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Luční Bouda
Luční bouda (; ) is a mountain hotel in the Giant Mountains in the Czech Republic. The Luční bouda, which has existed in various forms since the 17th century, is the oldest mountain hut on the Giant Mountains ridges and one of the largest in Europe. The current structure, built between 1939 and 1940, covers 5,600 m², though it has undergone several reconstructions since. Geography Luční bouda is located in the territory of Pec pod Sněžkou in the Hradec Králové Region. It is located on the left bank of the Bílé Labe stream, west of the Úpské rašelinistě — the source of both the Elbe and Úpa rivers. It sits at an altitude of , approximately 1.2 km northeast of the mountain Luční hora (1,556 m above sea level) and 1 km northwest of Studniční hora (1,555 m above sea level). History Earlier forms The Luční bouda is the oldest mountain hut on the ridges of the Giant Mountains. In 1625, a farm building (a simple shelter for pilgrims) stood along the Siles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pec Pod Sněžkou
Pec pod Sněžkou (; ) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. The town lies in the Giant Mountains at the base of the highest Czech mountain, Sněžka. From the town a two-section Aerial lift, cable car system leads to the top of Sněžka. The ski resort at Pec pod Sněžkou is one of the best-known mountain resorts in the country. Administrative division Pec pod Sněžkou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Pec pod Sněžkou (366) *Velká Úpa (294) Geography Pec pod Sněžkou is located about northwest of Trutnov and north of Hradec Králové. It lies in the Giant Mountains and, with the exception of the built-up area, in the Krkonoše National Park. The highest points are Sněžka, at above sea level the highest mountain of the whole country, and Studniční hora, the third highest mountain of the country at . The Úpa River originates here and flows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI; ) is the central state office of the Czech Republic in the fields of air quality, meteorology, climatology and hydrology. It is an organization established by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. The head office and centralized workplaces of the CHMI, including the data processing, telecommunication and technical services, are located at the Institute's own campus in Prague. History The National Meteorological Institute was established in 1919 shortly after Czechoslovakia was established at the end of World War I. On 1 January 1954, the National Meteorological Institute was united with the hydrology service and the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute was established. Its charter was amended in 1994 and in 1995 by the Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic. Structure The CHMI is made up of three specialized sections (meteorology and climatology section, hydrology section, and air quality section) with two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyclone Herwart
Cyclone Herwart was a European windstorm that affected Southern Denmark, Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary and the Czech Republic on 28–29 October 2017. Named by the Free University of Berlin Meteorology Department, the storm was an extratropical cyclone formed as a secondary low to a more northerly centre of low pressure named ''Grischa'' coming southward from the Svalbard Islands region, the latter splitting in two low-pressure areas late on 28 October. The center of Herwart started rotating counterclockwise around the main low pressure area, passing over Norway, Sweden, Latvia and then losing power while moving over western Russia. In Denmark, which was hit on 28 October, the storm was named ''Ingolf''. In Hungary, the storm was named ''Nárcisz'' (''Narcissus''), a Hungarian female name whose name day is on 29 October. Meteorological history Impact The storm and rainfall caused death and destruction. Train connections were closed in Northern Germany, and major bridges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vltava Labe Media
Vltava Labe Media (formerly Vltava-Labe-Press) is a Czech publishing house - the second biggest in the Czech Republic. Since November 2015 it belongs to investment company Penta Investments which acquired it from the German publishing groupe Verlagsgruppe Passau. It was created in 2000 by the merger of a number of companies including publishing companies ''Labe'' and ''Vltava''. VLP assumed control of all regional print media in the Czech Republic in 2001, including national publications ' and '. As well as publishing regional daily newspaper '' Deník'', the company also publishes fortnightly women's lifestyle magazine ' and nationwide tabloid '. In 2013 VLP bought Sanoma Magazines and merged it with Astrosat - the magazine subsidiary which is from 49% owned by German publisher Bertelsmann The Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA, commonly known as Bertelsmann (), is a German privately held company, private multinational corporation, multinational conglomerate (company), conglomerat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deník
''Deník'' is a regional daily newspaper in the Czech Republic. History Originally owned by German publishing company Verlagsgruppe Passau (VGP), ''Deník'' has been owned by Penta Investments since 2015. VGP has a monopoly on the Czech regional press. In September 2006, regional newspapers across the Czech Republic were rebranded to ''Deník'' with a regional adjective appended, including ''Pražský deník'' (). Apart from the Prague-based version, further 72 regional newspapers were branded as part of this launch. The 2007 circulation of the paper was 328,319 copies, making it the second most read paper in the country. The circulation of ''Deník'' was 295,307 copies in 2008 and 247,987 copies in 2009. It was 224,122 copies in 2010 and 204,084 copies in 2011. See also * List of newspapers in the Czech Republic In 1995 there were eight national newspapers in the Czech Republic and their total circulation was about 1.8 million copies. The number of daily newspapers was 96 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of The Environment (Czech Republic)
The Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic () is a government Ministry (government department), ministry established in 1990. It is the highest body for nature and environmental protection in the Czech Republic. History This ministry was established in 1990, before which the environment was divided between the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of the Interior, and the Ministry of Forestry and Water Management (within the Czech Socialist Republic). Before the Velvet Revolution, the Ministry of the Interior was briefly called MVŽP—the Ministry of the Interior and the Environment. The first independent Minister of the Environment was Bedřich Moldan. In addition, from 1990 until the end of October 1992, there was the ''Federal Environment Committee'' (FVŽP), which ceased to exist in connection with the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia; the first minister — the chairman of the FVŽP was Josef Vavroušek. Since the beginning of 1993, the Ministry of the Environment ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krkonoše National Park
Krkonoše National Park (, abbreviated as KRNAP) is a Protected Areas of the Czech Republic#National Park, national park in the Liberec Region, Liberec and Hradec Králové Region, Hradec Králové regions of the Czech Republic. It covers most of the Giant Mountains, which is the highest range of the country. The park has also been listed as a Krkonoše/Karkonosze Transboundary Biosphere Reserve, UNESCO Biosphere Reserve site. It borders Karkonosze National Park in Poland. Krkonoše's highest mountain is Sněžka at , which is also the highest mountain of the entire the Czech Republic. The National Park management headquarters are located in the town of Vrchlabí, often called the Gateway to the Giant Mountains. The area of the national park is . The protection zone of the park covers . History The first steps towards nature conservation in the Giant Mountains were taken as early as 1952, when state nature reserves were declared, including Kotelní jámy, Pančavská louka an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Investiční A Poštovní Banka
Investiční a poštovní banka (IPB; translated as "Investment and Postal Bank") was one of the largest banks in the Czech Republic before its collapse in 2000 resulting in the largest bankruptcy in Czech Republic history. History IPB was established by merging Investiční banka and Poštovní banka at the end of 1993. The bank was first privatized in a coupon privatization, the Czech state retained a majority stake and was able to control developments in the bank. In 1993, the National Property Fund did not participate in the increase of the registered capital of IPB and the state lost a majority stake in the bank. IPB terminated its cooperation with the auditing company Coopers & Lybrand in February 1997, which, according to press speculation, demanded the creation of reserves in the amount of several billion crowns. Ernst & Young has become the new auditor. At government meetings on 23 July 1997 and 4 March 1998, the government decided to sell the state share to Nomura Holding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Tourist Club
Czech Tourist Club (, KČT), known also as Czech Hiking Club was created in 1888 Events January * January 3 – The great telescope (with an objective lens of diameter) at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory and the states of Montana, M .... With over 40,000 members, it is a large organisation responsible for maintaining the dense Czech Hiking Markers System.https://www.expats.cz/prague/article/czech-tourism/hiking-in-the-czech-republic/ Hiking in the Czech Republic Between 1920 and 1938 it was replaced by the Czechoslovak Tourists' Club. During the Nazi occupation it was one of the components of the Board for Youth Education in Bohemia and Moravia. Between 1948 and 1990, it existed as the Tourism Association within the national organization Czechoslovak Union of Physical Education and Sport . In 1990 it resumed independent activity. References Hiking governing bodies Outdoor re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czechoslovak Army
The Czechoslovak Army (Czech and Slovak: ''Československá armáda'') was the name of the armed forces of Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1918 following Czechoslovakia's declaration of independence from Austria-Hungary. History In the first week after the declaration of independence, the Army of the new Czechoslovak state consisted mainly of Czech and Slovak units of the Austro-Hungarian Army, and later incorporated members of the Czechoslovak Legion from Italy and France. that fought alongside the Entente during World War I. The Czechoslovak Army took part in the brief Polish-Czechoslovak War, in which Czechoslovakia annexed the Trans-Olza region from Poland. It also fought a border war with Hungary for control and borders of Slovakia. The Army was modeled after the Austro-Hungarian Army, with the influence of a French military mission. Its initial officers were both former Austro-Hungarian and Legion officers who decided to stay in the active service. The first c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wehrmacht
The ''Wehrmacht'' (, ) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the German Army (1935–1945), ''Heer'' (army), the ''Kriegsmarine'' (navy) and the ''Luftwaffe'' (air force). The designation "''Wehrmacht''" replaced the previously used term (''Reich Defence'') and was the manifestation of the Nazi regime's efforts to German rearmament, rearm Germany to a greater extent than the Treaty of Versailles permitted. After the Adolf Hitler's rise to power, Nazi rise to power in 1933, one of Adolf Hitler's most overt and bellicose moves was to establish the ''Wehrmacht'', a modern offensively-capable armed force, fulfilling the Nazi regime's long-term goals of regaining lost territory as well as gaining new territory and dominating its neighbours. This required the reinstatement of conscription and massive investment and Military budget, defence spending on the arms industry. The ''Wehrmacht'' formed the heart of Germany's politico-military po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
