Misplaced Pages

#214785

32-527: The villages of Brocno, Čakovice, Chcebuz, Hněvice, Počeplice, Radouň, Stračí, Újezd and Veselí are administrative parts of Štětí. The town's name is derived from the Old Czech word ščetie , which was a term for the poles driven into the swampy terrain as a basis for the upper construction. The German name was created by a corruption of the Czech name, with Weg meaning 'road' and Städtl meaning 'little town'. Štětí

64-477: A deep history of Paleolithic cultures as well as large Celtic settlements of the La Tène culture , which did not survive the incoming Germanic attacks. The area was later settled by Germanic tribes, when Litoměřice first appeared on Ptolemy's world map in the 2nd century under the name of Nomisterium. The Germanic tribes later migrated west and those remaining mingled with the incoming Slavs. The earliest evidence of

96-577: A lookout tower in the shape of chalice), Dům u černého orla ("Black Eagle House"; one of the most significant Renaissance houses), and Museum of Crystal Touch. There are several valuable sacral buildings in Litoměřice. On the main square, there is the All Saints Church. Its existence was firstly mentioned in 1235. Originally it belonged to the town fortification. It has a 54 metres (177 ft) high bell tower. The Baroque Saint Stephen's Cathedral at

128-407: Is a massive Baroque church built by Giulio and Octavio Broggio in 1701–1731. There are numerous cellars connected by an extensive web of underground ways under the town. In some places, the cellars were built in three floors. The ways are about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) long and they belong to the longest of their kind in the county. Only 336 metres (1,102 feet) of these underground ways are open to

160-701: Is bound by the Indus and Ganges rivers, but its peninsula is much shortened. Instead, Sri Lanka ( Taprobane ) is greatly enlarged. The Malay Peninsula is given as the Golden Chersonese instead of the earlier "Golden Island", which derived from Indian accounts of the mines on Sumatra . Beyond the Golden Chersonese, the Great Gulf ( Magnus Sinus ) forms a combination of the Gulf of Thailand and South China Sea which

192-705: Is bound by the unknown lands thought to enclose the Indian Sea. China is divided into two realms—the Qin ( Sinae ) and the Land of Silk ( Serica )—owing to the different accounts received from the overland and maritime Silk Roads . The Geography and the map derived from it probably played an important role in the expansion of the Roman Empire to the East. Trade throughout the Indian Ocean

224-512: Is from 1312. For centuries, it was part of the Mělník estate, owned first by Bohemian queens and later by various noble families. From 1542, the estate was owned by Zdislav Berka of Dubá. During his rule, in 1549, Štětí was promoted to a town. During the Thirty Years' War , the town was looted several times. In 1654, Štětí was still ethnically Czech, but in the following decades, German settlers came to

256-651: Is located about 19 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Litoměřice and 38 km (24 mi) north of Prague . It lies on the border between the Lower Ohře Table and Ralsko Uplands . The highest point is the hill Újezdský Špičák at 348 m (1,142 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on the right bank of the Elbe River. The eastern part of the municipal territory lies in the Kokořínsko – Máchův kraj Protected Landscape Area. The first written mention of Štětí

288-527: Is the first use of longitudinal and latitudinal lines as well as specifying terrestrial locations by celestial observations. The Geography was translated from Greek into Arabic in the 9th century and played a role in the work of al-Khwārizmī before lapsing into obscurity . The idea of a global coordinate system revolutionized European geographical thought, however, and inspired more mathematical treatment of cartography. Ptolemy's work probably originally came with maps, but none have been discovered. Instead,

320-507: Is the oldest written evidence of the existence of the town. A royal-town statute was granted in 1219 by King Ottokar I of Bohemia . At the beginning of the 13th century, Litoměřice was an important political, cultural and economic centre. The population suffered during the 15th century Hussite Wars . After the Protestant tensions with the Catholics that triggered the Thirty Years' War and

352-470: Is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation . The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice . Litoměřice is made up of four town parts: Litoměřice-Město, Pokratice, Předměstí and Za nemocnicí. Litoměřice is located about 15 kilometres (9 mi) south of Ústí nad Labem and 51 km (32 mi) northwest of Prague . The northwestern half of

SECTION 10

#1733093996215

384-554: The Beneš decrees in August 1945, along with about 2.5 million other former Czechoslovak citizens of German ethnicity from the country. There are no large industrial enterprises located in Litoměřice. The largest employer is the hospital. Litoměřice is known for viticulture and wine-making. It is the centre of the Litoměřická wine sub-region. The existence of vineyards is already documented in

416-582: The Mediterranean and the Indian ( Indicum Pelagus ). Due to Marinus and Ptolemy's mistaken measure of the circumference of the earth, the former is made to extend much too far in terms of degrees of arc; due to their reliance on Hipparchus , they mistakenly enclose the latter with an eastern and southern shore of unknown lands , which prevents the map from identifying the western coast of the World Ocean. India

448-510: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Litoměřice (part of Archdiocese of Prague ), the 4th oldest (and 3rd still existing) Catholic diocese on present Czech territory. Litoměřice is known for the annual event Zahrada Čech ("Garden of Bohemia "). It is an extensive horticultural trade fair , attended by tens of thousands of people. North Bohemian Gallery of Fine Arts is based close the main square. Extensive collection spans from 13th century to contemporary art with numerous other exhibitions during

480-577: The Dómské Square was built in place of an older Romanesque basilica in the years 1664–1668. It has a 50 metres (160 ft) high tower open to the public. The interior is almost completely authentic with main and six side altars and a lot of original paintings. Right next to the dome is a bishop's residence built in 1683–1701 by Giulio Broggio. There is also the Jesuit Church of the Annunciation. It

512-560: The Protectorate or were deported during the Holocaust in the Sudetenland . From March 1944 to May 1945, Leitmeritz concentration camp was located west of the town. 18,000 prisoners passed through the camp and were forced to work mostly on excavating underground factories (Richard I and II) under Radobýl . 4,500 died. In the final stages of World War II, German troops retreated to escape

544-627: The Protestants' defeat in the Battle of White Mountain , the surviving population of the town was forced to accept Catholicism or face property confiscation and the obligation to leave the kingdom. In this way, the town became a Catholic bishop's residency in 1655. As a result, the Czech Protestant population shrank and the town became largely germanized . In the 18th century, many Baroque building, which are today cultural monuments, were built. However

576-579: The Slavic settlement comes from the 8th century. In the 9th and 10th century, Litoměřice fell under the control of the Přemyslid dynasty. Přemyslids built here an early medieval fortress, one of the most important Přemyslid centres in Czech lands. The area was settled by the Czech tribe of Litoměřici , after which the town was named. In 1057, the Litomeřice Chapter was founded by Duke Spytihněv II , and it

608-455: The advancing Red Army . The Czech resistance took control of the castle on 27 April 1945, and after a few days they started negotiations with the German commander about the terms of his surrender. The Wehrmacht capitulated in the night after 8 May, but German troops fled on 9 May, just before Soviet troops entered the town on 10 May 1945. Most of the German population of the town was expelled by

640-408: The first written mention of Litoměřice from 1057. The I/15 road from Most to Česká Lípa passes through the town. Litoměřice is served by three train stations. The station Litoměřice město is located on the Ústí nad Labem – Kolín line. The stations Litoměřice horní nádraží and Litoměřice Cihelna are located on the lines Most–Litoměřice and Česká Lípa– Postoloprty . The town is the seat of

672-542: The informal name of the Sudetenland , the region became the subject of political controversy in the following years. Czechs settled there again, but remained a minority. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement , German troops occupied the Sudetenland (and all the rest of Czech lands a few months later). The Czech population, which had grown to about 5,000 people, had to leave again. Jews from Litoměřice were forced to flee to

SECTION 20

#1733093996215

704-726: The map is the peninsula Jutland placed north of the river Albis Trêva , west of the Saxonôn Nesôi ( archipelago ), east of the Skandiai Nêsoi, which itself lies west of a larger island Skandia . Skandia is home to the Goutai in the center, and the Phiraisoi in the east. North of Jutland lies a third archipelago Alokiai Nêsoi. South of the Albis live the Lakkobardoi and to its north

736-598: The municipal territory lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands , the southeastern half lies in the Lower Ohře Table , on the edge of the Polabí lowlands. The highest point, located in the northern tip of the territory, is at 480 m (1,570 ft) above sea level. The town is situated on the right (northern) bank of the Elbe River, at its confluence with the Ohře , which flows from the south. The settlement of Litoměřice has

768-450: The present form of the map was reconstructed from Ptolemy's coordinates by Byzantine monks under the direction of Maximus Planudes shortly after 1295. It probably was not that of the original text, as it uses the less favored of the two alternate projections offered by Ptolemy. The continents are given as Europe , Asia , and Libya ( Africa ). The World Ocean is only seen to the west. The map distinguishes two large enclosed seas:

800-669: The prosperity of the town suffered from the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War . In 1918, Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia became constituent parts of the newly created Czechoslovakia ), along with a large border area inhabited predominantly by Sudeten Germans . Local Germans tried to join German Austria (which in turn aimed to join post-war Weimar Republic ), but Czechoslovak troops prevented this. Known under

832-500: The public. Litoměřice is twinned with: Ptolemy%27s world map The Ptolemy world map is a map of the world known to Greco-Roman societies in the 2nd century. It is based on the description contained in Ptolemy 's book Geography , written c.  150 . Based on an inscription in several of the earliest surviving manuscripts, it is traditionally credited to Agathodaemon of Alexandria . Notable features of Ptolemy's map

864-556: The railway was built and the town was industrialized. Štětí is known as an industrial centre. The town is home to the largest paper mill in the Czech Republic. The paper mill is a part of the Mondi group. Štětí is located on the railway lines heading from Ústí nad Labem to Kolín and to Lysá nad Labem . The most significant building is the Church of Saints Simon and Jude. Originally it

896-399: The town, which gradually became predominantly ethnically German. During the 18th century, the town was hit by various disasters: the passage of troops, floods, epidemics, crop failures and a large fire in 1788. The economic boom occurred in the 19th century. In addition to agriculture and river fishing, Štětí was famous for the production of stockings . In the second half of the 19th century,

928-524: The year. On the Mírové Square there is also the Gallery and Museum of Litoměřice diocese . Since 1978, the historic centre of Litoměřice has been an urban monument reservation . The protected territory is delimited by remains of town walls. About 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) of town walls is preserved to this day. Originally they had four town gates, none of them is preserved. Part of the town fortifications

960-481: Was Litoměřice Castle. Today it contains an exposition of Czech viticulture . Its core form Mírové Square, a large square with an area of about 2 hectares. Most of the houses on the square are in the Gothic style. The Old Town Hall building on the square is the oldest Renaissance building in the town. Today, the building serves as a regional museum. Other sights on the square include the "Chalice house" (new town hall with

992-562: Was built in the 14th century, but it was destroyed by a flood in 1784 and rebuilt in 1785. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul is the landmark of Chcebuz. It was built in the Baroque style in 1781–1784. Litom%C4%9B%C5%99ice Litoměřice ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɪtomɲɛr̝ɪtsɛ] ; German : Leitmeritz ) is a town in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre

Štětí - Misplaced Pages Continue

1024-588: Was extensive from the 2nd century, and many Roman trading ports have been identified in India . From these ports, Roman embassies to China are recorded in Chinese historical sources from around 166. The Danish historian Gudmund Schütte attempted to reconstruct the Danish part of Ptolemy's world map. It includes several place- and tribe -names, some of which Schütte assigned a contemporary equivalent. The most prominent feature of

#214785