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Tuřice
Tuřice is a municipality and village in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 500 inhabitants. Administrative parts The village of Sobětuchy is an administrative part of Tuřice. Etymology The name is derived from the adjective ''tuří'' (from ''tur'', meaning '' Bos''). Geography Tuřice is located about northeast of Prague. It lies in a flat landscape in the Jizera Table. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Jizera River, which forms the eastern municipal border. History The first written mention of Tuřice is from 1194. Sobětuchy was first mentioned in 1488. From the 14th century until establishment of a sovereign municipality in 1850, the area was part of the Brandýs estate and shared its owners and destiny. Demographics Transport The D10 motorway from Prague to Turnov passes through the municipality. Sights There are no protected cultural monuments Cultural heritage management (CHM) is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobětuchy (Tuřice)
Sobětuchy is a village and part of Tuřice in Mladá Boleslav District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The .... It has about 80 inhabitants. Geography Sobětuchy lies on the right bank of the Jizera River. Transport The D10 motorway runs just next to the territory of Sobětuchy. References Populated places in Mladá Boleslav District {{MladáBoleslav-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mladá Boleslav District
Mladá Boleslav District ( cs, okres Mladá Boleslav) is a district (''okres'') within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Mladá Boleslav. Complete list of municipalities Bakov nad Jizerou - Bělá pod Bezdězem - Benátky nad Jizerou - Bezno - Bílá Hlína - Bítouchov - Boreč - Boseň - Bradlec - Branžež - Březina - Březno - Březovice - Brodce - Bukovno - Čachovice - Charvatce - Chocnějovice - '' Chotětov'' - Chudíř - Čistá - Ctiměřice - Dalovice - Dlouhá Lhota - Dobrovice - Dobšín - Dolní Bousov - Dolní Krupá - Dolní Slivno - Dolní Stakory - Domousnice - Doubravička - Horky nad Jizerou - Horní Bukovina - Horní Slivno - Hrdlořezy - Hrušov - Husí Lhota - Jabkenice - Jivina - Jizerní Vtelno - Josefův Důl - Katusice - Klášter Hradiště nad Jizerou - Kluky - Kněžmost - Kobylnice - Kochánky - Kolomuty - Koryta - Košátky - Kosmonosy - Kosořice - Kováň - Kovan ... [...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] |
Turnov
Turnov (; german: Turnau) is a town in Semily District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 14,000 inhabitants. It is a traditional centre for gemstone polishing, glass craftsmanship and arts. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Turnov lies near the Bohemian Paradise Protected Landscape Area which makes it a place for tourists and summer residents. The town is also an important traffic crossroads of three railways and the Prague–Liberec highway. Turnov has a large museum, three galleries, six churches, and a synagogue. The small old town of Middle Ages urbanism is surrounded by modern garden neighbourhoods and large parks representing an organic connection between urban areas and nature. Administrative parts Villages and town parts of Bukovina, Daliměřice, Dolánky u Turnova, Hrubý Rohozec, Kadeřavec, Kobylka, Loužek, Malý Rohozec, Mašov, Mokřiny, Pelešany, and Vazovec are administrative parts of T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
D10 Motorway (Czech Republic)
Motorway D10 ( cs, Dálnice D10) is a motorway in the Czech Republic, running northeast from Prague to Mladá Boleslav and Turnov. It forms part of the European Route European route E65. The sections from Prague have been built since the 1970s and at that time, it was planned to build the expressway to the Polish border, not only to Turnov. The expressway reached Turnov in 1990. In 1993, the government decided that the section Turnov - Polish border would not be constructed. Thus, it is considered to be the first completed expressway in the Czech Republic. The motorway, formerly known as Expressway R10 ( cs, rychlostní silnice R10) was officially redesignated as Motorway D10 on 1 January 2016.Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic Gallery Svijany, dálnice D10, pohled na Krkonoše.jpg, D10 near Svijany with the Giant Mountains in the background Lažany a Ohrazenice, silnice R10, u začátku R35.jpg, D10 in Ohrazenice Dálnice D10, exit Mnichovo Hradiště.jpg, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandýs Nad Labem-Stará Boleslav
Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav (; german: Brandeis-Altbunzlau) is an administratively united pair of towns in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants and it is the second largest Czech united pair of towns after Frýdek-Místek. Historic centres of both Brandýs nad Labem and Stará Boleslav are well preserved and are protected by law as urban monument zones. Administrative parts The municipality is made up of towns of Brandýs nad Labem and Stará Boleslav and a village of Popovice. Geography Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav lies about 25 km northeast from Prague. It is part of the Prague metropolitan area. It is located in the Central Elbe Table plateau, in the heart of the agricultural region of Polabí. Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav lies upon the Elbe river, Brandýs nad Labem on the left bank and Stará Boleslav on the right bank. The Proboštovský Pond lies in the municipal territory. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jizera (river)
The Jizera ( pl, Izera; german: Iser) is a river that begins on the border between Poland and the Czech Republic (in the Liberec Region in northern Bohemia) and ends in Central Bohemian Region. It is 167.0 km long, and its basin area is about 2,200 km2, of which 2,145 km2 in the Czech Republic. Etymology Like some other names in Bohemia, the name Jizera is of Celtic origin, as the Celtic Boii (hence the Germanic word ''Bohemia'', home of the Boii) lived in the area before the Roman times (see also the Isar in Germany, the IJzer in Flanders and the Isère in France) before assimilation by the Marcomanni and later Germanic and West Slavic peoples. Geography The river develops from the confluence of the Velká Jizera (''Great Jizera'') in the Jizera Mountains and the Malá Jizera (''Little Jizera'') in the Giant Mountains, and flows for 164 km into the Elbe in the municipality of Káraný near Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav. On its way, it intersects the Ješ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jizera Table
The Jizera Table ( cs, Jizerská tabule) is a plateau and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located mostly in the Central Bohemian Region, northeast of Prague. Geomorphology The Jizera Table is a mesoregion of the Central Bohemian Table within the Bohemian Massif. It is a height-constant denudation plateau divided by erosion notches. The plateau is further subdivided into the microregions of Central Jizera Table and Lower Jizera Table. The area is rich in low peaks. The highest peaks are Rokytská horka at above sea level, Jezovská hora at and Radechov at , all located in the northern part of the Jizera Table. Geography The territory is approximately anchor-shaped. The plateau has an area of and an average elevation of . The territory is mostly without watercourses. The Jizera river flows in the middle of the territory, after which the plateau is named. The most populated settlements entirely located in the territory are Benátky nad Jizerou, Běl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial State of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the whole Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. The Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White Mountain, the Habsburgs consolidated their rule. With the dissolution of the Holy Empire in 1806, the Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of The Czech Republic
Regions of the Czech Republic ( cs, kraj, plural: ''kraje'') are higher-level territorial self-governing units of the Czech Republic. Every region is governed by a regional council, headed by a governor (''hejtman''). Elections to regional councils take place every four years. According to the Act no. 129/2000 Coll. ("Law on Regions"), which implements Chapter VII of the Czech Constitution, the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one capital city with regional status as of 1 January 2000. History The first ''kraje'' were created in the Kingdom of Bohemia during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century and they lasted till 1862/68. ''Kraje'' were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia and still exist today (except for the early 1990s) in its successor states despite many rearrangements. Competences Rights and obligations of the regions include: *Establishment of secondary schools; *Responsibility for hospitals and social facilities; *Construction and repai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central European Summer Time
Central European Summer Time (CEST), sometimes referred to as Central European Daylight Time (CEDT), is the standard clock time observed during the period of summer daylight-saving in those European countries which observe Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00) during the other part of the year. It corresponds to UTC+02:00, which makes it the same as Eastern European Time, Central Africa Time, South African Standard Time, Egypt Standard Time and Kaliningrad Time in Russia. Names Other names which have been applied to Central European Summer Time are Middle European Summer Time (MEST), Central European Daylight Saving Time (CEDT), and Bravo Time (after the second letter of the NATO phonetic alphabet). Period of observation Since 1996, European Summer Time has been observed between 01:00 UTC (02:00 CET and 03:00 CEST) on the last Sunday of March, and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday of October; previously the rules were not uniform across the European Union. There were proposals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
