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PRAGUECZECH REPUBLIC
BASIC FIGURES:
• Total area: 78,866 sq km• Population: 10.53 million • Currency CZK (koruna): 1 EUR = 25 CZK 1 USD = 18,50 CZK• Capital: Prague (1,2 mil)
WELCOME TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC
• Transport: excellent connection, 5 international airports, direct connection to the German highway network (D5 to Nurnberg, D8 to Dresden) • Prague-Ruzyne Airport: Nr. 1 in Central Europe, 12 mio pax per year• 53 airlines from Prague to 130 destinations in 52 countries
• Over 2,000 preserved objects of all historical periods • 12 UNESCO sites – the highest concentration in the world (e.g. the whole centre of Prague)• 200 castles and chateaux opened to public, entertaining history (costumes, scenes…) • Many of these historical sights up to 1 hour drive from Prague• Architecture (buildings of more than 10 decades)• Churches, monasteries, synagogues• Technical sites (e.g. Prague technical underground network)
WHAT TO EXPECT?
KARLSTEJN CASTLE25 kms Southwest
KUTNA HORA ST. BARBARA´S CATHEDRAL80 kms East
ORLIK CHATEAU80 kmsSouth
• Prague - 1.2 million inhabitants• Prague metropolitan area – nearly 2 million inhabitants• 14th largest city in the European Union• political, cultural and economic centre, seat of the Parliament, President and the
Government• Temperatures - Average high °C (°F) =13.33 / 55.99, Average low °C (°F) = 4.50 / 40.10• Prague accounts for 25% of the Czech Republic´s GDP• Prague Subway – 59 kms with 57 stations
WELCOME TO PRAGUE
PRAGUE PANORAMA
ST. VITUS CATHEDRAL
ST. VITUS CATHEDRAL
ST.VITUS CATHEDRAL
„GOLDEN LANE“
OLD TOWN SQUARE
CHARLES BRIDGE
MUNICIPAL HOUSE
NATIONAL THEATRE
Venue / Total capacity in pax / Largest hall in pax • O2 Arena / 17000 / 17000 • Incheba Expo Prague / 13700 / 3600 • Prague Congress Centre / 9000 / 2764 • Prague Castle / 1700 / 600 • Municipal House / 1425 / 432 • Zofin Palace / 830 / 350
WHERE TO MEET
„Prague never lets you go… this dear little mother has sharp claws.“Franz Kafka
INSPIRING...
„The people of Prague understand me.“Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
„The ancient splendor and beauty of Prague,a city beyond compare, left an impressionon my imagination that will never fade.“Richard Wagner
Culture events• Prague Spring Music Festival• Strings of Autumn Music Festival• Prague International Marathon • Febiofest Film Festival Price Examples • Public transport (one day ticket) 4 EUR • Entrance to the biggest museum 6 EUR• Concert 38 EUR
FAMOUS AND IMPORTANT IN PRAGUE
CROWNE PLAZA PRAGUE
Crowne Plaza Prague | Koulova 15 | 160 45 - Prague 6 | Czech [email protected]/praguecyp
