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Vlačice
Vlačice is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region The Central Bohemian Region ( ; ) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the regio ... of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Administrative division Vlačice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vlačice (31) *Výčapy (213) Etymology The initial name of the village was most likely Vladčice. The name was derived from the personal name Vladko (a shortened form of Vladislav), meaning "the village of Vladko's people". Geography Vrdy is located about east of Kutná Hora and southwest of Pardubice. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the Central Elbe Table. The Doubrava (river), Doubrava River flows along the eastern municipal border. History The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doubrava (river)
The Doubrava is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It flows through the Vysočina Region, Vysočina, Pardubice Region, Pardubice and Central Bohemian Region, Central Bohemian regions. It is long. Etymology The Czech word ''doubrava'' means 'oak forest' (derived from ''dub'' = 'oak'). However, the name did not express the character of the entire stream (that the river would flow through oak forests), but this type of name was most often created according to the groups of trees that grew at its mouth. Characteristic The Doubrava originates in the territory of Radostín (Žďár nad Sázavou District), Radostín on the border between the Křižanov Highlands and Upper Sázava Hills, at an elevation of . The river has three marked springs, lying close to each other. Due to human activity (draining marshes and regulating water courses), the yield of the springs has changed over time, and it is not clear which spring is the main one. The Doubrava flows ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |