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Encyclopedia > Dvur Králové nad Labem

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Area: 35.8 km²
Population: 16,150 (2004)
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Map of the Czech Republic highlighting Dvur Kralove nad Labem

Dvůr Králové nad Labem (German: Königinhof an der Elbe) is a town of the Czech Republic in Hradec Králové Region, in the Labe (Elbe) river valley. This article lists sources for statistics about Czech Republic. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... Hradec Králové Region (Czech: Královéhradecky´ kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-eastern part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... The Elbe River (Czech Labe, Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, Polish Łaba, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of central Europe. ...


Dvůr Králové was first mentioned in 1270. It was a dowry town, owned by the King's wife and responsible for her expenses once she becomes widow. Nowadays, it is a center of textile and machinery industry. Events The Eighth Crusade is launched against Tunis, and ends when its leader, Louis IX of France, dies. ... Dowry town is name for town that has been devoted by Czech king to his wife - the queen. ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... A machine is any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of tasks. ...


The city has a famous Zoo (290 animal species, one of the biggest in Europe) and African Safari Museum. Outside the city, visitors can view an old residence of the Jesuits in Žireč and a castle in Kuks, both with many Baroque statues. A zoo. ... Safari may refer to: generally an overland journey (especially in Africa), from swahili Safari (travel); a wildlife-watching tour troughout African national parks; see Safari (travel). ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... The Alcázar of Segovia, Spain A castle (from the Latin castellum, diminutive of castra, a military camp, in turn the plural of castrum or watchpost), is a fort, a camp and the logical development of a fortified enclosure. ... Kuks (in old German sources Kukus) is a village in the Czech Republic, East Bohemia, Hradec Kralove Region, on the Labe (Elbe) river between Jaroměř and Dvůr Králové nad Labem. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens: dynamic figures spiral down around a void: draperies blow: a whirl of movement lit in a shaft of light, rendered in a free bravura handling of paint The Baroque was a style in art that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce...


Manuscript Affair

On September 16, 1817, Václav Hanka allegedly discovered manuscript appearing to be from the 13th century in the tower of local church. The Manuscript of Dvur Kralove [1] (http://www.natur.cuni.cz/~nesmerak/rkz/rkzen.html) (Rukopis Královédvorský in Czech), probably created by himself, was intended to help Czech patriots in cultural struggle with Germans. It was proven as a forgery at the end of the 19th century by Professor Masaryk and by later date examinations [2] (http://kix.fsv.cvut.cz/rkz/). Minority of historians still consider it genuine. September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A manuscript (Latin manu scriptus, written by hand), strictly speaking, is any written document that is put down by hand, in contrast to being printed or reproduced some other way. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ... Forgery is the process of making or adapting objects or documents (see false document), with the intention to deceive (fraud is the use of objects obtained through forgery). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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