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Vrchlabí District
Vrchlabí (; , ) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. It lies at the foot of the Giant Mountains on the river Elbe. The town centre with the castle complex, monastery complex and town park is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Vrchlabí consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Vrchlabí (9,008) *Hořejší Vrchlabí (1,236) *Podhůří (1,684) Etymology The name of the town is closely related with the location on the Elbe River. The oldest name of Vrchlabí is Latin ''Albipolis'' (''Albi'' = 'Elbe', ''polis'' = 'city'). Both the Czech and German names can be translated as 'upper Elbe area'. Geography Vrchlabí is located about northwest of Trutnov and north of Hradec Králové. About half of the municipal territory lies in the Giant Mountains, and its nor ... [...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] |