Milovice (Nymburk District)
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Milovice (ˈmɪlovɪtsɛ; ) is a town in the Czech Republic
in the Nymburk District
located about 38 km northeast of Prague
. Towards the end of the year of 2007 the total population has reached 7,500 people.
The village was first mentioned in 1396. Nowadays, the town Milovice belongs among the fastest growing suburban areas in the Czech Republic.
base, Milovice played an important role during the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
and became the headquarters for the CGF (Central Group of Forces
) afterward. The last of the troops left in 1991 and the base was abandoned in 1995.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
in the Nymburk District
Nymburk District
Nymburk District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...
located about 38 km northeast of Prague
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. Towards the end of the year of 2007 the total population has reached 7,500 people.
The village was first mentioned in 1396. Nowadays, the town Milovice belongs among the fastest growing suburban areas in the Czech Republic.
Soviet base
A Soviet ArmySoviet Army
The Soviet Army is the name given to the main part of the Armed Forces of the Soviet Union between 1946 and 1992. Previously, it had been known as the Red Army. Informally, Армия referred to all the MOD armed forces, except, in some cases, the Soviet Navy.This article covers the Soviet Ground...
base, Milovice played an important role during the 1968 Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
On the night of 20–21 August 1968, the Soviet Union and her main satellite states in the Warsaw Pact – Bulgaria, the German Democratic Republic , Hungary and Poland – invaded the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic in order to halt Alexander Dubček's Prague Spring political liberalization...
and became the headquarters for the CGF (Central Group of Forces
Central Group of Forces
The Central Group of Forces was a Soviet military formation used to control Soviet troops in Central Europe on two occasions: in Austria and Hungary from 1945-55 and troops stationed in Czechoslovakia after the Prague Spring of 1968....
) afterward. The last of the troops left in 1991 and the base was abandoned in 1995.