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Rýchory
Rýchory (German: 'Rehorn'' / ''Rehorngebirge'' is a mountain ridge in the Czech Republic lying in the eastern Giant Mountains (Krkonoše). It is the easternmost tip of the Giant Mountains, forming a broad belt of forested ridges from Horní Lysečiny over the Mravenečník (Anteater) hill to the Sklenářovický hill. Geography Rýchory lies on the southeastern edge of Krkonoše. The main ridge is approximately 1.5 km long with the slopes included Rýchory are roughly 6 km long. They lie 4 km southwest from Žacléř, 10 km north of Trutnov and 5 km east from Janské Lázně. The ridge is oriented in northwest-southeast direction. The highest peak is Dvorský les (1033 m), which forms the south-eastern ending of the main ridge and it is the easternmost One-thousander in Krkonoše. The north-western ending is the peak Kutná (1001 m) with Rýchorská bouda mountain chalet. Between these two there are no other important peaks. A short side ridge b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rýchory (Žacléř)
Rýchory (German: 'Rehorn'' / ''Rehorngebirge'' is a mountain ridge in the Czech Republic lying in the eastern Giant Mountains (Krkonoše). It is the easternmost tip of the Giant Mountains, forming a broad belt of forested ridges from Horní Lysečiny over the Mravenečník (Anteater) hill to the Sklenářovický hill. Geography Rýchory lies on the southeastern edge of Krkonoše. The main ridge is approximately 1.5 km long with the slopes included Rýchory are roughly 6 km long. They lie 4 km southwest from Žacléř, 10 km north of Trutnov and 5 km east from Janské Lázně. The ridge is oriented in northwest-southeast direction. The highest peak is Dvorský les (1033 m), which forms the south-eastern ending of the main ridge and it is the easternmost One-thousander in Krkonoše. The north-western ending is the peak Kutná (1001 m) with Rýchorská bouda mountain chalet. Between these two there are no other important peaks. A short side ridge b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krkonoše
The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše or Karkonosze (Czech: , Polish: , german: Riesengebirge) are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system (part of the Bohemian Massif). The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge. The highest peak, Sněžka ( pl, Śnieżka, german: Schneekoppe), is the Czech Republic's highest point with an elevation of . On both sides of the border, large areas of the mountains are designated national parks (the Krkonoše National Park in the Czech Republic and the Karkonosze National Park in Poland), and these together constitute a cross-border biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. The source of the River Elbe is within the Giant Mountains. The range has a number of major ski resorts, and is a popular destination for tourists engaging in downhill and cross-country skiing, hiking, cycling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giant Mountains
The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše or Karkonosze (Czech: , Polish: , german: Riesengebirge) are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system (part of the Bohemian Massif). The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge. The highest peak, Sněžka ( pl, Śnieżka, german: Schneekoppe), is the Czech Republic's highest point with an elevation of . On both sides of the border, large areas of the mountains are designated national parks (the Krkonoše National Park in the Czech Republic and the Karkonosze National Park in Poland), and these together constitute a cross-border biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. The source of the River Elbe is within the Giant Mountains. The range has a number of major ski resorts, and is a popular destination for tourists engaging in downhill and cross-country skiing, hiking, cycling a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dvorský Les
Dvorský les (German: ''Hoflbusch'') is a mountain in the Czech Republic. It is the highest peak of Rýchory ridge in Krkonoše mountain range. Geography Dvorský les is the easternmost One-thousander of Krkonoše. It marks the eastern end of the main ridge of Rýchory. It is located approximately 3.5 km southwest from Žacléř, 10 km north from Trutnov and 6 km east from Janské Lázně. The mountain is located in the Krkonoše National Park Krkonoše National Park ( cs, Krkonošský národní park, often abbreviated as KRNAP) is a national park in the Liberec and Hradec Králové regions of the Czech Republic. It lies in the Krkonoše Mountains which is the highest range of the c .... References One-thousanders of the Czech Republic Trutnov District {{HradecKrálové-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krkonoše Mountains National Park
The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše or Karkonosze (Czech: , Polish: , german: Riesengebirge) are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system (part of the Bohemian Massif). The Czech-Polish border, which divides the historic regions of Bohemia and Silesia, runs along the main ridge. The highest peak, Sněžka ( pl, Śnieżka, german: Schneekoppe), is the Czech Republic's highest point with an elevation of . On both sides of the border, large areas of the mountains are designated national parks (the Krkonoše National Park in the Czech Republic and the Karkonosze National Park in Poland), and these together constitute a cross-border biosphere reserve under the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme. The source of the River Elbe is within the Giant Mountains. The range has a number of major ski resorts, and is a popular destination for tourists engaging in downhill and cross-country skiing, hiking, cycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birch
A birch is a thin-leaved deciduous hardwood tree of the genus ''Betula'' (), in the family Betulaceae, which also includes alders, hazels, and hornbeams. It is closely related to the beech-oak family Fagaceae. The genus ''Betula'' contains 30 to 60 known taxa of which 11 are on the IUCN 2011 Red List of Threatened Species. They are a typically rather short-lived pioneer species widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in northern areas of temperate climates and in boreal climates. Description Birch species are generally small to medium-sized trees or shrubs, mostly of northern temperate and boreal climates. The simple leaves are alternate, singly or doubly serrate, feather-veined, petiolate and stipulate. They often appear in pairs, but these pairs are really borne on spur-like, two-leaved, lateral branchlets. The fruit is a small samara, although the wings may be obscure in some species. They differ from the alders (''Alnus'', another genus in the family) in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand III (Ferdinand Ernest; 13 July 1608, in Graz – 2 April 1657, in Vienna) was from 1621 Archduke of Austria, King of Hungary from 1625, King of Croatia and Bohemia from 1627 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1637 until his death in 1657. Ferdinand ascended the throne at the beginning of the last decade of the Thirty Years' War and introduced lenient policies to depart from old ideas of divine rights under his father, as he had wished to end the war quickly. As the numerous battles had not resulted in sufficient military containment of the Protestant enemies, and confronted with decaying Imperial power, Ferdinand was compelled to abandon the political stances of his Habsburg predecessors in many respects in order to open the long road towards the much delayed peace treaty. Although his authority among the princes was weakened after the war, in Bohemia, Hungary and the Austria, however, Ferdinand's position as sovereign was uncontested. Ferdinand was the first Habsburg mona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svoboda Nad Úpou
Svoboda nad Úpou (german: Freiheit an der Aupa) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,900 inhabitants. It lies in the Giant Mountains in the valley of the Úpa River. Geography Svoboda nad Úpou is located about northwest of Trutnov and north of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains. The highest point is at above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Úpa River. History Based on the chronicle of Simon Hüttel, Svoboda nad Úpou was founded in 1009, the date is however unsubstantiated. The first written trustworthy mention of Svoboda nad Úpou is from 1533. In 1546, Svoboda nad Úpou was granted the status of market town by Emperor Ferdinand I, receiving all the privileges of a mining town. In 1580, Svoboda nad Úpou was promoted to a town by Emperor Rudolf II. Later the mining stopped in the area, but in Svoboda nad Úpou became an important industrial town when paper mills were built in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand I ( es, Fernando I; 10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, King of Hungary, Hungary, and List of rulers of Croatia, Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564.Milan Kruhek: Cetin, grad izbornog sabora Kraljevine Hrvatske 1527, Karlovačka Županija, 1997, Karslovac Before his accession as Emperor, he ruled the Erblande, Austrian hereditary lands of the Habsburgs in the name of his elder brother, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. Also, he often served as Charles' representative in the Holy Roman Empire and developed encouraging relationships with German princes. In addition, Ferdinand also developed valuable relationships with the German banking house of Jakob Fugger and the Catalan bank, Banca Palenzuela Levi Kahana. The key events during his reign were the conflict with the Ottoman Empire, which in the 1520s began a great advance into Central Europe, and the Protestant Reformation, which resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oldřich, Duke Of Bohemia
Oldřich ( la, Odalricus, Udalrichus, german: Odalric, Udalrich; – 9 November 1034 or 1042), a member of the Přemyslid dynasty, was List of Bohemian monarchs, Duke of Bohemia from 1012 to 1033 and briefly again in 1034. His accession to the Duchy of Bohemia, Bohemian throne marked the start of a phase of stability after a long period of internal dynastic struggles. Under his rule, the Moravian lands were reconquered from History of Poland during the Piast dynasty, Polish occupation. Life Oldřich was the fourth (third surviving) son of Duke Boleslaus II of Bohemia (d. 999). Like all his father's children, his mother was Adiva.Upon the death of his father, his eldest brother Boleslaus III of Bohemia, Boleslaus III succeeded as duke, however, he soon entered into a fierce conflict with his younger brothers Oldřich and Jaromír of Bohemia, Jaromír. In 1001, both had to flee to the Duchy of Bavaria, Bavarian court at Regensburg. When Boleslaus III was deposed by the rival V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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