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Slavičín
Slavičín () is a town in Zlín District in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,200 inhabitants. Administrative division Slavičín consists of four municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Slavičín (4,560) *Divnice (287) *Hrádek na Vlárské dráze (729) *Nevšová (460) Etymology There are several theories about the origin of the name. The name could be derived from ''slavík'' (i.e. 'Common nightingale, nightingale'), or there may be a connection with the Slavník dynasty. According to local legend, the name is derived from ''slavný čin'' (meaning 'glorious deed'). Geography Slavičín is located about southeast of Zlín. It lies in the Vizovice Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Říka stream flows through the town. The entire municipal territory lies within the Bílé Karpaty Protected Landscape Area. History The first written mention of Slavičín is in a deed of Bishop Jindřich Zdík from 114 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumír Krejčí
Lumír Krejčí (born 30 March 1972 in Slavičín) is a Czech biochemist. His research is focused on regulatory processes involved in maintaining genome integrity. Currently, as Associate Professor in biochemistry, he leads the laboratory of recombination and DNA repair (LORD) at the Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, at Masaryk University in Brno. His laboratory has worked on understanding how Rad51 paralogs act during homologous recombination. At Masaryk University, Lumír Krejčí organizes Mendel Lectures, a series of lectures given by the world´s top scientists, and he is the founders of BIOSKOP - Research Education Center. Publications His most cited papers are: *Krejci L, Van Komen S, Li Y, Villemain J, Reddy MS, Klein H, Ellenberger T, Sung P. "DNA helicase Srs2 disrupts the Rad51 presynaptic filament." ''Nature''. 2003 May;423(6937):305. Cited 558 times according to Google Scholar Google Scholar author pagAccessed Sept. 22, 2019. *Papouli E, Chen S, Davies AA, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleš Urbánek
Aleš Urbánek (born 25 May 1980) is retired Czech footballer. Career After leaving Sigma Olomouc, Urbanek played for Spartak Moscow in Russia but left after six months due to lack of playing time. isport.blesk.cz References External links * * * 1980 births Living people People from Slavičín[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Polách
Tomáš Polách (born 16 January 1977 in Slavičín) is a Czech football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ... midfielder. He retired from professional football in 2014. He played for most of his career in Slovácko and Zbrojovka Brno. On 14 November 2023, Polách was appointed as the manager of Zbrojovka Brno, signing a two-year contract with option. On 2 January 2025, Polách was appointed as the assistant coach of Slovácko. On 4 April 2025, Polách was appointed as the manager of FC Strání. References External links * Guardian Football 1977 births Living people People from Slavičín Czech men's footballers Czech expatriate men's footballers Czech First League players Men's association football midfielders FC Zbrojovka Brno players 1. FC Slov� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lenny Trčková
Lenny Trčková (born August 5, 1978) is a Czech radio presenter, TV presenter and model. She lives in Prague. She hosts ''Host Óčka'' ("Ocko's guest") and ''Inbox'' TV shows on Czech music channel Óčko. She also hosts ''I.D.'' and ''Ranní kuropění - Wake up call'' shows on Czech Radio station ČRo 4 Radio Wave. Biography Trčková was born in Slavičín, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic), where she also studied in and graduated from secondary school, with a major in economics. Trčková worked in many areas of economics until 2001. During that time, she was also interested in cultural and musical events, helping to run a movie theatre and co-founding a local music festival named ''Festiválek''. In 1999, Trčková moved to 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, wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zdeněk Hřib
Zdeněk Hřib (born 21 May 1981) is a Czech healthcare manager and politician, who has served as chair of the Czech Pirate Party since November 2024, and served as the Mayor of Prague from November 2018 to February 2023. Initially a physician, Hřib held managerial and consulting positions in state, corporate and non-profit healthcare entities dedicated to digitization, quality control, and consumer protection. He ran unsuccessfully in the 2014 Prague municipal election, but assumed office following the 2018 municipal election, where the Pirates finished second and formed a governing coalition with the third- and fourth-placed parties that held 39 out of 65 seats in the Prague City Assembly. Early life and career Zdeněk Hřib was born on 21 May 1981 in Slavičín, near Zlín in the south-east of the Czech Republic. He studied medicine at Charles University in Prague and participated in a student exchange program in Taiwan. Subsequently, Hřib held managerial positions in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlín District
Zlín District () is a Okres, district in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Zlín. Administrative division Zlín District is divided into five Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Zlín, Luhačovice, Otrokovice, Valašské Klobouky and Vizovice. List of municipalities Cities and towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Bělov, Bělov - Biskupice - Bohuslavice nad Vláří - Bohuslavice u Zlína - Bratřejov - Březnice (Zlín District), Březnice - Březová (Zlín District), Březová - Březůvky - Brumov-Bylnice - Dešná (Zlín District), Dešná - Dobrkovice - Dolní Lhota (Zlín District), Dolní Lhota - Doubravy - Drnovice (Zlín District), Drnovice - Držková - Fryšták - Halenkovice - Haluzice (Zlín District), Haluzice - Horní Lhota (Zlín District), Horní Lhota - Hostišová - Hřivínův Újezd - Hrobice (Zlín D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanislav Polčák
Stanislav Polčák (born 21 February 1980) is a Czech lawyer and politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2014 and 2019. Early life After defending a rigorous thesis in 2004, Polčák received the title JUDr. at the Faculty of Law of Charles University at the Department of Administrative Law, majoring in public law. He passed the bar exams in 2007. Political career Between September 2005 and December 2006, Polčák was appointed a member of the expert commission of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic for EU issues. He ended his post in December 2006. Member of Mayors and Independents Polčák was elected as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic from TOP 09 candidates list. He was elected vice-chairman of Mayors and Independents of the Republic Assembly in Průhonice near Prague, holding the position until March 2017. Polčák was re-elected vice-chairman of the Elders and Independents (STAN) movemen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Polášková
Petra Polášková is a retired Czech football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t .... She has played throughout her career for 1.FC Slovácko in the Czech First Division. She has been a member of the Czech national team. References 1979 births Living people Czech women's footballers 21st-century Czech sportswomen Czech Republic women's international footballers People from Slavičín 1. FC Slovácko (women) players Women's association football midfielders Czech Women's First League players Footballers from the Zlín Region {{Czech-women-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomáš Řepka
Tomáš Řepka (born 2 January 1974) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a centre-back for Baník Ostrava, Sparta Prague, Fiorentina, West Ham United and České Budějovice, and the Czech national team. Currently, Řepka is playing amateur football for Sokol Červené Janovice. Club career Řepka began his career with Baník Ostrava, where he played from 1990 to 1995. He then joined Sparta Prague, where he spent almost three years, before moving to Italian Serie A club Fiorentina. He joined Premier League club West Ham United early in Glenn Roeder's tenure as manager, for a then club record fee of £5.5 million in September 2001. Řepka was sent off on his West Ham debut for two bookable offences, missed a match through suspension, and was sent off again in the third match he played for the club. He went on to form a central defensive partnership with Christian Dailly before the club's relegation to the second-tier Championship, although he gained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nová Dubnica
Nová Dubnica (; ; ) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia. Geography It is located in the Ilava Basin at the foothills of the Strážovské vrchy mountains. History The town was established in the 1950s originally for the purpose of housing workers of the local heavy machinery factory ''Závody ťažkého strojárstva''. Therefore, it can be described as a bedroom community. Construction started in 1951, and became separate from Dubnica nad Váhom and from parts of cadastral areas of Trenčianske Teplice and Veľký Kolačin municipalities in 1957 and was named Nová Dubnica and received town rights in 1960. In 1971 municipality of Kolačín made of Malý Kolačín and Velký Kolačín was annexed to the town. Demographics According to the 2001 census, the town had 12,358 inhabitants. 95.6% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.8% Czechs and 0.2% German and Hungarians. The religious makeup was 70.8% Roman Catholics, 20.7% people with no religious affiliation, and 3.4% Lutherans. No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vizovice Highlands
The Vizovice Highlands () are highlands and a geomorphological mesoregion of the Czech Republic. It is located in the Zlín and South Moravian regions. It is named after the town of Vizovice. Geomorphology The Vizovice Highlands are a mesoregion of the Slovak-Moravian Carpathians within the Outer Western Carpathians. The highlands are further subdivided into the microregions of Fryšták Furrow, Zlín Highlands, Komonec Mountains, Luhačovice Highlands and Hluk Uplands. There are a lot of medium-high hills. The highest peaks are located in the ridge of Komonec Mountains in the northeastern part of the territory. The highest peaks of the Vizovice Highlands are: *Klášťov, *Svéradov, *Krajčice, *Javorník, *Láz, *Rovně, *Kopce, *Suchý vrch, *Na Kopci, *Doubrava, Geography The territory has a relatively regular shape and stretches from southwest to northeast. The region has an area of and an average elevation of . The area is rich in streams, but there are no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zlín Region
Zlín Region () is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Moravia. It is named after its capital Zlín. Together with the Olomouc Region it forms a cohesion area of Central Moravia. It is located in the eastern part of the Czech Republic, where the borders with Slovakia (Trenčín and Žilina Regions) are formed by its eastern edge. It borders the South Moravian Region in the southwest, the Olomouc Region in the northwest and the Moravian-Silesian Region in the north. Culturally, the region is composed of parts of three traditional Moravian regions: Haná, the Moravian Slovakia and the Moravian Wallachia, as the city of Zlín lies roughly at their tripoint. Administrative divisions The Zlín Region is divided into 4 districts: The Zlín Region was established on 1 January 2000 on the basis of the constitutional act No. 347 from 3 December 1997 on foundation of higher self-governing units. It was formed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
