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Záhorie (military District)
, the Romanian village of Dumbrava, called Erdőhát in Hungarian, Pestişu Mic Záhorie () is a region in western Slovakia between the Little Carpathians to the east and the Morava (river), Morava River to the west. Although not an administrative region, it is one of the List of tourism regions of Slovakia, 21 official tourism regions in Slovakia. Záhorie lies in the area of three administrative regions: Bratislava Region (Malacky District plus Záhorská Bystrica in Bratislava), Trnava Region (Senica District, Senica and Skalica District, Skalica districts) and Trenčín Region (southern part of Myjava District). The region also creates the borders between Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria. A Záhorie (military district), military district of the same name is located around Malacky. Name The word ''Záhorie'' literally means '(land) behind the mountains', referring to the Little Carpathians, which separate Záhorie from the rest of Slovakia. The Hungarian name of Záhori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to the east, and the Black Sea to the southeast. It has a mainly continental climate, and an area of with a population of 19 million people. Romania is the List of European countries by area, twelfth-largest country in Europe and the List of European Union member states by population, sixth-most populous member state of the European Union. Europe's second-longest river, the Danube, empties into the Danube Delta in the southeast of the country. The Carpathian Mountains cross Romania from the north to the southwest and include Moldoveanu Peak, at an altitude of . Bucharest is the country's Bucharest metropolitan area, largest urban area and Economy of Romania, financial centre. Other major urban centers, urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timiș ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Záhorie (military District)
, the Romanian village of Dumbrava, called Erdőhát in Hungarian, Pestişu Mic Záhorie () is a region in western Slovakia between the Little Carpathians to the east and the Morava (river), Morava River to the west. Although not an administrative region, it is one of the List of tourism regions of Slovakia, 21 official tourism regions in Slovakia. Záhorie lies in the area of three administrative regions: Bratislava Region (Malacky District plus Záhorská Bystrica in Bratislava), Trnava Region (Senica District, Senica and Skalica District, Skalica districts) and Trenčín Region (southern part of Myjava District). The region also creates the borders between Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria. A Záhorie (military district), military district of the same name is located around Malacky. Name The word ''Záhorie'' literally means '(land) behind the mountains', referring to the Little Carpathians, which separate Záhorie from the rest of Slovakia. The Hungarian name of Záhori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holíč
Holíč (until 1946 "Holič", , ) is a town in western Slovakia. History The oldest archaeological findings in the area date from the Neolithic, and there are findings from the Bronze Age, Iron Age and the Roman time. The town was first mentioned in 1205 as ''Wywar'', meaning "New Castle". The Árpád dynasty built a stone castle after the Mongol invasion in 1241. From the 13th century until 1296, Holíč was the seat of a border comitatus. Among the owners of the town were Matthew III Csák, Matthias Csák and Stibor of Stiboricz, Stibor of Stiborice. In the 15th century the town's development was slowed by the Hussites, Hussite raids. In 1736 the town was bought by Franz I, Holy Roman Emperor, husband of Maria Theresa and manufactures were built, leading to the town's growth. Maria Theresa also rebuilt the Holíč Castle from a fortress into a summer château of the Habsburgs. Holíč's once thriving Jewish community was completely decimated by the Holocaust. Holíč also gives ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gbely
Gbely (German and Hungarian: ''Egbell'') is a town in the Skalica District, Trnava Region in western Slovakia, close to the Czech border. History The first written record about Gbely was in 1392. It gained town rights in the 16th–17th centuries. Petroleum was discovered in 1912 and extraction started in 1914. Geography Gbely lies at an altitude of above sea level and covers an area of . It is located in the Záhorie region, in the Chvojnická pahorkatina hills, around from the district seat Skalica and from the Slovak capital Bratislava. Demographics According to the 2001 census, the town had 5,223 inhabitants. 96.09% of inhabitants were Slovaks, 1.26% Czechs 0.96% Roma, and 1% Amit. The religious make-up was 83.40% Roman Catholics, 14.57% people with no religious affiliation and 0.69% Lutherans. Notable Resident * Matej Kocak (1882–1918) Slovak-American World War I Medal of Honor recipient was born here. Twin towns — sister cities Gbely is twinned with: * Židl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slivovica
Slivovitz is a fruit spirit (or fruit brandy) made from damson plums, often referred to as plum spirit (or plum brandy). If anyone else has a dictionary of some Slavic language that translates your word for slivovitz as "plum brandy", please add additional citations here. Slivovitz is produced in Central and Southeastern Europe, both commercially and privately. Primary producers include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine. In the Balkans, slivovitz is considered a kind of ''rakia''. In Hungary it is considered a kind of pálinka, but in Romania and Moldova it is considered '' pălincă'', similar to '' țuică''. In the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Galicia, and Carpathian-Ruthenia it is considered ''pálenka''. UNESCO put it in a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists in 2022 on request of the country of geographic origin Serbia. Etymology The word ''slivov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint Laurent (grape)
St. Laurent (also Saint Laurent, or Sankt Laurent in German) is a highly aromatic dark-skinned wine grape variety grown in cool climate regions of central Europe, mainly Austria and the Czech Republic. Its origin is uncertain, but the long-held belief that it is related to Pinot noir has been confirmed by DNA analysis, which shows it is an offspring of Pinot noir and a second parent, possibly Savagnin. St. Laurent is the second-most widely planted red grape variety in the Czechia, grown in all wine subregions in both Moravia and Bohemia. It comprises approximately 6% of total vineyards, or . In Austria, St. Laurent is the third most popular red grape variety and is primarily grown in Lower Austria and Burgenland. In 2008, Austrian plantations stood at , and have expanded in the 2000s as a part of general red wine trend in Austria, after having declined somewhat during the 1990s. Offspring * Zweigelt was created in 1922 by Fritz Zweigelt by crossing Blaufränkisch and St. Laure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugais Bleu
Blauer Portugieser is a red Austrian wine, Austrian, Slovenian wine, Croatian wine, Czech wine, Moravian and German wine grapeJ. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 542 Oxford University Press 2006 found primarily in the Rheinhessen (wine region), Rheinhessen, Palatinate (wine region), Pfalz and List of wine producing regions, wine regions of Lower Austria, Slovenia and Croatia. It is also one of the permitted grapes in the Hungarian wine Egri Bikavér (Bull's blood). In Germany, the cultivated area covered or 4.5% of the total vineyard area in 2007.German Wine Institute: German Wine Statistics 2008-2009 Wine cellars usually vinify a simple light red wine, which is cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noir De Franconie
Noir (or noire) is the French word for black. It may also refer to: Places * Noire River (Ottawa River tributary), in the Outaouais region of Quebec * Noire River, a tributary of the Yamaska River in Eastern Townships area, Quebec People * Noir (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media Genres * Film noir, a film genre * Folk noir, a music genre * Noir fiction, a literary genre closely related to hardboiled genre * Nordic noir, noir fiction, TV series, and films set in the Nordic countries * Rural noir (fiction), also known as outback noir in Australia, novels with crimes set in rural locations * Rural noir (film), also known as outback noir in Australia, films and TV series with crimes set in rural locations * Southern noir, noir fiction set in the Southern United States Games * ''Discworld Noir'', a 1999 video game by GT Interactive * '' Noir: A Shadowy Thriller'', a 1996 video game by Cyberdreams Music Groups and labels * Noir (band), a South Korean boy band which d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grain
A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached husk, hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption. A grain crop is a grain-producing plant. The two main types of commercial grain crops are cereals and legumes. After being harvested, dry grains are more durable than other staple foods, such as starchy fruits (plantain (cooking), plantains, breadfruit, etc.) and tubers (sweet potatoes, cassava, and more). This durability has made grains well suited to industrial agriculture, since they can be mechanically harvested, transported by rail or ship, stored for long periods in silos, and mill (grinding), milled for flour or expeller pressing, pressed for Seed oil, oil. Thus, the grain market is a major global commodity market that includes crops such as maize, rice, soybeans, wheat and other grains. Cereal and non-cereal grains In the grass family, a grain (narrowly defined) is a caryopsis, a fruit with its wall fused on to the single seed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunflowers
''Helianthus'' () is a genus comprising around 70 species of annual and perennial flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae commonly known as sunflowers. Except for three South American species, the species of ''Helianthus'' are native to North America and Central America. The best-known species is the common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus''). This and other species, notably Jerusalem artichoke (''H. tuberosus''), are cultivated in temperate regions and some tropical regions, as food crops for humans, cattle, and poultry, and as ornamental plants. The species ''H. annuus'' typically grows during the summer and into early fall, with the peak growth season being mid-summer. Several perennial ''Helianthus'' species are grown in gardens, but have a tendency to spread rapidly and can become aggressive. On the other hand, the whorled sunflower, ''Helianthus verticillatus'', was listed as an endangered species in 2014 when the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a final rule p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maize
Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three Sisters polyculture. The leafy stalk of the plant gives rise to male inflorescences or tassels which produce pollen, and female inflorescences called ears. The ears yield grain, known as kernels or seeds. In modern commercial varieties, these are usually yellow or white; other varieties can be of many colors. Maize relies on humans for its propagation. Since the Columbian exchange, it has become a staple food in many parts of the world, with the total production of maize surpassing that of wheat and rice. Much maize is used for animal feed, whether as grain or as the whole plant, which can either be baled or made into the more palatable silage. Sugar-rich varieties called sw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Wine
Red wine is a type of wine made from dark-colored grape varieties - (red grapes.) The color of the wine can range from intense violet, typical of young wines, through to brick red for mature wines and brown for older red wines. The juice from most purple grapes is greenish-white, the red color coming from anthocyan pigments present in the skin of the grape. Much of the red wine production process involves extraction of color and flavor components from the grape skin. Varieties The top 20 red grape varieties by acreage (listed alphabetically) are: * Alicante Henri Bouschet * Barbera * Bobal * Cabernet Franc * Cabernet Sauvignon * Carignan * Cinsaut * Malbec * Douce noir * Gamay * Grenache * Isabella * Merlot * Montepulciano * Mourvèdre * Pinot noir * Sangiovese * Syrah * Tempranillo * Zinfandel The next top 30 red grape varieties by acreage (listed alphabetically) are: * Aglianico * Blaufränkisch * Bordô * Carménère * Castelão * Concord * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
