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The Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic The Czech Republic is situated in the central Europe and the Czechs like saying that our capital is the heart of Europe. Our country was established 1.1.1993 after Czechoslovakia had been divided in two independent republics the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Geography It is a landlocked country. Among European states it occupies 21st place in terms of area (78 866 km2), 12th place in terms of the number of inhabitants (10 278 098) and 13th place in terms of population density (130 people per 1 km2). It shares its border with Poland (761.8 km), Germany (810.3 km), Austria (466.3 km) and Slovakia (251.8 km). The Czech Republic is the source of the main European watersheds dividing up the watersheds of the North, Baltic and Black Seas. The watershed junction of these three seas is Kralicky Sneznik (1 423 m above sea-level).

The Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic Its location is between 12°-19°e.l. and 48,5°-51° n. l. The whole area is divided in 14 regions. The country's surface is quite varied: plains (4,5% of the country), hills (50,1%) highlands (33,9%) and mountains (11,6%).The main rivers in Bohemia are the river Elbe (Labe) (370 km) and the river Vltava; in Moravia, mainly the river Morava (246 km) and the river Dyje (306 km).The highest Czech mountains include Sumava, Cesky les, Krusne hory, Krkonose, Orlicke hory, Jeseniky, Beskydy.Forests, occupy about 38 % of the Czech Republic’s land area.The highest point: is the peak Snezka 1 602 m above sea-level in Krkonose mountain range. The Lowest point of elevation is near Hrensko where the River Labe leaves the Czech Republic (115 m above sea level) in Decin DistrictThe largest dammed area is Lipno 4 870 ha in the Cesky Krumlov and Prachatice districts

The Czech RepublicThe Czech RepublicThe largest lake with max. depth Cerne jezero (Black Lake) 18.4 ha 39.8 m Klatovy district The longest river Vltava 433 km The warmest mineral spring Vridlo 72 oC at Karlovy VaryThe deepest gorge Hranicka gorge - 244,5 m Prerov district The largest national park Sumava 685,2 km2 in the Sumava mountains (our republic has 3 NP)The largest settlement Prague with 1 186 855 inhabitants, it is the capital of the Czech Republic.

Czech currency is Czech Crown (CZK). The crown is divided into 100 Haler, or Heller (h).

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Symbols of the Czech Republic The large state symbol consists of a shield divided into four parts. In its first and fourth sections there is a silver two-tailed lion captured mid-jump with a golden crown and golden armory. In the second blue section there is a silvery red check female eagle with a golden crown and golden armory. In the third golden section there is a black female eagle with a golden crown and red armory, with a silver half-moon with three-leaf clovers on its tips and with a cross in the middle.)

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Weather in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic is situated in the central Europe between two great climatic regimes, the oceanic and the continental the weather it means that the weather is variable in different regions. The average annual temperature ranges between 5.5°C and 10°C, but in the mountains is colder. The normal summer temperature changes between 23°C and 29°C , and the normal winter temperature is between -11°C and 0°C.

The Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a member of EU,NATO,OSN,CEFTA,CE,OBSE,OECD.As for religions about 55% is without religion, 30% make Catholics and 4% are Protestants.Literacy is 99,9%. Urbanism reachs 74,5%. Official language is Czech language.GDP : 54,5% services, 41,8% industry, 3,7% agriculture.Agriculture: the main items are wheat, maize, sugar-beet, grapes, hops, potatoes, wine, vegetables and fruit. In animal production cattle-breeding and pig-breeding are the most important. Fush-breeding, especially carp-breeding has a long tradition in South Bohemia ponds.Industry CZ mines coal, oil (it is only little but it is very quality),lignit, W,U,Sn,graphite and the other.In our republic is beekeeping very popular. In the Czech Republic you can see the most north vineyard in Europe, which make our wine so delicious. But I think that Czech beer is famous all over the world and Czechs can make the best beer in the world. Every year our country visit about 101 mil. tourists.

The Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic Who likes nature visits our mountains. But they aren‘t as high as other mountains in Europe, that‘s why foreigners don‘t visit them to practise downhill skiing thehe but they prefer cross-country skiing in our mountains. Our mountain ranges are very beautiful in summer. The highest peak is Sněžka, it can be found in Krkonoše. Our longest river_the Elbe starts here on Labská louka.The second highest mountains are Jeseníky, they can be divided into Hrubý and Nízský Jeseník. The highest peak is called Praděd- it towers at 1491m and you can visit an outlook-tower there. There are spas in Karlova Studánka, Velké Losiny and jeseník. In Velké Losiny can visit a muzeum of handmade paper.

The Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic Karlstejn is a castle. It was founded by King IV. Women couldn‘t stay there in the past. It was place where Charles IV worked. There were Crown Jewels. In Chapel of St. Catherine are precious stones and valuable pictures of Charles IV. In Karlštejn there are 127 pictures by Master Theodorik. Today it is one of the most visiting places in our republic.Next interesting places are our sights protected by UNESCO: Ceský Krumlov(picturesque castle with moving theatre), Holasovice(old village with typical Czech countryside architucture), Kutná Hora(old large church), Prague( it is the centre of Czech old history), Telc(large historical square and large castle), Karlovy Vary( one of the oldest and wonderful spas in the Europe) and Olomouc (nice historical town). But in my opinion early every town in our Republic has many nice sights which worth to see.

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