the czech republic
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The Czech Republic. The Czech Republic. Area: 78,886 square metres Population: 10,287,189 inhabitants Member of NATO since 1999 Member of EU since 2004. Politics. -The CR is a parliamentary democracy The House of Deputies (200 members) The Senate (81 members) re-introduced in 1996 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Czech Republic
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The Czech Republic
Area: 78,886 square metres
Population: 10,287,189 inhabitants
Member of NATO since 1999
Member of EU since 2004
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- The CR is a parliamentary democracy
- The House of Deputies (200 members)
- The Senate (81 members) re-introduced in 1996
- The executive branch is represented by the government and the president.
- President appoints the Prime minister,usually from a winning party, to form a government.
Politics
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Mountains- Krkonoše,Šumava,Krušné
Mountains,Jizera Mountains,The Ore Mountains,Jeseníky and Beskydy
- The highest peak is Sněžka (1,602 m)
- The major Czech river is the Elbe rises in Krkonoše
National parks- Krkonoše, Šumava
Nature
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The 12 wonders on the UNESCO list
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- listed in UNESCO in 1992
The top Czech destination- Prague Castle - St.Vitus Cathedral- Charles Bridges
The Historical Centre of Prague
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- listed in UNESCO in 1992
- Český Krumlov is very popular tourist attraction boasts castle, chateaux complex and historical centre
- Vítkovci and Rožmberkové
- Egon Schiele celebrated here
The Historical Centre of Český Krumlov
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- The town’s square offers combination of Renaissance and Baroque houses
- Telč also have a chateaux in the town.
The Historical Centre of Telč
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- The star shaped pilgrimage church built by Santini-Aichl
- The chuch is characteristic of Baroque-Gothic style
- The building includes a lot of complex symbolsm based on the number five
The Pilgrimage Church of Jan Nepomuk in Zelená Hora
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Kutná Hora
- A medieval ming town, which became rich of its silver deposits
- Church of St.Barbara is famous for historical centre in Kutná hora.
- Church of St.Barbara is gothic architecture built. The built was begun to built in 1388, but wasn’t completed untill 1905.
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- This chateaux complex is in South Moravia.
- The chateaux complex is combination of Baroque and Neo-Gothic styles stands in the largest park in the CR.
Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
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- This village is in south Bohemia represents a rural style architecture, known as folk baroque
Holašovice
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- Kroměříž Castle was a summer residence of Olomouc bishops
- Kroměříž’s palace is considered a Baroque architecture
- The castle houses have an art collection,including works by Titian.
Kroměříž Castle and Gardens
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- Litomyšl Castle is one of the most important examples of Renaissance architecture in Czech Republic
- It is an important venue for cultural events, the most popular is opera festival Smetana’s Litomyšl
Litomyšl Castle
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- The town of Olomouc is an important medieval town and a university centre
- The attraction of Olomouc is Baroque memorial column which is the talles in Czech Republic. (35 m)
Holy Trinity Column Olomouc
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- The functionalist Villa Tugendhatwas based on a design of a major modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,made in 1928.
Villa Tugendhat in Brno
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- Historacal centre of Třebíč includes St.Prokopius’ Romanesque-Gothic basilica
Třebíč