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Ludvíkov
Ludvíkov () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. Geography Ludvíkov is located about northwest of Bruntál and north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The highest point is the mountain Žárový vrch at above sea level. The Střední Opava stream, which is the source of the Opava River, flows along the western and northern municipal border. The Bílá Opava flows through the Ludvíkov village and joins the Střední Opava just outside the territory of Ludvíkov. History The first written mention of the locality is from 1672, when Johann Caspar von Ampringen, Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, founded here the first iron works and workers began to build houses here. However, the village was officially founded only in 1701 by the Grand Master Francis Louis of Palatinate-Neuburg. The main livelihood of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žárový Vrch
Žárový vrch () is a mountain in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range in the Czech Republic. It has an elevation of Height above mean sea level, above sea level. It is located in the municipality of Ludvíkov, about 6.4 km northeast of the summit of Praděd mountain. There is a scenic viewpoint on the peak rock formation. The mountain is located in the . The has been established on part of the western slope. Characteristics Location Žárový vrch mountain is located slightly east of the centre of the entire Hrubý Jeseník range, lying in a part of the Hrubý Jeseník, in the central area of the Medvědí Mountains on a side arm, stretching from to Zámecká hora mountain. Žárový vrch is a hard-to-recognize and not very distinctive mountain, located in the massif of three mountains: Lyra - Žárový vrch - Plošina, having heights above 1,000 meters above sea level. At the same time, it is one of the higher peaks of this ridge, located about 4 km north of Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruntál District
Bruntál District () is a Okres, district in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Bruntál, but the most populated town is Krnov. Administrative division Bruntál District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Bruntál, Krnov and Rýmařov. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold: Andělská Hora (Bruntál District), Andělská Hora – Bílčice – Bohušov – Brantice – Břidličná – Bruntál – Býkov-Láryšov – Čaková – Dětřichov nad Bystřicí – Dívčí Hrad – Dlouhá Stráň – Dolní Moravice – Dvorce (Bruntál District), Dvorce – Heřmanovice – Hlinka (Bruntál District), Hlinka – Holčovice – Horní Benešov – Horní Město – Horní Životice – Hošťálkovy – Janov (Bruntál District), Janov – Jindřichov (Bruntál District), Jindřich ... [...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] |
Rococo Painting
Rococo painting represents the expression in painting of an aesthetic movement that flourished in Europe between the early and late 18th century, migrating to Americas, America and surviving in some regions until the mid-19th century. The painting of this movement is divided into two sharply differentiated camps. One forms an intimate, carefree visual document of the way of life and worldview of the eighteenth-century European elites, and the other, adapting constituent elements of the style to the monumental decoration of churches and palaces, served as a means of glorifying faith and civil power. Rococo was born in Paris around the 1700s, as a reaction of the French nobility, French aristocracy against the sumptuous, palatial, and solemn Baroque practiced in the period of Louis XIV. It was characterized above all by its Hedonism, hedonistic and aristocratic character, manifested in delicacy, elegance, sensuality, and grace, and in the preference for light and sentimental themes, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Expulsion Of Germans From Czechoslovakia
The expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia after World War II was part of a broader series of Flight and expulsion of Germans (1944–1950), evacuations and deportations of Germans from Central and Eastern Europe during and after World War II. During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, the Czech resistance groups demanded the deportation of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia. The decision to deport the Germans was adopted by the Czechoslovak government-in-exile which, beginning in 1943, sought the support of the Allies of World War II, Allies for this proposal.Československo-sovětské vztahy v diplomatických jednáních 1939–1945. Dokumenty. Díl 2 (červenec 1943 – březen 1945). Praha. 1999. () However, a formal decision on the expulsion of the German population was not reached until 2 August 1945, at the conclusion of the Potsdam Conference#Agreements, Potsdam Conference. In the months following the end of the war, "wild" expulsions happened from May until August ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Louis Of Palatinate-Neuburg
Francis Louis of Palatinate-Neuburg (; 18 July 1664 – 6 April 1732) was bishop and archbishop of several dioceses, prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, and of the Teutonic Order. Life He was born in Neuburg an der Donau as son of Philip William, Elector Palatine and Landgravine Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. In 1683, he became Archdiocese of Wrocław, Prince-Bishop of Breslau (Wrocław) after the death of his brother Wolfgang George Frederick von Pfalz-Neuburg, Wolfgang Georg, who should have held this office. In 1694, he assumed the additional offices of Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order and Bishop of Worms, Prince-Bishop of Worms. 1716, he became Archbishopric of Trier, Archbishop-Electorate of Trier, Elector of Trier. During his rule in Trier, he reorganized the jurisdiction in the diocese and advanced the renovation of the Roman Moselle bridge and the Trier Cathedral, cathedral. He became Archbishop of Mainz, Archbishop-Elector of Mainz in 1729, giving up the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
