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26-734: Rabi may refer to: Places [ edit ] Rabí , a municipality and village in the Czech Republic Rabí Castle , a castle Räbi , a village in Estonia Rabi, Iran , a city in Karun County, Khuzestan province, Iran Rabi, Panchthar , a village development committee in Nepal Rabi Island , a volcanic island in northern Fiji Rabi, an intended Japanese landing point on Papua New Guinea in

52-718: A lookout tower. After the Black Tower was finished, construction of the town hall began in 1557. Many construction modifications have completely changed its appearance. The last major reconstruction in the Neo-Renaissance style took place in 1923–1925 based on the project of the architect Josef Fanta . The building still serves its original purpose. The town museum, officially named Dr. Hostaš Museum of National History in Klatovy, in located in an Art Nouveau house built in 1905–1907. Baroque Jesuit pharmacy called "At

78-567: A narrator of hadith Rabi ibn Sabih , Islamic scholar Rabi Maharaj (born 1947), Trinidadian author and speaker Rabi Pirzada (born 1992), Pakistani pop singer Rabi Thapa (fl. 2010–2016), Nepali writer and editor working in English Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941), Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath Saʽad ibn ar-Rabiʽ , sahaba (companion) of Muhammad Umar ibn Abi Rabi'ah (644–712/719), Arabic poet Utbah ibn Rabi'ah (c.563–624), pagan leader of

104-582: A royal town was made from the settlement by King Ottokar II . The town walls were built and between the 13th and 16th centuries were improved. Despite the Hussite Wars and a fire in 1464, which destroyed all the suburbs, the development of the town continued. At the beginning of the 16th century, Klatovy was one of the ten most important towns in the Czech lands . In the 16th century, Klatovy continued to flourish and many important buildings were built. But

130-528: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rab%C3%AD The villages of Bojanovice and Čepice are administrative parts of Rabí. Rabí is located about 26 kilometres (16 mi) southeast of Klatovy and 52 km (32 mi) south of Plzeň . It lies in the Bohemian Forest Foothills . The highest point is the hill Čepičná at 671 m (2,201 ft) above sea level. The town

156-531: Is famous for growing carnations . Since 1813, a large number of brightly colored varieties have been bred here, which successfully represented Klatovy at many world exhibitions. Klatovy is a railway junction. The town has a direct connection with Prague via Plzeň. There are also regional railway lines to Železná Ruda , Domažlice and Horažďovice . The territory of Klatovy is served by five train stations and stops: Klatovy, Klatovy město, Luby u Klatov, Točník and Dehtín. The town's football club SK Klatovy 1898

182-533: Is one of the oldest football clubs in the country. Nowadays it plays in the fourth tier of the Czech football system. Klatovy is the starting point of the traditional Král Šumavy ("King of the Bohemian Forest ") cycling marathon, which has been held since 1993. The oldest part of the town surrounded by fragments of town walls is protected as an urban monument zone since 1992. The best-preserved part of

208-459: Is situated on the left bank of the Otava River. The Rabí Castle was founded probably between 1124 and 1173. The first written mention of Rabí is from 1373, when the so-called Upper and Lower towns were mentioned. The first mention of the owners of Rabí is from 1380, when it was the property of Půta Švihovský of Rýzmberk. In 1420, the castle surrendered to the large army of Jan Žižka , then

234-474: Is the cyclic behavior of a two-state quantum system in the presence of an oscillatory driving field Rabi problem , concerns the response of an atom to an applied harmonic electric field, with an applied frequency very close to the atom's natural frequency See also [ edit ] Rabbi (disambiguation) Rabies Ravi (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

260-421: Is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone . Klatovy is made up of 30 administrative parts (5 town parts and 25 villages): Habartice, Kvaslice and Vítkovice, and Dobrá Voda, Křištín and Střeziměř form two exclaves of the municipal territory. According to one theory, the name Klatovy was derived from the personal name Klát, meaning "Klát's (court)". The name Klát has then its origin in

286-1010: The Battle of Milne Bay People [ edit ] RABI (artist) (David Torres; born 1984), American visual artist Abd al-Malik ibn Rabi , a narrator of hadith Al-Rabi ibn Abu al-Huqayq (fl. 622), Jewish poet of the Banu al-Nadir in Medina Al-Rabi ibn Khuthaym (died c. 682), tabi'i ascetic of Kufa Amir Hossein Rabii (died 1979), Iranian Air Force commander Ashur-rabi II (1013 BC–972 BC), Assyrian king Isidor Isaac Rabi (1898–1988), Nobel Prize-winning Austrian-American physicist Kenana ibn al-Rabi (7th century), Jewish tribal leader and opponent of Muhammad Rabi'ah ibn al-Harith (c.566-c.640), sahaba (companion) of Muhammad Rabia Balkhi (10th century), Persian poet Rabi Ghosh (1931–1997), Indian actor Rabi ibn Sabra ,

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312-521: The 14th century, but they were burned down during the Hussite Wars in 1419. They were renewed after the Thirty Years' War, but were again destroyed by a fire in 1689. The monastery complex was then finally rebuilt in the Baroque style in 1694–1709, but the monastery was abolished in 1786. Today the premises of the former monastery serves social and educational purposes. The church building, owned by

338-573: The Old Czech word klát , which meant " stump " or "log". According to the second theory, the name Klatovy was derived directly from klát . Klatovy is located about 38 km (24 mi) south of Plzeň . It lies in the Švihov Highlands except for the two exclaves, which lie one in the Blatná Uplands and one in the Bohemian Forest Foothills . The highest point is the hill Boudovka at 729 m (2,392 ft) above sea level, located in

364-613: The Quraysh during the era of Muhammad Characters [ edit ] Rabi, or Lavi, a character from the D. Gray-man manga series Rabi, one of the three main characters from Madö King Granzört Rabī or Lavie, a character from the Sgt. Frog anime series Other uses [ edit ] " RABi ", a song by Bon Iver from the 2019 album I, I Rabi crop , a spring harvest in South Asia Rabi cycle , in physics

390-738: The White Unicorn" on the town square is now a pharmacy museum. The museum maps the history of pharmacy from 1776 until 1966, when the Jesuit pharmacy was abolished. It contains valuable equipment, mostly from the 18th century. Next to the museum is the Gallery At the White Unicorn. The Jesuit Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary and of Saint Ignatiusis was built in the early Baroque style in 1655–1679. It

416-514: The castle was looted and burned. The castle was then repaired, but in 1421 it was again conquered by the Hussites and Jan Žižka lost his second eye here. The railway line Klatovy – Horažďovice runs through the territory of Rabí, but there is no train station. The town is served by the station in neighbouring Žichovice . Rabí is known for the Rabí Castle , one of the biggest castles in

442-638: The country. Today it is owned by the state and is open to the public. The Church of the Holy Trinity is part of the castle complex. It is a late Gothic building that was finished in 1498 as a castle chapel. Later it became a parish church. Klatovy Klatovy ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈklatovɪ] ; German : Klattau ) is a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic . It has about 23,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre

468-403: The early 19th century, part of the fortifications were demolished and the town changed its architectural face. In the second half of the 19th century, Klatovy became the centre of cultural and social life. The development of trade was supported by the construction of new railway and road networks. During World War II , Klatovy was occupied by Germany . The Germans operated a Gestapo prison in

494-405: The fortifications is located on the eastern side of the historic town centre, where there are two circular bastions. One of the main landmarks of Klatovy is the Black Tower, built in 1547–1557 as a watchtower. It turned black after many fires in the history of the town. It is a five-story tower with a height of 81.6 m (268 ft) and 226 steps. Nowadays it is open to the public and serves as

520-403: The southern (Bohemian Forest Foothills) exclave. A dominant feature of the built-up area is the hill Hůrka (498 m). The town is situated on the right bank of the Úhlava River. The Drnový Stream, a tributary of the Úhlava, flows through the town. The first written mention of Klatovy is from 1253, when it was a small settlement on a trade route from Bohemia to Bavaria . Between 1260 and 1263,

546-461: The title Rabi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rabi&oldid=1168687525 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with given-name-holder lists Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

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572-514: The town was damaged several fires, and the Thirty Years' War caused decline. In the mid-17th century, Jesuits came into the town and started not only building development, but also the development of education. However, in a fire in 1689 started by arsonists, all the Gothic and Renaissance monuments burned down. In the 18th century, Klatovy became the administrative centre of the region. In

598-456: The town, was reconstructed in 2000 and is used as an exhibition space. The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was built in the Gothic style at the end of the 13th century. Renaissance and baroque modifications were made during the building's history, then it was regotized by Josef Fanta in 1898–1908. Next to the church is a separate bell tower called "White Tower", built in 1581. After

624-524: The town. In 1942, Klatovy was the centre of the resistance movement, which was harshly suppressed by the execution of 73 patriots in the Spálený Forest at the time of Reinhard Heydrich . In 1945, some parts of the town were badly damaged by bombing, and the railway station building was completely destroyed. Klatovy was liberated on 5 May 1945 by the US Army . The town's remaining German population

650-549: Was expelled in accordance with the Potsdam Agreement in 1945. Historically, Klatovy is connected with the textile, leather, wood, engineering and food industries. Currently, the construction, woodworking and metalworking industries predominate. The largest employer in the town is a branch of the Rodenstock GmbH company, which manufactures spectacle lenses here. It has more than 1,000 employers. Klatovy

676-547: Was designed by Carlo Lurago and finished by Domenico Orsi . After it was damaged by a fire, it was reconstructed in 1826 to its current appearance. Beneath the church are extensive catacombs where the Jesuits buried members of the order from the 1670s (before the church was finished) until 1783. About 38 mummified bodies have been preserved to this day. The Dominican monastery with the Church of Saint Lawrence were founded in

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