Mikulov

Russian people-smuggler tries to bribe police

ČTK The police detained two illegal immigrants from Chechnya with a child travelling in a car with two Russian people-smugglers one of whom offered a bribe of EUR 600 to the policemen near Mikulov yesterday, foreigner police...

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Liechtenstein not to ask Czechs for return of property

Mikulov - The Liechtensteins are not going to claim the family property in the Czech Republic that was confiscated from them on the basis of Benes decrees after World War Two, Prince Hans Adam II said today.

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Czech-Austrian commission to deal with Benes decrees

Mikulov - A joint Czech-Austrian commission established today by the two countries' foreign ministers, Jan Kohout and Michael Spindelegger, will deal with the joint Czech-Austrian cultural heritage as well as the Benes decrees,...

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Will the way be cleared for the controversial Brno-Vienna expressway?

Czech PM Jan Fischer visited Vienna on Monday for talks with Austrian officials that included the completion of the Temelín nuclear power plant in southern Bohemia as well as the planned expressway between Vienna and Brno....

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Foreigner police detain seven refugees from Georgia

Mikulov, South Moravia, Aug 12 (CTK) - The Czech foreigner police detained seven refugees from Georgia, who attempted to illegally travel by car to Austria, during a random check in Mikulov Wednesday. The group's driver had no...

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Rabbi Loew, the Jewish hero of the Czechs

“Path of Life” is the name of a new exhibition by the Jewish Museum in Prague marking 400 years since the death of Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel, a 16th century scholar and teacher, the Chief Rabbi of Bohemia. Today, most Czechs...

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Rabbi Yosef Leibovits, the Nikolsburg Rebbe

The south Moravian town of Mikulov, formerly also known by its German name Nikolsburg, is a popular tourist destination where people go to admire its beautiful architecture, the local wine, and its historic sights, including a...

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Explore the Czech Republic

Three Czech Towns off the Beaten Track The Czech Republic has more to offer than the famed city of Prague. The Czech Republic’s jewel, its capital city Prague, is not the only area worth discovering in the country. Ceský...

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