Jiříkov ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iːkof] ; German : Georgswalde ) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 3,500 inhabitants.
17-533: The town is made up of the town parts of Filipov, Loučné, Nový Jiříkov and Starý Jiříkov. The original German name was derived from Dorf im Georgswalde (i.e. "the village in Georg's forest"), which was shortened to Georgswalde. The Czech name Jiříkov means "Jiří's" and derived from the personal name Jiří , which is a Czech variant of Georg. Jiříkov is located about 34 kilometres (21 mi) northeast of Děčín and 42 km (26 mi) northwest of Liberec . It lies in
34-688: A professional prospect. At age 23, Dopita was selected in the sixth round of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins , but never came to North America while the Bruins owned his rights. However, starting in 1993, Dopita joined the German Bundesliga with Eisbären Berlin , averaging over a point per game in the Bundeliga and with Berlin's later entry in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga . Starting in
51-643: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Ji%C5%99%C3%AD Dopita Jiří Dopita ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈdopɪta] , born 2 December 1968 in Šumperk , Czechoslovakia ) is former Czech professional ice hockey player, and later ice hockey coach. He has played in the Czech Elite League most of his career. He briefly played in the National Hockey League . Dopita has primarily played center throughout his career. Early in his career, Dopita attracted little notice as
68-539: Is unused. The main landmark of Jiříkov is the Church of Saint George. It was built in the Baroque style in 1724–1728, on the site of an old Gothic church. Ji%C5%99%C3%AD (disambiguation) (Redirected from Jiří (disambiguation) ) Jiří ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː] ; YI-RZHEE ) is a Czech masculine given name, equivalent to English George . Notable people with
85-664: The 2001 NHL Entry Draft to the Philadelphia Flyers for a 2nd-round selection that year, the Flyers made a concerted effort to bring Dopita to the NHL. The Flyers had convinced Dopita's former Vsetin HC teammate Roman Cechmanek to come to North America before the previous season, and the 32-year-old Dopita agreed to join him in Philadelphia for the 2001–02 NHL season . However, Dopita's time in
102-639: The 1995–96 season, Dopita returned to his native Czech Republic and played with VHK Vsetín of the Czech Extraliga . Dopita continued his scoring pace in the Czech Republic, averaging over a point per game every year in six seasons with Vsetín, compiling 315 career points, and being selected again in the NHL draft, this time in 1998 being selected in the 5th round at 123rd overall by the New York Islanders . However, once again, Dopita would not play with
119-2449: The Czech University of Agriculture Prague Jiří Pešek , Czech football player and professional coach Jiří z Poděbrad , George of Kunštát and Poděbrady (1420–1471), (German: Georg von Podiebrad), was King of Bohemia (1458–1471) Jiří Pospíšil , Czech politician Jiří Poukar , Czech ice hockey forward Jiří Procházka , Czech mixed martial artist R [ edit ] Jiří Raška , Czechoslovak ski jumper Jiří Rohan , Czech slalom canoeist Jiří Rosický (disambiguation) , several people Jiří Ryba , Czech decathlete S [ edit ] Jiří Sabou , Czech soccer player Jiří Šejba , Czech retired ice hockey forward Jiří Sequens , Czech film director Jiří Skobla , Czechoslovak shot-putter Jiří Šlégr , Czech former ice hockey player Jiří Snítil , Czech curler Jiří Sovák , Czech actor Jiří Štajner , Czech footballer Jiří Štancl , Czechoslovak speedway racer Jiří Stivín , Czech flute player and composer Jiří Stříbrný (1880–1955), Czech politician Jiří Suchý , Czech actor and writer T [ edit ] Jiří Teplý , Czech cross-country skier Jiří Tichý , Czech footballer Jiří Tlustý , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Tožička , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Trnka , Czech puppet-maker, illustrator, motion-picture animator and film director Jiří Třanovský , Lutheran priest and hymnwriter V [ edit ] Jiří Vaněk , several people Jiří Veselý , Czech professional tennis player Jiří Voskovec , Czech actor, writer, dramatist, and director Jiří Votruba , Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic designer W [ edit ] Jiří Wachsmann , Czech actor, writer, dramatist, and director Jiří Weil (1900–1959), Czech Jewish writer and novelist Jiří Welsch , Czech basketball player Jiří Wolker , Czech poet, journalist and playwright Z [ edit ] Jiří Zelenka , czech ice hockey forward Jiri Zidek (paleontologist) , contemporary Czech paleontologist George Zidek (b. Jiří Zídek, 1973), basketball player See also [ edit ] All pages with titles beginning with Jiří Ziri , disambiguative list Jiri (disambiguation) Jiřina (disambiguation) George (given name) List of Czechs [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
136-729: The Islanders. And at the 1999 NHL Entry Draft , his rights were traded to the Florida Panthers for a 5th-round choice that year. By the late 1990s, some, such as the Hockey News, considered Dopita the best player outside the NHL. He was a member of the gold medal-winning Czech team at the 1998 Winter Olympics, and was named Czech player of the year in 2001, the first non-NHLer to win the award since Roman Turek in 1994. When it became clear that Dopita still did not seem to have interest in coming to North America, his NHL rights were moved again at
153-545: The NHL proved to be disappointing. He recorded respectable totals getting limited ice time with Philadelphia, including a four-goal game against the Atlanta Thrashers, but a knee injury limited him to 52 games. After the season, his rights were traded to the Edmonton Oilers , where he was expected to be a top-two centre. However, Dopita had a terrible season, recording only six points in 21 games. After only two years in
170-513: The NHL, Dopita returned to the Czech Republic, this time with LTC Pardubice . In his second year with Pardubice, at age 36, Dopita recorded less than a point per game in European competition for the first time since his time with HC Olomouc . For 2005–06, Dopita joined HC JME Znojemští Orli and remained with the team for the 2006–07 season. On 5 May 2006, Dopita became the majority shareholder of HC Olomouc. From 2013–14 to 2014–15, Dopita served as
187-494: The assistant coach of HC Olomouc, the team he owned. At the start of the 2015–16 season, Dopita was head coach of the HC Olomouc Under 18 (U18) team. On December 17, he was hired as head coach of HC Oceláři Třinec , in the top level Czech Extraliga . From 2016–17 to 2019–20, Dopita was head coach of VHK Vsetín ; Vsetín was in the third level 2nd Czech Republic Hockey League (Czech 2. Liga) during his first season, earning
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#1732891103949204-3780: The name include: B [ edit ] Jiří Antonín Benda , Czech composer, violinist and Kapellmeister Jiří Baborovský , Czech physical chemist Jiří Barta , Czech animator and director Jiří Bartoška , Czech actor Jiří Bicek , Slovak ice hockey player Jiří Bobok , Czech footballer Jiří Bubla , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Buquoy , Bohemian aristocrat, mathematician and inventor Jiří Bělohlávek , Czech conductor Jiří Brdečka , Czech writer, artist and film director Jiří Březina C [ edit ] Jiří Čeřovský , Czech regional politician and former athlete Jiří Čunek , Czech politician Jiří Crha , Czech ice hockey player D [ edit ] Jiří Dopita , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Družecký (1745–1819), Bohemian-born Austrian composer and timpanist Jiří Dudáček , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Džmura , Czech bobsledder F [ edit ] Jiří Fischer , Czech ice hockey player and coach G [ edit ] Jiří Grossmann , Czechoslovak theatre actor, poet, and composer Jiří Gruša , Czech poet, novelist, translator, diplomat and politician Jiří Grygar , Silesian astrophysicist and astronomer H [ edit ] Jiří Hanke , Czechoslovak soccer player and soccer coach Jiří Havlíček , Czech politician Jiří Hájek , Czech politician and diplomat Jiří Hála , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Hledík , Czech footballer Jiří Holeček , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Holík , Czech ice hockey player and coach Jiří Homola , Czech footballer Jiří Horák , Czech politician and political analyst Jiří Hrdina , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Hřebec , Czech tennis player Jiří Hudec , Czech retired male track and field athlete Jiří Hudec (composer) , Czech composer, conductor and organist Jiří Hudler , Czech ice hockey player J [ edit ] Jiří Jantovsky , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Jarošík , Czech association football player Jiri Jelinek (born 1977), Czech dancer Jiří Jeslínek , several people Jiří Jirmal , Czech classical guitarist K [ edit ] Jiří Kaufman , Czech soccer player Jiří Kavan , Czechoslovak handball player Jiří Kylián , Czech dance choreographer Jiří Kladrubský , Czech Supercup winner, soccer player and soccer resistant Jiří Kochta , Czech ice hockey coach and ice hockey player Jiří Kolář , Czech poet, writer, painter and translator Jiří Korn , Czech musician and actor Jiří Koubský , Czech soccer player Jiří Kristián z Lobkowicz , Austro-Bohemian noble and politician Jiří Králík , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Kulhánek , Czech fantasy writer Jiří Kylián , Czech dance choreographer L [ edit ] Jiří Lábus , Czech actor Jiří Lála , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Látal , Czech ice hockey player Jiří Lehečka , Czech professional tennis player Jiří Lenko , Czech association football player Jiri Lev , Australian architect and urbanist Jiří Levý , Czech literary theorist and translator Jiří Ignác Línek (1725–1791), Bohemian late-Baroque composer Jiří Lobkowicz , Czech entrepreneur M [ edit ] Jiři Mádl (born 1986), Czech film actor Jiří Mahen , Czech novelist, playwright and essayist Jiří Malec , Czechoslovak ski jumper Jiří Malysa (born 1966), Czech race walker Jiří Mašek , Czech footballer Jiří Maštálka , Czech member of Czech parliament Jiří Matoušek (disambiguation) , several people Jiří Menzel , Czech film director, theatre director, actor, and screenwriter Jiří Mucha , Czech journalist, writer, screenwriter, author of autobiographical novels and studies of
221-459: The salient region of Šluknov Hook , on the border with Germany . The town is urbanistically fused with the neighbouring German town of Ebersbach-Neugersdorf . Jiříkov is situated in the Lusatian Highlands . The stream Jiříkovský potok flows through the town. The first written mention of Jiříkov is from 1346. In the 15th century, it belonged to the Šluknov estate. The village of Filipov
238-438: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jiří&oldid=1250352982 " Categories : Given names Czech masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Pages with Czech IPA Articles with short description Short description
255-876: The works of his father, the painter Alphonse Mucha Jiří Mužík , Czech runner, Olympic athlete and hurdler N [ edit ] Jiří Načeradský , Czech painter, graphic artist and educator Jiří Nigrin , Czech name for Georgius Nigrinus, publisher Jiří Novotný , several people Jiří Novák (born 1975), Czech tennis player Jiří Tibor Novak (born 1947), Czech-born Australian artist, illustrator, and writer Jiří Němec , Czech footballer O [ edit ] Jiří Orten , Czech poet Jiří Ovčáček , former Czech spokesman P [ edit ] Jiří Parma , Czech ski jumper Jiří Paroubek , Czech politician and former Prime Minister Jiří Pauer , Czech music educator and composer Jiří Pelikán , several people Jiří Petr , Czech agroscientist, university professor and Emeritus Chancellor (Rector Emeritus) of
272-418: Was founded in 1681 by the then-owner of the estate, Philipp Sigmund of Dietrichstein , and named after him. Flax was grown in the vicinity of Jiříkov, which was further processed, but due to the wars, the linen craft began to flourish only from 1751. In 1753, the village was promoted to a market town by Empress Maria Theresa . The first textile factory was founded in 1807, and during the 19th century Jiříkov
289-636: Was industrialized. In 1873, the railway was opened. The population grew rapidly and in 1914 Jiříkov became a town. In the interwar period, disagreements between the Czech and German populations began, and in 1938 Jiříkov was annexed by Nazi Germany . After World War II , the Germans were expelled and Jiříkov was repopulated by Czech settlers. On the Czech-German border are the road and railway border crossings Jiříkov / Ebersbach . The railway that runs through Jiříkov
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