The cemetery contains the graves and memorial stones of victims of the First and Second World War.
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Showing posts with label Czech Republic. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
CZECH REPUBLIC - Forest Cemetery in Novy Bor
Thanks to Milada for the card.
The cemetery contains the graves and memorial stones of victims of the First and Second World War.
The cemetery contains the graves and memorial stones of victims of the First and Second World War.
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
CZECH REPUBLIC - Hospital Kuks
Hospital in Kuks originally a hospital for retired soldiers, now a landmark.
Thanks to Dana for the big beautiful card.
Thanks to Dana for the big beautiful card.
Tuesday, March 12, 2019
CZECH REPUBLIC - Brno, 1907
Thanks to Daniela for the card.
"Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative center of the South Moravian Region in which it forms a separate district (Brno-City District). The city lies at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers and has about 400,000 inhabitants."
Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019
CZECH REPUBLIC - Hrad Litice/Litice Castle
Thanks to Ivana for the card.
"Litice Castle (German: Lititz, English: Lititz ) is a castle 7 kilometres west of Žamberk in the Ústí nad Orlicí District, in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic.
The steep slopes of the foothills of the Orlické hory (Eagle Mountains) gave the advantage of a strategic position to the gothic castles being founded there at the close of the 13th century. The high headland around which flowed the Divoká Orlice River was the site chosen just before the year 1300 by the Drslavic family to build up a castle which they named after their original family settlement in the Plzeň area."
Saturday, November 24, 2018
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Friday, October 26, 2018
Monday, August 20, 2018
CZECH REPUBLIC - Castle /Chateau Lednice
Thanks to Kamila for the card.
"Lednice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɛdɲɪtsɛ]; German: Eisgrub) is a village in South Moravia in the Czech Republic. In 1996 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List (together with the twin manor of Valtice) as "an exceptional example of the designed landscape that evolved in the Enlightenment and afterwards under the care of a single family." It contains a palace and the largest park in the country, which covers 200 km2 (77 sq mi).
Since Lednice/Eisgrub first passed into the hands of the House of Liechtenstein in the mid-13th century, its fortunes had been tied inseparably to those of that noble family. The palace of Lednice began its life as a Renaissance villa; in the 17th century it became a summer residence of the ruling Princes of Liechtenstein. The estate house – designed and furbished by baroque architects Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Domenico Martinelli, and Anton Johan Ospel – proclaimed rural luxury on the grandest scale. In 1846–58 it was extensively rebuilt in a Neo-Gothic style under the supervision of Georg Wingelmüller.
The surrounding park is laid out in an English garden style and contains a range of Romantic follies by Joseph Hardtmuth, including the artificial ruins of a medieval castle on the bank of the Thaya/Dyje River (1801) and a solitary sixty-metre minaret, reputedly the tallest outside the Muslim world at the time of its construction (1797–1804)."
Monday, May 28, 2018
CZECH REPUBLIC - Zainele Blatna
Thanks to Monika for the card.
Blatná is a small town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic, with a water castle in the center of an artificial lake and a landscape garden around it. It lies in a pleasant rolling countryside with a mosaic of fields, meadows and hundreds of ponds and nearly no industry.
Friday, February 9, 2018
Saturday, February 3, 2018
CZECH REPUBLIC - Zamek Kromeriz/The Kroměříž Castle
Thanks to Emillio for the card.
"The Kroměříž Castle (Czech: Zámek Kroměříž or Arcibiskupský zámek, German: Schloss Kremsier) in Kroměříž, Czech Republic, used to be the principal residence of the bishops and (since 1777) archbishops of Olomouc."
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
CZECH REPUBLIC - Praha. Charles Bridge and Hradcany
One beautiful card, big and long! Thanks Veronika!
"Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic, dating from the 9th century. It is the official office of the President of the Czech Republic. The castle was a seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia. The Bohemian Crown Jewels are kept within a hidden room inside it.
According to the Guinness Book of Records, Prague Castle is the largest ancient castle in the world, occupying an area of almost 70,000 square metres (750,000 square feet), at about 570 metres (1,870 feet) in length and an average of about 130 metres (430 feet) wide. The castle is among the most visited tourist attractions in Prague attracting over 1.8 million visitors annually."
Thursday, October 26, 2017
CZECH REPUBLIC - Trebic
Thanks to Lenka for the card.
"Třebíč is a town in the Moravian part of the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic.
Třebíč is situated 35 km southeast of Jihlava and 65 km west of Brno on the Jihlava River."
CZECH REPUBLIC - Cathedral of St Vitus, Praha
The awe-inspiring main facade of the Cathedral of St Vitus. Thanks to Tereza for the card.
"The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert (Czech: metropolitní katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha) is a Roman Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as St. Vitus Cathedral.
This cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic architecture and is the largest and most important church in the country. Located within Prague Castle and containing the tombs of many Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors, the cathedral is under the ownership of the Czech government as part of the Prague Castle complex."
Friday, October 13, 2017
CZECH REPUBLIC - Chotěboř
Thanks to Marie for the card.
"Chotěboř (Czech pronunciation: [ˈxocɛbor̝̊]; German: Chotieborsch) is a town in the Havlíčkův Brod District, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic. It belongs to the historical land of Bohemia. At the last census (2005) it had a population of 9379."
Thursday, September 14, 2017
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
CZECH REPUBLIC - St Peter's Church Square, Bartholomew
Thanks to Pavla for the card.
"Pelhřimov (German: Pilgrams) is a town located approximately halfway between Prague and Brno. It is known as “the Gateway to the Highlands“ because of its location in the westernmost tip of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands. The altitude is 498.63 meters above sea level at the foot of the tower of the Church of St. Bartholomew, and 509.7 meters at the railway station."
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
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