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  Liberec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(German: Reichenberg, Romany Libertsis) is a city of the Czech Republic, in the Liberec Region.
The most prominent buildings are the town hall (1893), the castle of Count Clam Gallas, built in the 17th century, and the Ještěd Tower (1968) upon the Ještěd Mountain, which became a symbol of the city.
Liberec is first mentioned in a document of 1348, and from 1622 to 1634 was among the possessions of the great Wallenstein.
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 RIS Libereckého kraje
On the west of the region there is the Ploučnice river catchment area, the east belongs to the upper Labe river catchment area and the north in the Odra river area.
The Liberec region comprises of 4 districts - Česká Lípa, Jablonec nad Nisou, Liberec and Semily.
Liberec is the fourth largest regional capital among 12 regions of the Czech Republic (not counting Prague and the Středočeský region).
liberec.risy.cz /EN/About_10553.html   (1119 words)

  
 Regions of the Czech Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Liberec (Liberecky) region is situated in the north of the Czech Basin and spreads over the eastern part of the mountain ranges Luzicke hory, Jizerske hory and western Krkonose with Krkonose foothills.
Liberec region is situated in the north of the Czech Republic.
To the east it borders with Kralovehradecky region, to the south with Central Bohemia region and to the west with Usti region.
www.bestinczech.com /region/liberec_region.htm   (577 words)

  
 Characteristics of the Liberecký Region | CZSO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Liberecký Region comprises of the Česká Lípa, Jablonec nad Nisou, Liberec, and Semily Districts.
In the east, the Region neighbours the Královéhradecký Region, in the south the Středočeský Region, and in the west the Ústecký Region.
Three rivers gather the waters from the Region: the basin of the River Ploučnice in the west, the basin of the River Labe in the east, and the basin of the River Odra (Nisa) in the north.
www.czso.cz /eng/redakce.nsf/itisk/characteristics_of_the_liberecky_region   (2462 words)

  
 RIS Libereckého kraje
The area of Liberec region is 3.163 km2; that is after Prague the second smallest area of a region in the Czech Republic.
Even though the total decrease in the number of inhabitants between 1995-2001 was 1578 persons the Liberec region shows in comparison with national average more positive natural and migration development of the population.
The Liberec region contributed to the total Czech Republic’s GDP by 3,5%.
liberec.risy.cz /EN/Stati_10555.html   (474 words)

  
 Liberec, Czech Republic, Information, Pictures, Vacation, Accommodation, Hotel, Boardinghouse
To the west of the region is the well-preserved castle Lemberk and Jablonné v Podještědí with its Baroque church honoring the sacred Zdislava.
Gradually Liberec became a textile and glass center in the Austrian Empire and its economic and political significance grew such that by the year 1830 it was the second largest town in Bohemia.
In 1968 Liberec citizens fought against the invading soviet red Army with their bare hands and the names of 9 victims are engraved in two sections of copper tank tracks in the masonry of the City hall.
www.zinger-travel.com /Liberec-city.htm   (1945 words)

  
 Krajská nemocnice Liberec
Regional Hospital Liberec belongs among the biggest medical institutions not only in Liberec region but also in the whole area of the Czech Republic.
RHL is established by Liberec region as a contributory organization and its activity overreaches borders of Liberec region in many fields.
Regional Hospital Liberec covers 48 branches of medicine with its 984 beds, on which about 37000 in patients are being dressed each year.
www.nemlib.cz /aj/Uvod/uvod.php   (271 words)

  
 Travel guide - Northern Bohemia (Liberec). E-travel.cz - accommodation in hotels and apartments in Prague and the Czech ...
Liberec is a leading city of the Liberec region located in the North of Bohemia near the German-Poland border.
The Liberec region is a part of so-called Euroregion NISA that unites the districts of the Liberec region, districts of the Silesian part of Poland and the Saxon districts of Germany.
The district of Liberec belongs to the northernmost districts of the Czech Republic.
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 Encyclopedia: Bohemia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Bohemia (Czech: Čechy; German: Böhmen, Russian: Bogemiya) is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western and middle thirds of the Czech Republic.
Instead, it is divided into Prague, the Central Bohemian Region, the Pilsen Region, the Carlsbad Region, the Usti nad Labem Region, the Liberec Region, the Hradec Kralove Region, and parts of the Pardubice, Vysocina and South Bohemian regions.
Vysočina Region (Czech: kraj Vysočina), also known as Jihlava Region, is an administrative unit (Czech: kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-eastern part of the historical region of Bohemia and partly in the south-west of the historical region of Moravia.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bohemia   (3715 words)

  
 Regions of the Czech Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Hradec Kralove (Kralovehradecky) region is the second region of NUTS 2 Northeast, neighbouring on the Liberec Region to the west and the Pardubice Region to the south.
Of its 448 municipalities 43 are towns inhabited by 69 per cent of the region’s population.
The Hradec Kralove Region is the educational centre of NUTS 2 Northeast - the regional capital hosts four universities - the College of Pedagogy, the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Pharmacology of Charles University, and the Military Medical Academy.
www.bestinczech.com /region/kralovehradecky_region.htm   (375 words)

  
 Sports in the Liberec region
The Liberec region is in the north of Bohemia and encompasses the eastern part of the Lužice Mountains, the Jizera Mountains and the western part of the Giant Mountains.
The biggest town in the region is Liberec itself, which is the fourth largest regional town in the country excluding Prague and Central Bohemia.
The smallest village in the region is Blatce in the Česká Lípa district.
www.cot.cz /data/english/01_04/4_reg_1.htm   (1284 words)

  
 RIS Libereckého kraje
The problem of accessibility of the Liberec region is to be analyzed from both long distance and local transport point of view.
For tourism both are important, because long distance transport extends the possibility for the region to be reached from more distant areas and local transport enables the visitor to travel across the region and the specific tourist’s sights.
Total road length in the Liberec region is 2430 km from which 332 km are first class roads and 487 km are second class roads.
liberec.risy.cz /EN/Trans_11216.html   (350 words)

  
 Travel guide - Liberec district. E-travel.cz - accommodation in hotels and apartments in Prague and the Czech Republic.
Liberec, as far as the number of registered companies per 1,000 people is concerned, is among the towns with the highest rate in the Czech Republic.
Liberec is a town with a large base of a qualified labour trained in industrial production, with traditional research potential and developed structure of technical vocational and secondary schools and the Technical University.
Liberec is a centre for exhibitions and fairs of national importance.
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 Regions of the Czech Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Usti (Ustecky) region is situated in the northwest of the Czech Republic, along the border with Federal Republic of Germany.
Majority of the region belongs to the Elbe drainage area, which is the most important waterway in the Czech Republic and which enables water transport among the Czech cities situated on the Elbe and Vltava rivers and places in Germany, as well as the North Sea port Hamburg.
The industrial importance of the region is given by the rich mineral resources, especially the lignite coalfields and the power and chemical industries connected with the coalfields.
www.bestinczech.com /region/ustecky_region.htm   (452 words)

  
 For Journalists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Jan Březina, the Olomouc Region’s Chief Executive, on the course of a project designed to present the individual Czech regions at the forthcoming World Exhibition EXPO in Japan to be held in 2005.
The Liberec Region in North Bohemia was one of the Czech Republic’s first regions to join the project of Czech regional presentations at the EXPO.
They were gradually introduced to the project aimed at presenting the Czech regions at the World Exhibition EXPO 2005 Aichi, and to the possibility of promoting long-term cooperation with their partner prefectures in Japan.
www.expo2005.cz /scripts/detail.php?id=60   (598 words)

  
 Liberec city, Czech Republic
Liberec (German: Reichenberg) is in Liberec district, north Czechia, with c.
Liberec was granted arms in 1657 by emperor Rudolph II: Argent two towers gules with gates, united by the embattled wall of the second.
The Ministry asked that the COA's height to be similar to 2/3 of the hoist width of the flag and that the COA should have either fl or preferrably golden fimbriation.
www.hampshireflag.co.uk /world-flags/allflags/cz-lb-lb.html   (578 words)

  
 Tabibito's small Czech Guide: Liberec (Reichenberg) - international city in North Bohemia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Liberec and the surroundings belong to the Polish-Czech-German Euroregion Neisse.
Mainly the textile industry developed quickly, and so Liberec was even the second biggest city of Bohemia, only outdone by →Prague of course.
Additionally, Liberec offers a zoo, a botanical garden, a small palace built in the 16th century and now used as a glass museum, and much more.
www.tabibito.de /czech/eliberec.html   (732 words)

  
 Regiotram Nisa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
In 2000, the cities of Liberec and Jablonec nad Nisou and Czech Railways a.s.
The contracting authority of the project is the Liberec Regional Authority.
On January 8th, 2003, project partners signed an "Agreement of cooperation for development of transportation services and rail transportation in the Liberec Region" as the basis for establishing public transit priorities in the region.
www.regiotram-nisa.cz /en1/1-1.php   (680 words)

  
 Regions
Significant historical event: The Ninths Liberec Professional Company for Chemical Protection became a part of the NATO SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) units in March 1999, in the context of the Czech Republic entering the NATO forces.
One of the most important monuments in the Liberec region is the State castle Sychrov, which is located approximately 20 km from the Liberec regional capital town.
He practiced in Stavoprojekt Liberec since the year 1951, and later on became director of the SIAL.
www.expo2005.cz /en/regions/liberecky.shtml   (809 words)

  
 Liberec --  Encyclopædia Britannica   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
Founded in the 13th century and chartered in 1577, Liberec was inhabited mainly by Germans until their expulsion after World War II.
It is the smallest of the country's regions.
The north of the region is dominated by the Ore (Krušné), Ceské Stredo, Lusatian (Luzické), and Jizera (Jizerské)...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9048125?tocId=9048125   (358 words)

  
 Czech Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
It is made up of two older regions, Bohemia and Moravia, and part of the third one, Silesia.
As of May 1, 2004, it is a member state of the European Union.
The Constitutional Court, which rules on constitutional issues, is appointed by the president, and its members serve 10-year terms.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/c/cz/czech_republic.html   (901 words)

  
 ESRI Map Book Gallery Volume 19: Transportation - Public Transport Optimization in the Liberec Region Project
There are great differences in the use of public transportation in various parts of the Liberec Region depending on the population density.
The first demonstrates the quantities of transported persons in different areas of the Liberec Region in a specified time.
The third map shows the number of persons on each bus stop in the specified time, and the fourth map evaluates the use of transport segments between bus or railway stations in the specified time.
www.esri.com /mapmuseum/mapbook_gallery/volume19/transportation2.html   (212 words)

  
 ARR - Agentura regionálního rozvojem, spol. s r.o.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
(Regional Development Agency) was founded in the year 1996 based on a ruling of the Euroregion Nisa, a civic association of the towns, municipalities, and districts of Liberec, Jablonec nad Nisou, Semily, Česká Lípa, and Děčín (the Šluknovský projection).
However, the Liberec Region has been the owner of a 51 % share in the company since April 2003.
The Agency’s aim of business operation is to provide regional public administration, towns, and municipalities with professional assistance on a long-term basis with regard to the generation of regional programmes, conceptual plans, and strategies in the individual areas of public and economic life.
www.arr-nisa.cz /start_aj_arr.html   (314 words)

  
 flag of Czech Regional Symbols flags, Fahnen, Flaggen, FOTW bei Nationalflaggen.de
Liberec Region - officially granted by the Parliament.
Yesterday, four flags of the Czech regions (Central Bohemian, South Bohemian, Zlin, and Hradec Kralove) were officially granted by Vaclav Klaus, the chairman of the House of Representatives of the Parliament, to th regional hejtmans.
The date of the ceremony of granting the flag to the region's hejtman is irrelevant from the vexillological (and legal) point of view.
www.nationalflaggen.de /flags-of-the-world/flags/cz-sub-.html   (765 words)

  
 Liberec   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
By the middle of the 16th century, a number of glass factories were in operation in the area, which was now called Gablonz by the primarily German-speaking population.
A major industrial and administrative center of North Bohemia, Liberec lies between the Jizerske Mountains and the Jested ridge, with the Jested peak rising just to the south of the city.
The first appearance of the city in writing comes from the year 1352, in church records revealing that the little village on the Nisa River already had a parish church and that it was a trade center occupyimg a valuable spot on overland trade routes.
archiv.radio.cz /mapa/showregion.phtml?cislo=3   (333 words)

  
 RIS Ústeckého kraje
Location of the region therefore predetermines significant place in international economic and culture co-operation and it is an opportunity for cross-border activities co-operation.
Three cross-border associations for Saxony districts co-operation operate within the region, which are called Euroregions Krusnohori, Labe and Nisa, into which 16 villages belong in Sluknovsky vybezek (Sluknovsky jag) (Its main territory of operation is in Liberec region).
Its mission is to represent regional interests on relevant offices and institutions, but also to support efforts in frame of concluding obligatory inter-company agreements for regional and municipal cross-border co-operation.
usti.risy.cz /EN/Euror_3247.html   (897 words)

  
 DanubePortal » Countries » Czech Republic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
The Czech Republic is administratively subdivided into 13 regions [kraje] endowed with a devolved state administration and executive powers of self-government.
Agriculture has been reduced to a marginal economic contribution in all but some peripheral parts of the country, but is still important for the preservation of the cultural landscape.
Spatial and regional disparities in social terms are not too significant, although the capital Prague is in many ways elevated over the rest of the country and the old mining and industrial regions suffer from economic and social depression.
www.danubecooperation.org /Content.Node/general/countries/czech_republic.html   (445 words)

  
 INTERREG IIIC - 3-CIP: Developing Visions for Cross-Border Regions
Within the framework of the operation, partners join efforts to develop a common vision for the larger region and promote innovative SME collaborations in order to foster a functioning and vibrant internal market between the regions.
Based on conferences, workshops, and meetings in the partner regions, co-operations are initiated and core businesses and technology transfer units are supported.
The operation collaborates with international experts and serves as an example for interregional cooperation that is transferable to other regions in comparable locations and situations.
www.interreg3c.net /sixcms/detail.php?id=6494   (305 words)

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