Rakovník
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Rakovník (ˈrakovɲiːk) is a town in the western part of the Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region
Central Bohemian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative center is placed in the Czech capital Prague , which lies in the center of the region...

 of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
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 located between the cities 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...

 and Plzeň. It has a population of approximately 16,000.

Trade and business

The Rakovník Brewery was founded in 1454. It is one of the oldest breweries in the Czech Republic. The beers are marketed under the brand
Brand
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 Bakalář.

People

  • Jan Bidrman
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  • Emil Burian
    Emil Burian
    Emil Burian was a Czech operatic baritone. He was the father of composer Emil František Burian and the grandfather of Czech songwriter and poet Jan Burian....

  • Karel Burian
    Karel Burian
    Karel Burian was a renowned Czech operatic tenor who had an active international career spanning the 1890s to the 1920s. A Heldentenor, Burian earned acclaim in Europe and America for his powerful performances of the heaviest Wagnerian roles...

  • Gustav Flusser, father of Vilém Flusser
    Vilém Flusser
    Vilém Flusser was a Czech-born philosopher, writer and journalist. He lived for a long period in São Paulo, Brazil and later in France, and his works are written in several different languages....

  • Kateřina Jalovcová
    Kateřina Jalovcová
    Kateřina Jalovcová is a Czech operatic mezzo-soprano who has had an active international career since 2004. She is currently a principal singer at the National Theatre in Prague.-Career:...

  • Tomáš Kaberle
    Tomas Kaberle
    Tomáš Kaberle is a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman, currently playing for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League. He previously played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Boston Bruins....

  • Michal Kolesa, champion competitive swimmer
  • Jana Pechanová
    Jana Pechanová
    Jana Pechanová is an Olympic distance swimmer from the Czech Republic. She swam for the Czech Olympic team at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics.At the 2008 Summer Olympics, Pechanová finished 8th in 10 km distance.-References:...

  • Miloslav Ransdorf
    Miloslav Ransdorf
    Miloslav Ransdorf is a Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia; part of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left party group in the European Parliament....

  • Pavel Steidl
    Pavel Steidl
    Pavel Steidl is a classical guitarist who was born in Rakovnik, Czechoslovakia , but has lived in the Netherlands for many years...

  • Petr Tatíček
    Petr Taticek
    Petr Tatíček is a Czech professional ice hockey centre who played for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League. He is currently playing for HC Davos in Switzerland's National League A....


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