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Praha-Libeň Railway Station
Praha-Libeň railway station () is a mainline railway station located in the Libeň district of Prague 9. It is situated on Line 11, which links Prague to Český Brod and Kolín as well as forming part of the main railway corridor connecting the Czech capital to Brno and Olomouc. Since reconstruction of the station, which took place between 2008 and 2010 as part of the ''Nové spojení'' project, a number of international services running to and from the more central Praha hlavní nádraží now also call here. In addition to its passenger handling facilities (the station was used by 876,000 passengers in 2006)Ročenka dopravy Praha 2006 the Praha-Libeň station area is also home to a large freight yard and is an important centre for services operated by ČD Cargo. The line from Olomouc to Prague, as first op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havlíčkův Brod
Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; ) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Havlíčkův Brod consists of 14 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Havlíčkův Brod (20,151) *Březinka (67) *Herlify (93) *Jilemník (70) *Klanečná (19) *Květnov (126) *Mírovka (420) *Poděbaby (513) *Šmolovy (527) *Suchá (212) *Svatý Kříž (362) *Termesivy (251) *Veselice (55) *Zbožice (54) Jilemník and Zbožice form two exclaves of the municipal territory. Etymology The Czech word ''brod'' means ' ford'. The town was firstly named Brod and then Smilův Brod ("Smil's Ford") after its founder Smil of Lichtenburk. In the 14th century, it was renamed Německý Brod ("German Ford") because of its predominantly German population. Because of Anti-German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hradec Králové Main Railway Station
Hradec may refer to places: Czech Republic *Hradec (Havlíčkův Brod District), a municipality and village in the Vysočina Region *Hradec (Plzeň-South District), a municipality and village in the Plzeň Region *Hradec, a village and part of Mnichovo Hradiště in the Central Bohemian Region *Hradec, a village and part of Rokle in the Ústí nad Labem Region **Hradec substation, a large electrical substation near this village *Hradec, a village and part of Stříbrná Skalice in the Central Bohemian Region *Hradec Králové, a city **Hradec Králové Region **Hradec Králové District *Hradec nad Moravicí, a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region *Hradec-Nová Ves, a municipality and village in the Olomouc Region *Jindřichův Hradec, a town in the South Bohemian Region * Krty-Hradec, a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region *Levý Hradec, an early medieval gord near Prague Slovakia *Hradec, a borough of Prievidza See also * Hradce *Gradec (other) Gradec or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pardubice Hlavní Nádraží
Pardubice hlavní nádraží (English: Pardubice main railway station) is a railway station in Pardubice in the Czech Republic. It is one of the largest railway stations in the country. It is located about west-south-west from city centre of Pardubice, and an important railway network hub. History Work on the railway connecting Prague and Olomouc started in 1842 and the line was finished in 1845. The construction was led by Jan Perner. A small railway station was opened on the same year, with four tracks, a Railway roundhouse, roundhouse (''výtopna'') for eight steam locomotives and passenger hall covering two tracks. The building still exists and is used by the railway operator. A line between Liberec and Pardubice was built during 1855–1859. In 1859, a new railway station was opened and used for both lines. A line between Pardubice and Německý Brod (now Havlíčkův Brod) was built during 1869–1871. Access to the railway turned a small town into a large industrial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praha-Smíchov Railway Station
Praha-Smíchov railway station (, ) is a major railway station in Prague, Czech Republic, located in Smíchov, in the south-west of the city. It serves as a major railway station on the Czech national rail network, and is connected to the rest of Prague by its metro station of the same name and numerous tram routes which stop on Nádražní street outside the station. It is also a major bus terminus for lines going to the south and southwest of Prague and beyond. In 2009 the station served almost 4 million people. The station was opened in 1862 as the terminus of the line linking Prague to Plzeň, operated by ''Česká Západní Dráha'' (Czech Western Railway). In 1872 and 1873, two more lines were built to the station, one from Hostivice and the other from Rudná. The present station building was built between 1953 and 1956 and designed by architects Jan Zázvorka and Ladislav Žák. All trains going from Prague towards Plzeň and Písek Písek (; ) is a town in the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague Metro
The Prague Metro () is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974, the system consists of three lines (Line A (Prague Metro), A, Line B (Prague Metro), B and Line C (Prague Metro), C) serving 61 stationsCounting the three interchange stations, Můstek, Muzeum (Prague Metro), Muzeum, and Florenc (Prague Metro), Florenc, twice. If they are counted only once, the total number of stations is 58. (predominantly with island platforms), and is long. The system served 568 million passengers in 2021 (about 1.55 million daily). Two types of rolling stock are used on the Metro: the :cs:Souprava_metra_81-71M, 81-71M (a completely modernized variant of the original 81-717/714, 81-717/714.1), and the Metro M1 (Prague), Metro M1. All the lines are controlled automatically from the central dispatching, near I. P. Pavlova (Prague Metro), I.P. Pavlova station. The Metro is operated by the Prague Public Transit Company (, DPP), and integrated in the Prague Integrated Trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 IIHF World Championship
The 2004 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship was held between 24 April and 9 May 2004 in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic. It was the 68th ice Hockey World Championships, and was run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). Qualification Far Eastern Qualification for the tournament was held on 6 September 2003 in Tokyo, Japan. ''All times are local.'' Final tournament Venues Preliminary round Sixteen participating teams were placed in the following four groups. After playing a round-robin, the top three teams in each group advanced to the qualifying round while the last team competed in the relegation round. ''All times are local ( UTC+2).'' Group A Group B Group C Group D Qualifying round The top three teams in the standings of each group of the preliminary round advance to the qualifying round, and are placed in two groups: teams from Groups A and D compete in Group E, while teams from Groups B and C compete in Group F. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O2 Arena (Prague)
O2 Arena (stylised as O2 arena) is a multi-purpose arena, in Prague, Czech Republic. It is home to HC Sparta Prague of the Czech Extraliga and is the third-largest ice hockey arena in Europe. It has hosted important sport events such as three Ice Hockey World Championships (2004, 2015 and 2024), the first edition of the prestigious tennis Laver Cup, the European Athletics Indoor Championships, the Euroleague Final Four 2006, the World Floorball Championship, the 2012 Davis Cup finals, four Fed Cup finals, as well as a handful of NHL and KHL games, including a 2014 Gagarin Cup final. It also hosts stage shows, such as concerts, and other large-scale events. The highest arena capacity reached was 20,208 people. History The idea of building a new arena in Prague came on the heels of the "golden era" of Czech ice hockey: winning the gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics and three gold medals in a row at the Ice Hockey World Championships from 1999 to 2001. The arena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praha-Holešovice Railway Station
Praha-Holešovice railway station () is located in Holešovice, a northern district of Prague, capital city of the Czech Republic. Opened in 1985, the station was originally used as a terminus for international fast trains coming from the east. Since the completion of the '' Nové spojení'' ("new connection") in 2010, however, these trains terminate at the more central hub, Praha hlavní nádraží. Nevertheless, international trains from hlavní nádraží running north to Dresden and Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ..., as well as northwest-bound inter-regional trains still call here. The station is adjacent to Prague Metro's Nádraží Holešovice station on line C and also to stops of the same name on lines 6, 12, and 17 of the city's tramway system ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vítkov (hill)
Vítkov (; , ) is a town in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Vítkov consists of eight municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vítkov (4,464) *Jelenice (97) *Klokočov (450) *Lhotka (75) *Nové Těchanovice (67) *Podhradí (67) *Prostřední Dvůr (109) *Zálužné (56) Jelenice forms an exclave of the municipal territory. Geography Vítkov is located about southwest of Opava and west of Ostrava. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is the hill Horka with an altitude of . The Moravice River forms the northern municipal border. History The first written mention of Vítkov is from 1301. The town and the Vikštejn Castle were founded by Vítek of Kravaře in the second half of the 13th century. In the following centuries, the town often changed owners, who were among the lower nobles. In 1713–1714, the then owner of the Vítkov est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
