Terezín is a former military fortress composed of the citadel and adjacent walled garrison town of Litoměřice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. Geography The town is located in North Bohemia, along the Ohře River, near its confluence with the Elbe River at Litoměřice. Terezín today After the related war uses, […]
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Teplice is a statutory city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic and the capital of the Teplice District. It has about 50,000 inhabitants. It is the Czech Republic’s second largest spa town, after Karlovy Vary. Administrative parts The municipal area comprises the administrative parts of Teplice proper, Hudcov, Nová Ves, Prosetice, […]
Telč is a town in the Jihlava District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. The town is well known for its historic centre, which is protected by law as urban monument reservation and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. History According to a local legend, the town was founded in 1099, however the […]
Prostějov is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 44,000 inhabitants. Today the city is known for its fashion industry and AČR special forces unit 601. skss based there. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as urban monument zone. History In the Austrian […]
Příbram is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic with a population of about 32,500. The town is located on the Litavka river and the foothills of the Brdy Range, 60 km (37 mi) south-west of Prague; the country’s capital. The town is well known for its mining history and more recently its new venture into economic restructuring. The town is the third […]
Prague is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, the 13th largest city in the European Union and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated on the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 2.7 million. The city has a […]
Plzeň is a city in the Czech Republic. About 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of Prague in western Bohemia, it is the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 175,000 inhabitants. The city is known worldwide for Pilsner beer, created by Bavarian brewer Josef Groll here in 1842. Pilsner beer In 1375 Bohemian king Charles IV endowed the Dobrow Monastery near Plzeň with the beer right, and […]
Písek is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Písek is colloquially called “Athens of Southern Bohemia“, because it has many high schools and schools of higher education, including the Film School in Písek. Up to the last decades of 19th century Písek was a centre of the large autonomous Prácheň Region (also Prácheňský kraj) (today’s Prachatice, Písek […]
Pardubice is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the river Elbe, 96 kilometres (60 mi) east of Prague. The historic centre of Pardubice is well preserved and historically significant and is protected by law as urban monument reservation. Factories include the Synthesia chemical factory, an oil […]
Ostrava is a city in the north-east of the Czech Republic, and the capital of the Moravian-Silesian Region. It has about 288,000 inhabitants. It lies 15 km (9 mi) from the border with Poland, at the confluences of four rivers: Oder, Opava, Ostravice and Lučina. Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic […]
Opočno is a town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,100 inhabitants. The centre of the town is historically significant and is protected by law as Urban monument zone. Opočno is well known for the Opočno Castle, one of the most magnificent examples of Renaissance architecture in Bohemia. History Opočno was first mentioned […]
Opava is a city in the eastern Czech Republic on the river Opava, located to the north-west of Ostrava. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia. It was a historical capital of Czech Silesia. Opava is now in the Moravian-Silesian Region and has a population of more than 55,000. Geography Opava is located […]
Olomouc is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. Located on the Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and was a historical capital city of Moravia, before having been sacked by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years’ War. Today, it is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region […]
Nýrsko is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the Úhlava River under the Šumava Range some 50 km south-west of the region capital of Plzeň. It has about 5,000 inhabitants. Nýrsko is also a Municipality with Commissioned Local Authority within the Klatovy Municipality with Extended Competence. History The […]
Nymburk is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, located 45 km (28 mi) east of Prague on the Elbe River. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. History The town was founded in around 1275 by the Bohemian king Přemysl Otakar II. The king settled here the Dominican Order and invited here among Czech settlers also German and Dutch colonists. The Czech language prevailed in the 15th century after […]
Most is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 66,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Most District and it lies between the Central Bohemian Uplands and the Ore Mountains, approximately 77 km (48 mi) northwest of Prague along the Bílina River and southwest of Ústí […]
Mladá Boleslav is a statutory city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 44,000 inhabitants. It lies on the left bank of the Jizera River about 50 kilometres (31 miles) northeast of Prague. Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive industry (Škoda Auto) and therefore […]
Mikulov is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,500 inhabitants. The historic centre of Mikulov is well preserved and historically significant and is protected by law as urban monument reservation. Economy Mikulov is a centre of Czech wine-making due to its favorable geographic location and climate, […]
Besenyszög is a town in Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county , in the Szolnok district . History The village got its name from a watercourse called Besen. This name preserves the memory of the Pecheneg people. The area was already inhabited during the Neolithic period. Today’s settlement developed between 1771 and 1774 from four destroyed medieval villages. In 1944 , due to the proximity of Szolnok, the border of the village was the scene of significant military events. Some of the houses in the village still […]
Lébény is a town in Győr-Moson-Sopron County, midway between Mosonmagyaróvár and Győr, Hungary. It has a Romanesque monastic church commenced in 1208. Similar family or clan-financed medieval Hungarian monastic churches can be found in Ják, Ócsa, Nyírbátor, Harina and Mălâncrav. Sights Benedictine Abbey Church The history of the village is inextricably intertwined with the history of the monumental church here. The first documented mention of the church dates […]
Borsodnádasd is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county , in the Ózd district . History The establishment of the settlement can be traced back to the period after the Tartar invasion . No diploma or other document is available on its creation. The first documented mention of it dates from 1327 as Nádasd . It got its name from the reeds in the widening of the valley. The following charter is from 1347 . In 1332 he already […]
Cigánd is a very small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, 80 kilometres (50 miles) from the county capital Miskolc. History The area has been inhabited since ancient times. Before the Hungarians conquered the area, Slavic and Avar tribes lived here. Cigánd was first mentioned in documents in 1289. Its residents were fishers, hunters and serfs. In 1347 the village was divided […]
Sásd city in Baranya county . It isthe seat ofthe county’s Hegyháti district . The city is located in a sunny, open valley, about halfway between Pécs and Kaposvár , about 35 kilometers from both, along the main road 66 . It is located more than 15 kilometers south of Dombóvár , connected to it by the main road 611 . It is located 20 km from hops . It also passes through the city on the Pusztaszabolcs – Pécs […]
Abaújszántó is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, about 40 kilometres (25 miles) from the county capital Miskolc. It belongs to the famous Tokaj-Hegyalja wine district. Sights Thermal water spa: The pool is built on a thermal spring. Its water exchange was provided by a source. Its cellars are a World Heritage Site. Cellar row is located in several places, one above the spa. Patay Castle : […]
Hajós is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. History Hajós’s name comes from the Hungarian word “hajó” which means boat or ship. It is possible that in the Middle Ages Hajós was surrounded by a large area of water. The medieval Hajós lost much of its population during the Ottoman conquest. The bishop of Kalocsa moved German immigrants to Hajós which received village rights in 1756. Tourism There are over 1,200 press houses built in […]
Bélapátfalva is a town in Heves County , the seat of the Bélapátfalva district , which lies north of Eger on the western side of the Bükk Mountains. The settlement is located along a country road running in the valley of the Eger stream . Facing the town is the Bél-kő mountain which rises 811 meters and is one of the highest peaks of the Bükk mountains. History The settlement was once the property of the Bél genus . Its name was first […]
Lengyeltóti is a town in Somogy county, Hungary. The town can be found south from Fonyód, along the highway to Somogyvár, the old seat of the county. The highway went from the Lake Balaton to the southern part of the country. The town sits on the top of a hill. Its name: Tóti meant Slavonic people in Hungarian, so probably the old village […]
Zalalövő is a town in the northwestern part of Zala County , in the Zala Hills , at the ancient crossing point of the Zala River. The settlement is a small town with significant tourist traffic in the Zalaegerszeg district , on the border of the Göcsej and Őrség regions. Sights Aelium Salla archeological site and exhibition Country house Church of St. Ladislaus (Neo-Gothic) All Saints Church (medieval) Church of St. Anne (1747-1749) The Amber Lake is a 35 hectares of water surface, […]
Kisköre is a town on the southern edge of Heves county in the Heves district , on the shores of Lake Tisza , in the central part of the Great Plain . It is located in the southern part of Heves county, next to Lake Tisza . The city has a railway station ( Kisköre ) and a railway station ( Kisköre-Tiszahíd ) on the Kál-Kápolna – Kisújszállás railway line . History The old village has been depopulated several times during its more than […]
Csanádpalota is a town in the Makó district of Csongrád-Csanád county . It is located right next to the Romanian border, about 20 kilometers east of Makó . Neighbors: Csanádalberti and Pitvaros from the north, Mezőhegyes from the northeast , Nagylak from the south, Kövegy and Magyarcsanád from the southwest, and Királyhegyes from the northwest . Its nearest neighbor is Kövegy, which is only 4 km away. Nearby settlements are still Pitvaros and Nagylak; the former is 11 kilometers away and the latter 10 kilometers away. Sights […]
Sajóbábony is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County , Miskolc District . Sajóbábony is located 13 kilometers north of Miskolc , in the Bükk region , at the confluence of the Tardonai hills and the Sajó basin. The settlement is divided into two distinct parts: the village and the housing estate. The village is hidden in the valley of the Bábony stream, it is not visible from the main road 26, except for the Reformed and […]
Rétság is a town in the Danube Bend region, 55 km (34 mi) north of Budapest, halfway between Vác and Balassagyarmat. The population is a bit over 2700 people. History The settlement was property of the Losonczy family in 1393, its name was Réthy Saag. The Ottoman conquest started in the middle of the 16th century (when castle Nógrád was captured by the Ottoman army) and lasted […]
Mariánské Lázně is a spa town in Cheb District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. The town, surrounded by green mountains, is a mosaic of parks and noble houses. Most of its buildings come from the town’s Golden Era in the second half of the 19th century, […]
Litomyšl is a town in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 10,000 inhabitants. It is former bishopric and Latin Catholic titular see. It lies 136 kilometres (85 mi) east of Prague. The château-type castle complex in the town centre is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. Sights The dominant feature of Litomyšl […]
Nyírlugos is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg county, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary. Location Nyírlugos is located in the northeastern part of the Great Plain , it belongs to the Nyírség , which rises 20-50 meters above the plane of the Trans-Tisza . Nyírlugos is located in the southeastern part of Nyírség. This region is the largest running sand area in Nyírség, its surface consists of a mass of sand dunes. From the sand, the wind formed parabolic mounds […]
Litoměřice is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. It lies at the junction of the rivers Elbe and Ohře, approximately 64 km (40 mi) northwest of Prague. The area within the Ústí nad Labem Region is sometimes called The Garden of Bohemia due to the mild weather conditions important for growing fruits and grapes. During the time of the Austro-Hungarian […]