Veseli nad Luznici town & 2599 Veseli Asteroid - Veseli nad Luznici, Czech Republic
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N 49° 12.551 E 014° 43.067
33U E 479444 N 5450748
Veseli nad Luznici is small town in South Bohemia
Waymark Code: WMWR32
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/05/2017
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The town of Veselí nad Lužnicí is situated in the Trebon basin on the confluence of the Lužnice and Nežárka rivers. It is an important railway and road junction. It became popular with tourists because its location enables them to travel from and to four directions - via Praha, Ceské Budejovice, Trebon and Jindrichuv Hradec. The town is surrounded by forests, sand quarrys lakes and by many small as well as and large ponds.
It was originally two separate towns - Veselí nad Lužnicí and Mezimostí nad Nežárkou. They were joined in 1947 to one town with the name Veselí nad Lužnicí. Only the railway station Veselí-Mezimostí, which lies about 2 km south of the central railway station, is a reminder of the former Mezimostí nad Lužnicí.
The oldest mention of Veselí originates from 1259, when the original village was property of the Rožmberks. Later it became a possession of the King and in 1362 it was promoted to a town. In 1468 the town was burnt down. Then it was under the ownership of the Rožmberks again, from 1491. From 1660 it was under the ownership of the Schwarzenbergs.
The biggest growth of the town started after the construction of the railroad in 1871, when Veselí became an important railway junction.
2599 Veseli Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: Z. Vávrová
Date of discovery: 29. 9. 1980
Place of discovery: Klet Observatory
Website of the Extraterrestrial Location: [Web Link]
Website of location on Earth: [Web Link]
Celestial Body: Asteroid
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