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  2. List of place names of Czech origin in the United States

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    Hostyn, settled by Czech immigrants and named after Hostýn, a hill in Moravia. Moravia, settled by Czech immigrants and named after Moravia. Nechanitz, settled by Czech settlers and named after the town of Nechanice in Bohemia. Praha, ("Prague" in English) settled by Czech immigrants and named after Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.

  3. Czech Texans - Wikipedia

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    Czech Texans are residents of the state of Texas who are of Czech ancestry. Large scale Czech immigration to Texas began after the Revolutions of 1848 changed the political climate in Central Europe, and after a brief interruption during the U.S. Civil War, continued until the First World War. [1]

  4. List of sister cities in Texas - Wikipedia

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    This article is a list of sister cities in the United States state of Texas.Sister cities, known in Europe as town twins, are cities that partner with each other to promote human contact and cultural links, although this partnering is not limited to cities and often includes counties, regions, states, and other sub-national entities.

  5. Praha, Texas - Wikipedia

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    A post office started service in 1884, and in 1896 a Czech Catholic school was established. Praha began a gradual decline after 1873, when the Southern Pacific Railroad laid tracks a mile north of town and Flatonia, a new town founded nearer the tracks, began to draw business away from Praha.

  6. From Egypt to Edinburg, which Texas towns are named for ... - AOL

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    Texas town names from far away This is a partial list of Texas towns named for faraway places. Dozens more await glory in future columns, including at least one that will be devoted specifically ...

  7. The other bakeries in town — well, they were just babies when I started. I was the first.” Texas’ first Czech bakery, a kolache stop for 70 years, to reopen in McLennan County

  8. List of German names for places in the Czech Republic

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    Some place names were merely Germanized versions of the original Czech names, as seen e.g. from their etymology. The compromise of 1867 marked a recognition of the need for bilingualism in areas where an important portion of the population used another language; the procedure was imposed by official instructions in 1871. [1]

  9. Category:Czech communities in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Czech communities in the United States" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .