"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 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)
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