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Prosiměřice
Prosiměřice () is a market town in Znojmo District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Etymology The name was probably derived from the personal name Prosimír. Geography Prosiměřice is located about northeast of Znojmo and southwest of Brno. It lies in an agricultural landscape in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The highest point is at above sea level. The market town is situated on the right bank of the Jevišovka (river), Jevišovka River. History The first written mention of Prosiměřice is from 1226, in a document according to which King Ottokar I of Bohemia, Ottokar I submitted Prosiměřice to the Znojmo#Sights, Louka Monastery in exchange for other village. In 1540, Prosiměřice was promoted to a Městys, market town by Emperor Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I. Demographics Economy Prosiměřice is known for viticulture. It lies in the Czech wine#Moravia, Znojemská wine subregion. Transport There are no rai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Václav Kosmák
Václav Kosmák (5 September 1843, Martínkov – 15 March 1898, Prosiměřice) was a Czech novelist, humorist and satirist. Kosmák was a priest as well as a writer. Notable for his realism and humor, Kosmák's short stories sketch the provincial life of Moravia. His collected works were published in 1883–1884; a second, more complete edition was published after his death. Notable of his works include ''Kukátko z kukátek'', ''Jak Martin Chlubil bloudil a na pravou cestu opět se vrátil'' and ''Pokoj lidem dobre vůle'' (which could be translated into English as ''Keyhole of Keyholes'', ''How Martin Chlubil Wandered but Returned to the Right Path Again'', and ''Peace for the People'') The Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic church where he was a priest, in Martínkov Martínkov is a municipality and village in Třebíč District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Martínkov lies approximately south-west of Třebíč, south of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
