Ústí nad Labem Region
Ústí nad Labem Region or Ústecký Region ( cs, Ústecký kraj, , ), is an administrative unit ( cs, kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of the historical land of Bohemia, and named after the capital, Ústí nad La ...
of the
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 ...
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju ...
.
Administrative parts
Most is made up of eight city parts and villages: Most, Starý Most, Čepirohy, Komořany,
Rudolice
Rudolice (german: Rudelsdorf) is a village and administrative part of the city of Most, Czech Republic. As of 2021, it had 234 inhabitants.
History
The area has been inhabited since the neolithic
The Neolithic period, or New Stone Age, is an ...
, Souš, Velebudice and Vtelno.
* Rudolice is home to the
Chanov housing estate
The Chanov housing projects on the outskirts of Most in the Ústí nad Labem Region were built by the Czechoslovak Communist authorities in the late 1970s as a means of housing much of the Romani population that resided in the old royal city of ...
, created during the communist era, which has become a symbol of the
poverty
Poverty is the state of having few material possessions or little income. Poverty can have diverse social, economic, and political causes and effects. When evaluating poverty in ...
and
ghetto
A ghetto, often called ''the'' ghetto, is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially as a result of political, social, legal, environmental or economic pressure. Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished t ...
ization of many
Romani people
The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sig ...
in the Czech Republic.
* Vtelno used to be a village near Most. When the new city was built near it, Vtelno became an integral part of Most. It has a church, a historical Baroque manor, and many monoliths and sculptures that have been collected during the era of demolition of villages in the region (due to coal mining).
Etymology
The name Most means "bridge" in
Czech
Czech may refer to:
* Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe
** Czech language
** Czechs, the people of the area
** Czech culture
** Czech cuisine
* One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus'
Places
* Czech, ...
. The city was named after the system of bridges that crossed the swamps in this area in the 10th century. The
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
name for Most is Brüx (derived from the German word for "bridge", ''Brücke'').
History
Medieval period
The Latin ''
Chronica Boemorum
The ''Chronica Boemorum'' (Chronicle of the Czechs, or Bohemians) is the first Latin chronicle in which the history of the Czech lands has been consistently and relatively fully described. It was written in 1119–1125 by Cosmas of Prague.
The ...
Hněvín Castle
Hněvín (german: Landeswarte) is a castle in Most in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.
History
Hněvín Castle was named after the hill it was built upon. Archaeological investigations have uncovered the remains of a castle th ...
called ''Gnevin Pons'' ("Hněvín Bridge") in 1040. Through the swamps there led a merchant route from
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
to
Freiberg
Freiberg is a university and former mining town in Saxony, Germany. It is a so-called ''Große Kreisstadt'' (large county town) and the administrative centre of Mittelsachsen district.
Its historic town centre has been placed under heritage c ...
. The network of wooden bridges was built to provide comfortable passages through this territory. Hneva from the Hrabišic dynasty established a military stronghold to protect caravans. Under this stronghold, the village that would become Most developed.
In 1227
Kojata King Kojata or The Unlooked for Prince or Prince Unexpected ( Polish: ''O królewiczu Niespodzianku'') is a Slavonic fairy tale, of Polish origin. Louis Léger remarked that its source (''Bajarz polski'') was "one of the most important collections ...
, the last of the Hrabišics, passed his property to the cloister of the Knights of the Cross. Between 1238 and 1306 the town was part of the territory possessed by the Přemyslids and it became rich with many churches. The mid-13th century saw the beginning of substantial German immigration as King Ottokar II sought to replace losses from the Mongol invasion of Central Europe in 1241. Germans settled throughout and primarily along the northern, western, and southern borders of
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
, although many lived in towns like Most, where they were the majority population, throughout the kingdom. The
Bohemian
Bohemian or Bohemians may refer to:
*Anything of or relating to Bohemia
Beer
* National Bohemian, a brand brewed by Pabst
* Bohemian, a brand of beer brewed by Molson Coors
Culture and arts
* Bohemianism, an unconventional lifestyle, origin ...
John of Bohemia
John the Blind or John of Luxembourg ( lb, Jang de Blannen; german: link=no, Johann der Blinde; cz, Jan Lucemburský; 10 August 1296 – 26 August 1346), was the Count of Luxembourg from 1313 and King of Bohemia from 1310 and titular King of ...
Crown lands
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and the city became head of the Brüx District, one of the 94 ''Bezirkshauptmannschaften'' in
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
. Following the Austria-Hungary
compromise of 1867
The Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 (german: Ausgleich, hu, Kiegyezés) established the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary. The Compromise only partially re-established the former pre-1848 sovereignty and status of the Kingdom of Hungary ...
it remained part of Austrian Bohemia.
During the 15th and 16th centuries, the city was hit by several fires. In circa 1530, city reconstruction began with the foundations of several significant facilities, including the new dean's church and the
Renaissance
The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...
city hall.
During the
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history
The history of Europe is traditionally divided into four time periods: prehistoric Europe (prior to about 800 BC), classical antiquity (80 ...
, the city was occupied by
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
troops. Both in the early years and in the last years of the war, it was captured by stratagem. In a similar manner the castle Hněvín was captured. After the Thirty Years' War, the city lost much of its economic and political significance.
19th-century growth
In the second half of the 19th century,
industry
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Economics
* Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity
* Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery
* The wider industrial sector ...
and
mining
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emerged, and in 1870, a
railway line
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was built. Construction included
sugar
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works,
porcelain
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factory,
steel
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works,
brewery
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, and the founding of a city museum. In 1895 the city was affected by
quicksand
Quicksand is a colloid consisting of fine granular material (such as sand, silt or clay) and water. It forms in saturated loose sand when the sand is suddenly agitated. When water in the sand cannot escape, it creates a liquefied soil that los ...
that swallowed several houses, including some of their occupants.
In 1900 the
textile industry
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Industry process
Cotton manufacturi ...
RICO plant was erected. In 1901, an electric
tram
A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in North America) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way. The tramlines or networks operated as public transport are ...
line linked Most with
Litvínov
Litvínov (; german: Leutensdorf) is a town in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre.
Administrative parts
Litvínov is made up of 12 town parts an ...
's administrative parts of Kopisty and Janov u Litvínova. The construction (1911–1914) of the Janov
dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...
at Křížatky solved the city's supply of drinking water.
In 1905 Most had a population of 21,500 people and the most modern theatre of its time within
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...
, built in 1910 and designed by
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* Vienna, the capital of Austria
* Viennese people, List of people from Vienna
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* Music of Vienna, musical styles in the city
* Viennese Waltz, genre of ballroom dance
* V ...
architect
Alexander Graf
Alexander Graf (''né'' Nenashev; born 25 August 1962) is an Uzbekistani-German chess grandmaster. He was Uzbekistani Chess Champion in 1989 and German Chess Champion in 2004.
Chess career
He won the Uzbekistani Chess Championship in 1989. N ...
World War I
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created a new state from the territories of the
Czech lands
The Czech lands or the Bohemian lands ( cs, České země ) are the three historical regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia. Together the three have formed the Czech part of Czechoslovakia since 1918, the Czech Socialist Republic since 1 ...
(Bohemia, Moravia) and of
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...
, and Most was within the borders of the new state.
According to the 1930 census, there were 28,212 citizens living in Most (9,740 people of Czechoslovak ethnicity, 17,549 German, 33 Russian and 154 Jewish).
Under the
Munich Agreement
The Munich Agreement ( cs, Mnichovská dohoda; sk, Mníchovská dohoda; german: Münchner Abkommen) was an agreement concluded at Munich on 30 September 1938, by Nazi Germany, Germany, the United Kingdom, French Third Republic, France, and Fa ...
in 1938, using the census-based ''Völkerkarte Mitteleuropas'' ethnicities map of 1937, it was found that Most fell within the ethnic German-speaking zone which would become part of the Sudetenland districts to be separated from Czechoslovakia. Under
German occupation
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, from 1938 until 1945, the city under its Germanized name ''Brüx'' was administered as a part of the ''Regierungsbezirk Aussig'' of
Reichsgau Sudetenland
The Reichsgau Sudetenland was an administrative division of Nazi Germany from 1939 to 1945. It comprised the northern part of the '' Sudetenland'' territory, which was annexed from Czechoslovakia according to the 30 September 1938 Munich Agreement. ...
.
On 15 December 1942, Most began output of Ersatz fuel synthesized from
lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35%, and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat ...
at the ''Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG (STW) Maltheuren'' plant, and a
subcamp
Subcamps (german: KZ-Außenlager), also translated as satellite camps, were outlying detention centres (''Haftstätten'') that came under the command of a main concentration camp run by the SS in Nazi Germany and German-occupied Europe. The Nazi ...
of the
Flossenbürg concentration camp
Flossenbürg was a Nazi concentration camp built in May 1938 by the SS Main Economic and Administrative Office. Unlike other concentration camps, it was located in a remote area, in the Fichtel Mountains of Bavaria, adjacent to the town of F ...
provided
forced labor
Forced labour, or unfree labour, is any work relation, especially in modern or early modern history, in which people are employed against their will with the threat of destitution, detention, violence including death, or other forms of ex ...
. The prisoners were mostly
Poles
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Gestapo
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The force was created by Hermann Göring in 1933 by combining the various political police agencies of Prussia into one organi ...
prison in the city.
In May 1945 Most was restored to Czechoslovakia. Shortly afterwards, the German population was expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement. The city's Czech name ''Most'' was restored, and a degree of resettlement by
Czechs
The Czechs ( cs, Češi, ; singular Czech, masculine: ''Čech'' , singular feminine: ''Češka'' ), or the Czech people (), are a West Slavic ethnic group and a nation native to the Czech Republic in Central Europe, who share a common ancestry, c ...
took place.
Destruction and redevelopment
In 1964, the Most Coal Company began the demolition of the historical old town of Most in order to make room for the expanding
lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft, brown, combustible, sedimentary rock formed from naturally compressed peat. It has a carbon content around 25–35%, and is considered the lowest rank of coal due to its relatively low heat ...
mines in the area. Financed and led by the
Communist
Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, a s ...
government of Czechoslovakia, the company pulled down the town's historic buildings including a brewery dating from the 15th century and the 1910 theatre. New low-cost, standardized, multifamily housing projects were built ('' paneláky'', in reference to the precast concrete panels from which they were made). In the summer of 1968, an American film company shot scenes for the war film ''
The Bridge at Remagen
''The Bridge at Remagen'' is a 1969 DeLuxe Color war film in Panavision starring George Segal, Ben Gazzara and Robert Vaughn. The film, which was directed by John Guillermin, was shot in Czechoslovakia. It is based on the nonfiction book ''The ...
'' in the town; the clearance work providing realistic looking war-damaged properties. The demolition work ended in 1970.
Although the old town was flattened, the Communist authorities decided to preserve the Gothic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. The entire building, which was built between 1517 and 1594 and designed by
Jakob Heilmann
Jakob Heilmann (21 August 1846 in Geiselbach, Aschaffenburg County (Lower Franconia) – 15 February 1927 in Munich) was a German contractor.
Son of a glazier, Heilmann attended the construction school in Munich and graduated with the exam as a ...
of
Schweinfurt
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, was moved by train to the newly constructed town 2,759 feet
41 meters 41 may refer to:
* 41 (number)
* one of the years 41 BC, AD 41
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away. The move took 28 days to complete at the rate of roughly 98 feet 0 metersper day. The Czechoslovak government took pride in the relocation of this religious structure, and the building was mentioned in the
Guinness Book of World Records
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as the heaviest building ever moved on wheels.
Today most Czechs consider the decision to demolish Most as a destruction of Bohemian history and culture. Nevertheless, the redevelopment of the new town opened a new industrial era and opportunities in the area. Labor mobility drew skilled and unskilled labor to the mining and construction sectors in Most making it one of the busiest regions in Czechoslovakia.
Demographics
Economy
Most lies at the heart of the northern
Bohemia
Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...
n lignite-mining region and serves as an important industrial
railway junction
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge. This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes (assuming they are of the same gauge), provided by ''points'' ( ...
. During the latter half of the 20th century, Most was considered to be one of the most polluted
coal mining
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from ...
towns in
communist
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textile
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,
ceramics
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,
steel
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, and
chemicals
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.
Foreign mining operations continue to operate in the area in the 21st century. Some surrounding villages are planned to be abandoned due to
surface mining
Surface mining, including strip mining, open-pit mining and mountaintop removal mining, is a broad category of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit (the overburden) are removed, in contrast to underground mining, in which ...
. However environmental conditions have improved in recent years around Most, in particular the growing of
apples
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple fruit tree, trees are agriculture, cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, wh ...
and
grape vines
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The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years ago, ...
has developed.
Transport
In addition to buses, trams also provide public transport. The city operates a transport company together with the neighbouring town of
Litvínov
Litvínov (; german: Leutensdorf) is a town in Most District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. It is known as an industrial centre.
Administrative parts
Litvínov is made up of 12 town parts an ...
.
Sights
As a redeveloped city, Most does not have many historical sights, yet there are two important ones: Hněvín Castle and the
Gothic
Gothic or Gothics may refer to:
People and languages
*Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes
**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
**Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...
planetarium
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A dominant feature of most planetarium ...
,
observatory
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hippodrome
The hippodrome ( el, ἱππόδρομος) was an ancient Greek stadium for horse racing and chariot racing. The name is derived from the Greek words ''hippos'' (ἵππος; "horse") and ''dromos'' (δρόμος; "course"). The term is used i ...
.
Culture
The Hippodromo (Racecourse) in the Velebudice district of Most was the host of the 18th International Meeting of 2CV Friends between 28 July and 2 August 2009, attracting 3,333 vehicles and approximately 10,000 people.
Notable people
*
Andreas Hammerschmidt
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(ca. 1611–1675), composer
*
Florian Leopold Gassmann
Florian Leopold Gassmann (3 May 1729 – 21 January 1774) was a German-speaking Bohemian opera composer of the transitional period between the baroque and classical eras. He was one of the principal composers of '' dramma giocoso'' immed ...
(1729–1774), composer
* Rudolf Ritter (1878–1966), tenor
*
Wenzel Hablik
Wenzel August Hablik, also known as Wenceslav Hablik and Wilhelm August Hablik (4 August 1881 – 23 March 1934), was a painter, graphic artist, architect, designer, and craftsman of the early twentieth century, associated with German Expressio ...
(1881–1934), painter and architect
*
Heini Halberstam
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(1926–2014), mathematician
*
Judita Čeřovská
Judita Čeřovská (21 April 1929 – 9 October 2001) was a Czechoslovakia, Czech Pop music, pop and chanson singer.
Career
Born in Most (Most District), Most, as a child Štěrbová lived in northern Bohemia. She remained there with her Germa ...
(1929–2001), singer
*
Josef Masopust
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(1931–2015), football player and coach
*
Jan Mühlstein
Jan Mühlstein (born 3 July 1949 in Most, Czechoslovakia) is a journalist, German Jewish activist and the former chair of the Union of Progressive Jews in Germany.
Life
Jan Mühlstein grew up in a German-speaking Jewish family, which traditio ...
(born 1949), politician
* Pavel Chaloupka (born 1959), football player
*
Vladimír Růžička
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(born 1963), ice hockey player
*
Libor Pimek
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Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round, losing to Swede Mats Wilander in straight sets. He won one singles tou ...
(born 1963), tennis player
*
Petr Svoboda
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(born 1966), ice hockey player
*
Bedrich Benes
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Academic positions
He is a professor of computer science at Purdue University. He was a member of numerous program committees of various conf ...
(born 1967), computer scientist
*
Martin Ručínský Martin may refer to:
Places
* Martin City (disambiguation)
* Martin County (disambiguation)
* Martin Township (disambiguation)
Antarctica
* Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land
* Port Martin, Adelie Land
* Point Martin, South Orkney Islands
Austral ...
(born 1971), ice hockey player
*
Jan Vopat
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(born 1973), ice hockey player
* Petr Franěk (born 1975), ice hockey player
* Vlastimil Kroupa (born 1975), ice hockey player
* Petr Johana (born 1976), football player
*
Marek Židlický
Marek Židlický (; born ) is a Czech former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the sixth round, 176th overall, by the New York Rangers in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Playing career
...
(born 1977), ice hockey player
*
Pavel Rosa
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(born 1977), ice hockey player
*
Kamil Piroš
Kamil Piroš (born November 20, 1978) is a Czech former professional ice hockey center/ winger, who most notably played with HC Litvínov in the Czech Extraliga as well as the Atlanta Thrashers and the Florida Panthers in the National Hockey Le ...
(born 1978), ice hockey player
* Tomáš Divíšek (born 1979), ice hockey player
*
Markéta Jánská
The following is a list of Playboy Playmates of 2003. ''Playboy'' magazine names their Playmate of the Month each month throughout the year.
January
Rebecca Anne Ramos (born August 26, 1967) is an American Model (person), model and actress. She ...
(born 1981), model
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Tomáš Kůrka
Tomáš Kůrka (born 14 December 1981) is a Czech former ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward. He played 17 games in the National Hockey League with the Carolina Hurricanes between 2003 and 2004. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1998 ...
(born 1981), ice hockey player
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Iveta Benešová
Iveta Benešová () (formerly Melzer, cs, Melzerová; born 1 February 1983) is a Czech former tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of seven and turned professional in 1998. She won two WTA Tour singles and 14 doubles tournaments, and ...
(born 1983), tennis player
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Lukáš Kašpar
Lukáš Kašpar (born 23 September 1985) is a Czech professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing with HC Kometa Brno of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He was originally drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the first round (22nd overall) of ...
Marienberg
Marienberg is a town in Germany. It was the district capital of the Mittlerer Erzgebirgskreis (Central Ore Mountains district) in the southern part of Saxony, and since August 2008 it has been part of the new district of Erzgebirgskreis. As of ...
Most, straatzicht Budovatelů bij winkelcentrum Central IMG 7865 2018-08-12 17.53.jpg, Budovatelů Street
Most, ingang winkelcentrum Central IMG 7872 2018-08-12 18.07.jpg, Entrance to the mall Central
Most, kantoorgebouw SHD Komes (bruinkool) IMG 7858 2018-08-12 17.34.jpg, SHD Komes office building
Most, planetarium Most IMG 7848 2018-08-12 17.29.jpg, Most Planetarium
Most, standbeeld Tomáš Masaryk IMG 7880 2018-08-12 20.06.jpg,
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Tomáš () is a Czech and Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas.
It may refer to:
* Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850–1937), first President of Czechoslovakia
* Tomáš Baťa (1876–1932), Czech footwear entrepreneur
* Tomáš Berdych ( ...
Statue
Most, sculptuur Morový sloup se sousoším sv. Anny op 1. náměstí Most Dm432075-396 IMG 7894 2018-08-13 09.19.jpg, Plague column with the sculptural group of St. Anne