"The Škoda Works (Czech: Škodovy závody) was one of the largest European industrial conglomerates of the 20th century, founded by Czech engineer Emil Škoda in 1859 ...
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in Plzeň, then in the Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire. It is the predecessor of today´s Škoda Auto, Doosan Škoda Power and Škoda Transportation companies." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.01.2020)