1972 World Orienteering Championships
The 4th World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships (or WOC for short) is an annual orienteering event organized by the International Orienteering Federation. The first World Championships was held in Fiskars, Finland in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2 ... were held in Staré Splavy, Czechoslovakia, 14–16 September 1972. The championships had four events; individual contests for men and women, and relays for men and women. Medalists Results Women's individual References {{World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships 1972 in Czechoslovak sport International sports competitions hosted by Czechoslovakia September 1972 sports events in Europe Orienteering in Europe ...
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Staré Splavy
Staré Splavy (German ''Thammühl am See'') is a town and a former spa resort, a part of the Doksy municipality in the Česká Lípa district, Liberec region, North Bohemia. It is a recreation center on the northwest shore of Máchovo jezero. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, it was one of the most famous holiday destinations in all of Austro-Hungary. Even during the First Czechoslovak Republic, Staré Splavy was a popular recreational place, especially for well-off Jewish clientele from Prague, Liberec and even places as distant as Berlin or Vienna. At the beginning of the 20th century, many built their summer homes here, mostly in the style of art nouveau or functionalism (for example the Kohn brothers from Prague or Miloš Forman's parents). The place was then often dubbed ''„das Böhmischer Lido''“ (''„The Bohemian Lido“'' in German). Because the post-war communist regime made the entire area one of the centres of socialist-style recreation in all of Cze ...
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