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Czech Republic Fast Facts

Czech Republic Fast Facts

Posted on July 26, 2022July 29, 2022 by baglib

The Czech Republic is located in Central Europe between Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria. The country with its graceful castles and palaces, exciting local beers and a long history is an interesting and quite inexpensive travel destination. See ANDYEDUCATION for education in Czech Republic.

Capital City Prague
Size 78.866 km²
Resident 10.637.794
Official Language Czech
Currency Czech koruna
Time Zone UTC + 1 MEZ
Telephone Area Code +420

Fast facts to know

  • Czechs love beer. More than 160 liters are drunk per capita per year.
  • Many words in the Czech language do not require vowels.
  • National sport is ice hockey.
  • The most famous Czech was probably Franz Kafka.
  • 59% of the population are non-denominational.
  • The white and red of the flag stands for Bohemia, red still for Slovakia even after the separation.
  • Bohemian Forest, Ore and Giant Mountains are densely forested and ideal for hikers and mountain bikers.
  • Taxi drivers in the Czech Republic like to take a small detour, and you should also pay very close attention to the correct exchange rates at exchange offices.
  • Paying in euros is usually more expensive than in crowns.
  • The Czech Republic has good public transport.
  • The Czech Republic is one of the most successful economies in the EU.

Exciting cities in the Czech Republic

  • Prague
  • Karlsbad
  • Znaim
  • Krumau
  • Budweis
  • Brno
  • Marienbad
  • Teltsch

History of the Czech Republic

  • From 5300 to 4500 BC Extensive Neolithic settlement.
  • Around 550 immigration of Slavs.
  • 623 to 658 Kingdom of Samo.
  • 768 to 814 Frankish sphere of rule under Charlemagne.
  • 9.-14. Jh. Premyslidendynastie.
  • 1310-1415 Luxembourg rule.
  • 15. Jh. Hussitenbewegung.
  • 1471 Jagiellonian rule.
  • 1526 Beginning of Habsburg rule.
  • 1618 second Prague defenestration initiates the Bohemian uprising against the emperor and leads to the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648), which devastated large parts of Europe and especially Germany.
  • From 1885 National revival of the Czechs.
  • 1918 Creation of Czechoslovakia.
  • 1918 to 1938 First Czechoslovak Republic.
  • 1939 Invasion of German troops leads to the establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The Slovak state was a satellite state of the German Empire.
  • On May 5, 1945, the Prague uprising against the German occupying power began.
  • Real socialism led by the USSR.
  • 1968 Prague Spring.
  • 1989 Samtene Revolution.
  • 1992 Constitution of the Czech Republic as a “democratic constitutional state” is adopted.
  • 1993 Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. Proclamation of the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic as independent states.
  • 2004 accession to the European Union.

Climate & travel weather in the Czech Republic

  • Mostly continental climate.
  • Significant temperature differences between the coldest month of January and the hottest month of July.
  • Very different amounts of precipitation across the country.
  • High amounts of precipitation, especially on the north-western slopes of the mountains.
  • On the other hand, there is snow on the mountains on around 130 days.
  • From May/June it will be much milder.
  • July and August also over thirty degrees possible.
  • Autumn is usually warm at first, but significantly cooler from October.
  • Recommended travel time:
    • City breaks: May to Sep.
    • Winter Sports: Dec to March.
    • Outdoor holidays: June to Aug.
    • Hiking & Mountaineering: Sep.

Ideas for excursions in the Czech Republic

  • Prague:
    • Charles Bridge
    • Castle of Prague
    • Veitsdom
  • Schloss Frauenberg
  • Castle and Castle Elbogen
  • Burg Karlstein
  • Nikolsburg
  • KZ-Theresienstadt
  • Pilsner Urquelle brewery
  • Prebischtor Viewpoint

Eating & drinking in the Czech Republic

  • Kitchen was once among the best in Europe.
  • Mainly inspired by traditional Old Bohemian recipes.
  • Typical home cooking, especially home-grown / -breeding preferred.
  • Traditional cuisine is mostly high in calories, greasy and high in sugar.
  • The most important meal is lunch, in the evenings people tend to eat light and cold meals.
  • Czechs like to eat meat, mostly pork or beef, poultry, rarely lamb, game or fish.
  • Popular side dishes: bread dumplings, potato dumplings, sweet dumplings, meat-filled dumplings.
  • Sauces are usually an important part of the food.
  • Very popular: sweet pastries.
  • A paradise for beer lovers, many varieties (coffee beer, nettle beer, banana beer, sour cherry beer…), the best known being Pilsner and Budweiser.
  • Typical dishes:
    • Roast pork with cabbage and dumplings.
    • Bohemian dumplings.
    • Hackbraten.
    • Lendenbraten.
    • Potato soup with lots of marjoram.
    • Sauerkraut soup.
    • Garlic soup.
    • Chicken broth with homemade noodles.
    • Beef soup with liver dumplings.
    • Gulash soup.
    • tripe soup.
    • Palace ham.

Particularly scenic

  • Bohemian Switzerland
  • Böhmerwald
  • Edmundsklamm
  • Kirnitzschklamm
  • Wild Gorge
  • Biosphärenreservats Sumava
  • Podyjí National Park
  • Adrspach rock town
  • Schneekoppe

Czech Republic Fast Facts

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