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Adamov U Českých Budějovic
Adamov (masculine) or Adamova (feminine) may refer to: *Adamov (surname) (fem. ''Adamova'') Adamov may refer to places in the Czech Republic: *Adamov (Blansko District), a town in the South Moravian Region *Adamov (České Budějovice District), a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region *Adamov (Kutná Hora District) Adamov is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Adam (given name), Adam. Geography Adamov is loc ..., a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region See also * Adamovo (other) {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamov (surname)
Adamov (; masculine) or Adamova (; feminine) is a Slavic surname.Ganzhina, p. 14 There are two theories as to the origins of this last name. According to the most commonly accepted one, they derive from various forms of the Christian masculine given name Adam (given name), Adam, which was common in the Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and Belarusian languages. Another theory postulates that at least some of these surnames derive from the nicknames which trace their roots to the dialectal word "" (''adam''), meaning ''a very tall man''. People with the surname *Arthur Adamov (1908–1970), Russian-born French playwright *Denis Adamov (born 1998), Russian footballer *Grigory Adamov (1886–1945), Soviet journalist and science fiction writer *Jaroslava Adamová (1925–2012), Czech actress *Joe Adamov (1920–2005), journalist and presenter for Radio Moscow (later known as Voice of Russia) *Leonard Adamov (1941–1977), Soviet association football player *Philippe Adamov (1956–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamov (Blansko District)
Adamov (; ) is a town in Blansko District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,500 inhabitants. Historically it is known as an industrial town. The former industrial area of Stará Huť is protected as a Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, monument reservation. Geography Adamov is located about south of Blansko and north of Brno. It lies in the Drahany Highlands, on the border of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. The highest point is at above sea level. The town is situated in the valley of the Svitava (river), Svitava River. History The first written mention of Adamov is from 1506, under its old name Hamry. It was a hamlet with several hammer mills. From 1597, it was owned by the House of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein family. In 1679, it was first called Adamov and since 1732, the name has been official. In 1849, the railway was built, which helped the development of local industry and population growth. In the sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamov (České Budějovice District)
Adamov () is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Etymology The initial name of the settlement was Ungnadovské Hory, meaning "Ungnad's mountains". It was named after the nobleman Ondřej Ungnad of Sunek, who owned the estate. The current name Adamov (meaning "Adam's") was given in honor of Adam Ungnad, who arranged for the promotion to mining town. Geography Adamov is located about east of České Budějovice. It is urbanistically fused with Rudolfov in the south and Hůry in the north. The municipality lies in the Třeboň Basin. The highest point is at above sea level. History Adamov was initially a mining community, founded in 1547–1550. It was founded within the Hluboká estate, probably in the area of the extinct medieval village of Příhořany, first mentioned in 1378. There were silver and lead ore mines near the town. In 1595, the settlement was promoted to min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adamov (Kutná Hora District)
Adamov is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 100 inhabitants. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Adam (given name), Adam. Geography Adamov is located about southeast of Kutná Hora and southwest of Pardubice. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the left bank of the Brslenka Stream. History Adamov was founded by Count Jan Adam Auersperg in 1784 and named after him. It was built in the woods as one of the oldest Czech workers' colonies, and most of the houses were made of wood. The inhabitants of the village worked in the textile factory in Tupadly (Kutná Hora District), Tupadly and in the winter they also cut wood. Adamov was originally an administrative part of Bratčice (Kutná Hora District), Bratčice. From 1960 to 1990, it was part of Tupadly. Since 1990, it has been a separate municipality. Demograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
