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Plavy
Plavy is a municipality and village in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Haratice is an administrative part of Plavy. Geography Plavy is located about east of Jablonec nad Nisou. It lies mostly in the Giant Mountains Foothills, a small part of the municipal territory in the northwest extends into the Jizera Mountains. The highest point is at above sea level. The Kamenice River flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Plavy is from 1624. Sport Plavy is known for a small ski resort. There are three downhill routes. Notable people * Josef Jindřišek (born 1981), footballer Twin towns – sister cities Plavy is twinned with: * Paszowice Paszowice (german: Poischwitz) is a village in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Paszowice. Prior to 1945 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Paszowice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Paszowice is a rural area - gmina (administrative district) in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Paszowice, which lies approximately south of Jawor and west of the regional capital Wrocław. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 3,976. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Paszowice is bordered by the town of Jawor and the gminas of Bolków, Dobromierz, Męcinka and Mściwojów. Villages The gmina contains the villages of Bolkowice, Grobla, Jakuszowa, Kamienica, Kłonice, Kwietniki, Myślibórz, Nowa Wieś Mała, Nowa Wieś Wielka, Paszowice, Pogwizdów, Siedmica, Sokola, Wiadrów and Zębowice. Twin towns – sister cities Gmina Paszowice is twinned with: * Pakosław, Poland * Plavy, Czech Republic * Rapotín, Czech Republic References {{Coord, 51, 1, 32, N, 16, 10, 55, E, display=title, region:PL_type:city_source:dewiki Paszowice Paszowice (german: Po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Jindřišek
Josef Jindřišek (born 14 February 1981) is a Czech professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bohemians 1905. With more than 400 caps, he is a legend of the Czech First League and of Bohemians 1905. He is also one of the oldest players that appeared in the league. On 30 April 2023 Jindřišek's goal from penalty supported the 4–1 win against FK Jablonec, raising the record for the oldest scorer to 42 years, 2 months, 16 days of age. In May 2023 Jindřišek was awarded as the personality of the 2022–23 season by League Football Association (LFA). On 22 October 2023, Jindřišek became the oldest player in the Czech First League when he started in the away match against Jablonec 0–1 at the age of 42 years, 8 months and 8 days. Honours Individual *Czech First League The Czech First League, known as the Fortuna liga for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech professional league for football clubs. At the top of the Czech football league system, it is the country's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jablonec Nad Nisou District
Jablonec nad Nisou District ( cs, okres Jablonec nad Nisou) is a district (''okres'') within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Jablonec nad Nisou. List of municipalities Albrechtice v Jizerských horách – Bedřichov – Dalešice – Desná – Držkov – Frýdštejn – Harrachov – Jablonec nad Nisou – Janov nad Nisou – Jenišovice – Jílové u Držkova – Jiřetín pod Bukovou – Josefův Důl – Koberovy – Kořenov – Líšný – Loužnice – Lučany nad Nisou – Malá Skála – Maršovice – Nová Ves nad Nisou – Pěnčín – Plavy – Pulečný – Radčice – Rádlo – Rychnov u Jablonce nad Nisou – Skuhrov – Smržovka – Tanvald – Velké Hamry – Vlastiboř – Zásada – Železný Brod Železný Brod (; german: Eisenbrod) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,000 inhabitants. It is located on the Jizera (river), Jizera River. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jablonec Nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou (; german: Gablonz an der Neiße) is a city in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 45,000 inhabitants. It is the second-largest city in the region. It is a local centre for education, and is known for its glass and jewelry production. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Jablonec nad Nisou is made up by eight city parts: Jablonec nad Nisou, Jablonecké Paseky, Kokonín, Lukášov, Mšeno nad Nisou, Proseč nad Nisou, Rýnovice and Vrkoslavice. Etymology The name ''Jablonec'' is of Czech origin and means ''"little apple tree"'' (''jablonče'' was a diminutive of the old Czech ''jabloň'' – "apple tree"), for the village was founded on a place where an apple tree grew. German-speaking settlers who came to the village during the 16th century adjusted the name to ''Gablonz''. During the 19th century, the attribute "German" was often added to the name (like in the 1848 cs, Jabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Kamenice (Jizera)
Kamenice (german: Kamnitz) is a river in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It is the longest tributary of the Jizera river in the Czech Republic. It rises from several source streams in the Jizera Mountains at Holubník (). Below the former crystal production village of Kristiánov, a locality in Bedřichov, only Liščí bouda remains preserved as a glass museum near where the Kamenice meets the Josefův Důl dam. The Josefův Důl dam, above the village Josefův Důl, was built between 1976 and 1982 and is the largest dam in the Jizera Mountains. It has a height of and a capacity of . It is used for drinking water, so recreational activities are not permitted upon it. The Kamenice flows on its course south of the town Tanvald, where it meets the Desná river. It flows on through Velké Hamry. After it flows through the village of Spálov (part of Semily Semily (; german: Semil) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,100 inhabitants. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jizera Mountains
Jizera Mountains ( cz, Jizerské hory), or Izera Mountains ( pl, Góry Izerskie; german: Isergebirge), are part of the Western Sudetes on the border between the Czech Republic and Poland. The range got its name from the Jizera River, which rises at the southern base of the Smrk massif. The beech forests within the Jizera Mountains were added to the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, because of their outstanding preservation and testimony to the ecological history of Europe (and the beech family specifically) since the Last Glacial Period. Geography The range stretches from the Lusatian Mountains (Zittau Mountains) in the northwest to the Krkonoše in the southeast. The Jizera Mountains comprise the sources of the Jizera river, as well as of the Kwisa and the Lusatian Neisse. The major part in the south is formed from granite, in the northern part from gneisses and mica schists, with some area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Mountains Foothills
In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''wiktionary:gigas, gigas'', cognate wiktionary:giga-, giga-) are beings of human-like appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''giant'' is first attested in 1297 from Robert of Gloucester (historian), Robert of Gloucester's chronicle. It is derived from the ''Giants (Greek mythology), Gigantes'' ( grc-gre, Γίγαντες) of Greek mythology. Fairy tales such as ''Jack the Giant Killer'' have formed the modern perception of giants as dimwitted ogres, sometimes said to eat humans, while other giants tend to eat the livestock. The antagonist in ''Jack and the Beanstalk'' is often described as a giant. In some more recent portrayals, like those of Jonathan Swift and Roald Dahl, some giants are both intelligent and friendly. Literary and cultural analysis Giants appear in the folklore of cultures worldwide as they represent a relatively simple concept. Representing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Sokol Movement
The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech lands of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a sound body". The Sokol, through lectures, discussions, and group outings provided what Tyrš viewed as physical, moral, and intellectual training for the nation. This training extended to men of all ages and classes, and eventually to women. The movement also spread across all the regions populated by Slavic cultures, most of them part of either Austria-Hungary or the Russian Empire: present-day Slovakia, the Slovene Lands, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Poland ( Polish Sokół movement), Ukraine, Belarus. In many of these nations, the organization also served as an early precursor to the Scouting movements. Though officially an institution "above politics", the Sokol played an important part in the development of Czech nationalism and patriotism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Time
Central European Time (CET) is a standard time which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time offset from UTC can be written as UTC+01:00. It is used in most parts of Europe and in a few North African countries. CET is also known as Middle European Time (MET, German: MEZ) and by colloquial names such as Amsterdam Time, Berlin Time, Brussels Time, Madrid Time, Paris Time, Rome Time, Warsaw Time or even Romance Standard Time (RST). The 15th meridian east is the central axis for UTC+01:00 in the world system of time zones. As of 2011, all member states of the European Union observe summer time (daylight saving time), from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October. States within the CET area switch to Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+02:00) for the summer. In Africa, UTC+01:00 is called West Africa Time (WAT), where it is used by several countries, year round. Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia also refer to it as ''Central European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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