Moravia - Wikipedia
WEBThe region and former margraviate of Moravia, Morava in Czech, is named after its principal river Morava. It is theorized that the river's name is derived from Proto-Indo-European *mori: "waters", or indeed any word denoting water or a marsh. [13] The German name for Moravia is Mähren, from the river's German name March.
History of Moravia - Wikipedia
WEB20th century. Gallery. References. Sources. History of Moravia. Coat of Arms of Moravia. The history of Moravia, one of the Czech lands, is diverse and characterized by many periods of foreign governance. Pre-history. Early modern humans had settled in the region by the Paleolithic.
Moravia - Wikiwand
WEBMoravia was one of the five lands of Czechoslovakia founded in 1918. In 1928 it was merged with Czech Silesia, and then dissolved in 1948 during the abolition of the land system following the communist coup d'état. Its area of 22,623.41 km 2 is home to about 3.2 million of the Czech Republic's 10.8 million inhabitants.
Moravia | Czech Republic, Central Europe, History, & Map
WEBMay 16, 2024 · Moravia, traditional region in central Europe that served as the centre of a major medieval kingdom, known as Great Moravia, before it was incorporated into the kingdom of Bohemia in the 11th century. In the 20th century Moravia became part of the modern state of Czechoslovakia and subsequently of.
Moravian Church - Wikipedia
WEBThe Moravian Church, or the Moravian Brethren ( Czech: Moravská církev or Moravští bratři ), formally the Unitas Fratrum ( Latin: "Unity of the Brethren"), [3] [4] [5] is one of the oldest Protestant denominations in Christianity, dating back to the Bohemian Reformation of the 15th century and the Unity of the Brethren (Czech: Jednota bratrská) ...
Moravia | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 9, 2018 · MORAVIA (Czech Morava , Ger. Maehren , Heb. ,ןרהרמןיררעמ), historic region of the Czech Republic (formerly in *Czechoslovakia ). A political unit from around 769, it formed the nucleus of the Great Moravian …
In the Czech Republic, Moravia and Its Castles - The New York …
WEBSep 23, 2011 · In the easternmost part of the Czech Republic, at the southern edge of the 8,600-square-mile region known as Moravia. Despite the praise it earned in 19th-century travelogues, the ancient kingdom...
Moravia - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBMoravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava; German: Mähren) is a historical region in the eastern part of the Czech Republic that takes its name from the Morava River, which flows from the north to the south of the land.
Moravia travel - Lonely Planet | Czech Republic, Europe
WEBThe Czech Republic’s easternmost province, Moravia, is yin to Bohemia’s yang. If Bohemians love beer, Moravians love wine. If Bohemia is about towns and cities, Moravia is all rolling hills and pretty landscapes. The capital, Brno, has the museums, but the northern city of Olomouc has captivating architecture.
A Brief History of the Moravian Church
WEBThe Moravian Church, or Unitas Fratrum (Unity of Brethren), as it has been officially known since 1457, arose as followers of Hus gathered in the village of Kunvald, about 100 miles east of Prague, in eastern Bohemia, and organized the church.
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