Troubky
Troubky is a municipality and village in Přerov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. Geography Troubky is located about west of Přerov and south of Olomouc. It lies in the Upper Morava Valley. It is situated at the left bank of the Bečva, near its confluence with the Morava (river), Morava. History The first written mention about Troubky is from 1348. Until 1380, Troubky was a separate estate with a fortress. From 1380 until 1848, the village was part of the Tovačov estate and shared its owners. Among the most important owners of the estate were the Tovačovský of Cimburk family and the Pernštejn family. The municipality was severely affected by 1997 Central European flood, in which nine people died and 150 houses were destroyed. Thirteen years later, in 2010, was 2010 Central European floods, flooded again. Demographics Sights The main landmark of Troubky is the Church of Saint Margaret. It was built in 1872, when it ...
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1997 Central European Flood
The 1997 Central European flood or the 1997 Oder Flood of the Oder and Morava (river), Morava river basins in July 1997 affected Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, taking the lives of 114 people and causing material damages estimated at $4.5 billion (3.8 billion euros in the Czech Republic and Poland and 330 million euros in Germany). The flooding began in the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland and Germany. In Poland, where it was one of the most disastrous floods in the country's history,Roman Konieczny. Paweł Madej. Małgorzata Siudak. Local Flood Hazard Reduction Plans in Poland – Problems and Perspectives. In it was named the Millennium Flood (''Powódź tysiąclecia''). The term was also used in Germany (''Jahrtausendflut'').Martin Doring. The Politics of Nature: Constructing the German Reunification during the Great Odra Flood 1997 in The event has also been referred to as the Great Flood of 1997.K. Szamalek. The Great Flood of 1997 in Poland: The Truth ...
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