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Vysoká Hole
Vysoká hole () is a mountain in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range in the Czech Republic. It has an elevation of Height above mean sea level, above sea level. It is located in the municipality of Malá Morávka, on the historical border between Silesia and Moravia. History The main path passing through the mountain has been known since around 1500. It was used in the past by hunters, shepherds, and later by the military. Already during the Austro-Prussian War in 1866, in July, a group of Austrian Empire, Austrian partisans led by Alfred von Vivenot hid on the mountain to evade the Prussians. From 1919 to 1922, a Czechoslovak Army, Czechoslovak military training area was located on the mountain. During World War II, the Nazi Germany, German ''Luftwaffe'' built a radar station on the mountain, as well as an aerodrome in the spring of 1944, which was left unfinished (traces visible from a bird's-eye view) for small reconnaissance aircraft. Until the 19th century, Vysoká hole was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malá Morávka
Malá Morávka () is a municipality and village in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 600 inhabitants. Administrative division Malá Morávka consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Malá Morávka (526) *Karlov pod Pradědem (60) Geography Malá Morávka is located about west of Bruntál and north of Olomouc. It lies in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range. The peaks of the three highest mountains of Hrubý Jeseník, including Praděd at above sea level, lie in the northwestern part of the municipal territory. The Moravice River and the stream Bělokamenný potok flows though the territory and join in the village. History From the 15th century, the area was owned by Lords of Vrbno and was known for mining of iron ore. A group of hammer mills was founded in the area of Malá Morávka in the second half of the 16th century. The first written mention of Malá Morávka is from 1598. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aviation Accidents And Incidents
An aviation accident is an event during aircraft operation that results serious injury, death, or significant destruction. An aviation incident is any operating event that compromises safety but does not escalate into an aviation accident. Preventing both accidents and incidents is the primary goal of aviation safety. One of the earliest recorded aviation accidents occurred on May 10, 1785, when a hot air balloon crashed in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland. The resulting fire seriously damaged the town, destroying over 130 homes. The first accident involving a powered aircraft occurred on September 17, 1908, when a Wright Model A crashed at Fort Myer, Virginia, USA. The pilot and co-inventor, Orville Wright, was injured, and the passenger, Signal Corps Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge, was killed. Definitions According to Annex 13 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, an aviation accident is an occurrence associated with the operation of an aircraft, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Couloir
A couloir (, "passage" or "corridor") is a narrow gully with a steep gradient in a mountainous terrain.Whittow, John (1984). ''Dictionary of Physical Geography''. London: Penguin, p. 121. . Geology A couloir may be a seam, scar, or fissure, or vertical crevasse in an otherwise solid mountain mass. Though often hemmed in by sheer cliff walls, couloirs may also be less well-defined, and may often simply be a line of broken talus or scree ascending the mountainside and bordered by trees, rocks or other natural features. Couloirs are especially significant in winter months when they may be filled in with snow or ice, and become much more noticeable than in warmer months when most of the snow and ice may recede. These physical features make the use of couloirs popular for both mountaineering and extreme skiing. References {{reflist Landforms Mountains Montane ecology Geographical terminology in mountaineering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hradečná
Hradečná () is a mountain in the Hrubý Jeseník mountain range in the Czech Republic. It has an elevation of above sea level. It is located in the municipality of Malá Morávka. Description Location Hradečná is situated slightly east of the center of the entire Hrubý Jeseník range, within the geomorphological microregion of Praděd Mountains. It lies on a side branch of the main ridge of the Praděd Mountains. The summit area has a domed shape, which, from an aerial perspective, looks like a "bump" extending from the slope of Vysoká hole mountain, stretching to the nearby . The mountain is located near the spa town of Karlova Studánka, at the junction of tourist trails starting from Hvězda Pass. It is a well-recognizable mountain, visible from Karlova Studánka. The first section of the narrow, highly popular asphalt road called ''Ovčárenská silnice'' runs along its slope for about 1.4 km, leading from Hvězda Pass to Praděd mountain. Due to its narrowness, traf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opava (river)
The Opava (, ) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Oder River. It partly forms the Czech-Polish state border. It flows through the Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic and along the Opole Voivodeship in Poland. It is formed by the confluence of the Černá Opava and Střední Opava streams. Together with the Černá Opava, which is its main source, the Opava is long, making it the List of rivers of the Czech Republic, 15th longest river in the country. Without the Černá Opava, it is long. Etymology The first written mentions of the river are from 1031 (as Vpa) and 1062 (as Opa). The words ''apa'', ''opa'' were Celtic languages, Celtic words for 'water' or 'river'. The suffix ''-ava'' is of younger origin and also denotes 'water'. The source streams of the Opava are called Černá Opava ('black Opava'), Střední Opava ('middle Opava') and Bílá Opava ('white Opava'). Characteristic From a water management point of view, the Opava, Černá Opav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Czech Silesia
Czech Silesia (; ) is the part of the historical region of Silesia now in the Czech Republic. While it currently has no formal boundaries, in a narrow geographic sense, it encompasses most or all of the territory of the Czech Republic within the Oder River's drainage basin. Together with Bohemia and Moravia, it is one of the three historical Czech lands.Silesia lies in the north-east of the Czech Republic, predominantly in the Moravian-Silesian Region, with a section in the northern Olomouc Region. It is almost identical in extent with Austrian Silesia (also known as the Duchy of Upper and Lower Silesia), before 1918; between 1938 and 1945, part of the area was also known as Sudeten Silesia (; ; ). Geography Czech Silesia borders Moravia in the south, Poland (Polish Silesia) in the north (in the northwest the County of Kladsko, until 1742/48 an integral part of Bohemia) and Slovakia in the southeast. With the city of Ostrava roughly in its geographic centre, the area compris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rýmařov
Rýmařov (; ) is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,800 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Rýmařov consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Rýmařov (6,174) *Edrovice (340) *Harrachov (36) *Jamartice (179) *Janovice (640) *Ondřejov (142) *Stránské (60) Geography Rýmařov is located about southwest of Bruntál and north of Olomouc. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The highest point is at above sea level. The town is situated at the confluence of the stream Podolský potok with several other small streams. The Podolský potok is the right tributary of the Moravice (river), Moravice, which forms the eastern municipal border. History The first settlement was established in the site of Rýmařov in the early 13th centu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruntál
Bruntál (; ) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. Administrative division Bruntál consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Bruntál (14,935) *Karlovec (1) Karlovec forms an Enclave and exclave, exclave of the municipal territory. Etymology The original German name ''Freudenthal'' means 'valley of joy' and refers to the town's location in a valley. The Czech name was later created by transcribing the German name. Geography Bruntál is located about north of Olomouc and northwest of Ostrava, in the historical region of Czech Silesia. It lies in the Nízký Jeseník range. The town lies in a valley surrounded by several hills. The highest point is the hill Uhlířský vrch at above sea level. The Černý Creek with its tributaries, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Rescue Service Of The Czech Republic
The Mountain Rescue Service of the Czech republic (, HS ČR) provides nationwide mountain rescue operations and search and rescue operations in difficult terrains in close cooperations with the Air Rescue Service and Police of the Czech Republic. It is a part of the integrated rescue system in the Czech Republic. History On 24 March 1913 two skiers died in Krkonoše. Bohumil Hanč participated in a 50 km long ski race and Václav Vrbata, his friend, came to cheer on him. During the race Hanč became exhausted and so Vrbata gave him his jacket to keep him warm. Both of these men died of hypothermia and this day is known as the Day of the Mountain Rescue Service of the Czech Republic. In virtue of this incident was the Mountain Rescue Service in Krkonoše founded. It happened on 12 May 1935. Later on, in 1948 was Mountain Rescue Service founded in Jeseníky, the same year also in Šumava, 1949 in Orlické hory, 1951 in Beskydy, 1954 in Jizerské hory and finally 1955 in ... [...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] |
