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Rabčice
Rabčice () is a village and municipality in Námestovo District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1616. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 756 metres and covers an area of 22.183 km². It has a population of about 1885 people. Notable people * Milan Jagnešák, Slovak bobsledder * Milo Urban Milo Urban (pseudonyms: ''Ján Rovňan ml.'', ''Podbabjagurský'') (24 August 1904 – 10 March 1982) was Slovak writer, translator, journalist and an important representative of modern Slovak literature. Biography Urban finished elementary ..., Slovak writer External links *http://www.statistics.sk/mosmis/eng/run.html Villages and municipalities in Námestovo District Orava (region) {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milan Jagnešák
Milan Jagnešák (born 29 August 1969) is a former Slovak bobsledder who serves as president of the Slovak Bobsleigh Federation. He competed in four Winter Olympics between 2002 and 2014. Early life Jagnešák was born on 29 August 1969 in Rabčice. He has a younger brother named Peter. Jagnešak started bobsleigh in 1998 and thought of becoming a three-time participant in the Winter Olympic Games someday. Bobsleigh career At the 2001–02 Bobsleigh World Cup, Jagnešák teamed up with Robert Kresťanko in the two-man bobsleigh category, finishing 30th place. They also at the finished 25th, 8th, and 27th places – respectively in the 2006–07 Bobsleigh World Cup, 2008–09 Bobsleigh World Cup, 2009–10 seasons. On 6 December 2008, Jagnešák finished 14th place at another two-man bobsleigh event, this time with David Rolet. However, Jagnešák was taken to the hospital upon suffering from muscle injury that would rule him out until January. During the seventh round of 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Námestovo District
Námestovo District (''okres Námestovo'') is a district in the Žilina Region of central Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's m .... Until 1918, the district was part of Árva County, an administrative division of the Kingdom of Hungary. Municipalities See also Namestovo church References Districts of Žilina Region {{Žilina-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milo Urban
Milo Urban (pseudonyms: ''Ján Rovňan ml.'', ''Podbabjagurský'') (24 August 1904 – 10 March 1982) was Slovak writer, translator, journalist and an important representative of modern Slovak literature. Biography Urban finished elementary school in Zázrivá and Podhorany, and then attended the gymnasia in Trstená and Ružomberok. From 1921, he worked as a journalist and editor for various newspapers and magazines. Between 1940 and 1945, Urban was editor-in-chief of ''Gardista'', a propagandist magazine published by the Hlinka Guard, the paramilitary wing of the ruling Slovak People's Party in the clerico-fascist Slovak State. Towards the end of World War II he fled the advancing Red Army to Austria, but was deported back to Czechoslovakia in 1947. The following year, Urban was put on trial for his role as editor of ''Gardista'' during the war, found guilty of collaboration and deprived of his publishing rights. From the 1950s he made a living as a translator. Urban di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žilina Region
The Žilina Region (; ; ) is one of the eight Regions of Slovakia, Slovak administrative regions and consists of 11 districts (okresy) and 315 municipalities, from which 18 have a town status. The region was established in 1923, however, in its present borders exists from 1996. It is a more industrial region with several large towns. Žilina is the region administrative center and there is a strong cultural environment in Martin, Slovakia, Martin. Geography It is located in northern Slovakia and has an area of 6,804 km2 and a population of 688,851 (2011). The whole area is mountainous, belonging to the Western Carpathians. Some of the mountain ranges in the region include Javorníky, the Lesser Fatra and the Greater Fatra in the west, Oravská Magura, Chočské vrchy, Low Tatras and Western Tatras in the east. Whole area belongs to the Váh river basin. Some of its left tributaries are Turiec River (Váh), Turiec and Rajčanka rivers and its right tributaries Belá River, Bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slovakia
Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest. Slovakia's mostly mountainous territory spans about , hosting a population exceeding 5.4 million. The capital and largest city is Bratislava, while the second largest city is Košice. The Slavs arrived in the territory of the present-day Slovakia in the 5th and 6th centuries. From the late 6th century, parts of modern Slovakia were incorporated into the Pannonian Avars, Avar Khaghanate. In the 7th century, the Slavs played a significant role in the creation of Samo's Empire. When the Avar Khaghanate dissolved in the 9th century, the Slavs established the Principality of Nitra before it was annexed by the Great Moravia, Principality of Moravia, which later became Great Moravia. When Great Moravia fell in the 10th century, the territory was integrated i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History
History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some theorists categorize history as a social science, while others see it as part of the humanities or consider it a hybrid discipline. Similar debates surround the purpose of history—for example, whether its main aim is theoretical, to uncover the truth, or practical, to learn lessons from the past. In a more general sense, the term ''history'' refers not to an academic field but to the past itself, times in the past, or to individual texts about the past. Historical research relies on Primary source, primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events and validate interpretations. Source criticism is used to evaluate these sources, assessing their authenticity, content, and reliability. Historians strive to integrate the perspectives o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villages And Municipalities In Námestovo District
A village is a human settlement or Residential community, community, larger than a hamlet (place), hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighborhoods. Villages are normally permanent, with fixed dwellings; however, transient villages can occur. Further, the dwellings of a village are fairly close to one another, not scattered broadly over the landscape, as a dispersed settlement. In the past, villages were a usual form of community for societies that practice subsistence agriculture and also for some non-agricultural societies. In Great Britain, a hamlet earned the right to be called a village when it built a Church (building), church. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
