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Královo Pole (hockey Team)
Královo Pole (German: ''Königsfeld'', in English meaning "King's Field") is one of the 4 municipal parts and cadastral territories of Brno-Královo Pole, a city district of Brno, Czech Republic, north from the city centre. History The first written record of Královo Pole comes from 1240, as a village (or literally a field) belonging to the king. A Carthusians, Carthusian monastery was established here in late 14th century. Rapid development took place during the second half of the 19th century. It was started by the building of a sugar mill, followed by other industries, especially the ''Královopolská'' machine works. In 1885, Královo Pole was connected to the railway. In 1905 the settlement became a town (city). Soon after the World War I it became a part of Brno. While the oldest part of Královo Pole down at the Ponávka brook retained its village look, the newly built-up area on a slope ascending westwards developed a cohesive urbanistic structure centered in the Slov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Brno
The city of Brno is divided into 29 city districts, which are further subdivided into 48 cadastral territories. Map City districts Cadastral territories References {{Reflist Brno-City District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Řečkovice
Řečkovice (, Hantec slang, Hantec: ''Řečky/Řečkany'') is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the northern part of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. It has an area of 6.68 km². Originally an independent municipality, it was annexed to Brno in 1919, since November 24, 1990 it has been part of the city district of Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora, alongside Mokrá Hora. Over 14,000 people live here. History The first written mention of Řečkovice dates from 1277, when Ottokar II of Bohemia donated the courtyard of the St. John's Chapel to Špilberk Castle, Špilberk. The modern development of Řečkovice began only in the 1890s, in which mainly the non-agricultural population participated, such as workers from factories in Brno and Královo Pole. Řečkovice was annexed to Brno on April 16, 1919. Until the second cadastral reform of Brno in the late 1960s, however, Řečkovice had somewhat different boundaries than at present. In the south, they ended with the southern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svitavy
Svitavy (; ) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. It is the birthplace of Oskar Schindler and the centre of the Czech Esperanto movement. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Svitavy consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Lačnov (1,027) *Lány (5,803) *Město (518) *Předměstí (8,894) Etymology Svitavy was named after the river Svitava (river), Svitava. The river's name referred to its clear water and was derived from ''svítat'', which meant "be clear" in Old Czech. Geography Svitavy is located about southeast of Pardubice and north of Brno. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Svitava (river), Svitava River originates in the municipal territory and then flows through the town proper. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havlíčkův Brod
Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; ) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Havlíčkův Brod consists of 14 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Havlíčkův Brod (20,151) *Březinka (67) *Herlify (93) *Jilemník (70) *Klanečná (19) *Květnov (126) *Mírovka (420) *Poděbaby (513) *Šmolovy (527) *Suchá (212) *Svatý Kříž (362) *Termesivy (251) *Veselice (55) *Zbožice (54) Jilemník and Zbožice form two exclaves of the municipal territory. Etymology The Czech word ''brod'' means ' ford'. The town was firstly named Brod and then Smilův Brod ("Smil's Ford") after its founder Smil of Lichtenburk. In the 14th century, it was renamed Německý Brod ("German Ford") because of its predominantly German population. Because of Anti-German ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its Prague metropolitan area, metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno-Královo Pole Railway Station
Brno-Královo Pole is a railway station in Královo Pole district of Brno in the Czech Republic. It lies on the line Brno–Havlíčkův Brod. History The original Královo Pole station was located near current Sportovní street, about 700 m to the south-east. I was opened in 1885 as a part of Brno-Tišnov line. In 1938, construction of a new fast train line between Brno and Havlíčkův Brod started. Its operation started on 20th December 1953 and a new station on it, was opened in 1952. The station building and other other parts of the original station were demolished in the second half of 1980s, during the construction of the , running near the tracks. In 1954, a new passenger hall was opened at the new station. In the 1980, an elevated road called Svitavy radial road was built in front of the station. In 2010, a completely new station building was drafted. Správa železnic has been prepairing a modernization of the station building and replacing the old one by a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trolleybus
A trolleybus (also known as trolley bus, trolley coach, trackless trolley, trackless tramin the 1910s and 1920sJoyce, J.; King, J. S.; and Newman, A. G. (1986). ''British Trolleybus Systems'', pp. 9, 12. London: Ian Allan Publishing. .or trolleyDunbar, Charles S. (1967). ''Buses, Trolleys & Trams''. Paul Hamlyn Ltd. (UK). Republished 2004 with or 9780753709702.) is an electric bus that draws power from dual overhead wires (generally suspended from roadside posts) using spring-loaded or pneumatically raised trolley poles. Overhead line#Parallel overhead lines, Two wires, and two trolley poles, are required to complete the electrical circuit. This differs from a tram or streetcar, which normally uses the track as the return path, needing only one wire and one pole (or pantograph (transport), pantograph). They are also distinct from other kinds of Battery electric bus, electric buses, which usually rely on Automotive battery, batteries. Power is most commonly supplied as 600-volt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tram
A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some include segments on segregated Right-of-way (property access), right-of-way. The tramlines or tram networks operated as public transport are called tramways or simply trams/streetcars. Because of their close similarities, trams are commonly included in the wider term ''light rail'', which also includes systems separated from other traffic. Tram vehicles are usually lighter and shorter than Main line (railway), main line and rapid transit trains. Most trams use electrical power, usually fed by a Pantograph (transport), pantograph sliding on an overhead line; older systems may use a trolley pole or a bow collector. In some cases, a contact shoe on a third rail is used. If necessary, they may have dual power systems—electricity in city stre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno-Komín
Brno-Komín is a city district in Brno, Czech Republic, in the northwestern part of the city. It consists of the cadastral territory of Komín (), originally an independent municipality that was annexed to Brno in 1919. Its cadastral territory has an area of 7.60 km2. The city district was established on November 24, 1990. About 8,000 inhabitants live here. For the purposes of the Senate elections, Brno-Komín is included in electoral district number 60 of the Brno-City District. Komín has the character of a smaller town with clearly visible remains of the original village development. The Komín development is concentrated in the surroundings of the Svratka river and on the adjacent northern slopes, the rest of the cadastre area consists mainly of arable land, forests and also the Medlánky Airport runway system. The original village of Komín with the church of St. Vavřinec, which is closely connected to the local panel housing estate in the north. Etymology The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno-Žabovřesky
Brno-Žabovřesky (,) is a city district of the city of Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ... in the Czech Republic. The current city district was established on 24 November 1990. It is entirely made up of the municipal part and cadastral territory of Žabovřesky, a former town that was annexed into Brno in 1919. Over 21,000 people live here on an area of 4.35 km². Žabovřesky is located on the left bank of the Svratka. The forest park ''Wilsonův les'' (Lit. 'Wilson's forest') is located in the south, while the forest park ''Palackého vrch'' is located in the northern part. Geography Brno-Žabovřesky neighbors the self-governing district of Brno-střed in the southeast, Brno-Královo Pole to the east and northeast, Brno-Komín to the northwest and Brno-Ju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ponava
Ponava is a municipal part and cadastral territory of Brno-Královo Pole, a city district of Brno, Czech Republic. The cadastral territory has an area of 1.6 km2. The territory of later Ponava was annexed to Brno in parts in 1850 and 1919. Ponava has been part of Brno-Královo Pole since November 24, 1990. About 6,800 people live here. History The cadastral territory of Ponava was created during the reambulation of Brno, from the years 1966–1969, consisting, among other things, of changes in the cadastral division of Brno, as well as adjustments to the borders of Brno with the surrounding municipalities. It was created from parts of the cadastral territories Velká Nová Ulice and Červená, Královo Pole, Dolní Cejl and Horní Cejl. Its lands were therefore annexed to Brno in two stages: on July 6, 1850 (parts of Ponava belonging at that time to the cadastres of Velká and Nová Ulice and Horní Cejl and Dolní Cejl and on April 16, 1919 (part of Ponava belonging at that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Černá Pole
Černá Pole (, Hantec: Blekfild, lit. 'Black Fields') is a municipal part and cadastral territory of Brno, Czech Republic, located in the central part of the city. It has an area of 2.46 km2. The territory of modern Černá Pole was gradually annexed to Brno in parts in 1850, 1912 and 1919. Since 24 November 1990, Černá Pole has been divided between the city districts of Brno-sever (most of the territory), Brno-střed (south-western part with Lužánky park) and Brno-Královo Pole (a small part in the northwest). Over 20,000 people live here. History According to the color of the soil, this area was called Černá pole (meaning black fields in Czech), later identical to the current name Černá Pole. If we leave aside the development of Lidická streets (emerging since the 13th century) and the area around Kapitána Jaroš and 28. Října Square (which form a separate entity from an urban planning point of view), the development of the residential district on the plateau a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
