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Wrocław Dwarves or Wrocław Gnomes (Polish: Wrocławskie krasnale) are small figurines (20–30 cm) that have appeared in the streets of Wrocław, Poland since 2005. The dwarves are a major tourist attraction for the city, which is the third largest in Poland . [ 1 ]
Gnomes is an American 1980 hour-long animated TV special, based on the book of the same name by Dutch writer Wil Huygen and illustrator Rien Poortvliet. [1] The show was first broadcast on CBS, on November 11, 1980. [2] It was nominated for an Emmy in 1981 for Outstanding Animated Program.
In the second book (De oproep der Kabouters) both Huygen and Poortvliet make appearances themselves in both the story and the illustrations as they get contacted by the gnomes because of the Gnomes book they have written together. The TV show, The World of David the Gnome, was based on their work. Huygen died on 14 January 2009 in Bilthoven.
The series follows the gnomes, a kind species who are 15 centimetres (5.9 in) tall and weigh 250–300 grams (8.8–10.6 oz). There are several types of gnomes: those of the forest, garden, farm, house, dunes, and Siberia, as well as nomadic "gypsy" gnomes, who are generally looked down upon by other gnomes.
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They appear in between ads during broadcasts, in roughly three to five-second clips, and often during the satirical news program Heute-show. The name is a portmanteau of Mainz, home to the ZDF headquarters, and Heinzelmännchen, a type of gnome common in folklore in the region surrounding the city of Cologne. Wolf Gerlach created the characters.
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The New World of the Gnomes (Spanish: El Nuevo Mundo de los Gnomos) is a Spanish animated adventure series produced by Spanish studio BRB Internacional with Antena 3 TV, CLT-UFA and Panini. It is a spin-off of the series The World of David the Gnome and based on the children's book The Secret Book of Gnomes , by the Dutch author Wil Huygen and ...