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Between 1938 and 1945 Kráľov Brod once more became part of Miklós Horthy's Hungary through the First Vienna Award. From 1945 until the Velvet Divorce, it was part of Czechoslovakia. Since then it has been part of Slovakia.
[3] In the 14th century, the town was fortified. In 1392, King Wenceslaus IV signed the town over to his wife, Queen Sophia of Bavaria. Since then, it was a dowry town and called Dvůr Králové. In 1421, the town surrendered without a fight to the moderate wing of the Hussites. In 1436, it became again a dowry town managed by Queen Barbara of ...
Čierny Brod (Hungarian: Vízkelet) is a village and municipality in Galanta District of the Trnava Region of south-west Slovakia. Geography.
The first credible mention of Brod is from 1265. The town was founded by Smil of Lichtenburk probably in 1251 on a trade route. In 1308, it was first called Německý Brod. [4] Brod was first an important mining town focused on silver mining, later it became a centre of crafts and agricultural production.
Uherský Brod was acquired by lords of Kunovice in 1506 and during their rule, the town prospered and developed. [3] The good times came to an end in the early 17th century when Hungarians started to attack it in a series of invasions. In 1611, the town was bought by the Kaunitz family and began to lose its economic and cultural significance.
The Vyšší Brod (Hohenfurth) cycle, (also known as Hohenfurth altarpiece) ranks among the most important monuments of European Gothic painting. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is made up of nine panel paintings depicting scenes from the Life of Christ , covering his childhood, Passion and resurrection.
Krásny Brod (Rusyn: Красный Брід; Ukrainian: Красний Брід; Hungarian: Laborcrév) is a village and municipality in the Medzilaborce District in the Prešov Region of far north-eastern Slovakia.
The annual precipitation is 587.5 millimetres (23.13 in), of which July is the wettest with 83.0 millimetres (3.27 in), while February is the driest with only 29.4 millimetres (1.16 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −28.4 °C (−19.1 °F) on 10 February 1956 to 38.0 °C (100.4 °F) on 2 August 1934.