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Ralsko
Ralsko (german: Roll) is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. It comprises area of the former military training area with Hradčany Air Base. Because of the former military area, the town's municipal territory is the fourth largest in the country, after the cities of Prague, Brno and Ostrava. Administrative parts The town is made up of town parts and villages of Boreček, Horní Krupá, Hradčany, Hvězdov, Jabloneček, Kuřívody, Náhlov, Ploužnice and Svébořice. The municipal office is located in Kuřívody. Geography Ralsko is located about southeast of Česká Lípa and southwest of Liberec. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The town is named after the mountain Ralsko, which lies on the northern municipal border and is the highest point of Ralsko and of the entire Ralsko Uplands with an altitude of . The Ploučnice River shortly crosses the municipal territory in the northeast. There are several ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralsko Uplands
Ralsko (german: Roll) is a town in Česká Lípa District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,100 inhabitants. It comprises area of the former military training area with Hradčany Air Base. Because of the former military area, the town's municipal territory is the fourth largest in the country, after the cities of Prague, Brno and Ostrava. Administrative parts The town is made up of town parts and villages of Boreček, Horní Krupá, Hradčany, Hvězdov, Jabloneček, Kuřívody, Náhlov, Ploužnice and Svébořice. The municipal office is located in Kuřívody. Geography Ralsko is located about southeast of Česká Lípa and southwest of Liberec. It lies in the Ralsko Uplands. The town is named after the mountain Ralsko, which lies on the northern municipal border and is the highest point of Ralsko and of the entire Ralsko Uplands with an altitude of . The Ploučnice River shortly crosses the municipal territory in the northeast. There are several p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralsko Military Training Area
The Ralsko military training area ( cs, Vojenský prostor Ralsko) was a restricted military/munitions testing area in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It was located between the towns of Mimoň, Stráž pod Ralskem, Mnichovo Hradiště and Bělá pod Bezdězem. It also included the Ralsko mountain peak, as well as the Hradčany Air Base. The area is about consisting of forests, meadows and sandstone rock formations. History The Ralsko area was relatively sparsely populated until the first half of the 20th century. The residents were predominantly German-speaking. Most of the forests belonged to some large landowners, such as the noble families Hartig, Rohan and Waldstein. From 1914, the Graeflich Waldstein Forestry Office operated a narrow-gauge forest railway between Rečkov and Kummer, which was used to transport lumber. After the Munich Agreement in 1938, the German Wehrmacht occupied the area. In March 1945, near the end of World War II the construction of an air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralsko (mountain)
Ralsko (german: Rollberg or ''Roll'') is a mountain in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It is a basalt isolated cone mountain. The ruins of the Gothic Ralsko Castle are on its top. The summit area is protected as a nature reserve. Location Ralsko is located in the municipal territories of Noviny pod Ralskem and Ralsko, about east of Česká Lípa and west of Liberec. History The peak of the mountain formed as a volcanic upheaval during the geologic Tertiary Period. From 1950 to 1991, the mountain part of the Ralsko military training area. The summit area with an area of has been protected as a nature reserve since 1967. Ralsko Castle The first wooden castle was probably built as early as the 13th century. The oldest preserved parts of the castle are the two residential towers, which were probably built as early as the 14th century. In the 15th century, the castle was expanded with a shield wall. The castle was conquered in 1468 by the troops of the Bohemian Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hradčany Air Base
Hradčany Airport (in Czech ''Letiště Hradčany'', often ''Letiště Ralsko'') is a former military airport within the area of Ralsko in Liberec Region, northern Czech Republic. Built toward the end of World War II for the Luftwaffe, it was expanded after the war. In 1968 the Soviet Army took control and set up a large air base here. However, after the Soviets left in 1991, the airport was abandoned and it is now neglected and damaged. History The area was used for military training during Austria-Hungary and during the First Republic of Czechoslovakia. Since 1938 the area was controlled by the ''Wehrmacht'' and used for training. In March 1945 the ''Wehrmacht'' built a field airport next to village Hradčany (''Kummer''). By April 1945 Stab and II./SG 2 of Luftwaffe's Schlachtgeschwader 2 were based here, while its I./SG 2 was in Austria, and III./SG 2 near Prague. The airport was also used by a wing of Messerschmitt Me 262 at the end of the war, and later damaged by American ... [...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] |
Liberec Region
Liberec Region ( cs, Liberecký kraj, german: Reichenberger Region, pl, Kraj liberecki) is an administrative unit (Czech: ''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located in the northernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Liberec. The region shares international borders with Germany and Poland. Domestically the region borders the Ústí nad Labem Region to the west, the Central Bohemian Region to the south and the Hradec Králové Region to the east. Administrative divisions The Liberec Region is divided into 4 districts: At a lower level, the region has 215 municipalities, comprising 65 in the Semily District, 59 in the Jablonec nad Nisou District, 57 in the Česká Lípa District and 34 in the Liberec District. Cities and towns The table below gives an overview of towns and cities in the region that have at least 7,000 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019). Physical geography The region's landscape includes the Jizera Mountains, part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Česká Lípa District
Česká Lípa District ( cs, okres Česká Lípa) is a district (''okres'') within the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. Its district seat is Česká Lípa. List of municipalities Česká Lípa - Bezděz - Blatce - Blíževedly - Bohatice - Brniště - Chlum - Chotovice - Cvikov - Doksy - Dubá - Dubnice - Hamr na Jezeře - '' Holany'' - Horní Libchava - Horní Police - Jestřebí - Kamenický Šenov - Kozly - Kravaře - Krompach - Kunratice u Cvikova - Kvítkov - Luka - Mařenice - Mimoň - Noviny pod Ralskem - Nový Bor - Nový Oldřichov - Okna - Okrouhlá - Pertoltice pod Ralskem - Polevsko - Provodín - Prysk - Radvanec - Ralsko - Skalice u České Lípy - Skalka u Doks - Sloup v Čechách - Slunečná - Sosnová - Stráž pod Ralskem - Stružnice - Stvolínky - Svojkov - Svor - Tachov - Tuhaň - Velenice - Velký Valtinov - Volfartice - Vrchovany - Zahrádky - Zákupy Zákupy (; germ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
442nd Rocket Brigade
The 442nd Rocket Brigade was a Tactical ballistic missile brigade of the Soviet Army from 1987 to 1991. It was originally formed and based in Czechoslovakia with the Central Group of Forces but moved to Shuya, Ivanovo Oblast in 1990. The brigade was disbanded in 1991. History The 442nd Missile Brigade was formed in September 1987 in Hvězdov (part of Ralsko),{{Cite web, url=http://wpristav.ru/news/raketnyj_kompleks_tochka_u_ss_21/2014-08-17-5791, title=Ракетный комплекс "Точка - У" SS-21 (часть 2), website=wpristav.ru, language=Russian, trans-title=Rocket complex Tochka-U SS-21 (Part 2), access-date=2016-03-11 part of the Central Group of Forces. The brigade included the 404th, 440th and 535th Separate Missile Battalions, as well as a technical battery. The 404th had been transferred to the brigade from the 30th Guards Motor Rifle Division, the 440th from the 48th Motor Rifle Division and the 535th from the 15th Guards Tank Division. The brigade was eq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OTR-21 Tochka
OTR-21 ''Tochka'' (russian: оперативно-тактический ракетный комплекс (ОТР) «Точка» ("point"); en, Tactical Operational Missile Complex "Tochka") is a Soviet tactical ballistic missile. Its GRAU designation is 9K79; its NATO reporting name is SS-21 Scarab. It is transported in a 9P129 vehicle and raised prior to launch. It uses an inertial guidance system. The OTR-21 forward deployment to East Germany began in 1981, replacing the earlier Luna-M series of unguided artillery rockets. Description The OTR-21 is a mobile missile launch system, designed to be deployed along with other land combat units on the battlefield. While the 9K52 Luna-M is large and relatively inaccurate, the OTR-21 is much smaller. The missile itself can be used for precise strikes on enemy tactical targets, such as control posts, bridges, storage facilities, troop concentrations and airfields. The fragmentation warhead can be replaced with a nuclear, biological o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague Spring
The Prague Spring ( cs, Pražské jaro, sk, Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It began on 5 January 1968, when reformist Alexander Dubček was elected First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ), and continued until 21 August 1968, when the Soviet Union and most of Warsaw Pact members invaded the country to suppress the reforms. The Prague Spring reforms were a strong attempt by Dubček to grant additional rights to the citizens of Czechoslovakia in an act of partial decentralization of the economy and democratization. The freedoms granted included a loosening of restrictions on the media, speech and travel. After national discussion of dividing the country into a federation of three republics, Bohemia, Moravia-Silesia and Slovakia, Dubček oversaw the decision to split into two, the Czech Socialist Republic and Slovak Socialist Republic. This dual federation was the only for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expulsion Of Germans From Czechoslovakia
The expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after World War II was part of a series of evacuations and deportations of Germans from Central and Eastern Europe during and after World War II. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, the Czech resistance groups demanded the deportation of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia. The decision to deport the Germans was adopted by the Czechoslovak Government-in-Exile which, beginning in 1943, sought the support of the Allies for this proposal.Československo-sovětské vztahy v diplomatických jednáních 1939–1945. Dokumenty. Díl 2 (červenec 1943 – březen 1945). Praha. 1999. () The final agreement for the expulsion of the German population however was not reached until 2 August 1945 at the end of the Potsdam Conference. In the months following the end of the war, "wild" expulsions happened from May until August 1945. Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš on 28 October 1945 called for the "final solution of the German que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
