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Moravské Zemské Muzeum
Moravské zemské muzeum (English: ''Moravian Museum'') is a museum in Brno in the Czech Republic. It is the second-largest and second-oldest museum in the country. Its collections include several million objects from many fields of science and culture. Location The museum's seat is located in Dietrichstein Palace in Zelný trh in the historic centre of Brno. It was built as a residence of Cardinal Franz von Dietrichstein in 1613–1616. It was rebuilt in late Baroque style at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries and become one of the largest Baroque architecture, Baroque buildings in Brno. History The Moravian Museum was founded in July 1817 by a decree of Emperor Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis II. Science figures such as Christian Carl André, Count Josef Auersperg, Count Hugo-František Salm family, Salm-Reifferscheid, or Antonín Bedřich Mitrovský were involved in the establishment of the museum. Beethoven score manuscript Following the Occupation of Czechoslov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 100 largest cities of the European Union. The Brno metropolitan area has approximately 730,000 inhabitants. Brno is the former capital city of Moravia and the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. It is the centre of the Judiciary of the Czech Republic, Czech judiciary, with the seats of the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Administrative Court, and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, and a number of state ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uherské Hradiště
Uherské Hradiště (; ) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město (Uherské Hradiště District), Staré Město and Kunovice has over 37,000 inhabitants. The town is the centre of the cultural region of Moravian Slovakia. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Uherské Hradiště consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Uherské Hradiště (12,714) *Jarošov (2,120) *Mařatice (6,891) *Míkovice (814) *Rybárny (258) *Sady (1,609) *Vésky (613) Etymology The name can be literally translated as "Hungarian Gord (archaeology), gord", meaning "a fortified settlement near the Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian border". Geography Uherské Hradiště is located about southwest of Zlín. It creates an urbanis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slavs
The Slavs or Slavic people are groups of people who speak Slavic languages. Slavs are geographically distributed throughout the northern parts of Eurasia; they predominantly inhabit Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Southeastern Europe, and Northern Asia, though there is a large Slavic minority scattered across the Baltic states and Central Asia, and a substantial Slavic diaspora in the Americas, Western Europe, and Northern Europe. Early Slavs lived during the Migration Period and the Early Middle Ages (approximately from the 5th to the 10th century AD), and came to control large parts of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Europe between the sixth and seventh centuries. Beginning in the 7th century, they were gradually Christianized. By the 12th century, they formed the core population of a number of medieval Christian states: East Slavs in the Kievan Rus', South Slavs in the Bulgarian Empire, the Principality of Serbia, the Duchy of Croatia and the Banate of B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kralice Nad Oslavou
Kralice nad Oslavou (until 1960 Kralice) is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,000 inhabitants. Administrative division Kralice nad Oslavou consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kralice nad Oslavou (883) *Horní Lhotice (123) Etymology The village was originally named Králice. The name is derived from the Czech word ''král'' ('king'), meaning "the village of king's people". Geography Kralice nad Oslavou is located about east of Třebíč and west of Brno. It lies mostly in the Křižanov Highlands, but the southern part of the municipal territory extends into the Jevišovice Uplands. There are several small fishponds in the territory. The Oslava River, contained in the name of the municipality, flows outside the municipal territory. History The first written mention of Kralice is from 1379, when a fortress was here. Among the most notable owners of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bible Of Kralice
The Bible of Kralice, also called the Kralice Bible (), was the first complete translation of the Bible from the original languages into Czech. Translated by the Unity of the Brethren and printed in Kralice nad Oslavou, the first edition had six volumes and was published between 1579 and 1593. The third edition, from 1613, is classic and till this day widely known and used Czech translation. The New Testament The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ... had been translated from the Greek by Jan Blahoslav and published in 1564. See also * Bible translations into Czech * Slavic translations of the Bible References External links Bible of Kralice– electronic version of the first edition (in Czech) Bible of Kralice– electronic version of the latest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moravec (Žďár Nad Sázavou District)
Moravec is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 700 inhabitants. Moravec lies approximately south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, east of Jihlava, and south-east of 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 P .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Žďár nad Sázavou District {{Vysočina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budišov
Budišov () is a market town in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Budišov consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Budišov (1,099) *Mihoukovice (107) Geography Budišov is located about northeast of Třebíč and west of Brno. The southwestern part of the municipal territory lies in the Jevišovice Uplands and the northeastern part lies in the Křižanov Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. A notable body of water is Pyšelák Pond, but there are also several other smaller fishponds. History The first written mention of Budišov is from 1298. The village was promoted to a market town in 1538 by Emperor Ferdinand I. Among the most notable owners of Budišov was the Berka of Dubá family. Demographics Transport Budišov is located on the railway line Žďár nad Sázavou– Studenec. Sights The Church of Saint Gotthard is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jevišovice
Jevišovice () is a town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,200 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Geography Jevišovice is located about north of Znojmo and southwest of Brno. It lies in the Jevišovice Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Jevišovka River. The Jevišovice Reservoir is built here on the river. History The first written mention of Jevišovice is from 1289. Until 1945, it was a town. In 2007, Jevišovice was restored the title of a town. Demographics Transport There are no railways or major roads running through the municipal territory. Culture Every year in August, the Jevišovice Historical Festival takes place in Jevišovice. The festival includes historical pageant, historical theatre performance, and other activities. The festival is dedicated to the Moravian nobleman Hynek I Such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiří Gruša
Jiří Gruša (10 November 1938, in Pardubice – 28 October 2011, in Bad Oeynhausen) was a Czech poet, novelist, translator, diplomat and politician.Jiří Gruša (1938-2011) Stephan Delbos, 31 October 2011, The Prague Post Book Blog Life and career Gruša was born in , then (present-day ), and later moved to Prague. He graduated from the Philosophical Faculty o ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leoš Janáček
Leoš Janáček (, 3 July 1854 – 12 August 1928) was a Czech composer, Music theory, music theorist, Folkloristics, folklorist, publicist, and teacher. He was inspired by Moravian folk music, Moravian and other Slavs, Slavic music, including Eastern European folk music, to create an original, modern musical style. Born in Hukvaldy, Janáček demonstrated musical talent at an early age and was educated in Brno, Prague, Leipzig, and Vienna. He then returned to live in Brno, where he married his pupil Zdenka Schulzová and devoted himself mainly to folkloristic research. His earlier musical output was influenced by contemporaries such as Antonín Dvořák, but around the turn of the century he began to incorporate his earlier studies of national folk music, as well as his transcriptions of "speech melodies" of spoken language, to create a modern, highly original synthesis. The death of his daughter Olga in 1903 had a profound effect on his musical output; these notable transfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushroom Hunting
Mushroom hunting, mushrooming, mushroom picking, mushroom foraging, and similar terms describe the activity of gathering mushrooms in the wild. This is typically done for culinary purposes, although medicinal and psychotropic uses are also known. Expert analysis is required to distinguish between useful and poisonous species. The practice is popular throughout most of Eurasia and Australia, as well as in temperate regions of North America. Seasons Mushrooms generally begin to fruit when it is both warm and moist in their region. In the North American Pacific Northwest, species shortly occur from spring to summer, but are most common in autumn. In the Southwestern United States, mushrooms can be found during the winter rains and spring. In the Midwest and Northeast U.S., they can be found from late April until the frosts of autumn. In the Colorado Rockies, they are best collected in July and August. They can be found through winter on the Gulf Coast. Location Particular ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
