Strakonice Town & 18531 Strakonice Asteroid - Strakonice, Czech Republic
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N 49° 15.673 E 013° 54.098
33U E 420084 N 5457075
Strakonice is a well-known centre of South Bohemians bag-pipers.
Waymark Code: WMJER6
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/09/2013
Views: 41
The first mention originates from the first half of the 13th century.
Strakonice was promoted to a town in 1367. Its biggest development started in the 16th century, but it was stopped by the Thirty Years' War - the town was damaged and it was plundered twice (in 1619 and 1641). The new boom came in the 18th century. In 1776 a guild of stocking-weavers was founded and the production of hats started here. At the beginning of the 20th century a new factory for the production of guns was built in Strakonice. Later bicycles and motorcycles were produced in this factory as well.
18531 Strakonice Asteroid is a main-belt asteroid.
Discovered by: M. Tichý, Z. Moravec
Date of discovery: 11. 6. 1996
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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