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Vltava
Vltava , Ger. Moldau, longest river of the Czech Republic, c.270 mi (430 km) long, rising in the Bohemian Forest, SW Czech Republic, and flowing SE, then N, past České Budĕjovice and Prague, to the Elbe River at Mĕlník. There are several large hydroelectric stations on... Read more |
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Czech Republic
Czech Republic Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. Prague is the capital and largest city. In addition to... Read more |
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Master of Vyssi Brod
Master of Vyšší Brod (or of Hohenfurth). Bohemian painter, so called after his main work, a large altarpiece with scenes from the life of Christ (c.1350, NG, Prague) painted for the monastery of Vyšší Brod (Hohenfurth in German) in the Czech Republic. The anonymous... Read more |
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Master of Trebon
Master of Třeboň (or Master of Wittingau) (active late 14th century). Bohemian painter, named after his main work, three panels (c.1380–90) from an altarpiece originally in the monastery at Třeboň (Wittingau in German) in the Czech Republic and now in the National... Read more |
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Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia , Czech Československo , former federal republic, 49,370 sq mi (127,869 sq km), in central Europe. On Jan. 1, 1993, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic (see Slovakia ) became independent states and Czechoslovakia ceased to exist. (For history prior to 1918 as well as... Read more |
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Republic of Texas
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Tatar Republic
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The Czech Republic
T HEC ZECHR EPUBLIC B ASICD ATA Official Country Name: Czech Republic Region (Map name): Europe Population: 10,264,212 Language(s): Czech ... Read more |
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Mlada Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav , Ger. Jungbunzlau, city (1991 pop. 44,459), N central Czech Republic, in Bohemia. The city is an industrial center that manufactures automobiles, tractors, and agricultural machinery. Founded in the 10th cent., it became a center of the Bohemian Brethren (see Moravian... Read more |
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Bohemia
Bohemia Czech Čechy, historic region (20,368 sq mi/52,753 sq km) and former kingdom, in W and central Czech Republic . Bohemia is bounded by Austria in the southeast, by Germany in the west and northwest, by Poland in the north and northeast, and by Moravia in the east. Its natural... Read more |
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Bohemian Beer Bust.(Czech brewing industry)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data...
...in a smoky Prague pub, he...bread." Czechs consume more...Coke. And Czech doctors have...referred to American beer as...At the Czech Republic's annual...all real Czechs, and it...As young ... |
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Talking the talk CITYSCAPE / PRAGUE
...Union and a lifestyle that affords...per person.Prague, a city of...D image in Bohemian crystal. With...sunlight, Prague's center...quashed the Prague Spring reforms...station for young Czechs.Now Mares...tabloidization'' of ... |
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Bart appreciation: he's a champion of Czech design (and Anh Duong's...
...couple's haute bohemian friends...collector--of Czech moderne and...and objets. Prague Kolektiv...design of the Czech Republic. "I'm a...table. The Czechs, he explains...avant-garde Czech furniture...the ... |
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Pilsner created golden standard.
...the 1800s as Bohemian (meaning the region, not the lifestyle) brewers unlocked...derived from the Bohemian hop, saaz...like its American-style brethren...most famous Czech pilsners...in the Czech Republic ... |