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Volyně
Volyně is a town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,000 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative parts Villages of Černětice, Račí, Starov and Zechovice are administrative parts of Volyně. Černětice and Račí form an exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The origin of the name Volyně is unknown. There are hypotheses that it was derived from a Slavic tribe which came from the area of today's Ukraine. Geography Volyně is located about south of Strakonice and northwest of České Budějovice. It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills. The highest point is a nameless hil at above sea level. The river Volyňka, named after Volyně, flows through the town. History According to archaeological findings, a Slavic settlement was built on the site of today's town in the 7th century. The first written mention of Volyně is from 1271, when a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Rubeš
Jan Ladislav Rubeš CM (6 June 1920 – 29 June 2009) was a Czech-Canadian bass opera singer and actor. Life and career Rubeš was born in Volyně, Czechoslovakia, to Ružena (née Kellnerová) and Jan Rubeš. Not long after World War II, he graduated from the Prague Conservatoire and joined the Prague Opera House as a bass singer. In 1948, he won first prize at the Geneva International Music Festival and emigrated to Canada at the end of the year to pursue a career in a wider sphere. Beginning as a singer with the Canadian Opera Company, he subsequently directed and became director of touring, before switching to radio and television, where he became well known as an actor and presenter in Canada. He is noted for his portrayal of Amish patriarch Eli Lapp in Peter Weir's major-market film ''Witness'' and Jan in '' D2: The Mighty Ducks''. Family On 22 September 1950, Rubeš married actress Susan Douglas. The couple had three sons: Christopher (died 1996), Jonathan, and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Kaizl
Josef Kaizl (10 June 1854, Volyně – 19 August 1901, Myslkovice) was a Czech professor, economist, and politician in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He was a member of the Imperial Council, and also Cisleithanian finance minister (1898–1899). Kaizl was leading Czech liberal politician, known for his moderate attitudes and seeking of various means to strengthen autonomous position of Czech lands within the Austro-Hungarian Empire. He served as the first Czech economics teacher at the Charles University. His close friends and collaborators were Jan Gebauer and Tomáš Masaryk (who later became the first president of the Czechoslovak Republic). Early life and education Born into the family of Eduard Kaizl, controller of inland revenue, and a German speaking mother. He was the oldest of seven siblings. Schooling began in a German-language school in Rumburk, northern Bohemia. After transferring schools he was sent to his aunt in Prague. He studied German and later Czech durin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Niklas
Josef Niklas (11 March 1817, Volyně – 10 October 1877, Prague) was a Czechs, Czech architect. He one of the most important Czech architects in the 19th century. In 1873–1874 he was a rector of the Czech Technical University in Prague. External links List of Rectors of the Czech Technical University in Prague Czech architects 1817 births 1877 deaths Czech Technical University in Prague 19th-century Czech architects People from Volyně {{CzechRepublic-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Volyňka
Volyňka is a river in the Czech Republic in the South Bohemian Region rising on the hill called Světlá hora and flowing northeast to the city of Strakonice, where it merges with Otava River. Volyňka flows through towns such as Vimperk Vimperk (; german: Winterberg) is a town in Prachatice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,300 inhabitants. The town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Historically ..., Volyně, Strakonice and villages like Lčovice and Čkyně. It is long, and its basin area is . Four ancient settlements, dated 600–500 BC, were found around the river: Věnec near Lcovice, Němětice, Libětice and Třebohostice. References External links Information at the Water Management Research Institute Rivers of the South Bohemian Region Bohemian Forest {{CzechRepublic-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Bohemian Region
The South Bohemian Region ( cs, Jihočeský kraj; , ) is an administrative unit (''kraj'') of the Czech Republic, located mostly in the southern part of its historical land of Bohemia, with a small part in southwestern Moravia. The western part of the South Bohemian Region is former Prachens (Prácheňsko), a huge archaic region with distinctive features with its capital, Písek. In 2011, there were 624 municipalities in the region, whereof 54 had a status of a town. The region borders (from the west clockwise) the regions Plzeň, Central Bohemia, Vysočina and South Moravia. To the south it borders Austria (Lower Austria and Upper Austria) and Germany (Bavaria). Until 30 May 2001, the region was named as or , after its capital, České Budějovice. Due to its geographical location and natural surroundings the region belongs to the first settlements that appeared in the distant past. Over the past centuries, the South Bohemian region has been known for fishpond cultivation a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strakonice District
Strakonice District ( cs, okres Strakonice) is a district ('' okres'') within South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Strakonice. List of municipalities Bavorov - Bělčice - Bezdědovice - Bílsko - Blatná - Bratronice - Březí - Budyně - Buzice - Čečelovice - Cehnice - Čejetice - Čepřovice - '' Čestice'' - Chelčice - Chlum - Chobot - Chrášťovice - Číčenice - Doubravice - Drachkov - Drahonice - Drážov - Dřešín - Droužetice - Hajany - Hájek - Hlupín - Horní Poříčí - Hornosín - Hoslovice - Hoštice - Jinín - Kadov - Kalenice - ''Katovice'' - Kladruby - Kocelovice - Krajníčko - Kraselov - Krašlovice - Krejnice - Krty-Hradec - Kuřimany - Kváskovice - Lažánky - Lažany - Libějovice - Libětice - Litochovice - Lnáře - Lom - Mačkov - Malenice - Mečichov - Měkynec - Milejovice - Miloňovice - Mnichov - Mutěnice - Myštice - Nebřehovice - Němčice - Němětice - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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