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| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Region | Vysočina | ||
| District | Havlíčkův Brod | ||
| Commune | Havlíčkův Brod | ||
| Elevation | 422 m (1,385 ft) | ||
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| Area | 64. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, Since January 1 2000 (according to Czech law # 129/2000 o krajích ( about Counties) replacing older paragraph 1/ 1993 in the Czech Constitution Vysočina Region (ˈvɪsotʃɪna Czech: Kraj Vysočina - "vysočina" is Czech for "highlands" is an administrative unit (kraj of In 1960 Czechoslovakia was re-divided into Districts ( Okres, plural okresy) often without regard to traditional division and Havlíčkův Brod District ( Okres Havlíčkův Brod in Czech) is district ( Okres) within Vysočina Region ( Vysočina The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 95 km² (25. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 08 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 24,296 (2006-07-03) | ||
| Density | 374 /km² (969 /sq mi) | ||
| First mentioned | 1234 | ||
| Mayor | Jana Fischerová | ||
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 580 01 | ||
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| Wikimedia Commons: Havlíčkův Brod | |||
| Statistics: statnisprava.cz | |||
| Website: www.muhb.cz | |||
Havlíčkův Brod (IPA: [ˈɦavliːtʃkuːf ˈbrot]; before 1945 Czech: Německý Brod, German: Deutschbrod) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Vysočina Region (ˈvɪsotʃɪna Czech: Kraj Vysočina - "vysočina" is Czech for "highlands" is an administrative unit (kraj of The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, It is also the capital of the district (okres) Havlíčkův Brod. Okres ( Czech and Slovak term meaning "district" in English; from Old Slavic окрьсть - around refers to administrative entities in the It is located on the Sázava River in the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and has a population of 24,321 as of 2003. Sázava (ˈsazava is a river in the Czech Republic. It is a right Tributary of the Vltava. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
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History
Settlement in Brod has been documented as far back as the 12th century. After silver was discovered in the area, the Bohemian nobleman Smil of Lichtenburk (Lichtenburg) invited German miners to settle the area; Brod received its city rights in 1257. Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the This article is about the German diaspora See Germans for the German ethnicity in general Mining is the extraction of valuable Minerals or other geological materials from the earth usually (but not always from an Ore body 'City rights' redirects here See also Municipal charter. Town privileges were important features of European Towns during Although the townspeople were German-speakers in a predominantly Czech-speaking land, the people of Brod became loyal subjects of the Bohemian crown. In the 13th and 14th centuries it was a center for silver mining, although its importance gradually declined in the latter century. Because the German townspeople supported King Sigismind during the Hussite Wars, Brod was sacked on January 22, 1422 by Jan Žižka. For other nobles of the same name please see Sigismund. Sigismund ( February 14, 1368 – December 9, The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars involved the military actions against and amongst the followers of Jan Hus in Bohemia in the period 1420 Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English John Zizka of Trocnov, German Johann Ziska or Johann Schischka) (c The town was resettled in 1429 and experienced a cultural flowering during the 16th and 17th centuries. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar Brod was industrialized during the 19th century with an emphasis on textiles, and became an important railway junction. is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a Pre-industrial society into an industrial one The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Because many townspeople supported Nazi Germany's occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II, the town's German population was expelled in 1945 and it received the name Havlíčkův Brod. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar In the late 1980s Brod's center was declared a national treasure. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
Names
The Czech word Brod means "ford" in English. Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the A ford is a place in a Watercourse (most commonly a stream or River) that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading on Horseback or in a wheeled English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Because the town was originally founded by Smil of Lichtenburk, Brod's original name was Smilův Brod (Ford of Smil or Smilford). Because of its predominantly German population, the town was renamed in 1310 to Německý Brod in Czech and Deutschbrod in German (both meaning German Ford). The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. After the expulsion of the Germans in 1945, the town was officially renamed Havlíčkův Brod (Ford of Havlíček) in honor of the 19th century writer Karel Havlíček Borovský. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Karel Havlíček Borovský (ˈkarɛl ˈɦavliːtʃɛk ˈborofskiː ( Borová, today Havlíčkova Borová October 31, 1821 - Prague July
Sister cities
Brod is twinned with:
Brielle, Netherlands, since 1985
Brixen, Italy, since 1992
Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia, since 1995
External links
- (Czech) Municipal Website
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