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Plešivec (Ore Mountains)
The Plešivec () is one of the mountains over 1,000 metres high in the Ore Mountains of Central Europe and lies on the territory of the Czech Republic. Location and surrounding area The Plešivec or Pleßberg lies southeast of Abertamy (''Abertham'') at the most striking escarpment of the Ore Mountains where it drops into the valley of the river Eger. West of the mountain lies the valley of the Bystřice (''Wistritz''). Sources * Reinhart Heppner/Jörg Brückner/Helmut Schmidt: ''Sächsisch-böhmische Aussichtsberge des westlichen Erzgebirges in Wort und Bild mit touristischen Angaben.'' Horb am Neckar 2000, p. 24–26. Mountains and hills of the Czech Republic Mountains of the Ore Mountains One-thousanders of the Czech Republic Karlovy Vary District {{Ore-mountains-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ore Mountains
The Ore Mountains (, or ; ) lie along the Czech–German border, separating the historical regions of Bohemia in the Czech Republic and Saxony in Germany. The highest peaks are the Klínovec in the Czech Republic (German: ''Keilberg'') at above Normalnull, sea level and the Fichtelberg in Germany at . The Ore Mountains have been intensively reshaped by human intervention and a diverse cultural landscape has developed. Mining in particular, with its tips, dams, ditches and sinkholes, directly shaped the landscape and the habitats of plants and animals in many places. The region was also the setting of the earliest stages of the Early modern period, early modern transformation of mining and metallurgy from a craft to a large-scale industry, a process that preceded and enabled the later Industrial Revolution. The higher altitudes from around 500 m above sea level on the German side belong to the Ore Mountains/Vogtland Nature Parkthe largest of its kind in Germany with a length ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Klínovec
Klínovec () is the highest peak of the Ore Mountains, located in the Czech Republic's part of the mountains at . There is an 80 m TV broadcasting tower on the top of the mountain and a 24 meter high lookout tower. From the south side, the ''Jáchymov - Klínovec'' chairlift leads to the top (length 2,168 m and elevation 480 m), from the north side leads another chairlift ''Dámská'' (length 1,210 m and elevation 232 m). Location Klínovec lies in northern Bohemia, on the border between the Karlovy Vary and Ústí nad Labem regions. The summit and western slopes are located in the municipal territory of Jáchymov, about northeast of the town; the eastern slopes belongs to Loučná pod Klínovcem. The summit is located about southeast of the Czech-German border. Access to the peak is provided by a road from Boží Dar, tourist trails (marked red and yellow), or a chairlift from Jáchymov, running all year round. These days, Klínovec is a popular regional ski resort, featuring ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountains Of The Ore Mountains
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and climate, mountains te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pstruží U Merklína
Pstruží is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. It lies in the Moravian-Silesian Foothills Moravian-Silesian Foothills () are foothills and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. Geomorphology The Moravian-Silesian Foothills is a mesoregion of the Western Beskidian Foothills macroregion within the Outer Western Carpath .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Frýdek-Místek District {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pernink
Pernink () is a municipality and village in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative division Pernink consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Pernink (589) *Bludná (0) *Rybná (8) Geography Pernink is located about north of Karlovy Vary. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is at above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Bílá Bystřice stream. History At the beginning of the 16th century, mining pioneers settled in the area which was dominated by dense forest at the time. According to legend, a bear found ore here. The legend is preserved in the coat of arms and also in the German name (''Bär'' = bear). In 1532, a settlement called ''Peringer'' was promoted to a mining town by the then owner of the estate, Jindřich Schlick. The town received further privileges in 1559 and 1562. The predominant industry was the mining ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Günther (Volksdichter)
Anton Günther (17 November 1783, Lindenau, Bohemia (now part of Cvikov, Czech Republic) – 24 February 1863, Vienna) was an Austrian Roman Catholic philosopher whose work was condemned by the church as heretical tritheism. His work has been described as Liberal Catholicism and Vienna's first Catholic political movement. His writings made him a leader among the generation of German Catholic theologians who emerged from the Romantic movement. Biography Anton Günther was born the eldest son of devout Catholic parents at Lindenau (now part of Cvikov) in Bohemia. His father was a blacksmith. From 1796 to 1800 he attended the monastic school of the Piarists at Haide and from 1800 to 1803 the gymnasium of Leitmeritz. Subsequently he studied philosophy and jurisprudence at Prague, where he studied under, among others, Bernard Bolzano, and paid his way by assisting the teachers. After completing these studies he became a tutor in the household of Prince Bretzenheim. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boží Dar
Boží Dar () is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Situated in the Ore Mountains at above sea level, it is considered the highest town in the Czech Republic. The town is part of the Abertamy – Boží Dar Mining Landscape, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of Ore Mountain Mining Region. Administrative division Boží Dar consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Boží Dar (199) *Ryžovna (1) *Zlatý Kopec (1) Etymology The original German name ''Gottesgab'' and the Czech name Boží Dar both literally means 'Gift of God'. The name is said to have come from the statement of the founder of the village, John Frederick I, in which he described the local silver in this way. Geography Boží Dar is located about north of Karlovy Vary, on the border with Germany. It lies in the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the Božídarský Špičák ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlsbad
Karlsbad may refer to: *Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic (formerly known by its German name Karlsbad) *Karlsbad (Baden), Germany *Melluži Melluži is a residential area and neighbourhood in the city of Jūrmala, Latvia Latvia, officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is one of the three Baltic states, along with Estonia to t ..., Latvia, formerly known to tourists as Karlsbad See also * Carlsbad (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostrov Nad Ohří
Ostrov (also called Ostrov nad Ohří; ; ) is a town in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone. Administrative division Ostrov consists of 12 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Ostrov (14,409) *Arnoldov (1) *Dolní Žďár (232) *Hanušov (0) *Hluboký (102) *Horní Žďár (235) *Kfely (234) *Květnová (166) *Liticov (1) *Maroltov (20) *Mořičov (68) *Vykmanov (1,203) Etymology The original name of the first settlement was ''Zlaukowerde'' (meaning "Slauko's island"), which changed into the German name ''Schlackenwerth''. In 1331, the name Ostrov (i.e. 'island' in Czech) was first used, in a charter of King John of Bohemia. Geography Ostrov is located about northeast of Karlovy Vary. Most of the municipal territory lies in the Sokolov Basin, but it also extends to the Doupov Mounta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
