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Dobschau. But, either by corruption, either by a certain similarity of pronunciation, or finally by other causes We have also pronounced and written Topf, Topfschau, and we have derived this name from the expression Topfschauen (looking at the pot). The arms of the city represented consequently tempt a miner who looks into a pot. We relate to this regard a particular tale: it is said that the former miners having assembled to give a name to the city, had unanimously decided that we would take the word the first miner to leave the mines would say. Soon appeared in the middle from them one of their comrades who knew nothing about the deliberation, and who approached the fireplace, said he had to look at his pot, "
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Moravian town of Prerov by a unit of the Czech intelligence commanded Karol Pazurndash—himself a
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171:Government
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297:Car plate
287:Area code
239:Time zone
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1348:Vlachovo
1338:Stratená
1328:Slavoška
1293:Rozložná
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1233:Markuška
1223:Lipovník
1198:Kováčová
1113:Dlhá Ves
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691:See also
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326:Dobschau
153:District
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1278:Rejdová
1263:Petrovo
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1248:Ochtiná
1238:Meliata
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338:Latin
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580:Roma
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