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Střemchoví
Střemchoví is a village and administrative part of Dolní Loučky in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. 2811 Střemchoví, an asteroid, was named after this village. Notable people *Antonín Mrkos (1918–1996), astronomer Gallery Dolní Loučky, Střemchoví, crucufix.jpg, The crucifix Dolní Loučky, Střemchoví.jpg , West part Populated places in Brno-Country District {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonín Mrkos
Antonín Mrkos () (27 January 1918 – 29 May 1996) was a Czech astronomer. Biography Mrkos entered the University in Brno in 1938. His studies were interrupted by the onset of World War II, and in 1945 he became a staff member at the Skalnaté Pleso Observatory in Czechoslovakia (now in Slovakia). It was from here that he carried out his extremely active cometary programme and became the discoverer of several unusual comets, the most famous of them the bright Comet 1957d. He was the second Czech in Antarctica and the first Czechoslovak to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility as a member of the 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1957–1959). The Czechoslovak flag was the second flag raised after the flag of the USSR. He returned to Antarctica as the head of the four-member Czechoslovak crew in the seventh Soviet Antarctic Expedition (1961–1963). He was studying auroras among other things. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolní Loučky
Dolní Loučky is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,300 inhabitants. Dolní Loučky lies approximately north-west of Brno and south-east of Prague. Administrative division Dolní Loučky consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Dolní Loučky (1,103) *Střemchoví (173) Demographics Notable people *Antonín Mrkos Antonín Mrkos () (27 January 1918 – 29 May 1996) was a Czech astronomer. Biography Mrkos entered the University in Brno in 1938. His studies were interrupted by the onset of World War II, and in 1945 he became a staff member at the Skalna ... (1918–1996), astronomer Sights The main landmark of Dolní Loučky is the Church of Saint Martin. It is a Gothic building. References External links * Villages in Brno-Country District {{SouthMoravia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno-Country District
Brno-Country District () is a Okres, district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The district is made up of 187 municipalities, which is the highest number within all districts of the Czech Republic. Administrative division Brno-Country District is divided into seven Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Ivančice (administrative district), Ivančice, Kuřim (administrative district), Kuřim, Pohořelice (administrative district), Pohořelice, Rosice (administrative district), Rosice, Šlapanice (administrative district), Šlapanice, Tišnov (administrative district), Tišnov, and Židlochovice (administrative district), Židlochovice. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Babice nad Svitavou - Babice u Rosic - Běleč (Brno-Country Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Moravian Region
The South Moravian Region (; , ; ), or just South Moravia, is an Regions of the Czech Republic, administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia. The region's capital is Brno, the nation's 2nd largest city. South Moravia is bordered by the South Bohemian Region to the west, Vysočina Region to the north-west, Pardubice Region to the north, Olomouc Region to the north-east, Zlín Region to the east, Trenčín Region, Trenčín and Trnava Regions, Slovakia to the south-east and Lower Austria, Austria to the south. Administrative divisions The South Moravian Region is divided into 7 districts (Czech: ''okres''): There are in total 673 municipalities in the region, of which 49 have the status of towns. There are 21 municipalities with extended powers and 34 municipalities with a delegated municipal office. The region is famous for its Czech wine, wine production. The area around the towns of Mikulov, Znojmo, Velk� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2811 Střemchoví
__NOTOC__ Year 811 ( DCCCXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 811th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 811th year of the 1st millennium, the 11th year of the 9th century, and the 2nd year of the 810s decade. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Byzantine–Bulgarian War: Emperor Nikephoros I organises a new campaign against the Bulgarian Empire, gathering an expeditionary force (most of the Roman army) from all parts of the empire. He is accompanied by high-ranking officials and aristocrats, including his son Stauracius and brother-in-law Michael I Rangabe (both later emperors temporarily). Krum, ruler ('' khan'') of Bulgaria, sends envoys to sue for peace. Nikephoros refuses to accept the terms and marches through the Balkan passes towards Pliska, the Bulgarian capital. * July 23 – Nikephoros I reaches Pliska, and destroys a Bulgarian army of 12,000 elite soldiers who guard the stronghold. Anot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asteroid
An asteroid is a minor planet—an object larger than a meteoroid that is neither a planet nor an identified comet—that orbits within the Solar System#Inner Solar System, inner Solar System or is co-orbital with Jupiter (Trojan asteroids). Asteroids are rocky, metallic, or icy bodies with no atmosphere, and are broadly classified into C-type asteroid, C-type (carbonaceous), M-type asteroid, M-type (metallic), or S-type asteroid, S-type (silicaceous). The size and shape of asteroids vary significantly, ranging from small rubble piles under a kilometer across to Ceres (dwarf planet), Ceres, a dwarf planet almost 1000 km in diameter. A body is classified as a comet, not an asteroid, if it shows a coma (tail) when warmed by solar radiation, although recent observations suggest a continuum between these types of bodies. Of the roughly one million known asteroids, the greatest number are located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, approximately 2 to 4 astronomical unit, AU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
