Infobox Ethnic group group Czechs br e i image Image Charles IV John Ocko votive picture fragment 140x190.jpg ... first ref Czechs , or Czech people lang cs e i , IPA cs t , archaism archaic lang cs echov ... Republic . Small populations of Czechs also live in Slovakia, Austria, the United States, the United ... ref Among the ancestors of the Czechs are ancient Slavic tribes who inhabited the regions of Bohemia , Moravia , and Upper Silesia from the 6th century onwards. History The Czechs are descended from .... Within the West Slavs, the Czechs form part of the Czech Slovak group together with the Slovaks , alongside the Lechites and the Sorbs . According to a popular mythology myth , the Czechs come ... of Czechs who have at least partly German ancestry probably runs into hundreds of thousands. ref http ... Years War and the expulsion of Protestants. ref cite book title The Czechs and the Lands of the Bohemian ..., after Prague and Vienna . ref http www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org pages 153.html Czechs ... , wieninternational.at ref In 1918, independent Czechoslovakia was proclaimed, and Czechs formed the leading ... ties of the Czechs with the Bohemian Germans and other parts of the German people, in order ... and the Czechoslovak state authorities, made Czechs especially in the early 1950s settle alongside Slovaks ... of thousands of Czechs had repatriated from Volhynia and Banat after World War II. Since the 1990s, the Czech Republic has been working to repatriate Romania and Kazakhstan s ethnic Czechs. ref http ... to integrate Kazakh Czechs , The Prague Post, October 31, 2007 ref The Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia ... s entry into the European Union in May 2004, Czechs gained the right to work in some other EU ... Czechs are a genetic mixture of the Slavic, Celtic, and Germanic people that have inhabited the Czech territory throughout its history. Czechs show the characteristic R1a genes of the paternal ancestorship ..., such as the Forefather ech , who according to legend brought the tribe of Czechs into its land, ref ... more details
According to the 2002 census, there were 386 Czechs living in Poland. Most of them reside in and around Zel w 81, in d Voivodeship , in the south western part of K odzko County 47, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship and in the Polish sections of Cieszyn Silesia 61 . Some live in Warsaw Warszawa . Before the Second World War , more Czechs lived in Poland, especially around Zel w forming a majority in the county and in Wo y Voivodeship 1921 1939 Wo y Voivodeship 1.5 . After the war the Czechs of Wo y were expelled by the Soviet Union , and resettled in Czechoslovakia. External links http www.czesi.pl Official website Ethnic groups in Poland Czech diaspora DEFAULTSORT Czechs In Poland Category Polish people of Czech descent Category Czech diaspora by country Poland Category Ethnic groups in Poland cs esk men ina v Polsku pl Czesi w Polsce ru uk ... more details
Most Czech immigrants to Argentina came in the first half of the 20th century. Today, there are around 389,000 people of Czech descent living in Argentina , mostly in Buenos Aires and Mendoza, Argentina Mendoza . Citation needed date October 2009 See also Czechs Argentina Czech Republic relations External links http www.cesky dum.com.ar index.asp Czech Collectivity in Argentina in Spanish only http www.czechcenters.cz buenos Czech Cultural Center in Buenos Aires in Spanish and Czech only Immigration to Argentina Czech diaspora DEFAULTSORT Czechs In Argentina Category Argentine people of Czech descent Category Czech diaspora by country Argentina Category Ethnic groups in Argentina es Inmigraci n checa en Argentina ... more details
refimprove date August 2010 Infobox Ethnic group group Czechs of Croatia br esi u Hrvatskoj br e i v Chorvatsku image File Coat of Arms of the Czechs in Croatia.svg 150px image caption Coat of Arms of the Czechs in Croatia population 10,510 ref name Census http www.dzs.hr hrv censuses Census2001 Popis H01 03 10 H01 03 10.html Croatian 2001 census ref languages Croatian language Croatian , Czech language Czech religions Catholic Church Roman Catholic related Slovaks footnotes Czechs are one of the recognised minorities of Croatia . According to the census of 2001 there were 10,512 Czechs in Croatia, compromising 0.24 of total population. They are also called by their non Czech neighbours Pemci . Geographic representation Most Croatian Czechs live in Western Slavonia especially around the cities of Daruvar and Grubi no Polje . They compromise 5.33 population of Bjelovar Bilogora county and 0.9 ... from all parts of their Empire. The first Czechs arrived in Slavonia around 1750s, and were ... acres of arable land for price of convert 1 acre m2 adj on they sold in the Czech lands . Czechs also ... workers and clerks, but were assimilated in two or three generations. One of these urban Czechs was August enoa , Croatian writer and mayor of Zagreb . Czechs soon found the need to culturally ... in Daruvar, and first kindergarten in 1926 also in Daruvar. Czechs organized themselves politically ... Jugoslav ti echoslov c Yugoslav Czechoslovaks was printed in Duruvar. Czechs, just like Slovaks ... Czechs enjoyed even greater rights, and more schools were opened. After the break up of Yugoslavia, Czech areas were found near war operations and many Czechs participated in Croatian army. Czechs ... Party . Culture The Czechs are organised in 24 eska Beseda s all across Croatia that form the Czech ... with Croatian Czechs Zdenka cheese, produced in a factory in Veliki Zdenci dominatly Czech village ... in Croatia Czech diaspora DEFAULTSORT Czechs In Croatia Category Czech diaspora by country Croatia ... more details
Expand Czech date March 2012 P mov File Cehi Romania 2002 .png thumb right Czechs of Romania 2002 census The Czechs Lang cs e i, P mov , Lang ro Cehi, Pemi , Lang hu B n ti csehek are an Minorities of Romania ethnic minority in Romania , ref ro icon Alena Gecse and Dezideriu Gecse, Istoria i cultura cehilor din Banat , in http www.ispmn.gov.ro uploads ISPMN 2010 Minoritati fragmente.pdf Minorit i n zonele de contact interetnic. Cehii i slovacii n Rom nia i Ungaria , p.45 60, ed. Jakab Albert Zsolt and Peti Lehel, Editura Institutului pentru Studierea Problemelor Minorit ilor Na ionale and Editura Kriterion, Cluj Napoca, 2010, ISBN 978 6069251225 Please check ISBN reason does not match hyphenation rules and is probably invalid . ref numbering 3,938 people according to the 2002 census. The majority of Romanian Czechs live in the south west of the country, with around 60 of them living in Cara Severin County , where they make up 0.7 of the population. As an officially recognised ethnic minority, Czechs, together with Slovaks of Romania Slovaks , have Romanian ethnic minorities parties one seat reserved in the Romanian Chamber of Deputies of Romania Chamber of Deputies . Communes with the largest Czech population percentage Dubova, Mehedin i Dubova , Mehedin i 40.70 G rnic , Cara Severin 33.46 Coronini , Cara Severin 27.36 Berzasca , Cara Severin 14.24 opotu Nou , Cara Severin 10.92 L pu nicel , Cara Severin 10.75 Socol , Cara Severin 4.60 Peregu Mare , Arad 3.83 E elni a , Mehedin i 2.31 Or ova , Mehedin i 1.85 There are six villages with a Czech majority. Five are in Cara Severin County Big r, Berzasca Commune G rnic, G rnic Commune Ravensca, opotu Nou Commune Sf nta Elena, Coronini Commune and umi a, L pu nicel Commune. One is in Mehedin i County Eibenthal, Dubova, Mehedin i Dubova Commune. Notable Czech Romanians Ignat Bednarik , painter Anton Chladek ... See also Slovak people in Romania Ethnic groups in Romania Czech diaspora DEFAULTSORT Czechs Of Romania ... more details
This is a partial list of famous Czechs Czech , and Czech language Czech intelligible people. This list includes people of the Czech nationality as well as people having some significant Czech ancestry or association with Czech culture. Note If you wish to add a name to this list, first add it here instead Talk List of Czechs Biography Stub Factory . This prevents the list from succumbing to a large amount of red links . Actors See Category Czech actors Czech actors L da Baarov Gustav Nezval Ji Barto ka Vlasta Burian Anna Geislerov Ji Grossmann Miroslav Horn ek Rudolf Hru nsk Zorka Jan Petr Kostka Herbert Lom Vladim r Men k David Nykl Anny Ondra Anna Ondr kov Karel Roden Jan T ska Tatiana Vilhelmov Eduard Vojan Ji Voskovec Jan Werich Stella Z zvorkov Architects and designers See Category Czech architects Czech architects Jan Santini Aichel Jakub Bursa Josef Chochol Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer Alois Dry k Josef Go r Franti ek Maxmili n Ka ka Jan Kaplick Jan Kot ra Zden k Kov Jakub Kr n Jarom r Krejcar Josef Mocker t p nek Netolick Josef Niklas Milada Pet kov Pavl kov Bo ek pek Authors and Poets See Category Czech writers Czech writers Michal Ajvaz Jind ich Baar Jind ich imon Baar Jan Antonin Bata Jan Blahoslav Bohuslav z Lobkovic Karel Havl ek Borovsk Otokar B ezina Karel apek Jan arek Svatopluk ech Franti ek elakovsk Jakub Deml Ivan Divi Jaroslav Durych Karel Jarom r Erben Jaroslav Foglar Ladislav Fuks Franti ek Gellner Ji Grossmann Jaroslav Ha ek Vladim r Holan Miroslav Holub Bohumil Hrabal V clav Hrab Franti ek Hrub n Miroslav Ivanov Boleslav Jablonsk Josef Jedli ka Milena Jesensk Alois Jir sek Franz Kafka V clav Kaplick V clav ... history famous czechs from history Famous Czechs from history http www.czech.cz en czech republic history famous czechs of the past century Famous Czechs of the past century Category Czech people Category Lists of people by nationality Czech Category Czech Republic related lists Czechs id Daftar ... more details
Ethnic Omaha sidebar Czechs in Omaha, Nebraska have made significant contributions to the political, social and cultural development of the city since the first immigrants arrived in 1868. ref Niebling, D.M. and Hyde, T. 2004 Baseball in Omaha. Arcadia Publishing. p 7. ref About In the 1860s many Czechs, primarily from Bohemia and Moravia , immigrated to Nebraska. Edward Rosewater and John Rosicky, early Omaha newspaper editors originally from Bohemia, encouraged countrymen to come by extolling promises of free land in frontier Nebraska. ref Mead & Hunt, Inc. 2006 p. 6. ref By 1880 Czechs were the most concentrated ethnic group in the city. ref Omaha City Planning Department nd A Comprehensive Program for Historic Preservation in Omaha. p. 38. ref class wikitable style float right align center colspan 2 Czech population in Omaha ref Larsen and Cottrell See Notes section. ref Year Number 1880 900 1890 2,675 1930 3,964 In 1893 the internationally known Czech composer Anton n Dvo k visited ... in Omaha. Czechs in the city helped promote Bohemian independence after World War I . The nation ... neethnic czechs contents.html Czechs In World War , Czechs in Nebraska. Retrieved 9 17 07 ... Czechs from Omaha One of the most famous sons of Little Bohemia was Roman Hruska , elected to the US ... means Progress of the West . ref name Czech music in Omaha Rosewater associated with Czechs in the community ... the U.S. and in Bohemia. Rosick is credited with encouraging thousands of Czechs to move to the U.S. ... of Minnesota. Retrieved 7 30 07. ref Legacy Czechs from Omaha helped gain legislative approval ..., Nebraska The major Bohemian landmark in the city was the ethnic enclave established by Czechs that was centered ... reflist 2 External links Rosicky, R. http freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com mach history of czechs in nebraska czech spg176.html Douglas County, Czechs in Nebraska . Retrieved 9 17 07. Omaha Czech ... Omaha Czech Culture Club website. Ethnicity in Omaha Category Czechs in Omaha, Nebraska Category ... more details
File Voyvodovo HDR3.png right thumb 300px Old Czech house in Voyvodovo, Vratsa Province Czechs lang bg , chehi and Slovaks lang bg , slovatsi are a minority ethnic group in Bulgaria Czech language Czech and lang sk Bulharsko . According to the 2001 census, Czechs number only 316 and the number of Slovaks is even smaller, ref cite web url http www.nccedi.government.bg save pdf.php?id 247 title publisher accessdate 2007 02 18 language Bulgarian ref but historically, their population has been considerably larger. History Following the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878, a large number of Czechs and Slovaks arrived in the country from Austria Hungary to foster its cultural and economic development. These included many intellectuals and entrepreneurs, such as the historian Konstantin Josef Jire ek Minister of Education 1881 1882 , the painters Ivan Mrkvi ka and Jaroslav V n , the archaeologists Karel korpil and Hermann korpil , the engineer and entrepreneur Ji Pro ek and the Pro ek family who built Lavov most and Orlov most and founded the Ariana beer Sofia brewery , V clav Dobrusk first director of the National Archaeological Museum Bulgaria National Archaeological Museum , the brewer Franz Milde founder of the Shumensko Shumen brewery , the architects Josef Schnitter long time chief architect of Plovdiv , Anton n Kol first chief architect of Sofia and Lubor Bajer who designed Stara Zagora s modern street network , and many others. Besides urban emigration, the Law for the settlement of the desolated lands of 1880 attracted many ethnic Czech and Slovak colonists ... a population of 800 of which over 600 Czechs, the rest Slovaks, Banat Bulgarians and Banat Swabians in the 1930s. Other places where Czechs and Slovaks settled were the town of Gorna Oryahovitsa ... ref Between 1948 and 1950, over 2,000 Czechs and Slovaks from Sofia and the aforementioned localities ... more details
one source date January 2012 The following is a Forbes list of Czech billionaire s is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine on March 10, 2011. ref http www.forbes.com wealth billionaires list?country 119 The World s Billionaires Forbes.com Bot generated title ref Czech Republic had 3 billionaires in 2011. class wikitable World ranking Name Sources of wealth Net worth USD 97 Petr Kellner Insurance 9.2 595 Zden k Bakala Coal Industry 2 1057 Andrej Babi Agriculture 1.1 See also Forbes list of billionaires List of countries by the number of billionaires List of college dropout billionaires References Reflist Lists of billionaires Category Lists of people by wealth Czech ... more details
Czech Mongolian or Mongolian Czech may refer to Czech Republic Mongolia relations Czechs in Mongolia Mongolians in the Czech Republic Mixed race people of Czech and Mongolian descent disambig ... more details
Vacul k is a Czechs Czech surname which may refer to David Vacul k , a suspected belligerent in V tkov arson attack of 2009 Ludv k Vacul k , Czech writer and journalist Ond ej Vacul k , Czech ski jumper disambig cs Vacul k de Vacul k ... more details
Li ka is a Czechs Czech surname and may refer to Marcel Li ka , Czech footballer Mario Li ka , Czech footballer Werner Li ka , Czech football player and manager disambig cs Li ka de Li ka pl Li ka ru ... more details
Po tulka is a Czechs Czech surname that may refer to Jan Po tulka , a Czech football coach and ex football player Marek Po tulka , Czech footballer Tom Po tulka , a Czech football goalkeeper surname cs Po tulka de Po tulka ... more details
Csehipuszta Cseh i Puszta , meaning Czechs Czech Puszta Csehipuszta Iregszemcse Csehipuszta , nearby Iregszemcse Hungarian language Hungarian name of imleu Silvaniei Pusta , S laj County Category Hungarian toponyms geodis ... more details
Totaleinsatz German total deployment was a colloquial term of young Czechs for forced labour under German rule during World War II during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia . 400,000 Czechs worked as forced labour in Germany. This was a subset of the Arbeitseinsatz for German men but with ambiguity as to the status of Czechs under the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The Czech conscripted labourers generally were treated as the French and Dutch, for example being allowed to bring family photographs, and not as de facto slave labourers like the Ukrainian Ostarbeiter . ref Raphael H rmann Human Bondage in the Cultural Contact Zone Transdisciplinary Perspectives p281 ref References reflist Category Military history of Czechoslovakia during World War II Category Unfree labor during World War II ... more details
Most Czech immigrants to Australia came after World War II . There are around 21,000 people of Czechs Czech descent living in Australia, mostly in Melbourne and Sydney . Infobox Ethnic group group Czech Australian br echoaustralsk image File Lenka Kripac at NewPop Festival Baden Baden 2009 gje.jpg 140px br Lenka poptime 21,000 popplace Melbourne , Sydney langs Australian English , Czech language Czech rels Roman Catholicism , Judaism , Protestantism , Atheism related Czechs , Polish people Poles , Slovaks See also Czechs Australia Czech Republic relations External links http www.canza.cz Czech Australian New Zealand Association http www.expats.cz prague czech chamber commerce czechaustraliangroupops Czech Australian Group Ethnic groups in Australia Czech diaspora European Australian Category Czech diaspora by country Australia Category Immigration to Australia Category Ethnic groups in Australia Category Australian people of Czech descent ... more details
unreferenced date September 2010 The Realist Party was a Czech political party in Austria Hungary , founded in 1889 by Tom Masaryk , Karel Kram and Josef Kaizl . The following year the party joined the Young Czech Party Young Czechs . Category Political parties in Austria Hungary Czech stub Euro hist stub ... more details
Orphan date October 2010 merge Isaiah date October 2010 Izaia is the Czechs Czech and Slovaks Slovak form of the Hebrew name Isaiah . The Name Day is celebrated on July 6. External links http www.behindthename.com Behind the Name DEFAULTSORT Izaias Category Czech masculine given names Category Slovak given names ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Infobox settlement official name Kon anica other name Kon enice pushpin map Croatia latd 45.637877 latNS N longd 17.164602 longEW E subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Croatia subdivision type1 Counties of Croatia County subdivision name1 Bjelovar Bilogora County Bjelovar Bilogora population as of 2001 population total 2,824 Kon anica Lang cs Kon enice is a town and a municipality in Bjelovar Bilogora County , Croatia . The population is 2,824 with 46.7 Czechs in Croatia Czechs and 40.6 Croats 2001 census . Cities and Municipalities of Bjelovar Bilogora county DEFAULTSORT Koncanica Category Municipalities of Croatia Category Populated places in Bjelovar Bilogora County Category Czech communities BjelovarBilogora geo stub fr Kon anica hr Kon anica it Kon anica nl Kon anica sh Kon anica war Kon anica ... more details
Hostyn is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in central Fayette County, Texas Fayette County , Texas , United States . It was settled by Czechs Czech settlers and named after Host n , hill in Moravia . External links http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles HH hth18.html HOSTYN, TX Handbook of Texas Online . Fayette County, Texas FayetteTX geo stub coord 29 50 45 N 96 55 11 W type city region US TX source GNIS enwiki display title Category Populated places in Fayette County, Texas Category Unincorporated communities in Texas Category Czechs in Texas Category Place names of Czech origin in the United States cs Hostyn ... more details
Nechanitz is an unincorporated area unincorporated community in north central Fayette County, Texas Fayette County , Texas , United States . It was settled by Czechs Czech settlers and named after the town of Nechanice in Bohemia . External links http www.tshaonline.org handbook online articles NN hnn7.html Nechanitz, TX Handbook of Texas Online . Fayette County, Texas FayetteTX geo stub coord 30 02 45 N 96 49 37 W type city region US TX source GNIS enwiki display title Category Czechs in Texas Category Populated places in Fayette County, Texas Category Place names of Czech origin in the United States Category Unincorporated communities in Texas ... more details
Wiktionary Czech may refer to Anything from or related to the Czech Republic , a country in Europe Czech language Czechs , the people of the area One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech and Rus The word is also contained in the names of some places Czech, d Voivodeship Poland Czechville, Wisconsin USA See also Czech surname Czech lands Czechoslovakia List of Czechs Lookfrom Intitle Category Slavic loanwords Category Czech loanwords Category Surnames of Czech origin disambig surname de Tschechisch es Checo id Ceko ms Czech pt Checo sq ek sk esk ... more details
, Czechs looked upon this time period with pride as the Czechs stood up for their national ... lands inside Austro Hungarian Empire , 1911 legend 99cccc Czechs legend b5bd8c Slovaks legend dee78c ... to be a long struggle by the Czechs against the authoritarian Habsburg state. Emergence By 1863, two clearly defined factions within the Czech National Party had emerged the Old Czechs and the Young Czechs. Their major areas of contention were the extent to which the party should cooperate with the conservative ... the imperial council Reichsrat meetings. The Young Czechs, on the other hand, felt that Czech ... as long as their demands for self government were not fulfilled. Meanwhile, the Czechs remained ... of 1868 that called for a tripartite monarchy. The Young Czechs reluctantly upheld ... The Young Czechs differed mostly from the Old Czechs in their active politics policies as opposed to the latter s passive resistance policies. After 1874, the Young Czechs claimed to be the heirs ... Palack was to the Old Czechs. Establishing this historic base also provided historical support to the Party s mission and ideology. The Young Czechs opposed the Old Czech alliance with the Bohemian ... of ordinary Czech citizens in mind. The Young Czechs sought to advance the political and economic welfare of the peasants. Moving speeches and publications were made to remind the Czechs of the peasant ... s nationalist outlook. The Young Czechs wished to realize Czech autonomy on the basis of historical ... than the Old Czechs, the Young Czechs sought to rid themselves of the Catholic Church s influence ... and Rieger. The Young Czechs had wide appeal as they held the professional, petit bourgeoisie, and peasant ... Czechs made impressive strides in the rural curia by obtaining 37 seats. sup 7 sup In 1890 .... The Young Czechs declared the agreement a thinly disguised attempt to increase the political privileges ... and control the press. This fueled the Young Czechs to garner more support as a great majority of the nation ... more details
Europe Czechs and Slovaks in Bulgaria Czechs in Croatia Czechs in Poland Czechs of Romania Czech migration ... Czechs in Argentina Czech Brazilian Oceania Czech Australians See also History of the Czech Republic List of Czechs Category People of Czech descent Czech diaspora Category Czech diaspora Category People ... more details
Encyclopedia
top
