Czech Republic
Czech heraldic lion
This lion figure is appearing on coats of arms of Czech rulers, and later on the emblem of the Czech state. Today, the notion of Czech lion means "silver double-tailed lion rampant with a golden crown and golden arms", which as a symbol of Bohemia (sometimes represented by all countries...
A brief historical overview
The Venus of Dolní Věstonice - a ceramic statuette dated to 29,000–25,000 BCE. ...
Geography
The native name of Czech Republic is Česká republika. Prague is the capital of Czech Republic.
Žlutice
On and Under The City Square
Short movie with children from the elementary school.
Click here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQDVsiJIgwM
History of the Underground
History of the Underground
The building of some corridors began in the 2nd half of the13th century. At that time there was the construction of the foundation of the city proper and a large number of stone buildings. Each of the houses had an excavated cellar - the basis for future...
A"little more" about the history of Žlutice
Žlutice can boast that they have written proof of their existence from the period of eight centuries ago, and that it belongs to the oldest cities of the Czech state, established at the time Premyslids.
The oldest holder was Zdimír, benefactor of the Kladruby monastery....
History
Zlutice was apparently founded in the Slavic colonization as a trading post. The earliest written reference is from the 1186. The city is one of the oldest cities of the Czech Kingdom.
Magical places of Western Bohemia
Chyše
The first mention of Chyše is in 1158, when the settlement was inhabited by the lesser nobility family Odolen of Pětipes.They were raised during the reign of King Vladislav II. (reg.1140 - 1172) to the state of knighthood. On the site of today's castle was a fortress founded here in...
Skoky near Žlutice (Maria Stock)
www.skoky.eu/fotoalbum/virtualni-prohlidka/
History of the village Skoky (Jumps)
Skoky perhaps originated in the Middle Ages, but the first written mention of it is from 1513.
The beginnings of the pilgrimage place began in the High Baroque period at the peak of the...
Castle Hartenštejn
Hartenštejn, a Late Gothic castle was built in the period preceding 1473 by Henry II. from Plauen. The castle was situated on a prominent hill (Schlossberg) southwest of Bochov. Jindřich (Henry) from Plauen built it as a replacement...
The Romanesque Church of St. Nicholas
The Church of St. Nicholas in Potvorov is one of the oldest monuments in the Pilsen region. While it is one of the smaller rural churches, its artistic and architectural value ranks it among our most important and most valuable...
Mariánské Lázně - "treasury of medicinal mineral springs"
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The value of the site is determined by the natural healing resources that were the reason for the founding of the city. They are mainly mineral water with carbon dioxide, used for drinking cures and baths and gas injections. In this, the second largest spa town in the Czech...
Mariánská Týnice
Pilgrimage Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary and the Cistercian Provost Office
is a great Baroque building by architect Jan Blažej Santini Aichel. Former provost and pilgrimage church is located near the Pilsen and currently there is a museum.
There is an...
National heritage site Kladruby Monastery
On Saturday, March 14th, we took a trip to Kladruby Monastery, founded in the 12th Century by Prince Vladislav I, whose remains lie in the church. Over the centuries, due to war and conflicts, the monastery has changed through reconstructions and additions. The newest section of the structure...
At All Saints Church Štoutov
Štoutov - All Saints Church
Originally a Gothic parish church of All Saints in the first half of the 14th century, it stands on the site of the extinct medieval village of Bakov (Wakow) at the cemetery in solitary hillock At All Saints in the fields between the...
