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Bučovice
Bučovice (; ) is a town in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,900 inhabitants. Administrative division Bučovice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Bučovice (4,406) * Černčín (359) * Kloboučky (549) * Marefy (372) * Vícemilice (758) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Buček (a shortened form of Budislav or Budivoj). Geography Bučovice is located about south of Vyškov and east of Brno. It lies on the border between the Litenčice Hills and Ždánice Forest. The highest point is the Radlovec hill at above sea level. The Litava River flows through the town. History The first written mention of Bučovice is from 1322. However, a stone church stood here already in the 13th century. In the late 14th century, it was referred to as a market town with vineyards. In the 16th century, Bučovice prospered and developed. The owner of the manor Jan Šembera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vyškov District
Vyškov District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Vyškov. Administrative division Vyškov District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Vyškov (administrative district), Vyškov, Bučovice (administrative district), Bučovice and Slavkov u Brna (administrative district), Slavkov u Brna. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bohaté Málkovice - Bohdalice-Pavlovice - Bošovice - ''Brankovice'' - Bučovice - Chvalkovice (Vyškov District), Chvalkovice - Dětkovice (Vyškov District), Dětkovice - Dobročkovice - Dražovice (Vyškov District), Dražovice - Drnovice (Vyškov District), Drnovice - Drysice - Habrovany (Vyškov District), Habrovany - Heršpice - Hlubočany - Hodějice - Holubice (Vyškov District), Holubice - Hostěrádky-Rešov - H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marefy
Marefy (formerly also ''Marhefy'' and ''Marhéfy'', ) is a village and municipal part of Bučovice, a town in Vyškov District of the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located west of the main town, on the left bank of the Litava river. It has about 400 inhabitants. Etymology The settlement was originally called ''Meierhof'' ("courtyard, large estate"). The abbreviation gave rise to the form ''Marhof'' and from it the Czech name ''Marhofy''. The vowel -e- in the second syllable of the Czech name was taken from the German diminutive ''Marhöffen'' or ''Marhöfel''. Both the German and Czech names were then shortened to ''Marhöf'' and Marefy. History The first mention dates back to 1250, when a manor house was founded on the site of the local school. The next mention is from 1379, when Jan Kropáč from Holštejn placed a seat cushion in Marefy to Ondřej from Nechvalín. This brought the village into the Bučovice estate. Recently in 2018, the building with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Černčín
Černčín (known as Čerčín until 1925, ) is a village and municipal part of Bučovice in Vyškov District of the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south .... It has about 400 inhabitants. Etymology The name of the village was derived from the personal name Černka, in the older form Črnka - from 1534 the name Črnčín is documented. The meaning of the local name was "Černka's property". Demographics Monuments * Memorial stone (cultural monument thanks to its historic and topographic location) * Černecký a Milonický Grove (Special Area of Conservation){{Cite web , title=Černecký a Milonický hájek , url=https://portal.nature.cz/w/uzemi-2830#/ , publisher=Agentura ochrany přírody a krajiny České republiky , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vícemilice
Vícemilice is a village and municipal part of Bučovice in Vyškov District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. It is located on the right bank of the Litava river. Name In the 14th and 15th centuries, the most common name for the village was Vícemilice; then, and especially in the 16th and 17th centuries, the common form was Vicomělice. After 1918, there was a return to the previously used Vícemilice. History The first mention is from 1349, when Jaroš and Kojata of Vícemilice are named after the village. Under the ownership of Bernard Ant. Brabanský of Chobřany, around 1700, the Vícemilice chateau was built, later modified in the Baroque style. In 1798, the estate was purchased by Aloys I of Liechtenstein. The chateau was demolished in 2020 and 99 new residential units were built in its place in a development project. Demographics Nature conservation The constructed reservoirs with a biocenter are located in Víc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Liechtenstein
The House of Liechtenstein (), from which the principality takes its name, is the family which reigns by hereditary right over the principality of Liechtenstein. Only Dynasty#Dynast, dynastic members of the family are eligible to inherit the throne. The dynasty's membership, rights and responsibilities are defined by a law of the family, which is enforced by the Prince of Liechtenstein, reigning prince and may be altered by vote among the family's dynasts, but which may not be altered by the Politics of Liechtenstein, Government or Parliament of Liechtenstein.Princely House of Liechtenstein. House Laws' History The family originates from Liechtenstein Castle in Lower Austria (near Vienna), which the family possessed from at least 1136 to the 13th century, and from 1807 onwards. The progenitor Hugo von Liechtenstein (d. 1156) built Liechtenstein Castle around 1122-36 on a fief that he received from the Babenberg margraves of Austria. He also received Petronell-Carnuntum, Petrone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litava (river)
The Litava (also known as Cézava) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Svratka River. It flows through the South Moravian and Zlín regions. It is long. Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word ''lítá'' (meaning 'fierce', 'wild'), referring to the character of the river. Characteristic The Litava originates in the territory of Chvalnov-Lísky in the Chřiby range at an elevation of and flows to Židlochovice, where it enters the Svratka River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The average discharge at its mouth is . The longest tributaries of the Litava are: Course The most populated settlement on the river is the town of Slavkov u Brna. The river flows through the municipal territories of Chvalnov-Lísky, Zástřizly, Kožušice, Malínky, Brankovice, Nesovice, Nevojice, Bučovice, Křižanovice, Hodějice, Slavkov u Brna, Vážany nad Litavou, Hrušky, Zbýšov, Šaratice, Hostěrádky-Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Route E50
European route E50 is an A-type east–west connection across the European continent. It connects the key naval port of Brest in France with Makhachkala, on the Caspian Sea in the Russian republic Dagestan. Outlook Half the route comprises highways and the other half provincial roads. The route is some long and runs fully across the European continent. On its way through Europe it crosses several major European routes, such as: * E60 Brest–Vienna * E5 Greenock-Algeciras * E15 Inverness-Algeciras * E45 Alta-Gela * E75 Vardø- Pireas It is one of the longest E roads on the continent. Since 2014, parts of the road in eastern Ukraine have been under the control of the separatist Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic. During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia took direct control of the areas in Donbas. Route * **: Brest () - Gouesnou **: Gouesnou - Saint-Brieuc - Tramain () - Rennes **: Rennes () **: Rennes () - La Gravelle **: L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uherské Hradiště
Uherské Hradiště (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město (Uherské Hradiště District), Staré Město and Kunovice has over 37,000 inhabitants. The town is the centre of the cultural region of Moravian Slovakia. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Uherské Hradiště consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Uherské Hradiště (12,714) *Jarošov (2,120) *Mařatice (6,891) *Míkovice (814) *Rybárny (258) *Sady (1,609) *Vésky (613) Etymology The name can be literally translated as "Hungarian Gord (archaeology), gord", meaning "a fortified settlement near the Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian border". Geography Uherské Hradiště is located about southwest of Zlín. It creates an urbanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vineyard
A vineyard ( , ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines. Many vineyards exist for winemaking; others for the production of raisins, table grapes, and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is known as viticulture. Vineyards are often characterised by their , a French term loosely translating as "a sense of place" that refers to the specific geographical and geological characteristics of grapevine plantations, which may be imparted to the wine itself. History The earliest evidence of wine production dates from between 6000 and 5000 BC. Wine making technology improved considerably with the ancient Greeks but it was not until the end of the Roman Empire that cultivation techniques as we know them were common throughout Europe. In medieval Europe the Catholic Church was a staunch supporter of wine, which was necessary for the celebration of the Mass (liturgy), Mass. During the lengthy instability of the Middle Ages, the monasteries m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish Empire
The Swedish Empire or the Great Power era () was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden became a European great power that exercised territorial control over much of the Baltic region. During this period it also held territories on the North Sea and some Swedish overseas colonies, overseas colonies, including New Sweden. The beginning of the period is usually taken as the reign of Gustavus Adolphus, who ascended the throne in 1611, and its end as the loss of territories in 1721 following the Great Northern War. After the death of Gustavus Adolphus in 1632, the empire was controlled for lengthy periods by part of the high Swedish nobility, nobility, such as the Oxenstierna family, acting as regents for minor monarchs. The interests of the high nobility contrasted with the uniformity policy (i.e., upholding the traditional equality in status of the Swedish estates favoured by the kings and peasantry). In territories ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starý Hrozenkov
Starý Hrozenkov is a municipality and village in Uherské Hradiště District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Starý Hrozenkov lies approximately east of Uherské Hradiště, south-east of Zlín, and south-east of Prague. Demographics Twin towns – sister cities Starý Hrozenkov is twinned with: * Darłowo Darłowo (; ; ) is a seaside town on the Slovincian Coast of north-western Poland, south of the Baltic Sea, with 13,324 inhabitants as of December 2021. Administratively, it is located in Sławno County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. The earlie ..., Poland References External links * Villages in Uherské Hradiště District {{Zlín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
