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# Powder Blues Band

The Powder Blues Band is a Canadian musical band formed in 1978 in Vancouver. Its first album Uncut went double platinum in Canada. The second album Thirsty Ears was similarly popular.
Their best known songs include: "Boppin' with the Blues", "Doin' It Right", "Thirsty Ears", "Hear That Guitar Ring", and "What've I Been Drinkin".

## History

The Powder Blues was founded in 1978 as a house band in Vancouver, British Columbia. The band was founded by brothers Tom Lavin (guitar, vocals), Jack Lavin (bass, vocals), and Willie MacCalder (keyboards, vocals). After playing in local clubs for 18 months, the band released their self-financed and self-produced debut album, Uncut, in 1980, followed by a tour of Canada and the US. The band won the Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year" in 1981. Uncut went double platinum in Canada in 1982, selling over 200,000 copies. Their second album, Thirsty Ears, was released in 1981 and was certified platinum in Canada. In 1986, the band won the American W.C. Handy Award for "Foreign Band of the Year". The band's greatest hits album First Decade was released in 1990 and was certified gold.
The band is now known as Tom Lavin and the Legendary Powder Blues. They were still touring as of 2024.
The initial lineup of the band consisted of:
* Tom Lavin – guitar, vocals
* Jack Lavin – bass
* Duris Maxwell – drums
* Wayne Kozak – saxophone
* Gordon Bertram – saxophone
* David Woodward – saxophone
* Will MacCalder – keyboards, vocals

## Discography
### Singles

* "Doin' It Right" – 1980 #40 Can
* "Boppin' with the Blues" – 1980 #88 Can
* "What've I Been Drinkin" – 1980 #28 CanAC
* "Hear That Guitar Ring" – 1981 #22 Can-CanCon #22 Can-AOCanCon
* "Lovin' Kissin' & Huggin'" – 1981 #47 Can
* "Thirsty Ears" – 1981 #17 Can
* "Farmer John" – 1983
* "I'm on the Road Again" – 1985

### Albums

* 1979 Uncut (Blue Wave) (#5 Can.)
* 1980 Uncut [re-issue] (RCA)
* 1981 Thirsty Ears (Liberty/Capitol-EMI) (#11 Can.)
* 1982 Party Line (Liberty/Capitol-EMI) #36 Can.
* 1983 Powder Blues (Liberty/Capitol-EMI)
* 1983 Red Hot/True Blue (RCA) #88 Can (4 weeks)
* 1984 Live At Montreux (Blue Wave)
* 1990 First Decade/Greatest Hits (WEA)
* 1993 Let's Get Loose (WEA)
* 1997 Live At Montreux [CD re-issue] (Peerless)
* 1997 Lowell Fulson with the Powder Blues Band (Stony Plain)
* 2002 Swingin' the Blues (Blue Wave)
* 2004 Blues + Jazz = BLAZZ! (Blue Wave)

## Albums on Compact Disc

* As of 2024, their three most commercially successful albums are not on Compact Disc: Uncut (1979), Thirsty Ears (1981) and Party Line (1982)

## Awards

* 1981 – Juno Award for "Most Promising Group of the Year"
* 1986 – W. C. Handy Award for Blues, Best Foreign Band
# 2009 US Open – Wheelchair women's singles

Three-time defending champion Esther Vergeer defeated Korie Homan in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2009 US Open.
The event was not held in 2008 due to a schedule conflict with the 2008 Summer Paralympics, an issue that would continue to affect US Open wheelchair tennis until 2021.

## Seeds

* Esther Vergeer (champion)
* Korie Homan (final)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Esther Vergeer | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Florence Gravellier | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Florence Gravellier | 2 | 5 | 1 | Esther Vergeer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Aniek van Koot | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Jiske Griffioen | 4 | 3 | | Aniek van Koot | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | Aniek van Koot | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Aniek van Koot | 6 | 6 | | | | | 1 | Esther Vergeer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Korie Homan | 0 | 0 |
| WC | Emmy Kaiser | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Korie Homan | 0 | 0 |
| | Sharon Walraven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Sharon Walraven | 6 | 6 | | Sharon Walraven | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Korie Homan | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| | Daniela Di Toro | 2 | 6$^2$ | 2 | Korie Homan | 6 | 0 | | | | |
| 2 | Korie Homan | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
# 2010 US Open – Wheelchair women's singles

Four-time defending champion Esther Vergeer defeated Daniela Di Toro in the final, 6–0, 6–0 to win the women's singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2010 US Open.

## Seeds

* Esther Vergeer (champion)
* Sharon Walraven (semifinals)

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Esther Vergeer | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | Florence Alix-Gravellier | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | Florence Alix-Gravellier | 5 | 5 | 1 | Esther Vergeer | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | | Jiske Griffioen | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| | Jiske Griffioen | 6 | 6 | | Jiske Griffioen | 1 | 0 | | | | |
| WC | Mackenzie Soldan | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Mackenzie Soldan | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | Esther Vergeer | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | Daniela Di Toro | 0 | 0 |
| | Daniela Di Toro | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Daniela Di Toro | 0 | 0 |
| | Aniek van Koot | 3 | 6$^2$ | | | | | | | | |
| | Aniek van Koot | 3 | 6$^2$ | | Daniela Di Toro | 6 | 6 | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | Sharon Walraven | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| | Annick Sevenans | 4 | 3 | 2 | Sharon Walraven | 4 | 2 | | | | |
| 2 | Sharon Walraven | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
# 2011 US Open – Wheelchair women's doubles

Defending champions Esther Vergeer and Sharon Walraven defeated Jiske Griffioen and Aniek van Koot in the final, 7–5, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$, 6–4 to win the women's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2011 US Open. With the win, they completed the Grand Slam.

## Seeds

* Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven (champions)
* Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot (final)

## Doubles
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Esther Vergeer Sharon Walraven | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Daniela di Toro Emmy Kaiser | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Daniela di Toro Emmy Kaiser | 2 | 5 | 1 | Esther Vergeer Sharon Walraven | 7 | 6$^8$ | 6 |
| | | | | 2 | Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot | 5 | 7$^{10}$ | 4 |
| | Marjolein Buis Annick Sevenans | 4 | 6$^8$ | 2 | Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot | 5 | 7$^{10}$ | 4 |
| 2 | Jiske Griffioen Aniek van Koot | 6 | 7$^{10}$ | | | | | |
# Bodzewko Drugie

Bodzewko Drugie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piaski, within Gostyń County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Piaski, 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Gostyń, and 64 km (40 mi) south of the regional capital Poznań.
# Page House

Page House may refer to:

## Canada

* Enos W. Page House, Lockeport, Nova Scotia, a historic place in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia

## United States

* Page House (Caltech), California, a residential house at the California Institute of Technology
* Henry H. Page House, Vermont, Illinois, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
* William Page House, Glasgow, Kentucky, NRHP-listed
* Page House (Milton, Kentucky), NRHP-listed
* Christopher Page House, Bedford, Massachusetts
* Nathaniel Page House, Bedford, Massachusetts
* Thomas D. Page House, Chicopee, Massachusetts
* H. P. Page House, Newton, Massachusetts
* Henry G. Page House, Fergus Falls, Minnesota, a former National Register of Historic Places listing in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
* Page House (Cohecton, New York)
* Williamson Page House, Morrisville, North Carolina
* Judge C. H. Page House, Astoria, Oregon, a National Register of Historic Places listing in Clatsop County, Oregon
* Paul D. Page House, Bastrop, Texas, a National Register of Historic Places listing in Bastrop County, Texas
* Daniel R. and Sophia G. Page House, Page Ranch, Utah, NRHP-listed
* Thomas Nelson Page House, Washington, D.C.
# Ebru Acer

Ebru Acer (born 27 June 2002) is a Turkish European champion para table tennis player competing in the C11 disability class. Acer is the first ever Turkish para table tennis player to become a Paralympian. She participated at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France, and won a bronze medal.

## Sport career

Acer started para table tennis playing with her family's encouragement in 2017. She is a member of Şafaktepe GSK in Ankara.

### 2019

In 2019, she took the silver medal in the singles C11 event at the European Para Table Tennis Championships in Helsingborg, Sweden.

### 2022

She received the bronze medal with her teammate Sümeyra Türk in the doubles C11 event at the 2022 World Tennis Championships in Granada, Spain. In June, she won gold medal at the 2022 ITTF Czech Para Open in Ostrava. In July 2022, Acer took won two gold medal in the women's singles and women's open events at the VIRTUS European Summer Games held in Kraków, Poland.

### 2023

In 2023, she took the silver medal at the 2023 ITTF Tailand Open Tennis Tournament in Bangkok. She claimed the gold medal in the singles C11, and another gold medal with her teammate Sümeyra Türk in the doubles C11 event at the 2023 Virtus Global Games in Vichy, France. In the same year, she became champion at the 2023 European Para Table Tennis Championships in Sheffield, England.

### 2024

In 2024, she took the silver medal at the 2024 ITTF Egypt Para Open in Giza, the gold medal in the singles C11 event at the ITTF Slovenia Para Open Thermana Laško in Laško, Slovenia, and another gold medal in the singles C11 event at the 2024 ITTF Czech Para Open in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Acer's champion title at the 2023 Global Games brought her the qualification to represent her country at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France. She participated at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris, France, and won a bronze medal. Acer is the first ever Turkish para table tennis player to become a Paralympian.

## Personal life

Acer was born in 2002 into a family in poverty living in a slum of Ankara's Yenimahalle district. In her school years, she was not successful. Currently, she is a student of sport coaching at Gazi University in Ankara.
# Shabab Al Ahli Club (basketball)

Shabab Al Ahli Club is an Emirati professional basketball team located in Dubai. The team has competed in the UAE National Basketball League, as well as the West Asia Super League (WASL).
Nicknamed Al Fursan Al Humur ("The Red Knights"), they finished as runners-up in the Basketball Champions League Asia in 2024.

## Honours

* UAE National League
** Champions (9): 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
* Basketball Champions League Asia
** Runners-up (1): 2024

## Players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

## Notable players

To appear in this section a player must have either:
Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
* Qais Alshabebi
* Maik Zirbes
* Kaspars Cipruss

## Sponsorship

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority has been the team's official jersey sponsor.
# Ilfis (river)

The Ilfis (in the local dialect: [(d̥) ˈʏu̯fiz̥/ˈɪu̯fiz̥]) is a Swiss river in the cantons of Bern and Lucerne. It runs through the Entlebuch and upper Emmental regions before joining the Emme.

## Name

The earliest evidence of the name Ilfis comes from the year 1337 where it might refer to either the village of Ilfis, now part of Langnau im Emmental, or the farms at Enedilfis, in the municipality of Escholzmatt. It first appears as a river in a document from 1371, though only a copy from 1531 still exists.
The origin of the name is not fully clear. It could be a derivation of *Elvis(i)ā which comes from the Gallic color root word * elvo-, meaning brown or yellow and refer to the yellowish tint of the water. It may also come from or be the origin of the name Hilfern which is often associated with the river.
# Yves-Emmanuel Dogbé

Yves-Emmanuel Dogbé (10 May 1939 – 7 November 2004) was a Togolese writer, philosopher, sociologist, and educator.

## Life and works

Dogbé was born in Sa-Kpové, near Aného. He studied sociology in Paris and obtained his PhD from Paris Descartes University.
As the author of some fifteen major works, Dogbé has a prominent position among the French-speaking Togolese writers. He first made a name for himself with Affres, a book of poetry from 1966. His Fables africaines were written under the influence of Jean de La Fontaine. He wrote two socially engaged novels, La Victime about racism and Incarcéré about his imprisonment. Dogbé wrote several essays, most notably La crise de l’éducation (1975).
Dogbé was arrested in Lomé in 1977 for criticizing the economic policies of the regime of Gnassingbé Eyadéma. He returned to Paris, where he founded his own publishing company in 1979 and named it "Akpagnon" after his father. He published An Anthology of Togolese Poetry and Tales and Legends of Togo (in French and Ewe) in 1980. In the following years, his company published several Togolese authors and almost every work by Dogbé himself. He remained in exile until 1991, when he returned to Togo.
He died in Paris.

## Recognition

Dogbé received the lifetime award of Grand prix littéraire d'Afrique noire in 2002.
Historical Dictionary of Togo (1996) called him "Togo's greatest living writer."
# Bestune B50

The Bestune B50 (formerly Besturn B50) is a compact sedan produced by the Chinese car manufacturer Bestune from 2009 to 2019. Bestune began to sell its vehicles in the Russian market in 2012 with the B50 as the first model to be sold there, which debuted at the 2012 Moscow International Automobile Salon.

## First Generation

The first generation Besturn B50 is a car designed by Italdesign Giugiaro, based on the old Mazda 6 that is still in production at the FAW-Mazda joint venture, and the 1.6-liter engine comes from the Volkswagen Bora made by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture. It is powered by a naturally aspirated 1.6-liter I4 engine. In 2013, with 62,342 sales, the B50 was the most popular model in the Besturn range, and in the year 2014, 72,259 units were sold. The transmission is manufactured by Aisin Seiki.
* Besturn B50 pre-facelift front.
* Besturn B50 pre-facelift rear.
* Besturn B50 post-facelift front.
* Besturn B50 post-facelift rear.

### Safety

The B50 received a 4-star crash test rating from C-NCAP.

## Second Generation

The second generation Besturn B50 was launched on the Chinese car market in mid-2016. Prices range from 81,800 yuan to 117,800 yuan. The second generation Besturn B50 is also available in an RS sport version. The RS has a black grille with red trim, a tinted roof, an extra spoiler on the trunk lid, RS badges, and a slightly different interior.
* Besturn B50 II front.
* Besturn B50 II rear.
* Besturn B50 II RS front.
# 2014 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles

Stéphane Houdet and Shingo Kunieda defeated the defending champion Maikel Scheffers and his partner Gordon Reid in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 7–6 to win the men's doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2014 US Open. With the win, Houdet became the first men's doubles wheelchair player to complete the Grand Slam.
Michaël Jérémiasz and Scheffers were the defending champions, but did not participate together. Jérémiasz partnered Nicolas Peifer, but was defeated by Scheffers and Reid in the semifinals.

## Seeds

* Stéphane Houdet / Shingo Kunieda (champions)
* Gordon Reid / Maikel Scheffers (final)

## Doubles
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Stéphane Houdet Shingo Kunieda | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | Gustavo Fernández Joachim Gérard | 1 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | Gustavo Fernández Joachim Gérard | 1 | 2 | | 1 | Stéphane Houdet Shingo Kunieda | 6 | 2 | 7$^7$ |
| | | | | | 2 | Gordon Reid Maikel Scheffers | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| | Michaël Jeremiasz Nicolas Peifer | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | Gordon Reid Maikel Scheffers | 2 | 6 | 6$^4$ |
| 2 | Gordon Reid Maikel Scheffers | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
# 2014 US Open – Wheelchair quad doubles

Five-time defending champions Nick Taylor and David Wagner defeated Andrew Lapthorne and Lucas Sithole in the final, 6–3, 7–5 to win the quad doubles wheelchair tennis title at the 2014 US Open.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Nick Taylor David Wagner | 6 | 7 | |
| | Andrew Lapthorne Lucas Sithole | 3 | 5 | |
# 2015 US Open – Men's champions invitational

Pat Cash and Mark Philippoussis won the title, defeating Michael Chang and Todd Martin in the final, 6–2, 6–1.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Henri Leconte Cédric Pioline | Henri Leconte Cédric Pioline | 3 | 7$^7$ | [4] | | | | |
| Michael Chang Todd Martin | Michael Chang Todd Martin | 6 | 6$^4$ | [10] | | | | |
| Michael Chang Todd Martin | Michael Chang Todd Martin | 6 | 6$^4$ | [10] | Michael Chang Todd Martin | Michael Chang Todd Martin | 2 | 1 |
| | | | | | Pat Cash Mark Philippoussis | Pat Cash Mark Philippoussis | 6 | 6 |
| Pat Cash Mark Philippoussis | Pat Cash Mark Philippoussis | 7$^7$ | 6 | | Pat Cash Mark Philippoussis | Pat Cash Mark Philippoussis | 6 | 6 |
| John McEnroe Patrick McEnroe | John McEnroe Patrick McEnroe | 6$^4$ | 4 | | | | | |
# Planetary Parade

The Planetary Parade is a rare astronomical occurrence that happens when multiple planets can be seen in a single view. The Planetary Parade of 2025 will take place between January 21 and January 31, during which the alignment of six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible.
# 2015 US Open – Wheelchair quad singles

Dylan Alcott defeated David Wagner in the final, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 to win the quad singles wheelchair tennis title at the 2015 US Open.
Andrew Lapthorne was the defending champion, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Final

| Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| David Wagner | David Wagner | 1 | 6 | 5 |
| Dylan Alcott | Dylan Alcott | 6 | 4 | 7 |

### Round robin

| | D Alcott | A Lapthorne | D Wagner | N Taylor | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| Dylan Alcott | | 6–3, 6–3 | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 4–6 | 6–1, 6–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 34–22 | 2 |
| Andrew Lapthorne | 3–6, 3–6 | | 1–6, 0–6 | 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 | 1–2 | 2–5 | 24–40 | 3 |
| David Wagner | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–4 | 6–1, 6–0 | | 6–1, 6–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 37–12 | 1 |
| Nick Taylor | 1–6, 2–6 | 6–3, 5–7, 5–7 | 1–6, 0–6 | | 0–3 | 1–6 | 20–41 | 4 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-players-ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-players-ties, percentage of sets won, or of games won; 5. steering-committee decision.
# 2015 US Open – Women's champions invitational

Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernández were scheduled to play Tracy Austin and Gigi Fernández in the final. However, the match was canceled on 12 September due to rain and was not rescheduled.

## Draw
### Key

* Q = Qualifier
* WC = Wild card
* LL = Lucky loser
* Alt = Alternate
* SE = Special exempt
* PR = Protected ranking
* ITF = ITF entry
* JE = Junior exempt
* w/o = Walkover
* r = Retired
* d = Defaulted
* SR = Special ranking

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Iva Majoli Chanda Rubin | Iva Majoli Chanda Rubin | 4 | 4 | | | |
| Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | | | |
| Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández | 6 | 6 | | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández | Lindsay Davenport Mary Joe Fernández |
| | | | | | Tracy Austin Gigi Fernández | Tracy Austin Gigi Fernández |
| Tracy Austin Gigi Fernández | Tracy Austin Gigi Fernández | 7$^7$ | 4 | [10] | Tracy Austin Gigi Fernández | Tracy Austin Gigi Fernández |
| Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Martina Navratilova Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6$^3$ | 6 | [5] | | |
# Modlany

Modlany (German: Modlan) is a municipality and village in Teplice District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,100 inhabitants.

## Administrative division

Modlany consists of five municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
* Modlany (356)
* Drahkov (287)
* Kvítkov (82)
* Suché (99)
* Věšťany (206)

## Etymology

The origin of the name is unsure. The name was either derived from the personal name Modla, meaning "the village of Modla's people", or from the word modla ('idol' in modern Czech, but in old Czech also 'a place designated for prayer'), meaning "the village of people living near a modla".

## Geography

Modlany is located about 4 kilometres (2 mi) east of Teplice and 9 km (6 mi) west of Ústí nad Labem. The northern part of the municipality with the Modlany village lies in the Most Basin and the southern part with the rest of the villages lies in the Central Bohemian Uplands. The highest point is at 324 m (1,063 ft) above sea level. The stream Modlanský potok flows through the northern part of the municipality. The Modlany and Kateřina reservoirs, both partly located in the municipal territory, are built on the stream.

## History

Modlany was founded in 1328. Originally it belonged to the Kyšperk Castle estate. In 1665, the village was acquired by the Society of Jesus, who founded a school here year later. In 1780, coal mining began and many shafts were created around the village.
Žichlice was a village that was abandoned in 1988 because of expansion of coal mining. The area of the former village is now part of the municipality of Modlany.

## Demographics

| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 1,274 | — |
| 1880 | 2,240 | +75.8% |
| 1890 | 2,501 | +11.7% |
| 1900 | 3,070 | +22.8% |
| 1910 | 3,342 | +8.9% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1921 | 2,259 | −32.4% |
| 1930 | 2,220 | −1.7% |
| 1950 | 1,150 | −48.2% |
| 1961 | 1,220 | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 970 | −20.5% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1980 | 816 | −15.9% |
| 1991 | 643 | −21.2% |
| 2001 | 720 | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 919 | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 1,030 | +12.1% |
Source: Censuses :

## Transport

The R/63 expressway (part of the European route E442), which connects Teplice with the D8 motorway, briefly crosses the municipal territory in the south. Otherwise, there are no railways or other major roads passing through the municipality.

## Sights

The most valuable building is the Church of Saint Apollinaris. It was built in 1687–1691.