Also, and most important, beer = pivo in Czech. Just say "pivo" and everyone will know what you want! At 05:46 PM 04/20/2004 +0000, you wrote: >To add to the conversation: I've been the C Budejovice a couple >times. It has a really large town square. If I recall correctly, it may >be the largest town square in any town in Bohemia. It has gone through >major facelifting since the Velvet Revolution. I think the community is >about 60,000, and of course there are a lot of smaller villages that are >now being absorbed by the city as it grows. Budweiser Budvar is produced >there and has been for many centuries -- It is the Beer of Kings, NOT to >be confused with the Anheiser Busch product known as the King of >Beers! There is NO comparison in taste. Budweiser Budvar is absolutely >excellent. Since the brewery has become a private enterprise after the >fall of communism, it has dramatically increased its production and also >extended the reach of its distribution throughout the world. The beer >cannot be sold in the US because of numerous lawsuits surrounding the >Budweiser name that have been going on for decades, but a re! > named product -- Czechvar -- has begun distribution in some states of > the US. More than you needed to know? I can go on as my "cousin" (4th) > works there. > >-- >Formerly MartJ01@aol.com > > Hi Alice, > > > > Ceske Budejovice is a fairly major town in southern Bohemia, south of > > Prague and pretty close to Cesky Krumlov. I have ancestors also from > > many villages in this area, surnames HERDA, JAKES, CIGLER, SIMA, > > SIMOTA, MACH, WONDRAT, JACHIM, CINADR, HAYDEKER, MUCHERLE, JESSKA, > > ROISL, SIRUCEK, SCHON, KUNESS, JON, BROTAN, NOSEK, KOHOUT, JEDLICZKA, > > etc. > > > > Regional archives in Trebon (which is a short distance east of Ceske > > Budejovice), has many of the records from the area. > > > > I'm going to visit for the first time this summer, it should be quite > > interesting. > > > > Any connections to these names? > > > > Gordon > > > > > > On Apr 20, 2004, at 11:23 AM, Alice Wolfe wrote: > > > > > Can anyone on this wonderful list tell me what Ceske Budejovice refers > > > to . Is it a village , town or something else ? My great > > > grandfather's obit says he was from Cesky Budejovice. His death > > > certificate says Trebon. > > > Thank you so much, > > > Alice Wolfe > > > > > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > > > List Administrator may be reached by sending an email to > > > CZECH-ADMIN@ROOTSWEB.COM > > > > > > > > > ==== CZECH Mailing List ==== > > The mailing list is configured to reply only to the list. If you are > making a > > personal reply to a poster, it will be necessary to delete the list > address and > > add the individual's address. > > > > >==== CZECH Mailing List ==== >All matters pertaining to list administration are exclusively >handled by the List Administrator. If you have personal >problems, questions or suggestions about list mail send an >email to the administrator. The subject is not appropriate >for list discussion.