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Rolava
The Rolava (german: Rohlau) is a left tributary of the Eger river (Czech: ''Ohře'') in the northwest of the Czech Republic. It is long, and its basin area is . It rises in the Bohemian part of the Ore Mountains about 2 km north of the village of Rolava near the border with Saxony. North of its source is the raised bog of Großer Kranichsee, whose waters the Rolava partly collects. During its course in a mainly southeasterly direction the river flows through the abandoned village of Chaloupky and is joined by the ''Schwarzwasser'' stream coming from ''Hirschenstand'' ( Jelení). It then flows through ''Neuhammer'' ( Nové Hamry), the former district capital of ''Neudek'' (Nejdek) and the villages of Nová Role and Stará Role, known for their porcelain factories. In Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolava (Přebuz)
The Rolava (german: Rohlau) is a left tributary of the Ohře river in the northwest of the Czech Republic. It is long, and its basin area is . It rises in the Czech part of the Ore Mountains near the border with Germany, in the territory of Přebuz. North of its source is the raised bog of Großer Kranichsee, whose waters the Rolava partly collects. During its course in a mainly southeasterly direction the river flows between Vysoká Pec and Nové Hamry, then through Nejdek, Smolné Pece and Nová Role. It then flows through Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ... from northwest to southeast and discharges into the Ohře. References Rivers of the Karlovy Vary Region Rivers of the Ore Mountains {{CzechRepublic-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nová Role
Nová Role (german: Neurohlau) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,200 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Jimlíkov and Mezirolí are administrative parts of Nová Role. Geography Nová Role is located about northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies on the Rotava river. The town proper lies in the Sokolov Basin, but the municipal territory also extends to the north into the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the Borový hill at above sea level. The Rolava River flows through the town. On the western edge of the town is the Novorolský Pond, supplied by the Vlčí Stream. It has an area of and is used for recreational purposes and fish farming. History The first written mention of Nová Role is from 1293, when it was a royal property. It was a Slavic village, whose foundation is associated with deposits of tin, silver and iron ore on the upper course of the Rolava River. Until 1411, Nová Role belonged to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Großer Kranichsee
The ( cz, Velké jeřábí jezero) is one of the most important raised bogs (') under nature conservation in the Ore Mountains of Central Europe. Location The raised bog is located at an elevation of 950 metres above sea level (NN) in a high forest clearing southwest of Carlsfeld. The border between Germany and the Czech Republic runs through the reserve. West of the Kranichsee is the "black pond" ('). Name The name of the bog is related to the Slavic word ''granica'', which means border. Significance It is a watershed and krummholz bog that is drained to the northwest by the Große Pyra and to the southwest by the Rolava. To the east is the Kleiner Kranichsee, where the heart of the bog, unlike the Großer Kranichsee, lies on the German side of the border. Vegetation *Mountain pine (''Pinus mugo'') *Hare's-tail cotton-grass (''Eriophorum vaginatum'') *Black crowberry (''Empetrum nigrum'') *Bog bilberry (''Vaccinium uliginosum'') *Bog rosemary (''Andromeda polifolia' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ohře
The Ohře () or, slightly less commonly in English sources, the Eger (, Czech also: ''Oharka'' or ''Ohara'', Celtic: ''Agara'', pl, Ohrza), is a 316 km river in Germany (50 km) and the Czech Republic (266 km), left tributary of the Elbe. The river's catchment area is 5,588 km2, of which 4,601 km2 is in the Czech Republic, 920 km2 in Bavaria and 67 km2 in Saxony. It is the fourth-longest river in the Czech Republic. Several districts in Germany and the Czech Republic have formed a Euroregion initiative, Euregio Egrensis, to foster co-operation in the region. Etymology There is a Czech pun that the Ohře got its name from the river Teplá (meaning "warm" in Czech)—"ohřát" means "to warm up". However, the real origin, which also shows in the German name, is Celtic, from ''Agara'' (the "Salmon River"). The records show the name as ''Agara'', ''Agira'', ''Agra'' in the 9th century, ''Egire'', ''Egra'' or ''Ogra'' in the 11th century and ''Ege ... [...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] |
Nejdek
Nejdek (; german: Neudek) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic. It has about 7,600 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Bernov, Fojtov, Lesík, Lužec, Oldřichov, Pozorka, Suchá, Tisová and Vysoká Štola are administrative parts of Nejdek. Etymology The name originated from German ''neue Decke'', i.e. "new cover". It was derived from the newly covered roof of the castle tower. Geography Nejdek is located about northwest of Karlovy Vary. It lies on the Rotava river, in the west of the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the mountain Tisovský vrch, at . History Nejdek was founded around 1250 as a tin mining settlement. The first written mention of Nejdek is from 1340. During the golden era of tin mining in the 14th–16th century, the town experienced its greatest expansion. From 1446 to 1602, it was owned by the Schlick family. During their rule, iron ore also began to be mined, and smelters and hammer mills were estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nové Hamry
Nové Hamry (german: Neuhammer (bei Karlsbad)) is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the 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 .... It has about 300 inhabitants. References Villages in Karlovy Vary District Villages in the Ore Mountains {{KarlovyVary-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxony
Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a landlocked state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, as well as the countries of Poland and the Czech Republic. Its capital is Dresden, and its largest city is Leipzig. Saxony is the tenth largest of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of , and the sixth most populous, with more than 4 million inhabitants. The term Saxony has been in use for more than a millennium. It was used for the medieval Duchy of Saxony, the Electorate of Saxony of the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Saxony, and twice for a republic. The first Free State of Saxony was established in 1918 as a constituent state of the Weimar Republic. After World War II, it was under Soviet occupation before it became part of the communist East Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaloupky (Přebuz)
Chaloupky is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Neřežín is an administrative part of Chaloupky. Geography Chaloupky lies about southwest of Beroun and southwest of Prague. It lies in the Brdy Highlands. The Záskalská Reservoir, built on the Červený Stream, is located in the municipality. History The first written mention of Chaloupky is from 1648. Sights Near Neřežín there is the ruin of the Valdek Castle. It was built in the 13th century and once owned by King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia Wenceslaus IV (also ''Wenceslas''; cs, Václav; german: Wenzel, nicknamed "the Idle"; 26 February 136116 August 1419), also known as Wenceslaus of Luxembourg, was King of Bohemia from 1378 until his death and King of Germany from 1376 until he w .... In 1623, it was described as desolated. Today the castle is in a state of disrepair and inaccessible. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abandoned Village
An abandoned village is a village that has, for some reason, been deserted. In many countries, and throughout history, thousands of villages have been deserted for a variety of causes. Abandonment of villages is often related to epidemic, famine, war, climate change, economic depressions, environmental destruction, or deliberate clearances. Armenia and Azerbaijan Hundreds of villages in Nagorno-Karabakh were deserted following the First Nagorno-Karabakh War. Between 1988 and 1993, 400,000 ethnic Azeris, and Kurds fled the area and nearly 200 villages in Armenia itself populated by Azeris and Kurds were abandoned by 1991. Likewise nearly 300,000 Armenians fled from Azerbaijan between 1988 and 1993, including 50 villages populated by Armenians in Northern Nagorno Karabakh that were abandoned. Some of the Armenian settlements and churches outside Armenia and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic have either been destroyed or damaged including those in Nakhichevan. Australia In Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
