{"product_id":"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\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Corfield and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058343067888,"sku":"9781876586393","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781876586393_p0.jpg?v=1763602498","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781876586393","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}