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Krista Bendová
Krista Bendová (27 January 1923 – 27 January 1988) was a Slovak writer, poet and journalist. She is best known for her works for children and young adults. Early life and education She was born on 27 January 1923, in Kráľova Lehota, as Kristína Bendová; she received her first name after her mother. Her father, Oldřich Benda, was a railway clerk. She attended schools in Kremnica, Nové Zámky and Banská Bystrica, where she passed her final exams in 1942. In the years 1942–1945, she studied Slovak and Russian philology at the Slovak University in Bratislava, and briefly attended classes at the Theater Academy. Career Bendová published her first poems while studying. In 1948, she published her debut tome of poetry ''Listy milému''. She worked first at the Pravda publishing house, then at the secretariat of the Czechoslovak Writers' Union. Before dedicating herself entirely to writing books, for years she was the editor of the magazines ''Ohník'' and ''Roháč'', a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kráľova Lehota
Kráľova Lehota () is a village and municipality in Liptovský Mikuláš District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1361. Before the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia in 1918, it was part of Liptó County within the Kingdom of Hungary. From 1939 to 1945, it was part of the Slovak Republic. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 677 metres and covers an area of 19.609 km2. It has a population of about 634 people. Genealogical resources The records for genealogical research are available at the state archive "Statny Archiv in Bytca, Slovakia" * Roman Catholic church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1675-1923 (parish B) * Lutheran church records (births/marriages/deaths): 1784-1897 (parish A) See also * List of municipalities and towns in Slovakia This is an alphabetical list of the 2,891 (singular , "municipality") in Slovakia. They are grouped into 79 Districts of Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1923 Births
In Greece, this year contained only 352 days as 13 days was skipped to achieve the calendrical switch from Julian to Gregorian Calendar. It happened there that Wednesday, 15 February ''(Julian Calendar)'' was followed by Thursday, 1 March ''(Gregorian Calendar).'' Events January–February * January 9, January 5 – Lithuania begins the Klaipėda Revolt to annex the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory). * January 11 – Despite strong British protests, troops from France and Belgium Occupation of the Ruhr, occupy the Ruhr area, to force Germany to make reparation payments. * January 17 (or 9) – First flight of the first rotorcraft, Juan de la Cierva's Cierva C.4 autogyro, in Spain. (It is first demonstrated to the military on January 31.) * February 5 – Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford makes 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class cricket score for the first time in his third match at this level, at Melbourne Cricket Ground, giving the Victor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Liptovský Mikuláš District
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
