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четверг, 22 августа 2013 г.

0056 Czech Republic-Karlovy Vary

Karlovy Vary (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarlovɪ ˈvarɪ]; German: Karlsbad; English: Carlsbad) is a spa city situated in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá, approximately 130 km (81 mi) west of Prague (Praha). It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370. 
In the 19th century, it became a popular tourist destination, especially known for international celebrities visiting for spa treatment. Karlovy Vary uses glory of the resort, in the city a set of hot springs of the mineral water possessing curative properties. Now in Karlovy Vary there are 12 curative sources similar on a chemical composition, but having the different content of carbon dioxide and temperature, from 30 to 72 degrees Celsius. There is still a source No. 13 — so playfully call Bekherovk's local strong liqueur.The city is also known for the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The glass manufacturer Moser Glass is located in Karlovy Vary. The city has also given its name to the famous delicacy known as "Carlsbad plums". These plums (usually Quetsch) are candied in hot syrup, then halved and stuffed into dried damsons; this gives them a very intense flavour.
The city has been used as the location for a number of film-shoots, including the 2006 films Last Holiday and box-office hit Casino Royale, both of which used the city's Grandhotel Pupp in different guises.

понедельник, 5 августа 2013 г.

0018 Moravian and Silesian Beskids

Moravian and Silesian Beskids (Slovak: Moravskosliezske Beskydy, Czech: Moravskoslezské Beskydy, Polska: Beskid shchlesko-Morawski, forces. shchlnsko-Morawski Beskid) — a massif in northwest Slovakia, the northeast Czech Republic and the southern Poland, part of the Western Beskids.The highest point is Lysá hora mountain at 1,323 m (4,341 ft), which is one of the rainiest places in the Czech Republic with around 1,500 mm (60 in) of precipitation a year. 

суббота, 3 августа 2013 г.

0011 Czech Republic-Praha

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Its capital and largest city is Prague.
Prague  is the fourteenth-largest city in the European Union. It is also the historical capital of Bohemia proper. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava River, the city is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.The name Prague is derived from an old Slavic root, praga, which means "ford", referring to the city's origin at a crossing point of the Vltava river.
Today Prague consists of areas which long time were considered as the certain cities (Staré Město, Nové město, HradKany, Malá Strana, Vy š as ehrad). In the past they not only had the various status, system of submission, management, finance etc., but often and were at enmity among themselves, sometimes reaching the real military operations.