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Sedlec (Kutná Hora)
Sedlec may refer to places in the Czech Republic: *Sedlec (Břeclav District), a municipality and village in the South Moravian Region * Sedlec (České Budějovice District), a municipality and village in the South Bohemian Region * Sedlec (Litoměřice District), a municipality and village in the Ústí nad Labem Region *Sedlec (Mladá Boleslav District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region * Sedlec (Plzeň-North District), a municipality and village in the Plzeň Region *Sedlec (Prague), a district of Prague * Sedlec (Prague-East District), a municipality and village in the Central Bohemian Region * Sedlec (Třebíč District), a municipality and village in the Vysočina Region * Sedlec-Prčice, a town in the Central Bohemian Region *Sedlec, a part of Karlovy Vary in the Karlovy Vary Region *Sedlec, a village and part of Korozluky in the Ústí nad Labem Region *Sedlec, a village and part of Křešice in the Ústí nad Labem Region *Sedlec, a part of Kutná ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedlec (Břeclav District)
Sedlec () is a municipality and village in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. Sedlec lies approximately west of Břeclav, south of Brno, and south-east of Prague. Demographics References External links * Villages in Břeclav District {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The history of Kutná Hora is linked to silver mining, which made it a rich and rapidly developing town. The centre of Kutná Hora, including the Sedlec Abbey and the Sedlec Ossuary, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 because of its outstanding architecture and its influence on subsequent architectural developments in other Central European city centres. The historic town centre is also protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation, the fourth largest in the Czech Republic. The large concentration of monuments and its inclusion on the UNESCO list make Kutná Hora a significant tourist destination. The town's sacral monuments are among the most important and most visited monuments in the Czech Republic. In addition to tourism, the town's economy also includes industry, which is represented by product ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vraclav
Vraclav () is a municipality and village in Ústí nad Orlicí District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants. Administrative division Vraclav consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vraclav (547) *Sedlec (147) *Svatý Mikuláš (62) Etymology The initial name of the village was Vratislav, derived from the same personal name. From the 16th century, the shortened form Vraclav appeared. Geography Vraclav is located about west of Ústí nad Orlicí and southeast of Pardubice. It lies in the Svitavy Uplands. The highest point is the Kamenec hill at above sea level. The Loučná River flows along the northern municipal border. History A gord was established here in the mid-11th century. The first written mention of Vraclav is from 1073. Demographics Transport The I/17 road (which is here shortly a part of the European route E442) passes through the northern part of the municipality. Sights ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temelín
Temelín (, ) is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants. It is known for the Temelín Nuclear Power Station. Administrative division Temelín consists of 11 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Temelín (366) *Březí u Týna nad Vltavou (0) *Knín (4) *Kočín (76) *Křtěnov (0) *Lhota pod Horami (125) *Litoradlice (49) *Podhájí (0) *Sedlec (51) *Temelínec (0) *Zvěrkovice (86) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Temela. Geography Temelín is located about north of České Budějovice. It lies mostly in the Tábor Uplands, only the western part of the municipal territory with the villages of Lhota pod Horami and Sedlec lies in the České Budějovice Basin. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. The eastern municipal border is formed by the Vltava River and by the Hněvkovice Reservoir, built on the Vltava. The t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Svatý Jan Pod Skalou
Svatý Jan pod Skalou () is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. It is known for the Baroque complex of the former Benedictine monastery, protected as a national cultural monument. Administrative division Svatý Jan pod Skalou consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Svatý Jan pod Skalou (73) *Sedlec (54) *Záhrabská (64) Etymology The name Svatý Jan pod Skalou means "Saint John under the Rock". It refers to the legend associated with the establishment of the local church. Geography Svatý Jan pod Skalou is located about east of Beroun and southwest of Prague. It lies in a hilly landscape in the Hořovice Uplands. The highest point is the hill Herinky at above sea level. The village is situated in the valley of the Loděnice River. The entire municipality is located within the Bohemian Karst Protected Landscape Area; most of the muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starý Plzenec
Starý Plzenec (; ) is a town in Plzeň-City District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. Administrative division Starý Plzenec consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Starý Plzenec (4,291) *Sedlec (941) Geography Starý Plzenec is located about southeast of Plzeň. It lies in the Švihov Highlands. The highest point is the Radyně Hill at above sea level. The Úslava River flows through the town. History The first written mention of the settlement is from a chronicle of Thietmar of Merseburg and dates to 976, when Duke Boleslaus II, Duke of Bohemia, Boleslaus II defeated a Duchy of Bavaria, Bavarian army below a local stronghold, then called ''Plzeň''. The urban settlement below the castle evolved into an administrative and mercantile centre of western Bohemia, but this came to an end in 1295, when King Wenceslaus II of Bohemia, Wenceslaus II founded the new city of Plzeň in a more suit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poběžovice
Poběžovice (until 1945 Ronšperk; ) is a town in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Poběžovice consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Poběžovice (1,253) *Ohnišťovice (48) *Sedlec (60) *Sezemín (6) *Šibanov (9) *Šitboř (68) *Zámělíč (54) Sezemín and Šibanov form an Enclave and exclave, exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Poběh, meaning "the village of Poběh's people". The old Czech word ''poběh'', from which the personal name arose, meant 'wanderer', but also 'Apostasy, apostate'. The German name Ronsperg is derived from ''Ramsberg'', meaning 'ram hill' in German. Geography Poběžovice is located about northwest of Domažlice and sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mšeno
Mšeno (; ) is a town in Mělník District the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,400 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Mšeno consists of nine municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Mšeno (1,221) *Brusné 2.díl (7) *Hradsko (18) *Olešno (20) *Ráj (11) *Romanov (8) *Sedlec (119) *Skramouš (39) *Vojtěchov (8) Etymology The name is derived from the Czech word ''mech'', i.e. 'moss'. Geography Mšeno is located about northeast of Mělník and north of Prague. It lies on the border between the Jizera Table and Ralsko Uplands. The highest point is the hill Uhelný vrch at above sea level. There are two small fishponds inside the built-up area: Jezero and Černík. They are built on the spring of the stream Košátecký potok. A large part of the municipal territory lies in the K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lanžov
Lanžov is a municipality and village in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the 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 south .... It has about 200 inhabitants. Administrative division Lanžov consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Lanžov (82) *Lhotka (46) *Miřejov (37) *Sedlec (30) *Záborov (8) Demographics References External links * Villages in Trutnov District {{HradecKrálové-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedlec Ossuary
The Sedlec Ossuary (; ) is a Roman Catholic chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints (Czech: ), part of the former Sedlec Abbey in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic. The ossuary is estimated to contain the skeletons of between 40,000 and 70,000 people, whose bones have, in many cases, been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel. The ossuary is among the most visited tourist attractions of the Czech Republic, drawing over 200,000 visitors annually. Four bell-shaped mounds occupy the corners of the chapel. A chandelier of bones, which contains at least one of every bone in the human body, hangs from the center of the nave with garlands of skulls draping the vault. Other works include piers and monstrances flanking the altar, a coat of arms of the House of Schwarzenberg, and the signature of František Rint, also executed in bone, on the wall near the entrance. History In 1278, Henry, the abbot of the Cister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sedlec Abbey
Sedlec Abbey () is a former Cistercian monastery in Sedlec, part of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic. Founded in 1142, it was the first Cistercian foundation in Bohemia. Along with the rest of the Kutná Hora town centre, it was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, because of its outstanding Baroque architecture. It is well known for housing the Sedlec Ossuary. History Sedlec Abbey was founded in 1142 from Waldsassen Abbey in Sedlec as the first Cistercian monastery in Bohemia. The grounds covered by wood and swamp were granted by Miroslav, House of Wartenberg. (PDF; 273 kB) in den Mittheilungen der k.k. Central-Commission 1856 It flourish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Křešice
Křešice is a municipality and village in Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Křešice lies approximately east of Litoměřice, south-east of Ústí nad Labem, and north of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... Administrative division Křešice consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Křešice (817) *Nučnice (142) *Sedlec (35) *Třeboutice (127) *Zahořany (313) Demographics References External links * Villages in Litoměřice District {{ÚstínadLabem-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
