The Czech Republic (Česká republika)

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The Czech Republic

Location and neighbouring countries

The area and population

Three parts of our country

Landscape (mountain ranges, rivers, lakes, ponds)

Sights, monuments, historical places

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The Czech Republic

Holiday resorts, spas, national parks

Famous personalities

Czech products

Capital and big cities

Important cities

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The Czech Republic – location, area, population

The Czech Republic is the state in the centre of Europe.

Area is about 79 thousand square kilometres.

Population is about 10 million people.

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The Czech Republic – basic facts

Curency: Czech crown - czech symbol "Kc",international symbol "CZK„

Flag: Two horizontal white (top) and red (bottom) bands with blue triangel.

Anthem: „Where is my home?“

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The Czech Republic – division

Our country consists of three parts:

• Bohemia

• Moravia

• Silesia

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The Czech Republic - neighbouring countries

Neighbours of the Czech Republic are:

Poland in the north

Slovakia in the east

Austria in the south

Germany in the west7

The Czech Republic - system of government, head of our state, political bodies

The Czech Republic is a democratic republic.The head of state is the president (Miloš Zeman). Political bodies of the Czech Republic are:

•the

government

• the

parliament

• the senate 8

The Czech Republic – mountains, peaks

The highest mountains are the Giant Mountains (the highest peak is Sněžka/Snowdon, it is 1 602 m

high).

Next mountains are Krušné Mountains, Šumava, Vysočina, Beskydy, Jeseníky.

A lot of protected areas and four national parks can be found in our mountains.

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The Czech Republic – rivers

Our longest river is the river Vltava – it is 430 km long, there are some dams on this river, for

example Orlík or Slapy.

Our biggest river is the Elbe flowing from the Giant Mountains to the North Sea.

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The Czech Republic – lakes and ponds

The biggest and the most beautiful lake is Lake Mácha.

In Šumava Mountains we can find Black Lake and Devil's Lake.

South Bohemia is famous for its ponds (Rožmberk,Horusický, Bezdrev).

Rožmberk is the largest pond in the Czech Republic.

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The Czech Republic is visited by many tourists from all over the world.

Popular tourist’s destinations are:

Castles and chateaus (Karlštejn Castle, Český Krumlov,Lednice-Valdice area)

Spa towns (Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně, FrantiškovyLázně, Poděbrady, Bohdaneč)

Places of natural beauty (Bohemian Paradise, MoravianKarst)

National Parks (Giant Mountains, Šumava, Podyjí)12

National Parks

Šumava National Park

Krkonoše National Park

National Park Podyjí

České Švýcarsko National Park

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Famous Czech Personalities

History: Master Jan Hus, J.A. Komenský, Charles IV

Politicians: T.G. Masaryk,Václav Havel

Writers: Karel Čapek, Milan Kundera, Franz Kafka

Musicians: Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák

Sportsmen: Jaromír Jágr, Petr Čech, Dominik Hašek

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Gingerbread

Pilsner Urquell

Semtex

Cut glass

Czech Jewellery

Jan Becher liquor

Olomouc cheese

Baťa shoes

Automobiles Škoda

Famous Czech Products

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Capital cities

The capital city of the Czech Republic is Prague, the largest city of the CR. It is one of the most visited towns

in Europe, full of historical places and buildings.

Capital city of Moravia is Brno, the second largest city of the CR, famous for the Masaryk University and

the Masaryk circle (motorcycle races).

Capital city of Silesia is Opava, famous for Silesian University.

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Other cities

Ostrava

The third largest city of the CR, steel industry.

Plzeň

Brewery, automobile industry

Pardubice

Steeplechase horse-racing, gingerbread, Semtex

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Other cities

Hradec Králové

PETROF pianos, University of HK

Kolín, Kopřivnice

Automobile industry

Kutná Hora

Historical town with St. Barbora cathedral

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