Travel to Czech Republic

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Last Minute Tips Before you Travel to Czech Republic

• Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 (Eastern European Time)
• Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz (bring an adapter/transformer for your hair drier, laptop, cellular phone etc.)
• Weights & measures: Metric

Must See - Properties on UNESCO World Heritage List 

• Historic Centre of Prague
• Historic Centre of Cesky Krumlov
• Historic Centre of Telc
• Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelena Hora
• Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our
• Lady at Sedlec
• Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
• Gardens and Castle at Kromeríz
• Holašovice Historical Village Reservation
• Litomyšl Castle
• Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc
• Tugendhat Villa in Brno
• Jewish Quarter and St Procopius' Basilica in Trebíc

Czech Republic

Location:
Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria

Capital
Prague

Population
10,177,300 (July 2012 est.)

Czech Republic Regions:
Jihocesky Kraj, Jihomoravsky Kraj, Karlovarsky Kraj, Kralovehradecky Kraj, Liberecky Kraj, Moravskoslezsky Kraj, Olomoucky Kraj, Pardubicky Kraj, Plzensky Kraj, Praha, Stredocesky Kraj, Ustecky Kraj, Vysocina, Zlinsky Kraj

Largest cities of Czech Republic
Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň,Olomouc,Liberec, České Budějovice,Hradec Králové, Ústí nad Labem, Pardubice

Climate
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

Ethnic groups
Czech 90.4%, Moravian 3.7%, Slovak 1.9%, other 4% (2001 census)

Religions
Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59% (2001 census)

Languages
Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3%, unidentified 0.8% (2001 census)

Government type
parliamentary democracy

Background
At the close of World War I, the Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, having rejected a federal system, the new country's predominantly Czech leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the increasingly strident demands of other ethnic minorities within the republic, most notably the Slovaks, the Sudeten Germans, and the Ruthenians (Ukrainians). On the eve of World War II, Nazi Germany occupied the Czech part of the country and Slovakia became an independent state allied with Germany. After the war, a reunited but truncated Czechoslovakia (less Ruthenia) fell within the Soviet sphere of influence. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist rule and create "socialism with a human face," ushering in a period of repression known as "normalization." The peaceful "Velvet Revolution" swept the Communist Party from power at the end of 1989 and inaugurated a return to democratic rule and a market economy. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a nonviolent "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Czech Republic joined NATO in 1999 and the European Union in 2004.

Flag of Czech Republic
Two equal horizontal bands of white and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side. Note: is identical to the flag of the former Czechoslovakia

Czech Basic Words
Yes - Ano
No - Ne
Thank you - Děkuji
I'm sorry - Promiňte
Hi! - Ahoj!
Hello - Dobrý den!
Good morning - Dobré ráno
Good bye - Na shledanou
You are welcome - Není zač. / Prosím
Ice cream - Zmrzlina
French fries - Hranolky
Coffee - Káva
Orange juice - Pomerančový džus
Water - Voda

Some Czech Dishes
A typical meal consists of meat (pork,chicken) with dumplings, cabbage, and potatoes/rice. Beer (pivo) is enjoyed with many meals.

• Knedlíky -dumplings are Czech specialty.
• Bramborové knedlíky -potato dumplings
• Ovocné knedlíky - fruit-filled dumplings

Czech Republic Travel and Accommodation – Your Tips for Travelers

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Welcome to Czech - Part I by Joe Wiebe
Welcome to Czech - Part II by Joe Wiebe
Prague, Czech Republic by JoMar