Most
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Most (ˈmost; ) is the capital city
of the Most District
, situated between the Czech Central Mountains and the Ore Mountains, approximately 77 km (47.8 mi) northwest of Prague
along the Bílina River
and southwest of Ústí nad Labem
.
. 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 (derived from the German
word for "bridge", Brücke).
mentions a Slavic settlement below the Gnevin Castle
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.
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. The Bohemian
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
-populated and known as Brüx.
During the 15th and 16th centuries the city was hit by several fires. Ca. 1517, city reconstruction began the foundations of several significant facilities, including the new dean's church and the Renaissance
city hall.
During the Thirty Years' War
, the city was occupied by Swedish
troops. Both in the early years and in the last years of the war it was captured by stratagem. In a similar manner the castle Hněvín
was captured. After the Thirty Years' War, the city lost much of its economical and political significance.
In the second half of the 19th century industry
and mining
emerged, and in 1870, a railway line was built. Construction included sugar
works, porcelain
factory, steel
works, brewery
, and the founding of city museum. In 1895 the city was affected by quicksand
that swallowed several houses, including some of their occupants. In 1900 the RICO plant for dressing material was constructed. In 1901, an electric street car line linked Brüx with Kopitz up to Johnsdorf. The most modern theatre of its time within Austria-Hungary was opened in Brüx in 1911. The construction of a unique dam at Kreuzweg from 1911 to 1914 solved the city's problem with the supply of drinking water.
On December 15, 1942, Brüx began output of Ersatz
fuel synthesized from brown coal
at the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG (STW) Maltheuren plant, and a subcamp of Sachsenhausen provided forced labor. Stalag IV-C (Wistritz bei Teplitz) was at the "Sudentenland Treibstoff Werke", and Brüx was repeatedly bombed during the Oil Campaign of World War II
. Post-War, Most was restored to Czechoslovakia and, following the expulsion of Germans after World War II
(mainly 1946), Czechs replaced the Germans.
After 1964 the process of "moving" the city began. During the 1960s, 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 Ostrau
and Laibach
. One building, however, was preserved: the Gothic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, built between 1517 and 1594 and designed by Jakob Heilmann of Schweinfurt
. In 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 the Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest building ever moved on wheels.
and the Gothic
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. On the other hand there are many amusement facilities which can be visited: planetarium
, observatory
, autodrome
, aquadrome
or hippodrome
.
Most is known for its huge share of people living in panelaks
. The decimated environment along with urban development has given the outskirts of the city a depressing feeling. Things are changing and in 2007 a number of new developments were planned and are now under construction in the centre of the City. Of note are some small residential housing projects along with a major new shopping centre right in the centre. 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.
The new city is well-designed (wide streets, many parks in the center), especially the infrastructure and traffic situation is quite good in comparison with cities of similar size. The social situation of local people is bad. With the unemployment rate of nearly 25% (as of 2005) the locality is 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. More recently, unemployment has been falling and government sources put the figure at around 15% in 2007.
Due to heavy social and European Union
funding and the development of local business and industry, Most is beginning to recover.
The Hippodromo (Racecourse) in the Velebudice district of Most was the host of the 18th International Meeting of 2CV Friends between 28 July and 2 August 2009, attracting 3,333 vehicles and approximately 10,000 people.
region and serves as an important industrial railway junction. Other industries in Most include textile
, ceramics
, steel
, and chemicals.
During the second half of the 20th century Most turned into a dusty and dirty miner
town and in the communist
era it was said to be one of the darkest cities of Czechoslovakia.
The mining itself has a long tradition in the area. Extensive mining operations continued after the year 2000, but are completely under control of foreign companies. Many surrounding villages are planned to be abandoned due to surface mining
.
Unsurprisingly, heavy industry
has shaped the image and development of post–World War II Most.
As environmental conditions have improved in recent years, the growing of apples and grape vines
has developed.
,
Chomutov
,
Žatec
,
Louny
,
Teplice
,
Kadaň
, Netherlands
Marienberg
, Germany
Ptolemaida
, Greece
Gävle
, Sweden
Kortrijk
, Belgium
Thunder Bay
, Canada
Ekaterinburg, Russia
Ulaanbaatar
, Mongolia
São Paulo
, Brazil
Lahti
, Finland
Bucharest
, Romania
Venice
, Italy
Shanghai
, China
Osaka
, Japan
Buenos Aires
, Argentina
Brisbane
, Australia
Kulon Progo, Indonesia
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
of the Most District
Most District
Most District is one of seven districts located within the Ústí nad Labem Region in the Czech Republic...
, situated between the Czech Central Mountains and the Ore Mountains, approximately 77 km (47.8 mi) northwest 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...
along the Bílina River
Bílina River
Bílina rises on the slopes of Ore Mountains in the Czech Republic, north of Chomutov. The river flows between the Czech Central Mountains and the Ore Mountains to the north-east, and runs into the Elbe in Ústí nad Labem....
and southwest of Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is the 7th-most populous in the country.Ústí is situated in a mountainous district at the confluence of the Bílina and the Elbe Rivers, and, besides being an active river port, is an important railway junction...
.
Etymology
The name Most means "bridge" in CzechCzech language
Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czechs worldwide. The language was known as Bohemian in English until the late 19th century...
. The town was named after the system of bridges over swamps which lay in this area in 10th century. The German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
name for Most is Brüx (derived from the German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
word for "bridge", Brücke).
History
The Latin Chronica BoemorumCosmas of Prague
Cosmas of Prague was a Bohemian priest, writer and historian born in a noble family in Bohemia. Between 1075 and 1081, he studied in Liège. After his return to Bohemia, he became a priest and married Božetěcha, with whom he probably had a son. In 1086 Cosmas was appointed prebendary of Prague, a...
mentions a Slavic settlement below the Gnevin Castle
Hnevín
Hněvín is a castle in Most - the town in the Czech Republic.- History :Hněvín was built on the Chateau mountain . Archaeological investigation proved remains of castle already there in 9th century, but the stone castle was built maybe by the Hrabisics, owner of Most, in 12th century Wenceslaus I ...
called Gnevin Pons (Czech: Hněvínský most) in 1040. Through the swamps there led a merchant route from 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...
to Freiberg
Freiberg, Saxony
Freiberg is a city in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, administrative center of the Mittelsachsen district.-History:The city was founded in 1186, and has been a center of the mining industry in the Ore Mountains for centuries...
. 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.
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
Premyslid dynasty
The Přemyslids , were a Czech royal dynasty which reigned in Bohemia and Moravia , and partly also in Hungary, Silesia, Austria and Poland.-Legendary rulers:...
and it became a rich city with many churches. The Bohemian
Kingdom of Bohemia
The Kingdom of Bohemia was a country located in the region of Bohemia in Central Europe, most of whose territory is currently located in the modern-day Czech Republic. The King was Elector of Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, whereupon it became part of the Austrian Empire, and...
kings Otakar II
Ottokar II of Bohemia
Ottokar II , called The Iron and Golden King, was the King of Bohemia from 1253 until 1278. He was the Duke of Austria , Styria , Carinthia and Carniola also....
, John of Luxembourg, and Charles IV
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
all granted Most city rights. In the 14th century, due to colonization
Ostsiedlung
Ostsiedlung , also called German eastward expansion, was the medieval eastward migration and settlement of Germans from modern day western and central Germany into less-populated regions and countries of eastern Central Europe and Eastern Europe. The affected area roughly stretched from Slovenia...
, the city became predominantly German
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
-populated and known as Brüx.
During the 15th and 16th centuries the city was hit by several fires. Ca. 1517, city reconstruction began the foundations of several significant facilities, including the new dean's church and the Renaissance
Renaissance architecture
Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture. Stylistically, Renaissance...
city hall.
During the Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was fought primarily in what is now Germany, and at various points involved most countries in Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history....
, the city was occupied by Swedish
Swedish Empire
The Swedish Empire refers to the Kingdom of Sweden between 1561 and 1721 . During this time, Sweden was one of the great European powers. In Swedish, the period is called Stormaktstiden, literally meaning "the Great Power Era"...
troops. Both in the early years and in the last years of the war it was captured by stratagem. In a similar manner the castle Hněvín
Hnevín
Hněvín is a castle in Most - the town in the Czech Republic.- History :Hněvín was built on the Chateau mountain . Archaeological investigation proved remains of castle already there in 9th century, but the stone castle was built maybe by the Hrabisics, owner of Most, in 12th century Wenceslaus I ...
was captured. After the Thirty Years' War, the city lost much of its economical and political significance.
In the second half of the 19th century industry
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
and mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
emerged, and in 1870, a railway line was built. Construction included sugar
Sugar
Sugar is a class of edible crystalline carbohydrates, mainly sucrose, lactose, and fructose, characterized by a sweet flavor.Sucrose in its refined form primarily comes from sugar cane and sugar beet...
works, porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...
factory, steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
works, brewery
Brewery
A brewery is a dedicated building for the making of beer, though beer can be made at home, and has been for much of beer's history. A company which makes beer is called either a brewery or a brewing company....
, and the founding of city museum. In 1895 the city was affected by quicksand
Quicksand
Quicksand is a colloid hydrogel consisting of fine granular matter , clay, and water.Water circulation underground can focus in an area with the optimal mixture of fine sands and other materials such as clay. The water moves up and then down slowly in a convection-like manner throughout a column...
that swallowed several houses, including some of their occupants. In 1900 the RICO plant for dressing material was constructed. In 1901, an electric street car line linked Brüx with Kopitz up to Johnsdorf. The most modern theatre of its time within Austria-Hungary was opened in Brüx in 1911. The construction of a unique dam at Kreuzweg from 1911 to 1914 solved the city's problem with the supply of drinking water.
On December 15, 1942, Brüx began output of Ersatz
Ersatz
Ersatz means 'substituting for, and typically inferior in quality to', e.g. 'chicory is ersatz coffee'. It is a German word literally meaning substitute or replacement...
fuel synthesized from brown coal
Lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
at the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG (STW) Maltheuren plant, and a subcamp of Sachsenhausen provided forced labor. Stalag IV-C (Wistritz bei Teplitz) was at the "Sudentenland Treibstoff Werke", and Brüx was repeatedly bombed during the Oil Campaign of World War II
Oil Campaign of World War II
The Allied Oil Campaign of World War II was directed at facilities supplying Nazi Germany with petroleum, oil, and lubrication products...
. Post-War, Most was restored to Czechoslovakia and, following the expulsion of Germans after World War II
Expulsion of Germans after World War II
The later stages of World War II, and the period after the end of that war, saw the forced migration of millions of German nationals and ethnic Germans from various European states and territories, mostly into the areas which would become post-war Germany and post-war Austria...
(mainly 1946), Czechs replaced the Germans.
After 1964 the process of "moving" the city began. During the 1960s, Most's historic centre was completely destroyed to make room for the expanding lignite
Lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
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
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
architect who designed many theatres across Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
, including ones in Ostrau
Ostrava
Ostrava is the third largest city in the Czech Republic and the second largest urban agglomeration after Prague. Located close to the Polish border, it is also the administrative center of the Moravian-Silesian Region and of the Municipality with Extended Competence. Ostrava was candidate for the...
and Laibach
Ljubljana
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
. One building, however, was preserved: the Gothic Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, built between 1517 and 1594 and designed by Jakob Heilmann of Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt
Schweinfurt is a city in the Lower Franconia region of Bavaria in Germany on the right bank of the canalized Main, which is here spanned by several bridges, 27 km northeast of Würzburg.- History :...
. In 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 the Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest building ever moved on wheels.
Life in the town
As a redeveloped city Most does not have many historical sights, yet there are two important ones: Hněvín CastleHnevín
Hněvín is a castle in Most - the town in the Czech Republic.- History :Hněvín was built on the Chateau mountain . Archaeological investigation proved remains of castle already there in 9th century, but the stone castle was built maybe by the Hrabisics, owner of Most, in 12th century Wenceslaus I ...
and the Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. On the other hand there are many amusement facilities which can be visited: planetarium
Planetarium
A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation...
, observatory
Observatory
An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed...
, autodrome
Auto racing
Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...
, aquadrome
Water park
A waterpark is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds , lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing, swimming, and barefooting environments...
or hippodrome
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
.
Most is known for its huge share of people living in panelaks
Panelák
is a colloquial term in Czech and Slovak for a panel building constructed of pre-fabricated, pre-stressed concrete, such as those extant in Czech Republic and elsewhere in the former Soviet bloc...
. The decimated environment along with urban development has given the outskirts of the city a depressing feeling. Things are changing and in 2007 a number of new developments were planned and are now under construction in the centre of the City. Of note are some small residential housing projects along with a major new shopping centre right in the centre. 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.
The new city is well-designed (wide streets, many parks in the center), especially the infrastructure and traffic situation is quite good in comparison with cities of similar size. The social situation of local people is bad. With the unemployment rate of nearly 25% (as of 2005) the locality is 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. More recently, unemployment has been falling and government sources put the figure at around 15% in 2007.
Due to heavy social and European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
funding and the development of local business and industry, Most is beginning to recover.
The Hippodromo (Racecourse) in the Velebudice district of Most was the host of the 18th International Meeting of 2CV Friends between 28 July and 2 August 2009, attracting 3,333 vehicles and approximately 10,000 people.
Industry
Most is the heart of the northern Bohemian lignite-miningLignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
region and serves as an important industrial railway junction. Other industries in Most include textile
Textile
A textile or cloth is a flexible woven material consisting of a network of natural or artificial fibres often referred to as thread or yarn. Yarn is produced by spinning raw fibres of wool, flax, cotton, or other material to produce long strands...
, ceramics
Pottery
Pottery is the material from which the potteryware is made, of which major types include earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. The place where such wares are made is also called a pottery . Pottery also refers to the art or craft of the potter or the manufacture of pottery...
, steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
, and chemicals.
During the second half of the 20th century Most turned into a dusty and dirty miner
Coal mining
The goal of coal mining is to obtain coal from the ground. Coal is valued for its energy content, and since the 1880s has been widely used to generate electricity. Steel and cement industries use coal as a fuel for extraction of iron from iron ore and for cement production. In the United States,...
town and in the communist
Communist state
A communist state is a state with a form of government characterized by single-party rule or dominant-party rule of a communist party and a professed allegiance to a Leninist or Marxist-Leninist communist ideology as the guiding principle of the state...
era it was said to be one of the darkest cities of Czechoslovakia.
The mining itself has a long tradition in the area. Extensive mining operations continued after the year 2000, but are completely under control of foreign companies. Many surrounding villages are planned to be abandoned due to surface mining
Surface mining
Surface mining , is a type of mining in which soil and rock overlying the mineral deposit are removed...
.
Unsurprisingly, heavy industry
Heavy industry
Heavy industry does not have a single fixed meaning as compared to light industry. It can mean production of products which are either heavy in weight or in the processes leading to their production. In general, it is a popular term used within the name of many Japanese and Korean firms, meaning...
has shaped the image and development of post–World War II Most.
As environmental conditions have improved in recent years, the growing of apples and grape vines
Grape
A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...
has developed.
City districts
- The neighborhood of Rudolice nad BílinouRudolice nad BílinouRudolice nad Bílinou is a quarter in the city of Most, Czech Republic. The most well-known part is the settlement of Chánov, which is infamous as a ghetto inhabited by Roma . The population of Chánov is 1,500 - 2,000 .-Rudolice:Rudolice is one of the quarters of Most...
is home to a housing estate known as Chánov, created during the communist era, which has become a symbol of the povertyPovertyPoverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
and ghettoGhettoA ghetto is a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues.The term was originally used in Venice to describe the area where Jews were compelled to live. The term now refers to an overcrowded urban area often associated...
ization of many Roma people 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 BaroqueBaroqueThe Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
manor, and many monoliths and sculptures that have been collected during the era of demolition of villages in the region (due to coal mining).
People
- Andreas HammerschmidtAndreas HammerschmidtAndreas Hammerschmidt , the "Orpheus of Zittau," was a German composer and organist, of Bohemian birth, of the early to middle Baroque era...
(ca. 1611–1675), composer - Florian Leopold GassmannFlorian Leopold GassmannFlorian Leopold Gassmann was a German-speaking Bohemian opera composer of the transitional period between the baroque and classical eras. He was one of the principal composers of dramma giocoso immediately before Mozart....
(1729–1774), composer - Wenzel HablikWenzel HablikWenzel August Hablik , also known as Wenceslav Hablik and Wilhelm August Hablik, was a painter and graphic artist, architect, designer, and craftsman of the early twentieth century, associated with German Expressionism.Hablik was born in Brüx, Bohemia...
(1881–1934), painter and architect - Judita Čeřovská (1929–2001), singer
- Josef MasopustJosef MasopustJosef Masopust is a Czechoslovakian former football player and coach. He was named European Footballer of the Year in 1962. In November 2003, to celebrate UEFA's Jubilee, he was selected as the Golden Player of the Czech Republic by the Football Association of the Czech Republic as their most...
(born 1931), football player and coach - Jan MühlsteinJan MühlsteinJan Mühlstein is a journalist, German Jewish activist and the former chair of the Union of Progressive Jews in Germany.- Life :...
(born 1949), politician - Pavel ChaloupkaPavel ChaloupkaPavel Chaloupka is a former Czech football player.Chaloupka played for several clubs, including Dukla Prague , Bohemians Praha and Fortuna Düsseldorf ....
(born 1959), football player - Vladimír Růžička (born 1963), ice hockey player
- Libor PimekLibor PimekLibor Pimek is a former professional male tennis player.Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round...
(born 1963), tennis player - Petr SvobodaPetr SvobodaPetr Svoboda is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman who played 17 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers and Tampa Bay Lightning. He was the first Czech to play over 1,000 games in the NHL...
(born 1966), ice hockey player - Martin RučínskýMartin RucinskyMartin Ručinský is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga. Ručínský was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the first round as the 20th overall selection in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft on June 22, 1991. Ručinský led the Montreal Canadiens in...
(born 1971), ice hockey player - Jan VopatJan VopatJan Vopat is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 126 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators.He is the older brother of former NHL centre, Roman Vopat....
(born 1973), ice hockey player - Petr FraněkPetr FranekPetr Franěk is a Czech ice hockey goaltender who currently plays for the HC Litvínov of the Czech Extraliga. Franek was drafted in the 8th round, 205th overall by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the National Hockey League...
(born 1975), ice hockey player - Vlastimil KroupaVlastimil KroupaVlastimil Kroupa is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman. Chosen in the second round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft by the San Jose Sharks, Kroupa played in parts of 5 seasons with the San Jose Sharks and New Jersey Devils...
(born 1975), ice hockey player - Petr JohanaPetr JohanaPetr Johana is a Czech professional footballer who currently plays for FK Mladá Boleslav in Gambrinus liga.-Club career:Johana has played as a defender for Vestel Manisaspor in the Turkish Super League...
(born 1976), football player - Jan ZajacJan ZajacJan Zajac is a Czech light middleweight boxer based in Most. His record stands at 0 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw after 7 bouts.-External links:...
, (born 1980), boxer - Marek ŽidlickýMarek ZidlickyMarek Zidlicky is a Czech professional ice hockey player currently playing for the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League .-Playing career:Marek Zidlicky was selected 176th overall, in the sixth round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft on June 24, 2001...
(born 1977), ice hockey player - Pavel RosaPavel RosaPavel Rosa is a Czech professional ice hockey forward who plays for Oulun Kärpät.- Career :Selected by Kings in the second round 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Rosa has played 36 games for the Kings since the 1998–99 season...
(born 1977), ice hockey player - Kamil PirošKamil PirošKamil Piroš is a Czech ice hockey center/winger, currently contracted by HV71 in the Swedish elite league Elitserien.-Draft:...
(born 1978), ice hockey player - Tomáš DivíšekTomáš DivíšekTomáš Divíšek is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays for BK Mladá Boleslav of the Czech Extraliga. He previously played five games in the National Hockey League for the Philadelphia Flyers over parts of two seasons.-External links:...
(born 1979), ice hockey player - Markéta Jánská (born 1981), model
- Tomáš KůrkaTomas KurkaTomáš Kůrka is a Czech professional ice hockey forward currently playing for HC Sparta Praha in the Czech Extraliga.-Playing career:...
(born 1981), ice hockey player - Iveta BenešováIveta BenešováIveta Benešová is a professional tennis player. She began playing tennis at age of 7 and turned professional in 1998 in Prague. She has won two WTA Tour events and one Grand Slam in mixed doubles partnering with Jürgen Melzer at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.-2006–2008:In the 2006 Australian...
(born 1983), tennis player - Lukáš KašparLukas KasparLukáš Kašpar is a Czech professional ice hockey player who plays for Barys Astana of the Kontinental Hockey League . He was originally drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the first round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft...
(born 1985), ice hockey player - Brad Burton (born 1976), pornstar
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LitvínovLitvínov
Litvínov is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. The largest oil refinery in the Czech Republic is located there. Models Eva Herzigová and Iva Frühlingová come from Litvínov. The HC Litvínov ice hockey club is based in the town....
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Chomutov
Chomutov
Chomutov is a city in the Czech Republic, in the Ústí nad Labem Region.Chomutov has been a statutory town since 1 July 2006. It occupies an area of 29,26 km² and has 50 782 inhabitants , thereby making it the 20th largest town in the Czech Republic, the 4th largest in the Ústí nad Labem...
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Žatec
Žatec
Žatec is an old town in the Czech Republic, in Louny District, Ústí nad Labem Region. It has a population of 19,813 .The earliest historical reference to Sacz is in the Latin chronicle of Thietmar of Merseburg of 1004. During the 11th century it belonged to the Vršovci - a powerful Czech...
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Louny
Louny
Louny is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It is situated on the River Ohře.-History:The city was founded in the 12th century . The Church of St Peter stands on the site of the original fort...
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Teplice
Teplice
Teplice , Teplice-Šanov until 1948 is a town in the Czech Republic, the capital of the Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region. It is the state's second largest spa town ....
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Kadaň
Kadan
Kadaň , is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic.The city lies on the banks of the river Ohře. Although it is situated in an industrial part of the Czech Republic there is no major industry within the city and people usually work in offices or have to commute. There are two...
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Most is twinned with: MeppelMeppel
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Netherlands
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Marienberg
Marienberg
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Germany
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Ptolemaida
Ptolemaida
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, Greece
Greece
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Gävle
Gävle
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Sweden
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Kortrijk
Kortrijk
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Belgium
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Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
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Canada
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Ekaterinburg, Russia
Russia
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Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
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São Paulo
São Paulo
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Brazil
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Lahti
Lahti
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Finland
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Bucharest
Bucharest
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Romania
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Venice
Venice
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Italy
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Shanghai
Shanghai
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China
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Osaka
Osaka
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Japan
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Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
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, Argentina
Argentina
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Brisbane
Brisbane
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Australia
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Kulon Progo, Indonesia
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