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Jevišovice Highlands
Jevišovice () is a town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Geography Jevišovice is located about north of Znojmo and southwest of Brno. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Jevišovka River. The Jevišovice Reservoir is built here on the river. History The first written mention of Jevišovice is from 1289. Until 1945, it was a town. In 2007, Jevišovice was restored the title of a town. Demographics Transport There are no railways or major roads running through the municipal territory. Culture Every year in August, the Jevišovice Historical Festival takes place in Jevišovice. The festival includes historical pageant, historical theatre performance, and other activities. The festival is dedicated to the Moravian nobleman Hynek I Such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obec
(, ; plural ) is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality (in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and abroad). The literal meaning of the word is " commune" or " community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities and towns are also municipalities. Definition The legal definition (according to the Czech code of law with similar definition in the Slovak code of law) is: ''"The municipality is a basic territorial self-governing community of citizens; it forms a territorial unit, which is defined by the boundary of the municipality."'' Every municipality is composed of one or more cadastral areas. Every municipality is also composed of one or more municipal parts (), which are usually town quarters or villages. A municipality can have its own flag and coat of arms. Czech Republic Almost the entire area of the Czech Republic is divided into municipalities, with the only exception being military training areas. The smaller mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Znojmo
Znojmo (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants. Znojmo is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia and the second most populated town in the South Moravian Region. The historic centre of Znojmo is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. Administrative division Znojmo consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Znojmo (26,634) *Derflice (114) *Kasárna (158) *Konice (383) *Mramotice (397) *Načeratice (340) *Oblekovice (1,299) *Popice (187) *Přímětice (4,224) Etymology The origin of the town's name is uncertain. According to the most likely theories, it was derived either from the Old Czech words ''znoj'' (i.e. 'heat') and ''znojný'' ('exposed to heat'), or from the personal name Znojem or Znojim. Geography Znojmo is located about southwest of Brno, near the border with A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joann Venuto
Joann Anton Venuto, also styled as Jan Antonín Venuto, (24 May 1746 – 1 April 1833) was a Czech clergyman, watercolorist, draftsman, and cartographer. He specialized in the paintings of Bohemian and Moravian castles. Biography Venuto was born on 24 May 1746 in Jevišovice, in the Margraviate of Moravia (present-day Czech Republic). In 1769, he became a canon living with Bishop Jan Leopold Hay at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, Hradec Králové The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit () is a principal church of the Diocese of Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic and also the seat of the current bishop of the Diocese Jan Vokál. It is a late Gothic brick basilica with two towers, which is locat .... He died on 1 April 1833. Gallery Image: Burg Lipnitz im Cžaslauer Kreise aufgenommen 1 July 1795 von Joan Venuto.jpg , ''Hrad Lipnice v Čáslavském kraji (1795)'' Image: Das Bad Rezek bey Neustadt im Kggraetzer Kreise, aufgenommen und gemahlt von J. Venuto 1800.jpg , ''Nové Měs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moravské Zemské Muzeum
Moravské zemské muzeum (English: ''Moravian Museum'') is a museum in Brno in the Czech Republic. It is the second-largest and second-oldest museum in the country. Its collections include several million objects from many fields of science and culture. Location The museum's seat is located in Dietrichstein Palace in Zelný trh in the historic centre of Brno. It was built as a residence of Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein in 1613–1616. It was rebuilt in late Baroque style at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries and become one of the largest Baroque architecture, Baroque buildings in Brno. History The Moravian Museum was founded in July 1817 by a decree of Emperor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II. Science figures such as Christian Carl André, Count Josef Auersperg, Count Hugo-František Salm family, Salm-Reifferscheid, or Antonín Bedřich Mitrovský were involved in the establishment of the museum. Beethoven score manuscript Following the Occupation of Czechoslov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
