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The Mongols invaded Central Europe with three armies. One army defeated an alliance which included forces from fragmented Poland and their allies, led by Henry II the Pious, Duke of Silesia in the Battle of Liegnitz. A second army crossed the Carpathian mountains and a third followed the Danube.
The Prague offensive ( Russian: Пражская стратегическая наступательная операция, romanized : Prazhskaya strategicheskaya nastupatel'naya operatsiya, lit. 'Prague strategic offensive') was the last major military operation of World War II in Europe. The offensive was fought on the Eastern Front from 6 ...
Icons on the Prague interactive map. The map is very easy to use: Check out information about the destination: click on the color indicators. Move across the map: shift your mouse across the map. Zoom in: double click on the left-hand side of the mouse on the map or move the scroll wheel upwards. Zoom out: double click on the right-hand side of ...
The Thirty Years' War [j] was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of present-day Germany reported population declines of over 50%. [19]
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The Prague astronomical clock or Prague Orloj ( Czech: Pražský orloj [praʃskiː orloj]) is a medieval astronomical clock attached to the Old Town Hall in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic . The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest clock still in operation.
It is one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation, the first university north of the Alps and east of Paris. [3] Today, the university consists of 17 faculties located in Prague, Hradec Králové, and Plzeň. Charles university ranks 1st in Eastern Europe in the QS ranking, and 248 globally.
