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ﾅ「pkﾃｳw Pass
ﾅ「pkﾃｳw Pass or Lupkov Pass (, ) is a significant mountain pass in the Carpathian Mountains on the border between Poland and Slovakia, and close to the western border of Ukraine. Its highest point rises 640 m above sea level. It is located just south of the village ﾅ「pkﾃｳw in Poland and east of Medzilaborce in Slovakia. Underneath the pass runs a railway tunnel 642 m long, straddling the border between Poland and Slovakia. The ﾅ「pkﾃｳw Pass separates the Low Beskids from the Bieszczady Mountains. The tunnel and the associated railway line were finished in 1874, to link Galicia with the rest of the Austro-Hungarian Empire across the Carpathian mountains. Given that it was such a vital communications link, the pass had considerable strategic importance. ﾅ「pkﾃｳw Pass was one of the strategically important Carpathian passes bitterly contested in battles on the Eastern Front of World War I during the winter of 1914/1915. A Russian attempt to stand on the line of the WisﾅＰk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Krakﾃｳw, WrocﾅＢw, ﾅﾃｳdﾅｺ, Poznaﾅ, and Gdaﾅгk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besko
Besko is a village in Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Besko. It lies approximately west of Sanok and south of the regional capital Rzeszﾃｳw. History As a result of the first of Partitions of Poland (Treaty of St-Petersburg dated 5 July 1772, the Galicia area was attributed to the Habsburg Monarchy. When a postoffice was opened in 1890,Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den ﾃｶsterreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967 the town was in the Sanok ''Bezirkshauptmannschaft''. For more details, see the article Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria The Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, also known as Austrian Galicia or colloquially Austrian Poland, was a constituent possession of the Habsburg monarchy in the historical region of Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galicia in Eastern Europe. The Cr .... References Villages in Sanok County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Mountain Passes
This is a list of mountain passes. Africa Egypt * Halfaya Pass (near Libya) Lesotho * Moteng Pass * Mahlasela pass * Sani Pass Morocco * Tizi n'Tichka South Africa * Eastern Cape Passes * Western Cape Passes * Northern Cape Passes * KwaZulu Natal Passes * Free State Passes * Limpopo Province Passes * Mpumalanga Passes * Gauteng Passes * Northwest Province Passes * Swartberg Pass (Western Cape) * Lootsberg Pass Asia Afghanistan * Broghol Pass to Pakistan * Dorah Pass to Pakistan * Hajigak Pass * Khost-Gardez Pass * Khyber Pass to Pakistan * Kotal-e Khushk * Kushan Pass linking northern Afghanistan to the region. * Lataband Pass * Tang-e Gharu is a gorge which links Afghanistan with Pakistan * Salang Pass crosses the Hindu Kush linking Kabul with northern Afghanistan 窶 nowadays through a tunnel. * Wakhjir Pass to China China * Pingxingguan Pass, Shanxi * Jiayu Pass, Gansu * Jianmen Pass, Sichuan * Niangzi Pass, Border between Shanxi and Hebei * Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Highest Paved Roads In Europe
This is a list of the highest paved roads in Europe. It includes roads that are at least long and whose culminating point is at least above sea level. This height approximately corresponds to that of the highest settlements in Europe and to the tree line in several mountain ranges such as the Alps and the Pyrenees, where most of the highest roads are located. Some of the listed roads are closed to motorized vehicles, although they are normally all accessible to pedestrians and cyclists. These mountain roads are visited by drivers, motorcyclists, bicyclists and hikers for their scenery and often feature in the routes of European bicycle races such as the Giro d'Italia, the Tour de Suisse, the Tour of Austria, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a Espaﾃｱa. Due to snow conditions, most of the high roads are closed between (late) autumn and late spring/early summer. Notes: * Some places have several names, usually because of locating in an area with multiple official languages or lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Von Bﾃｶhm-Ermolli
Eduard Freiherr von Bﾃｶhm-Ermolli (12 February 1856 窶 9 December 1941) was an Austrian general during World War I who rose to the rank of field marshal in the Austro-Hungarian Army. He was the head of the Second Army and fought mainly on the front of Galicia during the entire conflict. On 30 October 1940, Bﾃｶhm-Ermolli was made a German ''Generalfeldmarschall''. Biography Early life Eduard Bﾃｶhm was born in the Italian city of Ancona where his father served with a small representative detachment of the Austrian army. His father, Georg Bﾃｶhm (1813窶1893), had as a sergeant won a battlefield commission for bravery after the battle of Novara in 1849, been promoted to the rank of major upon his retirement in 1877. In June 1885, he received permission to attach his wife's (Maria Josepha Ermolli) maiden name to his family name. He was elevated to hereditary nobility in September 1885, and hence the family was known as "von Bﾃｶhm-Ermolli". Bﾃｶhm-Ermolli was trained at the cadet a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanok
Sanok (in full the Royal Free City of Sanok 窶 , , ''Sanok'', , ''Sianok'' or ''Sianik'', , , ''Sﾅｫnik'' or ''Sonik'') is a town in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship of southeastern Poland with 38,397 inhabitants, as of June 2016. Located on the San River and around south of Przemyﾅ嬪, Sanok lies directly by the Carpathian Mountains. The town's history goes back almost a thousand years to when it was part of a Middle Ages, medieval trade route. The Museum of Folk Architecture, Sanok, Museum of Folk Architecture as well as the refurbished Sanok Castle and Old Town are popular points of interest. The region also features a 70 km trail for Hiking, hikers and cyclists. Geography The city of Sanok is the capital of Sanok County in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship, Subcarpathian Voivodeship in Poland. Previously, it was in the Krosno Voivodeship (1975窶1998) and in the Ruthenian Voivodeship (1340窶1772), which was part of the Cherven Cities/Red Ruthenia region, and in wider sense, of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksei Brusilov
Aleksei Alekseyevich Brusilov (, ; rus, ﾐ籍ｻﾐｵﾐｺﾑﾐｵﾐｹ ﾐ籍ｻﾐｵﾐｺﾑﾐｵﾐｵﾐｲﾐｸﾑ ﾐ帯ﾑτﾐｸﾐｻﾐｾﾐｲ, p=ﾉ人ﾊｲﾉｪkﾋsﾊｲej ﾉ人ﾊｲﾉｪkﾋsﾊｲejﾉｪvﾊｲﾉｪdﾊ brﾊ翰sﾊｲiﾉｫﾉ冉; 窶 17 March 1926) was a Russian and later Soviet general most noted for the development of new offensive tactics used in the 1916 Brusilov offensive, which was his greatest achievement. Born into an aristocratic military family, Brusilov trained as a cavalry officer, but by 1914 had realized that cavalry was obsolete in an offensive capacity against modern weapons of warfare such as mass adoption of rifled guns, machine guns, and artillery. He is considered a very outstanding general who won many battles against the Austro-Hungarian army. His offensive in 1916 was the final major success of the Tsarist army. In the government, this offensive meant the transfer of the strategic initiative to the Russians and the beginning of preparations for the general offensive of 1917, which, however, was disrupted by the revolution. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svetozar Boroeviﾄ
Svetozar Boroeviﾄ von Bojna (or Borojeviﾄ) (13 December 1856 – 23 May 1920) was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal who was described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War. He commanded Austro-Hungarian forces in the Isonzo front, for which he was nicknamed the "Lion of Isonzo". For his service during the First World War, Boroeviﾄ rose to the rank of '' Feldmarschall'' before the end of the war in 1918, becoming the first and only Austro-Hungarian field marshal of South Slavic descent. Life Early life Boroeviﾄ was born on 13 December 1856 in the village of Umetiﾄ, Croatian Military Frontier. He was baptized in the Eastern Orthodox Church, most likely in the parish church in Meﾄ稿nﾄ溝ni, where his father served. His father Adam Boroeviﾄ was a Grenzer (border guard) officer, his mother was Stana (nﾃｩe Kovarbaﾅ｡iﾄ von Zboriﾅ｡te). His father took part in wars in Italy, Hungary and Austro-Hungarian campaign in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archduke Josef Ferdinand, Prince Of Tuscany
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria, full name ''Joseph Ferdinand Salvator Maria Franz Leopold Anton Albert Johann Baptist Karl Ludwig Rupert Maria Auxilatrix''; 24 May 1872 窶 28 August 1942, was an Austro-Hungarian Archduke, military commander, from 1916 Generaloberst, and early advocate of air power. He later retired to live as a common citizen of Austria, and was briefly imprisoned in Dachau during the Nazi era. Early life Joseph Ferdinand was born in Salzburg to Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the last Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his wife, Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma. As the fourth child and second son, he assumed the mantle of heir after his elder brother gave up the claim following numerous scandals. While his father's retention of the title of Grand Duke of Tuscany after the abolition of the grand duchy in 1860, it was no longer recognised at the Austrian court. Joseph Ferdinand nonetheless succeeded his father as grand duke and subsequently conferred the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyczyn
Tyczyn is a town in southern Poland with a population of 3,353 inhabitants (02.06.2009). It is located in the Rzeszﾃｳw County of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship. It is a suburb of the regional capital Rzeszﾃｳw. Geography Tyczyn is located in the lower Carpathian foothills, about halfway between the cities of Krakﾃｳw to the west and Lviv (Lwﾃｳw) to the east. The center of town is on top of a hill surrounded by numerous farming villages. To the north of town is the Strug (river), Strug River. History In 1368, King Casimir III of Poland granted Bartold Tyczner, a merchant from Moravia, a part of the former royal forest to establish a town. Possibly in the late 14th century, it became a private town of the Pilecki family. The Jews migrated into the area during the 15th and 16th centuries. The town grew and dominated the area until the mid-17th century when it was destroyed first by a Tatars, Tatar and later by a Cossack invasion. Following the Partitions of Poland, during the years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrzygﾅづｳd
Mrzygﾅづｳd is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sanok, within Sanok County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszﾃｳw. Along with the Marshal, it is governed by the Subcarpathian Regional As ..., in south-eastern Poland. Mrzygﾅづｳd obtained town status in 1428, but it was downgraded before 1919.Robert Krzysztofik, Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna, Katowice 2007, s. 52-53. References Villages in Sanok County {{Sanok-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frysztak
Frysztak ( ''Fristik''; ) is a village in the Gmina Frysztak, Strzyﾅｼﾃｳw County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland, from Krosno. Frysztak lies in historic Lesser Poland. It is located on a hillock near the river WisﾅＰk, on the road from Rzeszﾃｳw to Krosno. History Frysztak was mentioned in a 1259 AD document as a town with Magdeburg Rights given by King BolesﾅＢw V the Chaste and named ''Freistadt'', literally "Freestead," by the invited German immigrants, though the Polish ''Internetowa encyklopedia PWN'' says that Frysztak received city rights (act of city location) in 1366. For centuries, it was a private town, administratively located in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province. In 1474, the town was completely destroyed by Hungarian army of King Matthias Corvinus, after which Frysztak declined. Its German-speaking population of the Walddeutsche became Polonized in the course of the time. The Hasidic leader Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov (1745窶1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
