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Rapotín
Rapotín () is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,300 inhabitants. Geography Rapotín is located about northeast of Šumperk and north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is the hill Bukový kopec at above sea level. The municipality is situated on the right bank of the Desná River. History The first written mention of Rapotín is from 1391. The village was founded by German colonizers in the 13th century. The most notable owners of the village were the Zierotin family. From 1802, it was owned by the House of Liechtenstein. In the second half of the 17th century, the area around the Desná River was where Northern Moravia witch trials took place. There were also 7 women from Rapotín among the victims of the inquisition. The burning of the women is commemorated by a memorial from 1678. Rapotín was damaged during the 1997 Central European flood. Demographics Transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šumperk District
Šumperk District () is a Okres, district in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Šumperk. Administrative division Šumperk District is divided into three Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Šumperk, Mohelnice and Zábřeh. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold: Bludov (Šumperk District), Bludov - Bohdíkov - Bohuslavice (Šumperk District), Bohuslavice - Bohutín (Šumperk District), Bohutín - Branná - Bratrušov - Brníčko - Bušín - Chromeč - Dlouhomilov - Dolní Studénky - Drozdov (Šumperk District), Drozdov - Dubicko - Hanušovice - Horní Studénky - Hoštejn - Hraběšice - Hrabišín - Hrabová (Šumperk District), Hrabová - Hynčina - Jakubovice - Janoušov - Jedlí - Jestřebí (Šumperk District), Jestřebí - Jindřichov (Šumperk District), Jindřichov - Kamenná (Šumperk District), Kamenná - Klopina - Kolšov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zierotin
The House of Zierotin or House of Žerotín () was a Czech Bohemian nobility, noble family in the Lands of the Bohemian Crown, one of the oldest and most illustrious noble families from Bohemia and Moravia. The ancestors of the family were first mentioned around 1200. The family achieved the rank of Imperial Counts in the Holy Roman Empire. The family died out at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries, but its indirect lines continue to exist. Several properties were returned to the Mornstein-Zierotin after fall of Communist regime in Czechoslovakia, Communist rule in 1989. History According to romantic legend, the Zierotins were the offspring of Prince Oleg of Drelinia, brother of Vladimir I of Kiev, and therefore the family uses in its coat of arms a royal crown (or more properly the crown of Grand Prince) and princely mantling. The heraldic device is a blazon of arms in gules (red) with a lion sable (black), crowned, on three mountains argent (silver). The crest is the crowne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Paszowice
__NOTOC__ Gmina Paszowice is a rural area - gmina (administrative district) in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Paszowice, which lies approximately south of Jawor and west of the regional capital Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu .... The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total population is 3,976. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Paszowice is bordered by the town of Jawor and the gminas of Bolków, Dobromierz, Męcinka and Mściwojów. Villages The gmina contains the villages of Bolkowice, Grobla, Jakuszowa, Kamienica, Kłonice, Kwietniki, Myślibórz, Nowa Wieś Mała, Nowa Wieś Wielka, Paszowice, Pogwizdów, Siedmica, Sokola, Wiadrów and Zębowice. Twin towns – si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desná (Morava)
The Desná (called Divoká Desná upstream; ) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Morava River. It flows through the Olomouc Region. It is long. Etymology The Old Czech adjective ''desná'' meant 'right'. Because people went upstream when settling the landscape, the rivers with this name flowed as if from the right side (although they are actually left-side tributaries). On the upper course, until its confluence with the Hučivá Desná creek, the river is also called Divoká Desná. Characteristic The Desná originates in the territory of Loučná nad Desnou in the Hrubý Jeseník at the elevation of and flows to Postřelmov, where it enters the Morava River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The longest tributaries of the Desná are: Course The river flows through the municipal territories of Loučná nad Desnou, Velké Losiny, Petrov nad Desnou, Rapotín, Vikýřovice, Šumperk, Dolní Studénky, Bludov, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Central European Flood
The 1997 Central European flood or the 1997 Oder Flood of the Oder and Morava (river), Morava river basins in July 1997 affected Poland, the Czech Republic and Germany, taking the lives of 114 people and causing material damages estimated at $4.5 billion (3.8 billion euros in the Czech Republic and Poland and 330 million euros in Germany). The flooding began in the Czech Republic, then spread to Poland and Germany. In Poland, where it was one of the most disastrous floods in the country's history,Roman Konieczny. Paweł Madej. Małgorzata Siudak. Local Flood Hazard Reduction Plans in Poland – Problems and Perspectives. In it was named the Millennium Flood (''Powódź tysiąclecia''). The term was also used in Germany (''Jahrtausendflut'').Martin Doring. The Politics of Nature: Constructing the German Reunification during the Great Odra Flood 1997 in The event has also been referred to as the Great Flood of 1997.K. Szamalek. The Great Flood of 1997 in Poland: The Trut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opatovce Nad Nitrou
Opatovce nad Nitrou () is a village and municipality in Prievidza District in the Trenčín Region of western Slovakia. History In historical records the village was first mentioned in 1113. Geography The municipality lies at an altitude of 270 metres and covers an area of 9.17 km². It has a population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ... of about 1,453 people. References External links * * Villages and municipalities in Prievidza District {{Trenčín-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sister City
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept Throughout history, many cities have participated in various cultural exchanges and similar activities that might resemble a sister-city or twin-city relationship, but the first officially documented case of such a relationship was a signed agreement between the leaders of the cities of Toledo, Ohio and Toledo, Spain in 1931. However, the modern concept of town twinning appeared during the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rieger Orgelbau
Rieger Orgelbau is an Austrian firm of organ builders, known generally as Rieger. The firm was founded by Franz Rieger. From 1873 it was known as Rieger & Söhne, and from 1879 as Gebrüder Rieger, after his sons took over. At the end of World War II, the firm was nationalised by the Czech government and merged with another workshop as Rieger-Kloss. The Rieger tradition was also continued by the owners and workers of the original firm, who moved to Austria and founded a new workshop as "Rieger Orgelbau". History Franz Rieger Franz Rieger was born in Zossen ( Sosnová) in Austrian Silesia on 13 December 1812, and was the son of a gardener. He received a good education and decided to become an organ builder, to which end he travelled to Vienna, where he was apprenticed to organ-builder Joseph Seybert. His apprenticeship and time as a journeyman being completed, he returned home in 1844 as a master organ-builder. He married Rosalia Schmidt, with whom he had nine children, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
České Dráhy
České dráhy (English: ''Czech Railways''), often shortened to ČD, is the major Rail transport, railway operator in the Czech Republic providing regional and long-distance services. The company was established in January 1993, shortly after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, as a successor of the Czechoslovak State Railways. It is a member of the International Union of Railways, International Railway Union (UIC Country Code for the Czech Republic is 54), the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies, and the Organization for Cooperation of Railways. With twenty-four thousand employeesAnnual Report of České dráhy, a.s. for the Year 2014, auditor Deloitte Audit s.r.o. ČD Group is the fifth largest Czech company by the number of employees. History In 1827–1836, the Budweis–Linz–Gmunden Horse-Drawn Railway, České Budějovice–Linz railway was built, which was the second Horsecar, horse-drawn railway in continental Europe was established. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prostějov
Prostějov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is historically known for its fashion industry. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. '' AČR'' special forces unit 601. skss is based in Prostějov. Administrative division Prostějov consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Prostějov (34,447) *Čechovice (1,584) * Čechůvky (143) *Domamyslice (1,089) *Krasice (2,694) *Vrahovice (3,372) *Žešov (337) Etymology The original name of Prostějov was Prostějovice. The name was derived from the personal name Prostěj (a variant of the name Prostimír), meaning "the village of Prostěj's people". After the village was promoted to a town, the name changed to Prostějov. Geography Prostějov is located about southwest of Olomouc and northeast of Brno. It lies mostly in a flat agricultural landscape of the Upper Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loučná Nad Desnou
Loučná nad Desnou (until 1948 Vízmberk; ) is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Loučná nad Desnou consists of six municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Loučná nad Desnou (482) *Filipová (174) *Kociánov (268) *Kouty nad Desnou (98) *Přemyslov (19) *Rejhotice (359) Geography Loučná nad Desnou is located about northeast of Šumperk and north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range in river valley of the Desná, which originates in the municipal territory. The highest point of Loučná nad Desnou is the highest mountain of the entire Moravia, which is Praděd at above sea level. The Dlouhé stráně Reservoir is located in the eastern part of the municipality. History The oldest part of the municipality is the village of Rejhotice. The first written mention of Rejhotice is from 1494, but it was probab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
