Josef Suk was a Czech composer and violinist. He studied under Antonín Dvořák, whose daughter he married.
Krems an der Donau is a town of 23,992 inhabitants in Austria, in the federal state of Lower Austria. It is the fifth-largest city of Lower Austria and is approximately 70 kilometres west of Vienna. Krems is a city with its own statute, and therefore it is both a municipality and a district.
Mariánské Lázně is a spa town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. The town, surrounded by green mountains, is a mosaic of parks and noble houses. Most of its buildings come from the town's Golden Era in the second half of the 19th century, when many celebrities and top European rulers came to enjoy the curative carbon dioxide springs.
Kolín is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic some 55 kilometres (34 mi) east from Prague, lying on the Elbe River.
The Vienna Secession was an art movement formed in 1897 by a group of Austrian artists who had resigned from the Association of Austrian Artists, housed in the Vienna Künstlerhaus. This movement included painters, sculptors, and architects. The first president of the Secession was Gustav Klimt, and Rudolf von Alt was made honorary president. Its official magazine was called Ver Sacrum which featured highly decorative works representative of the period.
Kroměříž is a Moravian town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. The town's main landmark is the Baroque Archbishop's Palace, where some scenes from Amadeus and Immortal Beloved were filmed. It was declared the most beautiful historical city in the Czech Republic in 1997. The Gardens and Castle at Kroměříž were added to the list of World Heritage Sites in 1998. The city's National Museum is home to The Flaying of Marsyas, a late painting by Titian.
Haas, also de Haas, is a German and Dutch surname, also Jewish (Ashkenazic), usually from Hase or de Haas, the German and Dutch words for "hare". Notable people with the surname include the following:
Procházka is a very common Czech surname. The feminine gender is Procházková . A literal translation of the name to English is a stroll.
Vöcklabruck (help·info) is the administrative center of the Vöcklabruck district, Austria. It is located in the western part of Upper Austria, close to the A1 Autobahn as well as the B1 highway.
Kyjov is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 11,000 inhabitants. Kyjov is famous for its folk festival which takes place every four years. Kyjov participated and won silver in the 2008 Entente Florale.
Hronov is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 6,500 inhabitants. It is located near the Polish border.
Norbert is a Germanic given name, from nord "north" and berht "bright". Norbert is also occasionally found as a surname.
Antonin, Antonín, and Antoñín are masculine given names. Antonín, a Czech name in use in the Czech Republic, and Antonin, a French name in use in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, Madagascar, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda, are both considered alternate forms of Antonino. Antoñín, a Spanish name in use in Spain, parts of the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Western Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay, and the Falkland Islands, is a diminutive form of Antonio. As a surname it is derived from the Antonius root name. Notable people with these names include the following:
Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name derived from Irish.
Moravec is a relatively common Czech surname. "Morava" (Moravia) is the root of the surname. Notable persons with that surname include:
Barta or Bárta is a Hungarian, Slovak and Czech surname derived from a diminutive form of the personal name Bartolomaeus. Notable people with the surname include:
Lenaerts and Lenaers are Dutch patronymic surnames most common in Belgium. Lenaert is an archaic Dutch form of Leonard. People with this surname include:
Josef is a variant of the masculine given name Joseph, notably used in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the Czech Republic. People so named include:
Josef Wagner was an Austrian water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
