General Information
Czech Republic
The
Czech Republic, in Czech - Česká republika, short form - Česko is a
landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to
the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the
east. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague.
The Czech Rebublic includes the historical territories of Bohemia and
Moravia and a small part of Silesia. Bohemia appeared as a political entity
in the late 9th century as a small duchy around Prague. Read more about CZECH REPUBLIC
City of Prague
Prague,
in Czech – Praha, is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and
fourteenth-largest city in the European Union. It is also historical capital
of Bohemia proper. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava
river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan
area is estimated to have a population of nearly 2 million. The city has a
temperate oceanic climate with warm summers and chilly winters. Read more
about PRAGUE
Transportation
The
public transport infrastructure consists of an intensely used integrated
transport system of Prague Metro (its length is 59 km with 57 stations in
total), Prague Tram System (including the "nostalgic tram" no. 91), buses,
the Petřín funicular to Petřín Hill, and six ferrit. Prague has one of the
highest rates of public transport usage in the world with 1.2 billion
passenger journeys per annum. Read more about PUBLIC TRANSPORT
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