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Opera Corcontica
Opera Corcontica – Scientific Journal from the Krkonoše National Park is a Czech Republic–based yearly journal that publishes peer-reviewed, original papers relating to the Giant Mountains The Giant Mountains, Krkonoše, or Karkonosze (Czech: , , ), are a mountain range located in the north of the Czech Republic and the south-west of Poland, part of the Sudetes mountain system (part of the Bohemian Massif). The Czech–Polish bor ... range, in the fields of environmental sciences, geography and geosciences, humanities and social sciences. Mainly Czech and Polish scientists contribute; articles are in Czech, Polish or English. The journal also covers the Czech Krkonoše National Park and Polish Karkonosze National Park. The name ''Corcontica'' refers to the Corconti, who lived in the Giant Mountains range, known also as the '' Riesengebirge'', ''Krkonoše'' and ''Karkonosze''. *ISSN 0139-925X (print) *ISSN 1803-1412 (on-line) External links Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of with a mostly temperate Humid continental climate, continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the late 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became Kingdom of Bohemia, a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestantism, Protestant Bohemian Revolt led to the Thirty Years' War. After the Battle of White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |