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Zastávka (Brno-Country District)
Zastávka is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. Etymology The word ''zastávka'' means 'stop' or 'station' in Czech. The name of the village refers to an inn of that name that once stood here. Geography Zastávka is located about west of Brno. It lies on the border between the KÅ™ižanov Highlands and Boskovice Furrow. The HabÅ™ina stream flows through the municipality. Almost the entire area of the small municipal territory is built up. History The first written mention of the name Zastávka is from 1775, when there was an inn, but the village did not exist yet. The village was founded as a result of black coal mining, which began here in 1788 and lasted for 180 years. The municipality was established in 1875 and originally named Božà Požehnánà after the mine. Since 1920, it has been named Zastávka. Demographics Transport The I/23 road (the section from Brno to TÅ™ebÃÄ ... [...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] |