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Třemešná Ve Slezsku – Osoblaha Railway
The Třemešná ve Slezsku – Osoblaha Railway is a narrow-gauge railway connecting Třemešná on the Krnov–Głuchołazy line with Osoblaha on the Czech-Polish border. It is one of the three remaining narrow gauge railway lines with regular passenger traffic in the Czech Republic and the last one operated by the state-owned railway company České dráhy. History In the 1870s the owners of a sugar refinery in Osoblaha were looking for a railway connection of their town. From a financial point of view, the best alternative was a connection to the railway network in neighbouring Prussia. However, the government in Vienna refused it on political and military grounds. On 14 December 1898 a line from Třemešná was opened. Since 1958 the trains are operated by diesel-electric locomotives T 47.0. See also *Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy (''Jindřichův Hradec Local Railways'') is the company which operates the narrow gauge railway ... [...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] |
Třemešná
Třemešná (german: Röwersdorf) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Damašek and Rudíkovy are administrative parts of Třemešná. Geography Třemešná is situated in the Osoblažsko microregion in the Zlatohorská Highlands. The built-up area lies in the valley of the Mušlov stream. History The first written mention of Třemešná is from 1256. It was one of the settlements that were founded in the area around 1251 at the initiative of the bishop Bruno von Schauenburg. Transport Třemešná lies on the Krnov–Głuchołazy–Jeseník railway line, and also is the starting point of the narrow-gauge Třemešná ve Slezsku – Osoblaha Railway. Sights The landmark of the municipality is the parish Church of Saint Sebastian. It was built in 1730–1733 and the church tower was added in 1780. The narrow-gauge railway serves not only for transpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osoblaha
Osoblaha (; german: Hotzenplotz; pl, Osobłoga) is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative parts Osoblaha is made up of one administrative part. Etymology The Czech name of the village came from Latin names of two local watercourses, Osoblaha and Planá, in Latin ''Ossa'' and ''Plavia''. The German name "Hotzenplotz" was derived from German ''Holzen Platz'' (literally "wooden place") and has its origin in oak forests in the area. It served the German writer Otfried Preußler for naming his famous children's book character of "The Robber Hotzenplotz". Geography Osoblaha lies in the Osoblažsko microregion on the border with Poland. It is located in the Opava Hilly Land within the Silesian Lowlands. The Osoblaha River flows through the municipality. In the territory of Osoblaha lies the former village of Studnice, which is abandoned since 1971. History The first writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narrow-gauge Railway
A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard-gauge railway, standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with Minimum railway curve radius, tighter curves, smaller structure gauges, and lighter rails, they can be less costly to build, equip, and operate than standard- or broad-gauge railways (particularly in mountainous or difficult terrain). Lower-cost narrow-gauge railways are often used in mountainous terrain, where engineering savings can be substantial. Lower-cost narrow-gauge railways are often built to serve industries as well as sparsely populated communities where the traffic potential would not justify the cost of a standard- or broad-gauge line. Narrow-gauge railways have specialised use in mines and other environments where a small structure gauge necessitates a small loading gauge. In some countries, narrow gauge is the standard; Japan, Indone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krnov
Krnov (; german: Jägerndorf, pl, Karniów or ''Krnów'') is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts The town is made up of town parts of Pod Bezručovým vrchem and Pod Cvilínem, and of village of Krásné Loučky. Geography Krnov lies in the historical region of Upper Silesia on the border with Poland. The town is located at the confluence of the rivers Opava and Opavice. The northern part of the territory with the town proper is situated in the Zlatohorská Highlands, the western and the southern part are situated in the Nízký Jeseník mountain range. A small part on the southeast extends into the Opava Hilly Land within the Silesian Lowlands. The highest peak of the municipal territory is Bednářský vrch at . History The first written mention of Krnov is from 1240. At the latest in 1269 and probably already in 1253, Krnov was a town. In the second half of the 13th century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Głuchołazy
Głuchołazy ( ; german: Ziegenhals, also known by Głuchołazy#Symbol and etymology, other names) is a historic town in southwestern Poland with approximately 13,534 inhabitants as of 2019. It is located within the Nysa County of Opole Voivodeship (province), near the border with the Czech Republic, and is the administrative seat of Gmina Głuchołazy. Geography The town is located in the historic Upper Silesia region on the northern slopes of the Opawskie Mountains, in the valley of the Biała River. , it has 13,534 inhabitants. Symbol and etymology Głuchołazy has a canting arms – the shield features a goat's head in reference to its former name ''Koziaszyja'' (in Polish), ''Ziegenhals'' (in German) and ''Capricolium'' (in Latin), which literally means "goat's neck". Other archaic Polish name for the town is ''Cygenhals''. The Czech language, Czech name ''Hlucholazy'' and regional Silesian language, Silesian Guchołazy are also used by their native speakers. History The s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Narrow Gauge Railways In The Czech Republic
The Czech Republic formerly had a large number of narrow-gauge railways. Apart from the public lines listed below, there were many non-public industrial, forest and agricultural narrow-gauge systems; only a few of these are still running. Current public lines * Obrataň–Jindřichův Hradec– Nová Bystřice; gauge , total length 79 km, 30 stations and stops, partly operated by steam locomotives, maximum permitted speed 50 km/h, privately owned by JHMD * Třemešná ve Slezsku–Osoblaha; gauge , total length 20 km, maximum permitted speed 40 km/h, infrastructure operator is Správa železniční dopravní cesty, regular passenger trains are operated by České dráhy * Liberec–Jablonec nad Nisou; gauge, operated by trams Abandoned public lines * Frýdlant–Heřmanice; 1900–1976; gauge , used to be connected to Zittau– Reichenau line * Moravský Beroun– Dvorce; 1898–1933; gauge ( cs) * Most–Litvínov– Janov; 7 Aug 1901 – 24 Mar 1961; g ... [...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] |
Sugar Refinery
A sugar refinery is a refinery which processes raw sugar from cane or beets into white refined sugar. Many cane sugar mills produce raw sugar, which is sugar that still contains molasses, giving it more colour (and impurities) than the white sugar which is normally consumed in households and used as an ingredient in soft drinks and foods. While cane sugar does not need refining to be palatable, sugar from sugar beet is almost always refined to remove the strong, usually unwanted, taste of beets from it. The refined sugar produced is more than 99 percent pure sucrose. Many sugar mills only operate during the harvest season, whereas refineries may work the year round. Sugar beet refineries tend to have shorter periods when they process beet than cane refineries, but may store intermediate product and process it in the off-season. Raw sugar is either processed and sold locally, or is exported and refined elsewhere. History Sugar refineries date back to Arab Egypt in the 12th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prussia
Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an emergency decree transferring powers of the Prussian government to German Chancellor Franz von Papen in 1932 and ''de jure'' by an Allied decree in 1947. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, expanding its size with the Prussian Army. Prussia, with its capital at Königsberg and then, when it became the Kingdom of Prussia in 1701, Berlin, decisively shaped the history of Germany. In 1871, Prussian Minister-President Otto von Bismarck united most German principalities into the German Empire under his leadership, although this was considered to be a "Lesser Germany" because Austria and Switzerland were not included. In November 1918, the monarchies were abolished and the nobility lost its political power during the Ger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
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Jindřichohradecké Místní Dráhy
Jindřichohradecké místní dráhy (''Jindřichův Hradec Local Railways'') is the company which operates the narrow gauge railway lines from Jindřichův Hradec to Nová Bystřice and Obrataň in the Czech Republic. Both lines are gauge. History The line to Nová Bystřice was opened on 1 November 1897 and the line to Obrataň followed on 24 December 1906. Both lines were originally operated with steam locomotives and there were engine sheds at Jindřichův Hradec, Kamenice nad Lipou, Nova Bystřice und Obrataň. Soon after opening a goods service with roll-blocks was established. Following the founding of Czechoslovakia the railway became part of ČSD in 1924 and during World War II they came under the control of the Deutsche Reichsbahn In 1998 both lines were privatised and they are now owned and operated by JHMD. Route Near Jindřichův Hradec there is a section of dual gauge track on the České dráhy line between Veselí nad Lužnicí and Jihlava. The maximum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
