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Sedlec-Prčice
Sedlec-Prčice is a town in Příbram District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. The historical centres of Sedlec and Prčice are well preserved and are protected by law as one urban monument zone. Administrative parts Sedlec-Prčice is made up of town parts of Sedlec and Prčice, and 34 villages and hamlets: *Bolechovice *Bolešín *Božetín *Chotětice *Divišovice *Dvorce *Jetřichovice *Kvasejovice *Kvašťov *Lidkovice *Malkovice *Matějov *Měšetice *Monín *Moninec *Mrákotice *Myslkov *Náhlík *Násilov *Nové Dvory *Přestavlky *Rohov *Staré Mitrovice *Šanovice *Stuchanov *Sušetice *Uhřice *Včelákova Lhota *Veletín *Víska *Vozerovice *Vrchotice *Záběhlice *Záhoří a Kozinec Geography Sedlec-Prčice is located about east of Příbram and south of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point of the municipal territory is next to the peak of the hill Javorová skála, which is the highest po ...
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Adolf Čech
Adolf Čech (born Adolf Jan Antonin Tausik; 11 December 184127 December 1903) was a Czech conductor, who premiered a number of significant works by Antonín Dvořák (the 2nd, 5th and 6th symphonies, more than any other conductor; other important orchestral works, four operas, the ''Stabat Mater''), Bedřich Smetana (''Má vlast'', five operas), Zdeněk Fibich (two operas) and other Czech composers. He also led the first performances outside Russia of two operas by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the Czech premieres of seven operettas by Jacques Offenbach. He was also a bass singer and a translator of opera librettos. Career Adolf Čech was born in Sedlec-Prčice, south of Prague as Adolf Jan Antonin Tausik, the son of a singing instructor. His brother was the singer Karel Čech. He trained as an engineer in Prague before turning to music. From 1862 he was choirmaster and assistant conductor at the Provisional Theatre, where he conducted operas such as Verdi's ''Il trovatore'', ...
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František Pištěk
Archbishop František de Paula Pištěk ( uk, Франтішек де Паула Піштек; pl, Franciszek de Paula Pisztek; 6 April 1786 – 1 February 1846) was a Roman Catholic prelate, who served as a Titular Bishop of Azotus and Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague from 27 September 1824 until 24 February 1832, a Diocesan Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarnów from 24 February 1832 until 1 February 1836 and as the Metropolitan Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv and Primate of Galicia and Lodomeria from 1 February 1836 until his death on 1 February 1846. Life Archbishop Pištěk was born in the peasant Bohemian Roman Catholic family of Vojtěch and Anna in the present day Central Bohemian Region. After graduation of the gymnasium education, he subsequently joined Faculty of Theology of the Charles University and the Major Roman Catholic Theological Seminary in Prague and was ordained as priest on August 21, 1808, for the Rom ...
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Příbram District
Příbram District ( cs, okres Příbram) is a district ('' okres'') within the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Příbram and the towns of Dobříš and Sedlčany are larger centres. List of municipalities Bezděkov pod Třemšínem - Bohostice - Bohutín - Borotice - Bratkovice - Březnice - Buková u Příbramě - Bukovany - Čenkov - Cetyně - Chotilsko - Chrást - Chraštice - Čím - Daleké Dušníky - Dlouhá Lhota - Dobříš - Dolní Hbity - Drahenice - Drahlín - Drásov - Drevníky - Drhovy - Dubenec - Dubno - Dublovice - Háje - Hluboš - Hlubyně - Horčápsko - Hudčice - Hřiměždice - Hvožďany - Jablonná - Jesenice - ''Jince'' - Kamýk nad Vltavou - Klučenice - Kňovice - Korkyně - Kosova Hora - Kotenčice - Koupě - Kozárovice - Krásná Hora nad Vltavou - Křepenice - Křešín - Láz - Lazsko - Lešetice - Lhota u Příbramě - Malá Hraštice - Milešov - Milín - ...
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Joseph Gelinek
Joseph Gelinek (3 December 1758 – 13 April 1825) was a Czech-born composer and pianist, living in Vienna for most of his career. He was known particularly for composing piano variations. Life Gelinek was born on 3 December 1758 in Sedlec in the present-day Czech Republic. He attended a Jesuit school in Příbram, and studied organ and composition with Josef Seger. He was ordained as a priest in 1786.Gelinek, Josef
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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 ...
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Vlašim Uplands
Vlašim (; german: Wlaschim) is a town in Benešov District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Vlašim is known for its castle and English style park. Administrative parts Villages of Bolina, Domašín, Hrazená Lhota, Nesperská Lhota, Polánka and Znosim are administrative parts of Vlašim. Geography Vlašim lies about southeast of Prague. It is situated in the Vlašim Uplands on the Blanice river. History The castle is Vlašim was probably built in 1303 by Hynek of Vlašim. The first written mention of the castle and therefore of Vlašim is from 1318. Demographics Economy Commuting to Prague is very common in Vlašim. The most significant engineering factory in Vlašim is Sellier & Bellot, manufacturing ammunition. Packaging machinery companies are also successful worldwide and employ local people. Transport Vlašim is situated on the Benešov– Trhový Štěpánov railway line. Vlašim aerodrome, LKVL, has been re-op ...
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Witiko Of Prčice
Witiko or Vitico of Prčice ( cs, Vítek z Prčice, german: Witiko von Purschitz; c. 11201194) was a Bohemian nobleman and liensman of the Přemyslid dynasty. He was the ancestor of the Vítkovci family and the subject of the historical novel '' Witiko'' by Adalbert Stifter published in 1867.Jahrbuch des A.-Stifter-Institutes No. 14 Adalbert Stifter-Institut des Landes Oberösterreich - 2007 "Offenbar wollte Stifter nun eine neunbändige Trilogie über die Zeit der Rosenberger schreiben, zunächst über den im Jahre 1194 verstorbenen Vitek (deutsch Witiko), dann über den unglücklichen, im Jahre 1290 hingerichteten Zävis und ..." Life A noble ''Vítek'' (diminutive from ''Vít'', Vitus) descending from Prčice south of Prague was first documented in an 1134 deed. An alleged relation with the Italian Orsini family, as claimed by his descendants John (1434–1472) and Jošt of Rosenberg (1430–1467), has not been established. In 1165 he appeared as a cup-bearer, from 1169 to 117 ...
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Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohemian kings, including Moravia and Czech Silesia, in which case the smaller region is referred to as Bohemia proper as a means of distinction. Bohemia was a duchy of Great Moravia, later an independent principality, a kingdom in the Holy Roman Empire, and subsequently a part of the Habsburg monarchy and the Austrian Empire. After World War I and the establishment of an independent Czechoslovak state, the whole of Bohemia became a part of Czechoslovakia, defying claims of the German-speaking inhabitants that regions with German-speaking majority should be included in the Republic of German-Austria. Between 1938 and 1945, these border regions were joined to Nazi Germany as the Sudetenland. The remainder of Czech territory became the Second ...
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Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style), Modern Style in English. It was popular between 1890 and 1910 during the Belle Époque period, and was a reaction against the academic art, eclecticism and historicism of 19th century architecture and decoration. It was often inspired by natural forms such as the sinuous curves of plants and flowers. Other characteristics of Art Nouveau were a sense of dynamism and movement, often given by asymmetry or whiplash lines, and the use of modern materials, particularly iron, glass, ceramics and later concrete, to create unusual forms and larger open spaces.Sembach, Klaus-Jürgen, ''L'Art Nouveau'' (2013), pp. 8–30 One major objective of Art Nouveau was to break down the traditional distinction between fine ...
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Příbram
Příbram (; german: Freiberg in Böhmen, ''Przibram'', or ''Pribram'', in 1939–1945 ''Pibrans'') is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It is well known for its mining history, and more recently, its new venture into economic restructuring. The town is the third-largest in the Central Bohemian Region (behind Kladno and Mladá Boleslav), and is a natural administrative and cultural centre of the south-western part of the region, although it also tends to be largely influenced by the proximity of Prague. The Svatá Hora pilgrimage site above the town is the oldest and most important Marian pilgrimage site in Bohemia. Příbram is also known for the Mining Museum Příbram. Administrative parts Příbram is made up of 18 town parts and villages: *Příbram I *Příbram II *Příbram III *Příbram IV *Příbram V-Zdaboř * Příbram VI-Březové Hory *Příbram VII *Příbram VIII *Příbram IX *Brod *Bytíz *Jerusalem ...
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Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the ...
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