(Truth prevails)ĭaylight Saving Time (DST) March - October (UTC +2)Ĭapital City: Prague (Praha, Prag pop. In 1999 the Czech Republic becameĪ member of the NATO and in 2004 a member of the European Union. On 1 January 1993, the country underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two nationalĬomponents, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through a peaceful "Velvet Revolution" and became a sovereign state. In 1968, an invasion by Warsaw Pact troops ended the efforts of the country's leaders to liberalize Communist Party rule and create "socialism with a human face" during the "Prague Spring". After World War II, Czechoslovakia fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a member of the Warsaw Pact. In World War II occupied by the Germans in 1939. The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in central Europe.īefore World War I part of Austria-Hungary, in 1918 the Czechs and neighbouring Slovaks joined together and formed the independent republic of Czechoslovakia. Most famous people from Czechia are Miloš Forman, Oskar Schindler, Sigmund Freud, Antonin Dvorak, Franz Kafka, Václav Havel, and Gregor Mendel. Not so famous for Škoda and Tatra autos and Bata shoes. Castles, there are several hundreds of castles, chateaus, and mansions in Czechia.īeer, the original Budweiser is made in the Czech Republic by the Budweiser Budvar Brewery, and home of Pilsner beer is the Czech city of Pilsen (Plzeň). Prague, the historic center of Prague is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Czech Republic covers an area of 78,867 km², making it somewhat smaller than neighboring Austria, and also slightly smaller than the US state of South Carolina.ġ0.56 million people (in 2016), capital and largest city is Prague, spoken languages is Czech, a West Slavic language.
Also known as Czechia, a landlocked country in Central Europe, it is bordered by Austria, Germany, Poland, and Slovakia.
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