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Tábor–Bechyně Railway
The Tábor–Bechyně railway was the first electrified railway line in the Czech Republic, opening in 1903. History The proposal for construction of the line was submitted to the Czech Diet in 1896. In 2020, it was announced that the line would be converted to the standard 25 kV at 50 Hz. Service The line also has regular heritage services: On summer weekends Bobinka locomotives are used every two hours, with the original EMUs operating on selected dates. See also *Bechyně Bridge Bechyně Bridge (also known as Bechyně Rainbow, rarely Rainbow Bridge) originally called the Jubilee Bridge, is a unique reinforced concrete arch bridge over the Lužnice river on the eastern edge of Bechyně in the South Bohemian Region of the ..., a Czech national cultural monument which carries the line over the Lužnice river References {{DEFAULTSORT:Tabor-Bechyne railway Railway lines in the Czech Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tábor
Tábor (; german: Tabor) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation. Administrative parts The following villages are administrative parts of Tábor: *Čekanice *Čelkovice *Hlinice *Horky *Klokoty *Měšice *Náchod *Smyslov *Stoklasná Lhota *Větrovy *Všechov *Zahrádka *Záluží *Zárybničná Lhota Etymology Although the town's Czech name translates directly to "camp" or "encampment", these words were derived from the Tábor's name, and the town was named after the biblical Mount Tabor located in Israel. The town also gave its name to the Taborites, a radical wing of the Hussites. Tábor was initially called ''Hradiště hory Tábor'' ("fortified settlement of the Tábor mountain"). Geography Tábor lies south of the capital Prague, north of the regional capital České Budějovice. It lies on the river Lužnice. Tábor is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bechyně
Bechyně (; german: Bechin, Beching or ''Bechingen'') is a town in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,900 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Hvožďany and Senožaty are administrative parts of Bechyně. Geography Bechyně is located about southwest of Tábor. It lies in the Tábor Uplands. The town lies on a promontory above the confluence of the river Lužnice river and Smutná brook. Another brook called Židova strouha also flows into the river in the municipal territory. History The area of today's town was settled already in prehistorical era. The oldest evidence of settlement in this area comes from late Bronze Age (c. 1800–1600 BC). In the 8th or 9th century, a Slavic gord was built here. The first written mention of Bechyně is from around 1120 from ''Chronica Boemorum'', when there was written about settlement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Správa železniční Dopravní Cesty
''The Auschwitz Report'' ( sk, Správa) is a 2021 Slovak drama film directed by Peter Bebjak. It was selected as the Slovak entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 93rd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot The film is based on the true story of Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler, two prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp who manage to escape with details about the camp's operation including a label from a canister of the pesticide Zyklon-B, used in the murders there. Once across the border into Žilina, Slovakia, they are asked by the resistance to type up their recollections, which later becomes known as the Vrba-Wetzler report. The pair are eventually introduced to a representative from the Red Cross, who despite disbelief at their claims agrees to pass on the report to the allies. Cast * Noel Czuczor as Freddy * Peter Ondrejička as Valér * John Hannah as Warren * Wojciech Mecwaldowski as Kozlowski * Jacek Beler as Heršek *Jan Nedbal as Pavel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
České Dráhy
České dráhy (English: ''Czech Railways''), often shortened to ČD, is the major railway operator in the Czech Republic providing regional and long-distance services. Overview The company was established in 1993, after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, as a successor of the Czechoslovak State Railways. It is a member of the International Railway Union (UIC Country Code for the Czech Republic is 54)Community of European Railwaysand the Organization for Railway Cooperation (Asia and Europe). With twenty-four thousand employeesAnnual Report of České dráhy, a.s. for the Year 2014, auditor Deloitte Audit s.r.o. ČD Group is the fifth largest Czech company by the number of employees. Until 1 July 2008, České dráhy was the biggest employer in the Czech Republic. After experiencing regular losses and requiring government subsidy, the railway reported its first ever profit in 2007 while still receiving government subsidy. Attempts to make it more efficient are currently ongoi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ČD Class 814
The ČD class 814 diesel multiple units (colloquially known as "Regionova") are a development of the prototype 812 613 and replace the earlier class 810 DMUs on local railways České dráhy in the Czech Republic. They are formed as 2 cars (Class 814 Driving Motor + Class 914 Driving Trailer) and 3 cars (814 Driving Motor + 014 Trailer + 814 Driving Motor). They are built by ''Pars Nova'' of Šumperk Šumperk (; german: Mährisch Schönberg) is a town in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 26,000 inhabitants. It is the centre of the north of Moravia and, due to its location, is known as "The Gate to the Jeseníky mountains. .... Železnice Desná One unit, numbered 814 501-3/914 501-2 is in use with regional operator Železnice Desná. References {{DEFAULTSORT:CD Class 814 Diesel multiple units of the Czech Republic Train-related introductions in 2005 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KkStB 40
The Imperial-Royal State Railways (german: k.k. Staatsbahnen) abbr. ''kkStB'') or Imperial-Royal Austrian State Railways (''k.k. österreichische Staatsbahnen'',The name incorporating "Austrian" appears, for example, in the 1907 official state handbook (''Staatshandbuch'') and on the title page of the Imperial-Royal Railway Ministry publication''Die neuen österr(eichischen) Alpenbahnen'' Maass’ Söhne, Vienna, 1908.) was the state railway organisation in the Cisleithanian (Austrian) part of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. History The introduction of railway traffic in the Austrian Empire had been pushed by pioneers like physicist Franz Josef Gerstner (1756–1832), who advocated a railway connection from the Vltava basin across the Bohemian Massif to the Danube river. After in 1810 a first long horse-drawn railway line was built at the Eisenerz mine in Styria for the transport of iron stones, in 1832 a wagonway between Austrian Linz and České Budějovice (Budweis) in Bohemia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ČSD Class E 422
Czechoslovak State Railways (''Československé státní dráhy'' in Czech or ''Československé štátne dráhy'' in Slovak, often abbreviated to ČSD) was the state-owned railway company of Czechoslovakia. The company was founded in 1918 after the end of the First World War and dissolution of Austria-Hungary. It took over the rolling stock and infrastructure of the Imperial Royal Austrian State Railways. In 1930 Czechoslovakia had of railways: the fifth-largest network in Europe. Of these 81% were state (ČSD)-owned, and the trend was to nationalize the remaining private railways. Most of the infrastructure was concentrated in the industrial regions of the Czech lands. 87% of the railroads were single-track. 135,000 people were employed on the railways: about 1% of the population. When Nazi Germany dissolved Czechoslovakia in 1939, the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia formed the "Bohemian-Moravian Railway" company (in Czech ''Českomoravské dráhy-ČMD'', in German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bechyně Bridge
Bechyně Bridge (also known as Bechyně Rainbow, rarely Rainbow Bridge) originally called the Jubilee Bridge, is a unique reinforced concrete arch bridge over the Lužnice river on the eastern edge of Bechyně in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is a combined bridge for road and rail traffic, used by Czech Route 122 (Týn nad Vltavou–Bechyně–Opařany) and the Tábor–Bechyně railway line. During passage of trains, road traffic from Týn nad Vltavou to Bechyně is stopped by a crossing safety device without a barrier; the opposite direction of traffic is unaffected by the train. In 2014 the bridge was declared a national cultural monument. Technical data The bridge is made of reinforced concrete, with a height over the river below of less than 60 meter The metre (British spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) (from the French unit , from the Greek noun , "measure"), symbol m, is the primary unit of length in the Internati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lužnice (river)
The Lužnice (; german: Lainsitz) is a river in the Czech Republic (204 km) starting in Austria (4 km). It flows into the Vltava river in Týn nad Vltavou (approximately 50 km north of České Budějovice). The river drains 4,226 square kilometers. The river was first mentioned in sources in the year 1179. The name is derived from an old Czech for ''water flowing through the meads''. Several places on the river are popular destinations for recreation and canoeing. Towns and cities on the Lužnice river * Weitra (Austria) * Gmünd (Austria) * České Velenice * Suchdol nad Lužnicí * Třeboň * Veselí nad Lužnicí * Soběslav * Planá nad Lužnicí * Sezimovo Ústí * Tábor * Bechyně * Týn nad Vltavou Týn nad Vltavou (; german: Moldautein) is a town in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,800 inhabitants. It lies on the Vltava river. The town centre is well preserved and is protected b ... Referen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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