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Ropičanka
The Ropičanka (also called Řeka) is a stream in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Olza. It flows through the Moravian-Silesian Region. It is long. Etymology The river is named after the village of Ropice. Characteristic The Ropičanka originates in the territory of Řeka on the slopes of the Ropice Mountain in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids at an elevation of and flows to Český Těšín, where it merges with the Olza River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Ropičanka are: Course The stream flows through the municipal territories of Řeka, Třinec, Smilovice, Střítež, Ropice and Český Těšín. Nature The upper course of the stream is located within the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area. Among the species of fish living in the river are the alpine bullhead and river trout. See also *List of rivers of the Czech Republic References External links River flow at Řeka station– Flood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ropice
Ropice (; , ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,800 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority. Etymology The name is of topographic origins derived from petroleum ('' ropa'' in Czech and Polish). Geography Ropice is located about east of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills. The highest point is the hill Štěpnice at above sea level. The Ropičanka Stream flows through the municipality. The Olza River forms the northeastern municipal border. History The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campaign taking place in the late 13th century on the territory of what will be later known as Upper Silesia. Ropice was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called ''Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis'' from around 1305 as '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Řeka
Řeka (; ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority. Etymology The name literally means 'river'. Geography Řeka is located about east of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia in the Moravian-Silesian Beskids mountain range. The highest point is the Šindelná mountain at above sea level, located on the southeastern municipal border. The Ropičanka Stream originates in the municipal territory and then flows across the municipality. History Řeka was founded in 1644 was formed by the separation from Smilovice and Guty, and originally named ''Řeka smilovská''. It belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen. The village was established as a typical mountain settlement by associating already existing scattered mountain pastures and mountain farms. In the following years, oth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olza (river)
The Olza (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic and Poland, a right tributary of the Oder River. It flows through the Silesian Voivodeship in Poland and through the Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic. It is long. The river forms a significant part of the Czech-Polish state border. Etymology The name is derived from the Proto-Slavic word ''oliga'', meaning "a river rich in water". The origin of the name was demonstrated in 1900 by Czech linguist and writer Vincenc Prasek and the revelation was confirmed by various etymological studies in the 20th century. There was also a theory that the name is a derivative of the Germanic ''Aliza'', meaning 'flow'. The oldest written mention of the Olza is in a letter written by Duke Mieszko in 1290. The river was then mentioned in a written document in 1611 as the ''Oldza''. At the end of the 19th century, with the rise of mass nationalism, both Polish and Czech activists claimed the name ''Olza'' to be not Polish enough, on the one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Střítež (Frýdek-Místek District)
Střítež (; , ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority. Etymology The origins of the name are dubious. If the original name of the village was ''Trzeciesz'' it could have been patronymic in origin derived from personal name ''Trzeciech''. Czech scribing can be related to common local names ''Střítež'' denoting damp places vegetated by deergrass. According to A. Bańkowski the name is derived from Old Polish ''czrzecież'', equivalent to Old Czech form denoting rather "hack and slash" than reed (Polish: ''trzcina''). Geography Střítež is located about east of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. The Ropičanka Stream flows through the municipality. History The creation of the village was a part of a larger settlement campai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smilovice (Frýdek-Místek District)
Smilovice (; , ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Former Prime Minister of Poland and former president of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek was born here. The municipality has a significant Polish minority. Etymology The village was named after František Smyl, who brought new inhabitants here. Geography Smilovice is located about east of Frýdek-Místek and southeast of Ostrava, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It lies mostly in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills, but the southwestern part extends into the Moravian-Silesian Beskids and lies within the Beskydy Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is at above sea level. The Ropičanka Stream flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Smilovice is from 1448. It belonged then to the Duchy of Teschen. František Smyl helped to settle the village and brought mainly Romanian Vl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of The Moravian-Silesian Region
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of its course if it runs out of water, or only flow during certain seasons. Rivers are regulated by the water cycle, the processes by which water moves around the Earth. Water first enters rivers through precipitation, whether from rainfall, the runoff of water down a slope, the melting of glaciers or snow, or seepage from aquifers beneath the surface of the Earth. Rivers flow in channeled watercourses and merge in confluences to form drainage basins, or catchments, areas where surface water eventually flows to a common outlet. Rivers have a great effect on the landscape around them. They may regularly overflow their banks and flood the surrounding area, spreading nutrients to the surrounding area. Sediment or alluvium carried by rivers shapes the landscape ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rivers Of The Czech Republic
This is a list of rivers of the Czech Republic. Naming conventions Czech language distinguishes between large (river; in Czech '' řeka'') and small (stream, creek, brook; in Czech '' potok'') watercourses. River names are mostly self-standing one-word nouns. Stream names often consist of two words because they contain an adjective (usually stemming from physical properties (e.g. Černý potok – "black stream"), usage (e.g. Mlýnský potok – "mill stream") or derived from the location through which it flows (e.g. Rakovnický potok – "Rakovník stream"). These two-word names form an inseparable whole. Main rivers While the Elbe is the longest Czech-related river when measured through its overall length (i.e. including its lower course in Germany), its tributary the Vltava surpasses it as the longest river within the territory of the Czech Republic itself. (In fact the Vltava also carries more water than the Elbe at their confluence.) Hierarchical list This is a hierarchica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salmo Trutta Fario
''Salmo trutta fario'', sometimes called the river trout, is a river-dwelling freshwater predatory fish from the genus ''Salmo'' of the family Salmonidae. It is one of the three main subspecies of the brown trout (''Salmo trutta''), besides sea trout (''Salmo trutta trutta'') and the lacustrine trout ('' Salmo trutta lacustris''). Description Depending on the supply of food, river trout measure 20 to 80 cm (0.7–2.6 ft) in length; exceptionally, they may be up to 1 m (3.3 ft) long and weigh up to over 13 kg (29 lb), although they usually attain an average weight of up to 2 kg (4.4 lb). Their back is olive-dark brown and silvery blue, red spots with light edges occur towards the belly, and the belly is whitish yellow. They can live for up to 18 years. Habitat Like other salmonids, river trout live in cool, fast-flowing, oxygen-rich, clear waters with gravel or sandy riverbeds. Their native ranges occur across almost all of Europe, from Portugal on the Iberian Peninsula to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alpine Bullhead
The alpine bullhead or Siberian bullhead (''Cottus poecilopus'') is a species of freshwater fish in the family Cottidae of sculpins. It is found in China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, North Korea, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Ukraine. This fish is listed as being of "Least Concern" by the IUCN. Description The alpine bullhead has a large broad head and tapering body, large fins and a rounded tail. It is light brown mottled with darker colour. The eyes are located near the top of the head. This fish resembles the European bullhead The European bullhead (''Cottus gobio'') is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the family Cottidae, a type of sculpin. It is also known as the miller's thumb, freshwater sculpin, common bu ... and can occur in same streams with it. It can be told from the European bullhead by the fact that the innermost ray of its pelvic fins is shorter than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beskydy Protected Landscape Area
Beskydy Protected Landscape Area (PLA) (, abbreviated as ''CHKO Beskydy'') is the largest PLA in the Czech Republic. The area is . Geography Beskydy PLA lies in the south-eastern part of the Moravian Silesian and eastern part of Zlín regions, on the border with Slovakia. All its area is located in the Outer Western Carpathians and comprises most of the Moravian-Silesian Beskids range, a large part of the Hostýn-Vsetín Mountains, and the Moravian part of the Javorníky range. In Slovakia, Kysuce Protected Landscape Area borders the area. Protection Beskydy PLA was declared on 5 March 1973 to protect the unique natural features of the area but also the aesthetic value of the area which is typical for its diversity of habitats developed over the centuries of human settlement: ridge-top meadows and pastures and hamlets scattered throughout the area. Many rare and protected plants and animals can be found in Beskydy PLA: there has been a stable population of Eurasian lynx (''Lynx ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drainage Basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the drainage divide, made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern. Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water basin, and impluvium. In North America, they are commonly called a watershed, though in other English-speaking places, " watershed" is used only in its original sense, that of the drainage divide line. A drainage basin's boundaries are determined by watershed delineation, a common task in environmental engineering and science. In a closed drainage basin, or endorheic basin, rather than flowing to the ocean, water converges toward the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Třinec
Třinec (; ; ) is a city in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the least populated Statutory city (Czech Republic), statutory city in the country. The city is an important cultural centre of the Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish minority in Trans-Olza, which makes up 12.1% of the population (as of 2021). Třinec is notable for the Třinec Iron and Steel Works steel plant, the largest in the country, which still has a major impact on the city, its character, demographics, and air quality. Administrative division Třinec consists of 13 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dolní Líštná (3,597) *Guty (Třinec), Guty (836) *Horní Líštná (400) *Kanada (1,044) *Karpentná (787) *Kojkovice (342) *Konská (Třinec), Konská (1,635) *Lyžbice (14,467) *Nebory (1,848) *Oldřichovice (Třinec), Oldřichovice (3,118) *Osůvky (446) *Staré Město ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
