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Kuřim
Kuřim (; german: Gurein) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. It is the most populated town of Brno-Country District. Geography Kuřim is located about north of Brno. It is situated at the confluence of streams Kuřimka and Luční. It lies in the Bobrava Highlands, the eastern part of the municipal territory extends into the Drahany Highlands. The highest point is the hill Kuřimská hora with an elevation of . History The first written mention of Kuřim is from 1226 when the Margrave of Moravia Ottokar I issued a charter about the payment of tithes to the Church of Saints Peter and Paul. It was probably founded in the 12th century during the colonization by Přemyslids. In 1570, the settlement was promoted to a market town, but later lost the title. It was again promoted to a market town in 1785. On 1 July 1973, Kuřim became a town. Demographics Economy In the northern part of the town is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno-Country District
Brno-Country District ( cs, okres Brno-venkov) is one of seven districts (''okres'') within South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its administrative center is in the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The district is made by 187 municipalities, which is the highest number within all districts of the Czech Republic. List of municipalities Babice nad Svitavou - Babice u Rosic - Běleč - Bílovice nad Svitavou - Biskoupky - Blažovice - Blučina - Borač - Borovník - Branišovice - Branišovice - Bratčice - Brumov - Březina (former Blansko District) - Březina (former Tišnov District) - Bukovice - Čebín - Černvír - Česká - Chudčice - Čučice - Cvrčovice - '' Deblín'' - Dolní Kounice - Dolní Loučky - Domašov - '' Doubravník'' - Drahonín - Drásov - Hajany - Heroltice - Hlína - Hluboké Dvory - Holasice - Horní Loučky - Hostěnice - Hradčany - Hrušovany u Brna - Hvozdec - Ivaň - Ivančice - Javůrek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Moravian Region
The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which traditionally belongs to Bohemia). The region's capital is Brno, the nation's 2nd largest city. South Moravia is bordered by the South Bohemian Region (west), Vysočina Region (north-west), Pardubice Region (north), Olomouc Region (north east), Zlín Region (east), Trenčín and Trnava Regions, Slovakia (south east) and Lower Austria, Austria (south). Administrative divisions The South Moravian Region is divided into 7 districts (Czech: ''okres''): There are in total 673 municipalities in the region, of which 49 have the status of towns. There are 21 municipalities with extended powers and 34 municipalities with a delegated municipal office. The region is famous for its wine production. The area around the towns of Mikulov, Znojm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimír Petlák
Vladimír Petlák (21 February 1946 – 2 February 1999) was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kuřim and died in Ústí nad Labem Ústí nad Labem (, , ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of its eponymous region and district. It is a major industrial centre and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway ju .... In 1968 he was part of the Czechoslovak team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all nine matches. Four years later he finished sixth with the Czechoslovak team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches. At the 1976 Games he was a member of the Czechoslovak team which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all six matches. External links profile 1946 births 1999 deaths People from Kuřim Czech men's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathias Franz Graf Von Chorinsky Freiherr Von Ledske
cz, Matyáš František hrabě Chorinský svobodný pán z Ledské , noble family = House of Chorinsky (Chorinský)House of Ledske (Ledská) , house-type = Dynasty , father = Franz Karl Baron of Chorinsky and Ledske , mother = Maria Catherina Baroness Kottulinsky of Kottulin and Krzizkowitz , birth_date = , birth_place = Pačlavice, Moravia, Habsburg Empire , death_date = , death_place = Kuřim, Moravia, Habsburg Empire , burial_date = , burial_place = Brno, Moravia, Habsburg Empire } Mathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von LedskeÖsterreichische Staatsarchiv (ÖStA) (Austrian State Archives (ÖStA)); Allgemeines Adelsarchiv der österreichischen Monarchie (General Archive of Nobility of the Austrian Monarchy), Author: Karl Friedrich Benjamin Leupold, Publisher: Hoffmeister, Wien (Vienne), 1789, Volume 1, Issue 2, Page 179-184, in German.Adels-Lexikon (Nobility L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stupava, Malacky District
Stupava (german: Stampfen; hu, Stomfa) is a town in western Slovakia. It is situated in the Malacky District, Bratislava Region. Etymology The name is derived from Proto-Slavic ''stǫpa'' ( sk, stupa) - a wooden bowl carved from a tree trunk, but also the name of various crushing and pressing tools. Geography The town is located in the Záhorie lowland, under the Little Carpathians, around north of Bratislava at an altitude of 182 metres. It has 15, 095 inhabitants as of 2021 and has a land area of . Apart from the core part of the city, Mást (german: Maaßt, hu, Mászt), located just south of the core part of the city, is another part of Stupava. It has been initially a separate village with ethnic Croatian majority, which was formally annexed by Stupava in 1953. History However, traces of habitation go back to the Bronze Age, and the first known inhabitants were the Celts. The Romans built a military station as a part of the near Limes Romanus on the Danube. The first writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danuše Nerudová
Danuše Nerudová, née Peslarová (born 4 January 1979) is a Czech economist and university professor. She was formerly the chair of the Commission for Fair Pensions and rector of Mendel University in Brno, both from 2018 to 2022. She was a candidate in the 2023 Czech presidential election, finished in third place in the first round vote. Biography Danuše Nerudová was born in Brno in 1979. She lives with her family in Kuřim. She received her primary and secondary education at elementary and kindergarten in Brno's Svornosti Square and at Gymnázium třída Kapitána Jaroše. She studied economic policy and administration at the Faculty of Operational Economics at Mendel University, completing her master's degree in 2002 and doctoral degree in 2005. From September 2007, she was the head of the Institute of Accounting and Taxation at Mendel University's Faculty of Business and Economics. She was also vice-dean of the faculty from 2009 to 2014, and was also briefly vice-rector o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obec
Obec (plural: ''obce'') 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 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 composed of one or more administrative parts, usually called town parts or villages. A municipality can have its own flag and coat of arms. Czech Republic Almost whole area of the republic is divided into municipalities, with the only exception being military training areas. The smaller municipalities consist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Přemyslid Dynasty
The Přemyslid dynasty or House of Přemyslid ( cs, Přemyslovci, german: Premysliden, pl, Przemyślidzi) was a Bohemian royal dynasty that reigned in the Duchy of Bohemia and later Kingdom of Bohemia and Margraviate of Moravia (9th century–1306), as well as in parts of Poland (including Silesia), Hungary and Austria. Origin and growth of the Přemyslid dynasty The dynasty's origin dates back to the 9th century, when the Přemyslids ruled a tiny territory around Prague, populated by a tribe of the Western Slavs. Gradually they expanded, conquering much of the region of Bohemia, located in the Bohemian basin where it was not threatened by the expansion of the Frankish Empire. The first historically-documented Přemyslid duke was Bořivoj I (867). In the following century, the Přemyslids also ruled over Silesia and founded the city of Wroclaw (Czech: ''Vratislav''; German: ''Breslau''), derived from the name of a Bohemian duke, Vratislaus I, father of Saint Wenceslaus. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Niepołomice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Niepołomice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Wieliczka County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Niepołomice, which lies approximately north-east of Wieliczka and east of the regional capital Kraków. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total population is 22,168 (out of which the population of Niepołomice amounts to 8,537, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 13,631). Villages Apart from the town of Niepołomice, Gmina Niepołomice contains the villages and settlements of Chobot, Ochmanów, Podłęże, Słomiróg, Staniątki, Suchoraba, Wola Batorska, Wola Zabierzowska, Zagórze, Zakrzów and Zakrzowiec. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Niepołomice is bordered by the city of Kraków and by the gminas of Biskupice, Drwinia, Gdów, Igołomia-Wawrzeńczyce, Kłaj and Wieliczka Wieliczka (German: ''Groß Salze'', Latin: ''Magnum Sal'') is a historic town in south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister City
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept The modern concept of town twinning has its roots in the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as the Coventry Blitz. First conceived by the then Mayor of Coventry, Alfred Robert Grindlay, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, the idea emerged as a way of establishing solidarity links between cities in allied countries that went through similar devastating events. The comradeshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, and disease, while some areas of what is now modern Germany experienced population declines of over 50%. Related conflicts include the Eighty Years' War, the War of the Mantuan Succession, the Franco-Spanish War, and the Portuguese Restoration War. Until the 20th century, historians generally viewed it as a continuation of the religious struggle initiated by the 16th-century Reformation within the Holy Roman Empire. The 1555 Peace of Augsburg attempted to resolve this by dividing the Empire into Lutheran and Catholic states, but over the next 50 years the expansion of Protestantism beyond these boundaries destabilised the settlement. While most modern commentators accept differences over religion and Imperial authority were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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