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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 and villages: *Dolní Litvínov *Horní Litvínov *Chudeřín *Hamr *Horní Ves *Janov *Křížatky *Lounice *Písečná *Růžodol *Šumná *Záluží History The first written mention is from 1352 under the name ''Lutwinow.'' The word is made up of two Old High German words, ''liut'' – "people" and ''wini'' – „friend“. Originally the town consisted of two settlements – Horní Litvínov and Dolní Litvínov with forts. In 1715, count Jan Josef Valdštejn founded a large cloth factory, one of the first in the Czech lands. Litvínov was promoted to a town on 5 October 1852. In the 19th century, the industrialization of Litvínov deepened. Many new factories were established. Toys and wooden goods were made here, cotton was proc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivan Hlinka
Ivan Hlinka (January 26, 1950 – August 16, 2004) was a Czech professional ice hockey player and coach. He is considered to be one of the most important figures in Czech ice hockey history. A big centre, his playing style was comparable to Phil Esposito, often scoring with shots from the slot. Playing career Hlinka began to play ice hockey at a young age. When he was six years old, he was playing HC Litvínov's youth team. He played in Czechoslovak league for the first time when he was 16. At age 20, he became a captain Litvínov's men's team and played in the Czechoslovak national team for the first time. He played 256 games as a member of the Czechoslovak national team and scored 132 goals in international games. He also played in 544 games in Czechoslovak league and scored 347 times. Hlinka was named the Golden Hockey Stick winner as the country's top player in 1978. Hlinka helped the Czechoslovak team to win world titles in 1972, 1976, and 1977. As a member of the Cze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
