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Výsluní
Výsluní (earlier also Suniperk; german: Sonnenberg) is a town in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative parts Hamlets of Kýšovice, Sobětice, Třebíška, Úbočí and Volyně are administrative parts of Výsluní. Geography Výsluní is located about west of Chomutov and northeast of Karlovy Vary. It briefly borders Germany in the north. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is at above sea level. The Prunéřovský stream springs in the municipal territory and flows through the town to the east, which then turn to the southwest and forms the municipal border. History Výsluní was founded as a mining settlement. Silver, copper, tin and lead ores had been mined in the vicinity of Výsluní since the 14th century. Výsluní itself was founded in the 16th century, the first written mention is from 1547. In 1565, it was referred to as a market town, and in 1584, it became a mining town. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mining Community
A mining community, also known as a mining town or a mining camp, is a community that houses miners. Mining communities are usually created around a mine or a quarry. Historic mining communities Australia * Ballarat, Victoria * Bendigo, Victoria Austria *Schwaz *Eisenerz, Styria Former Austria-Hungary Upper Austrio-Hungarian mining towns *Göllnitz, today Gelnica *Jossau, today Jasov *Nemecká Ľupča, today Partizánska Ľupča *Schmöllnitz, today Smolník *Rosenau, today Rožňava *Ruda, today Rudabánya in Hungary *Telken, today Telkibánya in Hungary *Zipser Neudorf, today Spišská Nová Ves Lower Austrio-Hungarian mining towns *Dilln, today Banská Belá *Königsberg, today Nová Baňa *Kremnitz, today Kremnica *Libethen, today Ľubietová *Neusohl, today Banská Bystrica *Pukanz, today Pukanec *Schemnitz, today Banská Štiavnica Bosnia and Herzegovina * Banovići * Kakanj *Tuzla *Zenica Canada * Cobalt, Ontario * Glace Bay, Nova Scotia *Dawson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Tausche
Anton Tausche (27 July 1838 – 20 November 1898) was a German-Bohemian teacher, author, and politician. Much of his teaching and writing concerned improvement in farming methods. The town of Výsluní gave him honorary citizenship for his work in improving crop yields.Constant von Wurzbach (1881). ''Biographical Dictionary of the Empire, Austria (Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich)'', 43. Band, Wien 1881, S. 140 f. Life and career Tausche was born in Teplice. After graduating, he studied agricultural science at the German Polytechnic Institute in Prague and joined the Corps Austria Frankfurt am Main in 1862. He then moved to Mosonmagyaróvár, where he studied to be an agricultural teacher, graduating in 1864. He took a position in 1868 as adjunct agricultural inspector for aristocratic land holdings in Žatec. In 1876 he became an economic inspector in Tábor. He entered politics in 1876 as a district representative of Milevsko. While working as an itinerant agric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chomutov District
Chomutov District ( cs, okres Chomutov) is one of seven districts ('' okres'') located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Chomutov. List of municipalities Bílence - Blatno - Boleboř - Březno - Černovice - Domašín - Droužkovice - Hora Svatého Šebestiána - Hrušovany - Chbany - Chomutov - Jirkov - Kadaň - Kalek - Klášterec nad Ohří - '' Kovářská'' - Kryštofovy Hamry - Křimov - Libědice - Loučná pod Klínovcem - Málkov - Mašťov - Měděnec - Místo - Nezabylice - Okounov - Otvice - Perštejn - Pesvice - Pětipsy - Račetice - Radonice - Rokle - Spořice - Strupčice - Údlice - Vejprty Vejprty (; german: Weipert) is a town in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,700 inhabitants. It lies along the border with Germany. Administrative parts Villages of České Hamry and Výsada are ... - Veliká Ves - Vilémov - Vrskmaň - Všehrdy - ... [...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] |
Cities And Towns In The Czech Republic
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feuer Frei!
"Feuer frei!" () is a song by German industrial metal band Rammstein. The song was released as the fifth single from their third album '' Mutter''. The title is from the command to start shooting in German military language (literally "fire freely!") and can be compared to "fire at will" or "open fire". "Feuer frei!" is one of the band's most well known songs. Despite this, it does not feature on the band's greatest hits collection ''Made in Germany 1995–2011'', for reasons that have not been explained. The song is featured in the film ''xXx'' and during the ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' episode "Slaves of Las Vegas". The UK "Feuer frei!" single was released in three parts (2 CDs, 1 DVD), in three different colors (Yellow-Green-Orange), each with different track listings. Live performances "Feuer frei!" debuted live in a concert exclusively for members of the fan area in April 2000, when it was called "Punk". Its next performance was not until May 2001 (this being the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Cases Of Major Zeman
''Thirty Cases of Major Zeman'' (''Třicet případů majora Zemana'') is a Czechoslovak action-drama television show intended as a political propaganda to support the official attitude of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. The series were filmed in the 1970s. Each episode encompasses one year, and investigations are stylized to that year. Most are inspired by real cases. The series follows the life of police investigator Jan Zeman during his career from 1945 to 1973. Controversy A re-broadcast of the series in the Czech Republic in 1999, caused controversy and public criticism about the series, which was accused of conveying communist propaganda and portraying those who think differently politically as criminals. Plot of the first episode The first episode takes place in 1945. Young Jan Zeman is returning from a Nazi concentration camp. On the train he meets Václav Kalina, who tells him about his plan to join the police force. Jan returns to his home village and finds ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten Light
''Forgotten Light'' ( cs, Zapomenuté světlo) is a 1996 Czech film directed by Vladimír Michálek. The screenplay by Czech-American Milena Jelinek is based on a 1934 book by Jakub Deml which is considered a masterpiece of Czech literature of the 20th century. The film was the Czech Republic's submission to the 70th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The protagonist is Father Holý, a village priest, who battles the state and religious bureaucracies of 1980s Czechoslovakia to raise money for a new church roof. Permeated by his love for the villagers, his encounters are marked by his good humor. In his losing battle against Church and State, Holý is ordered transferred away from his parish and his allies. Cast * Bolek Polívka as Vicar Holý * Veronika Žilková as Marjánka * Petr Kavan as Francek * Jiří Pecha as Klíma * Antonín Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Year Of The Devil
''Year of the Devil'' ( cs, Rok ďábla) is a 2002 Czech mockumentary film directed by Petr Zelenka. It stars musicians who act as themselves: Czech folk music band Čechomor, musicians and poets Jaromír Nohavica, Karel Plihal and British musician and composer Jaz Coleman. The soundtrack also includes two pieces by the Killing Joke: ''Frenzy'' and ''Exorcism''. Plot Dutch documentary film director, Jan Holman, goes to the Czech Republic to make a film about curing alcoholism. At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting he finds a man named Jaromir Nohavica who becomes his friend. Another friend of Nohavica, Karel Plihal, becomes mute, and Nohavica decides to start a tour with the band Čechomor to help cure him. When Jan Holman follows with his camera in tow, he finds many inexplicable events along the way. Awards and nominations It was awarded the Crystal Globe at the 37th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival and won the Findling Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Cottbus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri 4 (film)
''Henri 4'' is a 2010 drama film directed by Jo Baier. It is a German-French-Austrian-Spanish co-production. Plot France in 1563. Calvinist Protestantism has arrived in France. But the Catholic reaction is not long in coming and the small but steadily growing Protestant population is suppressed in French society. However, the Huguenots, particularly in the south of France and in the small Kingdom of Navarre near Spain, resisted. Catherine de' Medici, the actual ruler of France, wants to counter this. Her two sons, Charles IX and Duke of Anjou show weakness in this fight and Henry, the young prince of Navarre, vital strength. Catherine de' Medici has to give in and makes Henry an offer of peace, which he, tired of fighting, accepts. This peace also means that Margot, the daughter of the Medicis, married in Paris with Henry. But even during the wedding celebrations, the Catholics strike: They cause a bloodbath among the Protestant wedding guests who have traveled. About 20,000 Hugu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Borgias (2011 TV Series)
''The Borgias'' is a historical-fiction drama television series created by Neil Jordan; it debuted in 2011 and was canceled in 2013. The series is set in Renaissance-era Italy and follows the Borgia family in their scandalous ascension to the papacy. Mercilessly cruel and defiantly decadent, the Borgias use bribery, simony, intimidation and murder in their relentless quest for wealth and power that make them history's most infamous crime family. It stars Jeremy Irons as Pope Alexander VI with François Arnaud as Cesare, Holliday Grainger as Lucrezia and David Oakes as Juan. Colm Feore also stars as Cardinal della Rovere (later Pope Julius II). It premiered on April 3, 2011, at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime in the United States and 10 p.m. Eastern ( UTC−04:00) on Bravo! in Canada, and received its first major television network premiere on June 21, 2011, on Canada's CTV Television Network. The second season premiered on April 8, 2012. On May 4, 2012, Showtime ordered a th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Empire Style
The Empire style (, ''style Empire'') is an early-nineteenth-century design movement in architecture, furniture, other decorative arts, and the visual arts, representing the second phase of Neoclassicism. It flourished between 1800 and 1815 during the Consulate and the First French Empire periods, although its life span lasted until the late-1820s. From France it spread into much of Europe and the United States. The Empire style originated in and takes its name from the rule of the Emperor Napoleon I in the First French Empire, when it was intended to idealize Napoleon's leadership and the French state. The previous fashionable style in France had been the Directoire style, a more austere and minimalist form of Neoclassicism that replaced the Louis XVI style, and the new Empire style brought a full return to ostentatious richness. The style corresponds somewhat to the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States, and the Regency style in Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
