the largest town is Krnov. Part of the district belongs to Moravia, while another part belongs to Czech Silesia. List of municipalities Andělská Hora – Bílčice – Bohušov – Brantice – Bruntál – Břidličná – Býkov-Láryšov – Čaková – Dětřichov nad Bystřicí – Dívčí Hrad – Dlouhá Stráň – Dolní Moravice – Dvorce – Heřmanovice – Hlinka – Holčovice – Horní Benešov – Horní Město – Horní Životice – Hošťálkovy – Janov – Jindřichov – Jiříkov – Karlova Studánka – Karlovice – Krasov – Krnov – Křišťanovice – Leskovec nad Moravicí – Lichnov – Liptaň – Lomnice – Ludvíkov – Malá Morávka – Malá Štáhle – Město Albrechtice – Mezina – Milotice nad Opavou – Moravskoslezský ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Berthold Englisch
Berthold Englisch (9 July 1851, Hotzenplotz – 19 October 1897, Vienna) was a leading Austrian chess master. Englisch was born in Austrian Silesia (then Austria-Hungary) into a Jewish family. He earned his living as a stock-market agent. He won the tournaments at Leipzig 1879 (the 1st DSB Congress), at Wiesbaden 1880 (ex-equo with Blackburne and A. Schwarz, ahead of Schallopp, Mason, Bird, Winawer, etc.) and at Vienna 1896 (''Quadrangular''). He lost two matches against Vincenz Hruby in 1882 and to Emanuel Lasker in 1890, both scoring 1.5 : 3.5, and drew a match with Harry Nelson Pillsbury 2.5 : 2.5 (+0 –0 =5) in 1896, all in Vienna. [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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The Robber Hotzenplotz
The Robber Hotzenplotz ( ) is a character created by German author Otfried Preußler for his children's book series of the same name. There are three tales about Hotzenplotz: * ''The Robber Hotzenplotz'' (1962) * ''News from the Robber Hotzenplotz'' (1969) * ''Hotzenplotz 3'' (1973) All three books were illustrated by artist Josef Tripp, as were most of Preußler's works. These books were translated into at least 34 languages (e.g.: French: ''Le Brigand Briquambroque'', Italian: ''Il Brigante Pennastorta'', Spanish: ''El bandido Saltodemata'', Turkish: ''Haydut Haytazot''). Moreover, more than six million books were sold. Origin At the beginning of the 1960s Ottfried Preußler worked unsuccessfully on the initial approaches on '' Krabat''. Due to the disappointment, he took the decision to change and to write something amusing. He decided to write about a clown tale ( Kasper), which included all the typical characters of a clown story: Kasperl (the clown), Seppel, Grandmother, t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Yiddish Language
Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with many elements taken from Hebrew (notably Mishnaic) and to some extent Aramaic. Most varieties of Yiddish include elements of Slavic languages and the vocabulary contains traces of Romance languages.Aram Yardumian"A Tale of Two Hypotheses: Genetics and the Ethnogenesis of Ashkenazi Jewry".University of Pennsylvania. 2013. Yiddish is primarily written in the Hebrew alphabet. Prior to World War II, its worldwide peak was 11 million, with the number of speakers in the United States and Canada then totaling 150,000. Eighty-five percent of the approximately six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust were Yiddish speakers,Solomon Birnbaum, ''Grammatik der jiddischen Sprache'' (4., erg. Aufl., Hambu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sister City
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept The modern concept of town twinning has its roots in the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as the Coventry Blitz. First conceived by the then Mayor of Coventry, Alfred Robert Grindlay, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, the idea emerged as a way of establishing solidarity links between cities in allied countries that went through similar devastating events. The comradesh ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Steam Locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomotive's boiler to the point where it becomes gaseous and its volume increases 1,700 times. Functionally, it is a steam engine on wheels. In most locomotives, the steam is admitted alternately to each end of its cylinders, in which pistons are mechanically connected to the locomotive's main wheels. Fuel and water supplies are usually carried with the locomotive, either on the locomotive itself or in a tender coupled to it. Variations in this general design include electrically-powered boilers, turbines in place of pistons, and using steam generated externally. Steam locomotives were first developed in the United Kingdom during the early 19th century and used for railway transport until the middle of the 20th century. Richard Trevithick ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |