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Vikýřovice
Vikýřovice () is a municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. Geography Vikýřovice is located about northeast of Šumperk and north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hanušovice Highlands. The highest point is a hill at above sea level. The Desná River flows along the western municipal border. History The first written mention is in a deed of Margrave Jobst of Moravia from 1391. For centuries, it was a part of the Velké Losiny estate. In 1975–1990, Vikýřovice was an administrative part of Šumperk. From 1990, it is an independent municipality. Vikýřovice was badly damaged by the 1997 Central European flood. Demographics Economy Verner Motor company, a producer of aircraft engines, is based here. Transport The I/11 road (the section from Šumperk to Ostrava) passes through the municipality. Vikýřovice is located on the railway line Nezamyslice Nezamyslice is a market town in Prostějov ... [...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] |
Verner Motor
Verner Motor is a Czech aircraft engine manufacturer based in Vikýřovice. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of piston engines for homebuilt and ultralight aircraft.Bayerl, Robby; Martin Berkemeier; et al: ''World Directory of Leisure Aviation 2011-12'', pages 240-243. WDLA UK, Lancaster UK, 2011. The company's first engine was the horizontally-opposed Verner 1400, which was developed into the Verner VM 133. The Verner JCV 360 was also part of the product line until about 2013 when the company ended production of its horizontally opposed engines to concentrate on the producing radial engines, starting with the Verner Scarlett 7H seven cylinder, four stroke radial, aimed at the antique and replica market. Aircraft engines References External links *Company website archiveson Archive.org The Internet Archive is an American non-profit organization founded in 1996 by Brewster Kahle that runs a digital library website, archive.org. It pr ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Nezamyslice
Nezamyslice is a market town in Prostějov District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Administrative division Nezamyslice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Nezamyslice (1,414) *Těšice (65) Geography Nezamyslice is located about south of Prostějov and south of Olomouc. It lies in an agricultural landscape on the border between the Litenčice Hills and Vyškov Gate. The Haná River flows through the market town. History The first written mention of Nezamyslice is from 1276. The village of Těšice was first mentioned in 1274. Until 1383, the village was divided into three parts with different owners; among the most important owners were the Lords of Kravaře and Lords of Cimburk. In 1383, the Augustinian monastery in Lanškroun bought all the parts. The monastery owned Nezamyslice until the abolishment of the monastery in 1784. In 1813, Count Segur purchased the village. From 181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ostrava
Ostrava (; ; ) is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 283,000 inhabitants. It lies from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava (river), Opava, Ostravice (river), Ostravice and Lučina (river), Lučina. Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic in terms of both population and area, the second largest city in the region of Moravia, and the largest city in the historical land of Czech Silesia. It straddles the border of the two historic provinces of Moravia and Silesia. The wider conurbation – which also includes the towns of Bohumín, Havířov, Karviná, Orlová, Petřvald (Karviná District), Petřvald and Rychvald – is home to about 500,000 people, making it the largest urban area in the Czech Republic apart from the capital Prague. Ostrava grew in importance due to its position at the heart of a major coalfield, becoming an important industrial engine of t ... [...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] |
Velké Losiny
Velké Losiny () is a spa municipality and village in Šumperk District in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,500 inhabitants. It is known for the Velké Losiny Castle and for the Paper Mill at Velké Losiny, Paper Mill, which is a national cultural monument. Administrative division Velké Losiny consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Velké Losiny (2,077) *Bukovice (79) *Ludvíkov (35) *Maršíkov (170) *Žárová (117) Geography Velké Losiny is located about northeast of Šumperk and north of Olomouc. It lies mostly in the Hanušovice Highlands. A small part of the municipal territory in the east extends into the Hrubý Jeseník mountains. The highest point is the hill Bukový vrch at above sea level. The village is located in the valley of the Losinka Creek. History The first written mention of Velké Losiny is from 1296. The most notable owners were the Zierotin family, who acquired it in the second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jobst Of Moravia
Jobst of Moravia ( or ''Jošt Lucemburský''; or ''Jodokus von Mähren''; – 18 January 1411), a member of the House of Luxembourg, was Margrave of Moravia from 1375, Duke of Luxembourg and Elector of Brandenburg from 1388 as well as elected King of Germany (King of the Romans) from 1410 until his death. Jobst was an ambitious and versatile ruler, who in the early 15th century dominated the ongoing struggles within the Luxembourg dynasty and around the German throne. Life Jobst was presumably born in 1354 in the Moravian residence of Brno, the eldest legitimate son of Margrave John Henry, younger brother of Emperor Charles IV. Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia and his half-brother Sigismund were both Jobst's cousins. Designated heir upon his father's death in 1375, he ruled the Margraviate of Moravia, and would often quarrel with his younger brother Prokop and the Bishops of Olomouc. In 1388, Jobst received the Duchy of Luxembourg, given in pawn by his cousin King Wenceslaus, so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olomouc
Olomouc (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the Statutory city (Czech Republic), sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region. Located on the Morava (river), Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and was a historical co-capital city of Moravia, before having been occupied by the Military of the Swedish Empire, Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument reservations, urban monument reservation. The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, Holy Trinity Column was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its quintessential Baroque architecture, Baroque style and symbolic value. Administrative division Olomouc consists of 26 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Olomouc (13,446) *Bělidla (834) *Černovír (1,010) *Chomoutov (1,070) *Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanušovice Highlands
Hanušovice Highlands (, ) are highlands within the Eastern Sudetes mountain range that runs between Poland and the Czech Republic. It is named after Hanušovice town. The area is 793 km² and its average elevation is 527.2 meters. The highest peak is Jeřáb with above sea level. The highlands mostly consists of crystallized slate and Paleozoic folded sediments with Neogene and Quaternary The Quaternary ( ) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS), as well as the current and most recent of the twelve periods of the ... sediments in lower parts. Isolated rocks often occur on highland peaks. Mountain ranges of the Czech Republic Sudetes Geography of the Moravian-Silesian Region Highlands {{MoraviaSilesia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
