{"product_id":"encyclopedia-of-piestany-justin-corfield-9781876586393","title":"Encyclopedia of Piestany","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe town of Piestany in the west of Slovakia has been a popular spa resort since early modern times. It attracted numerous patients including Ludwig van Beethoven, and the artist Alphonse Mucha. In 1917, Emperor Wilhelm II of Germany, Emperor Karl I of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria met at Piestany to co-ordinate their wartime strategy. The venue of famous chess tournaments in 1912 and 1922, from the 1920s and the 1930s, Piestany attracted visitors from all over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePiestany continued to be popular after World War II. In 1987 it hosted the final match in the ice hockey World Junior Championships which ended in a brawl between Canadian and Soviet players resulting in both teams being disqualified. After the end of Communism, Piestany re-emerged as a popular resort both for its mineral waters and its mud therapy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Corfield\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1876586397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781876586393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Corfield and Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Justin Corfield","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48437118009599,"sku":"9781876586393","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d9aefa4d-ea05-4aa4-b8eb-4720e4dbeb6f.jpg?v=1777159984","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/encyclopedia-of-piestany-justin-corfield-9781876586393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}