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Vavřinec (Kutná Hora District)
Vavřinec is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative division Vavřinec consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vavřinec (187) *Chmeliště (319) *Žíšov (85) Etymology The village was named after the patron of the original Romanesque church that stood here – Saint Lawrence (). Geography Vavřinec is located about west of Kutná Hora and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is the hill Dubina at above sea level. The Výrovka River flows through the municipality and supplies the Vavřinecký Pond, which is the largest body of water in the district. There are also several other fishponds. History The first written mention of Vavřinec is from 1318. The settlement and the local church were founded in the 14th century by monks from the Sázava Monastery. Demographics Transpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obec
(, ; plural ) is the Czech and Slovak word for a municipality (in the Czech Republic, in Slovakia and abroad). The literal meaning of the word is " commune" or " community". It is the smallest administrative unit that is governed by elected representatives. Cities and towns are also municipalities. Definition The legal definition (according to the Czech code of law with similar definition in the Slovak code of law) is: ''"The municipality is a basic territorial self-governing community of citizens; it forms a territorial unit, which is defined by the boundary of the municipality."'' Every municipality is composed of one or more cadastral areas. Every municipality is also composed of one or more municipal parts (), which are usually town quarters or villages. A municipality can have its own flag and coat of arms. Czech Republic Almost the entire area of the Czech Republic is divided into municipalities, with the only exception being military training areas. The smaller mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Prague metropolitan area, metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people. Prague is a historical city with Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor, Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austria-Hungary. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Žíšov (Vavřinec)
Žíšov is a municipality and village in Tábor District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Žíšov lies approximately south of Tábor, north-east of České Budějovice, and south 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 .... Demographics References External links * Villages in Tábor District {{SouthBohemia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bečváry
Bečváry () is a municipality and village in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. Administrative division Bečváry consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Bečváry (513) *Červený Hrádek (300) *Hatě (49) *Horní Jelčany (50) *Poďousy (132) Hatě and Horní Jelčany form an exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The name is derived from the word , i.e. ' cooper'. It was a village where coopers lived. Geography Bečváry is located about southwest of Kolín and east of Prague. It lies in the Upper Sázava Hills. The highest point is at above sea level. The Bečvárka Stream flows through the municipality and supplies the fishpond Podbečvárský rybník. History The first written mention of Bečváry is from 1265. Demographics Transport The I/2 road from Prague to Kutná Hora and Pardubice passes through the municipality. Transport Bečváry is ... [...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] |
Ledečko
Ledečko is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 200 inhabitants. Administrative division Ledečko consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Ledečko (212) * Vraník (7) Etymology In the 13th century, the village was called Ledeč. The name was derived from the personal name Ledek, meaning "Ledek's (court)". From the 15th century, the village was called Ledecko (Ledečsko), which meant that Ledeč was abandoned and then a new village was established in its place. From the 19th century, the village was called Ledečko because people thought that the name is a diminutive of Ledeč. Geography Ledečko is located southwest of Kutná Hora and southeast of Prague. It lies in the Vlašim Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Sázava River flows through the municipality. History The first written mention of Ledečko is from 1280. Demographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kolín
Kolín (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 33,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. Administrative division Kolín consists of ten municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Kolín I (1,484) *Kolín II (12,755) *Kolín III (3,552) *Kolín IV (5,218) *Kolín V (5,846) *Kolín VI (406) *Sendražice (1,641) *Šťáralka (81) *Štítary (787) *Zibohlavy (180) Etymology The name Kolín probably comes from the Old Czech verb ''koliti'', i.e. "to hammer poles", and is related to the location of Starý Kolín in the often flooded area at the confluence of the Klejnárka and Elbe rivers. The soil in the vicinity of the confluence was strengthened with the help of wooden poles. Geography Kolín is located about east of Prague. It lies in a fertile landscape of the Central Elbe Tabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sázava Monastery
Sázava Monastery () is a former Benedictine abbey and a monastery in Bohemia (Czech Republic), established by Bretislaus I, Duke of Bohemia around 1032. It is situated some 30 km southeast of Prague, on the right bank of the eponymous Sázava (river), Sázava river, a right tributary of the Vltava. The town of Sázava (town), Sázava (Benešov District) grew around the monastery. The monastery is notable, long after its foundation by St Procopius of Sázava, for having followed the Byzantine Rite in the Church Slavonic language, Old Church Slavonic liturgical language in the 11th century. It was forcibly transferred to the Latin Church, Latin rite in 1097, but remained a monastery until its destruction during the Hussite Wars in 1421. It was again re-established as part of the re-catholization of Bohemia under History of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown (1648–1867), Habsburg rule in 1664 and finally Suppression of monasteries, dissolved under the policy of Josephinism i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Výrovka
The Výrovka (also called Vavřinecký potok upstream) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Central Bohemian Region. It is long. Characteristic The Výrovka originates in the territory of Uhlířské Janovice in the Upper Sázava Hills at an elevation of and flows to Kostomlátky, where it enters the Elbe River at an elevation of . It is long. Its drainage basin has an area of . The average discharge at its mouth is 1.94 m3/s. The longest tributaries of the Výrovka are: Settlements The most populated settlement on the river is the town of Uhlířské Janovice, where the river originates. The river also briefly crosses the territory of Nymburk. The river further flows through the municipal territories of Uhlířské Janovice, Vavřinec, Zásmuky, Církvice, Barchovice, Toušice, Kouřim, Klášterní Skalice, Třebovle, Zalešany, Žabonosy, Plaňany, Vrbčany, Radim, Chotutice, Dobřichov, Ratenice, Vrbová ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Sázava Hills
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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] |
