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Area:	86.9 km²
Population:	67,905 (2005)
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Most is a city in the northwest of the Czech Republic, in Ústí nad Labem Region. It is situated between the Czech Central Mountains (Czech: České středohoří) and Ore Mountains (Czech: Krušné hory), approximately 77 km (48 miles) northwest of Prague along the Bílina River and southwest of Ústí nad Labem. Ústí nad Labem Region (Czech: Ústecký kraj) is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western part of its historical region of Bohemia. ... In the 19th century the Erzgebirge mountains were a centre for lace making. ... Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Ústí nad Labem (help· info) (-Czech, German: Aussig an der Elbe) is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Usti nad Labem Region. ...

Etymology

The name Most means "bridge" in Czech. The town was named after the system of bridges over swamps which lay in this area in 10th century. The German name for Most is Brüx (also means "bridge" in German). As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ...

History

The Latin Chronica Boemorum mentions a Slavic settlement below the Gnevin Castle (Czech: Hněvín) called Gnevin Pons (Czech: Hněvínský most) in 1040. Through the swamps there led a merchant route from Prague to Freiberg. The network of wooden bridges was built to provide comfortable passages through this territory. Hneva from the Hrabisic dynasty established a military stronghold to protect caravans. Under this stronghold the village that would become Most developed. Cosmas Cosmas of Prague (c. ... The Slavic peoples are the most numerous ethnic and linguistic body of peoples in Europe. ... Hnevin is a castle in Most - the town in the Czech Republic. ... Prague (Czech: Praha (IPA: ), see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. ... Freiberg, Obermarkt square Freiberg is a city in Saxony, Germany, capital of the district Freiberg. ...

In 1227 Kojata, the last of the Hrabisics, passed his property to the cloister of the Knights of the Cross. Since 1238 the royal town was owned by the Přemyslids and it became a rich city with many churches. Kings Otakar II, John of Luxembourg, and Charles IV all granted Most city rights. In the 14th century, due to colonization the city became predominantly German. Events Henry III of England declares himself of age and assumes power Births September 30 - Pope Nicholas IV Deaths March 18 - Pope Honorius III (b. ... King Kojata or The Unlooked for Prince or Prince Unexpected is a Slavonic fairy tale. ... Events In the Iberian peninsula, James I of Aragon captures the city of Valencia September 28 from the Moors; the Moors retreat to Granada. ... PÅ™emyslid coat of arms. ... Otakar II (also spelled Ottokar or PÅ™emysl Otakar/Ottokar) (c. ... John the Blind of Luxemburg (German: Johann der Blinde; Czech: Jan Lucemburský; August 10, 1296 – August 26, 1346) was King of Bohemia and Count of Luxemburg. ... Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor. ... This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ...

During the 15th and 16th centuries the city was hit by several fires. About 1517, city reconstruction began the foundations of several significant facilities, including the new dean's church and the Renaissance city hall. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... // 1517 Nothing Actuall 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 151== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517... Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary (2006) Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary (in Czech Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie) is a church building in Most, a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. ... Raphael was famous for depicting illustrious figures of the Classical past with the features of his Renaissance contemporaries. ...

During the Thirty Years' War, the city was occupied by Swedish troops. At first and at last it was obtained by stratagem also the castle Hnevin. Combatants Protestantism: Sweden,Denmark, France, Scotland and protestant German countries like Saxony Roman Catholic Church: Holy Roman Empire, Spain Commanders Gustav II Adolf Ferdinand II The Thirty Years War was fought between 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of todays Germany, also involving most of the major European... Hnevin is a castle in Most - the town in the Czech Republic. ...

After the Thirty Years' War Most lost much of its economical and political significance, and it was not until the second half of the 19th century that the emergence of industry and mining brought renewed importance to the city. In 1870 a railway line was built, heralding a population and building explosion (sugar works, porcelain factory, steel works, brewery, founding of city museum etc.). In 1895 the city Most was affected by natural catastrophe - quicksand that is running sands. By run it disappeared in the underground several houses also with people and the further lost the roof over head. Combatants Protestantism: Sweden,Denmark, France, Scotland and protestant German countries like Saxony Roman Catholic Church: Holy Roman Empire, Spain Commanders Gustav II Adolf Ferdinand II The Thirty Years War was fought between 1618 and 1648, principally on the territory of todays Germany, also involving most of the major European... 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. ... Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world, Chile. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... Magnified crystals of refined sugar Magnification of typical sugar In general use, non-scientists take sugar to mean sucrose, also called table sugar or saccharose, a white crystalline solid disaccharide. ... It has been suggested that Porcelain tile be merged into this article or section. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... The entrance of a brewery. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Quicksand and warning sign at a gravel extraction site. ...

Lookout tower of the rebuilt Hněvín offers view over the former mining area with the moved Church as well as over the new town

Up to thirties it continues the quick building activity. In 1900 it was constructed the plant RICO for dressing material, since 1901 the electric street car line links the city of Most and Kopisty upto Janov. In 1911 it was opened the most modern theatre in the Czech republic, the supplying by drinking water was solved in 1911 - 1914 by the construction of unique dam at Krizatky. The German-speaking population of the city largely fled before the Red Army during World War II. The second world war brought to city the destruction of housing estates under the castle Hněvín. After 1964 begins the "moving" of city. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1209x1785, 710 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Most HnÄ›vín ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1209x1785, 710 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Most HnÄ›vín ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Street cars in New Orleans A modern tram in the Töölö district of Helsinki, Finland For modern innovations aimed at increasing the capacity and speed of tramway systems, see light rail. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The short forms Red Army and RKKA refer to the Workers and Peasants Red Army, (in Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия - Raboche-Krestyanskaya Krasnaya Armiya), the armed forces first organized by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War in 1918. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Hnevin is a castle in Most - the town in the Czech Republic. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

During the sixties, Most's historic centre was completely destroyed to make room for the expanding lignite mines, a process that lasted until 1970. This process involved the destruction of many historic monuments, including a brewery dating from the 15th century and a theatre designed in 1910 by Alexander Graf, a Viennese architect who designed many theatres across Central Europe, including ones in Ostrava and Ljubljana. One building, however, was preserved: the Gothic Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary (Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie), built between 1517 and 1594 and designed by Jakob Heilmann of Schweinfurt. Over 28 days, it was moved by train to the new town, 841 metres away, at the rate of roughly 30 metres per day. This building was mentioned in Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest building ever moved on wheels. Coal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by mining. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Regions of Europe Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... Ostrava ( ) (IPA: ) (German: Ostrau, Polish: Ostrawa) is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region. ... (IPA: ) is the capital and largest city in Slovenia. ... Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary (2006) Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary (in Czech Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie) is a church building in Most, a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. ... // 1517 Nothing Actuall 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 151== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 ==== 1517 ==== 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517 1517... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... The Guinness Book of Records (or in recent editions Guinness World Records, and in previous US editions Guinness Book of World Records) is a book published annually, containing an internationally recognized collection of superlatives: both in terms of human achievement and the extrema of the natural world. ...

Life in the town

As a young city Most does not have many historical sights, yet there are two important ones: Hněvín Castle and the Gothic Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary (Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie). On the other hand there are many amusement facilities which can be visited: planetarium, observatory, autodrome, aquadrome or hippodrome. Hnevin is a castle in Most - the town in the Czech Republic. ... See also Gothic art. ... Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary (2006) Church of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary (in Czech Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie) is a church building in Most, a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. ... A planetarium is a theater built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation. ... MolÄ—tai Astronomical Observatory An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, autosport or motorsport) is a psuedo-sport involving racing automobiles. ... A water park is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds (water playgrounds), lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing environments. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ...

The city of Most is known for its huge share of people living in panelaks. The decimated environment along with urban development has given the city a depressing feeling. On the other side the concentration of population in the flats enabled remarkable development of informational technologies. For example the cable television project functional in 1988 was something unusual in any other Czech city. Now many people have access to the broadband internet at prices well below average in the Czech Republic. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Tower block. ...

The new city is well designed (wide streets, many parks in the center), especially the infrastructure and traffic situation is quite good in comparsion with cities of similar size. The social situation of local people is bad. With unemployment rate of nearly 25% (2005) the locality far the worst in the Czech Republic. This number is caused by huge workforce of aging unqualified miners. Also flat accommodation is quite cheap so it pushes more unemployed people from other regions to live there and raises this number. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

A bright side is that Most, due to heavy social and EU funding and the development of local business and industry, is beginning to recover.

Industry

Most is the heart of the northern Bohemia lignite-mining region and serves as an important industrial railway junction. Other industries in Most include textile, ceramics, steel, and chemicals. Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, Czech Republic. ... Coal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by mining. ... A myriad of tracks at Clapham Junction, in London, England A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a point at which a branch line or separate route diverges from the main line. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Unfired green ware pottery on a traditional drying rack at Conner Prairie living history museum. ... The old steel cable of a colliery winding tower Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ...

During the second half of 20th century Most turned to a dusty and dirty miner town and in the communist era it was said to be one of the darkest cities of the Czechoslovakia. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Wyoming coal mine Coal mining is the extraction of coal from the Earth for use as fuel. ... This article is about one-party states governed by Communist parties. ...

The mining itself has long tradition in the area. Extensive mining operations are continuing after the year 2000, but now completely under control of foreign companies. Many surrounding villages are planned to be abandoned due to surface mining. This article is about the year 2000. ...

Unsurprisingly, heavy industry has shaped the image and development of postwar Most. Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning compared to light industry. ...

As environmental conditions have improved in recent years, the growing of apples and grape vines has developed. For other uses, see Apple (disambiguation). ... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis lincecumii Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis...

City districts

• The neighborhood of Rudolice nad Bílinou, known as Chánov, a housing estate created during the communist era, has become a symbol of the poverty and ghettoization of many Roma in the Czech Republic.

• Vtelno used to be a village near Most. When the new city was built near it, Vtelno became an integral part of Most. It has a church, a historical Baroque manor, and many monoliths and sculptures that have been collected during an era of demolition of villages in the region (due to coal mining).

This panelak is inhabited Rudolice nad Bílinou (Rudolice upon river Bílina) is widely known under unofficial name Chánov (and this name is used almost exclusively). ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ...

Famous People

• Ice hockey player Martin Ručínský was born here in 1971.
• Ice hockey player Marek Židlický was born here in 1977.

Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Martin Ručínský (born March 11, 1971 in Most, Czech Republic) is a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... Marek Židlický (Born February 3, 1977, in Most, Czech Republic), is a professional ice hockey player. ...

Neighboring cities

Litvínov, Chomutov, Žatec, Louny, Teplice, Kadaň Litvínov (German: Leutensdorf) is city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. ... Chomutov (German: Komotau) is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Usti nad Labem Region of Bohemia. ... Žatec (German: Saaz) is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. ... Louny (German: Laun) is city in Ústí nad Labem Region of Czech Republic. ... See other locations named Teplice. ... Kadaň (German: Kaaden) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. ...

Friendship towns

• Meppel - the Netherlands
• Marienberg - Germany

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References

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• Encyclopaedia Britannica
• Merriam Webster's Geographical Dictionary, 3rd edition

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External links

• The city of Most - Czech Republic (The official website)
• The demolishment and construction of the city - (The website is in Czech)
• The map of the city

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