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Plánice (okr
Plánice () (german: Planitz) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bližanovy, Křížovice, Kvasetice, Lovčice, Mlynářovice, Nová Plánice, Pohoří, Štipoklasy, Vracov, Zbyslav and Zdebořice are administrative parts of Plánice. Mlynářovice forms an exclave of the municipal territory. Geography Plánice is located about east of Klatovy and south of Plzeň. It lies in the Blatná Uplands. The highest point is the hill Rovná at above sea level. The town is situated on the left bank of the Úslava River. There are several small ponds in the territory. History The first written mention of Plánice is from 1144, when it was property of the newly established monastery of Pomuk. As a town, Plánice was first mentioned in 1329. During its history, the town was owned by the noble families of Schwamberg, Sternberg, Rožmitál and Martinic. Sights The landmark of Plánice is ... [...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] |
Blatná Uplands
Blatná (; german: Blatna) is a town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,400 inhabitants. It is known for a water castle in the centre of a pond, and a landscape garden around it. The town centre with the castle complex is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Blatenka, Čekanice, Drahenický Málkov, Hněvkov, Jindřichovice, Milčice, Řečice and Skaličany are administrative parts of Blatná. Etymology The name Blatná is derived from the Old Czech word ''blata'' (meaning "marshes"). It got its name from the marshlands among which it was founded. Geography Blatná is located about north of Strakonice and southeast of Plzeň. It lies in the Blatná Uplands. The town is situated on the Lomnice River. The territory is rich in fish ponds, built here since the Middle Ages. History The first settlement of the area is documented by archaeological finds up to the 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rubigen
Rubigen is a municipality in the Bern-Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. History Rubigen is first mentioned in 1267 as ''Rubingen''. The oldest traces of a settlement in the area include scattered neolithic and Bronze Age items and La Tene tombs. The remains of a Roman era fountain and an early medieval cemetery have also been found. During the Middle Ages, the village was part of the '' Herrschaft'' of Münsingen. The rulers of Münsingen built a fort near the village around 1278. Very little is known of the history of the fort, but it fell into ruins was demolished in 1798. During the 15th century, the village broke away from the Herrschaft and in the following century it became subject to the city of Bern. Due to its proximity to the city Bernese patricians built their summer homes in the area. The hamlet of Beitenwil was first mentioned in 1328 as ''Beitenwile''. It was originally owned by Fraubrunnen Abbey. However, in 1473, it was a ... [...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] |
František Křižík
František Křižík (; July 8, 1847 – January 22, 1941) was a Czech inventor, electrical engineer, and entrepreneur. Biography Křižík was born into a family in Plánice. In spite of his background, Křižík managed in 1866 to study engineering at the Technical University of Prague ČVUT. Křižík is considered the pioneer of practical electrical engineering and in electrification of Bohemia and Austro-Hungarian empire. At the time he was often compared to Thomas Edison. In 1878 Křižík invented a remotely operated signaling device to protect against collision between trains. Křižík's cores are magnetic solenoids cores shaped so as to insure an approximately uniform pull in different positions in the solenoid. His first experiments in Plzeň resulted in the invention in 1880 of the automatic electric arc lamp, the so-called "Plzen Lamp" which was displayed at the International Exposition of Electricity in Paris in 1881. This lamp, with self-adjusting brushes, won t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer ( cs, Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer) (1 September 1689, Prague – 18 December 1751) was a Bohemian architect of the Baroque era. He was the fifth son of the German architect Christoph Dientzenhofer and the Bohemian-German Maria Anna Aichbauer (née Lang), widow of the architect Johann Georg Achbauer the Elder, and a member of the well known Dientzenhofer family of architects. As an architect he co-operated with his father and with Jan Santini Aichel. Among Dientzenhofer's Prague buildings are the churches of Saint John of Nepomuk and Saint Nicholas, as well as the Vila Amerika and the Kinský Palace. He also built numerous churches and secular buildings in other towns of Bohemia. Many of his later projects were realized by his pupil and son-in-law Anselmo Martino Lurago. Projects In Prague * Vila Amerika, Nové Město (1717–1720), nowadays Antonín Dvořák museum * Convent of Benedictine Monastery in Břevnov (about 1717) * St. John Nepomuk churc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plánice (okr
Plánice () (german: Planitz) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bližanovy, Křížovice, Kvasetice, Lovčice, Mlynářovice, Nová Plánice, Pohoří, Štipoklasy, Vracov, Zbyslav and Zdebořice are administrative parts of Plánice. Mlynářovice forms an exclave of the municipal territory. Geography Plánice is located about east of Klatovy and south of Plzeň. It lies in the Blatná Uplands. The highest point is the hill Rovná at above sea level. The town is situated on the left bank of the Úslava River. There are several small ponds in the territory. History The first written mention of Plánice is from 1144, when it was property of the newly established monastery of Pomuk. As a town, Plánice was first mentioned in 1329. During its history, the town was owned by the noble families of Schwamberg, Sternberg, Rožmitál and Martinic. Sights The landmark of Plánice is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martinic Family
The House of Martinic (also: ''Martinicové'', ''z Martinicz'' or ''von Martinitz'') was a Czech noble family from Bohemia, claimed to be descended from the old Vršovci clan. The family have been part of the Bohemian ancient nobility. As of 1322, the family possessed the castle Martinice near Votice in the southern part of Central Bohemia. Members include Jaroslav Bořita of Martinice, killed in the 1618 Defenestration of Prague. The family became extinct in the male line (1788), but the name survived in the Clam-Martinic family, when in 1791 Carl Josef, Count of Clam, a member of the old Austrian noble family Clam, married Maria Anna, Imperial Countess of Martinic. Their descendants include Austrian statesman Heinrich Clam-Martinic. Literature * Roman von Prochazka: ''Genealogisches Handbuch erloschener böhmischer Herrenstandsfamilien, Band I; Rangordnung des böhmischen Fürsten- und Herrenstandes mit der Liste der dreissig ältesten Herrenstandfamilien von Jahr 1501.'' Verla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klášter
Klášter (german: Kloster) is a municipality and village in Plzeň-South District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Etymology The name Klášter means literally "monastery". Geography Klášter is located about southeast of Plzeň. It lies on the border between the Švihov Highlands and Blatná Uplands. The highest point is the hill Zelená hora at above sea level. The Úslava River flows through the municipality. The village is situated on the shores of Klášterský Pond. History History of the village is connected with the medieval Cistercian monastery, which was founded here in 1144–1145 by monks from the Ebrach Abbey. It was destroyed by the Hussites during the Hussite Wars in 1420. After the monastery was destroyed, a village began to emerge in its ruins, whose new inhabitants used the remains of buildings to build their dwellings. The first written mention of the village of Klášter is from 1556. The Zelená Hora Castle w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úslava
The Úslava is a river in the Czech Republic. It originates as the ''Bradlava'' near the village of Číhaň. It runs through the following municipalities: Plánice (as the Bradlava), Žinkovy, Nepomuk, Blovice, Šťáhlavy, Starý Plzenec, Plzeň. It empties into the Berounka The Berounka is a river in the Czech Republic, long, the biggest left tributary of Vltava, draining an area of . It carries the name Mže () for from its source in Germany, next to the Czech border, until its confluence with the Radbuza in Plze ... in Plzeň. It is long, and its basin area is . References Rivers of the Plzeň Region {{CzechRepublic-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plzeň
Plzeň (; German and English: Pilsen, in German ) is a city in the Czech Republic. About west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the Statutory city (Czech Republic), fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 169,000 inhabitants. The city is known worldwide for Pilsner beer, created by Bavarian brewer Josef Groll in the city in 1842. Administrative division Plzeň is divided into ten boroughs, which are further divided into 25 administrative parts (in brackets): *Plzeň 1-Bolevec (Bolevec and Severní Předměstí) *Plzeň 2-Slovany (Božkov, Černice (partly), Doudlevce (partly), Hradiště, Koterov, Lobzy (partly) and Východní Předměstí (partly)) *Plzeň 3-Bory (Doudlevce (partly), Jižní Předměstí, Litice (partly), Nová Hospoda, Radobyčice, Skvrňany, Valcha, Vnitřní Město and Východní Předměstí (partly)) *Plzeň 4-Doubravka (Bukovec, Červený Hrádek, Doubravka, Lobzy (partly), Újezd and Východní Předměstí (partly)) *Plzeň 5-K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of The Czech Republic
Regions of the Czech Republic ( cs, kraj, plural: ''kraje'') are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic. Every region is governed by a regional council, headed by a governor (''hejtman''). Elections to regional councils take place every four years. According to the Act no. 129/2000 Coll. ("Law on Regions"), which implements Chapter VII of the Czech Constitution, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status as of 1 January 2000. History The first ''kraje'' were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. ''Kraje'' were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements. Competences Rights and obligations of the regions include: *Establishment of secondary schools; *Responsibility for hospitals and social facilities; *Construction and repai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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