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St. Andrew's Chapel In Kos (Slovakia)
Saint Andrew's chapel is a chapel located in the village of Kos, Slovakia. The building is believed to have been finished in 1409. History The village of Kos was mentioned for the first time in 1367. The new settlement was called Andreasdorf (Andrew's village) probably because of the chapel being consecrated to St. Andrew. In the later epoch, the name of the village was changed to Kos. According to the date inscribed into the central arch, St. Andrew's church was finished in 1409. A Gothic chapel was part of the church. The interior of the chapel was painted with unique wall paintings which are now mostly destroyed. Modern era In the region of Prievidza, there is a mining industry of lignite and brown coal which influences the environment in the area. The chapel was situated in one of the affected parts of the village and was endangered. That is why the representatives of the regional restoration atelier of the Monumental institute in Banská Bystrica Banská Bystr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Andrews may refer to: Places Australia * Andrews, Queensland * Andrews, South Australia United States * Andrews, Florida (other), various places * Andrews, Indiana *Andrews, Nebraska * Andrews, North Carolina *Andrews, Oregon *Andrews, South Carolina * Andrews, Texas * Andrews County, Texas *Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., home of Air Force One * Andrews University (Michigan) Philippines * Andrews Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Metro Manila, Philippines Other * Andrews (surname) *'' Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia'', a 1989 Supreme Court of Canada case on constitutional equality guarantees *'' Joseph Andrews'', a novel by Henry Fielding *''An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews'', a parody novel *Andrews, a bus company in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, that merged with Yorkshire Traction * Andrews Osborne Academy, a private school in Willoughby, Ohio * Henry Cranke Andrews (fl. 1794 – 1830), English botanist (standard author ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the southwest, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , with a population of over 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of present-day Slovakia in the fifth and sixth centuries. In the seventh century, they played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. In the ninth century, they established the Principality of Nitra, which was later conquered by the Principality of Moravia to establish Great Moravia. In the 10th century, after the dissolution of Great Moravia, the territory was integrated into the Principality of Hungary, which then became the Kingdom of Hungary in 1000. In 1241 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prievidza
Prievidza (; hu, Privigye, german: Priwitz) is a city in the central-western Slovakia. With approximately 46,000 inhabitants it is the second biggest municipality in the Trenčín Region and 11th List of cities and towns in Slovakia, largest city in Slovakia generally. Name The name is probably deduced from a personal name ''Previd'' with possessive sufix ''-ja'' (Previd's village). An alternative and less probable is a derivation from ''vid-'' ( sk, vidieť – to see, "previdieť" – to see through), thus "the village which can be seen from all directions", "the village in the thin stand".Martin Štefánik – Ján Lukačka et al. 2010, Lexikón stredovekých miest na Slovensku, Historický ústav SAV, Bratislava, 2010, pp. 354, 360, . http://forumhistoriae.sk/-/lexikon-stredovekych-miest-na-slovensku Features As a central city of Prievidza District and Upper Nitra Basin (Horná Nitra in Slovak language, Slovak) Prievidza is a seat for many institutions of regional import ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banská Bystrica
Banská Bystrica (, also known by other alternative names) is a middle-sized town in central Slovakia, located on the Hron River in a long and wide valley encircled by the mountain chains of the Low Tatras, the Veľká Fatra, and the Kremnica Mountains. With approximately 76,000 inhabitants, Banská Bystrica is the sixth most populous municipality in Slovakia. The present-day town was founded by German settlers during the Middle Ages (as part of the ''Ostsiedlung''), however it was built upon a former Slavic/ Slovakian settlement. It obtained the municipal privileges of a free royal town of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1255. The copper mining town acquired its present picturesque look in the late Middle Ages when the prosperous burghers built its central churches, mansions, and fortifications. It is the capital of the ''kraj'' (more specifically Banská Bystrica Region) and the '' okres'' (Banská Bystrica District). It is also the home of Matej Bel University. As a historical tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Andrews may refer to: Places Australia * Andrews, Queensland * Andrews, South Australia United States * Andrews, Florida (other), various places * Andrews, Indiana *Andrews, Nebraska * Andrews, North Carolina *Andrews, Oregon *Andrews, South Carolina * Andrews, Texas * Andrews County, Texas *Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C., home of Air Force One * Andrews University (Michigan) Philippines * Andrews Avenue, a major thoroughfare in Metro Manila, Philippines Other * Andrews (surname) *'' Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia'', a 1989 Supreme Court of Canada case on constitutional equality guarantees *'' Joseph Andrews'', a novel by Henry Fielding *''An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews'', a parody novel *Andrews, a bus company in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, that merged with Yorkshire Traction * Andrews Osborne Academy, a private school in Willoughby, Ohio * Henry Cranke Andrews (fl. 1794 – 1830), English botanist (standard author ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
