Otázka: The Czech Republic
Jazyk: Angličtina
Přidal(a): Jinovatka
State in Central Europe
10,3 million inhabitants
Neighbouringcountries:
- Germany (south, west)
- Austria (south)
- Poland (north) Slovakia (east)
- Czech national coat of arms
Parts of the country – regions
Bohemia (Prague), Moravia (Brno), Silesia (Opava, Ostrava)
Countryside
Bohemia is surrounded by a ring of mountains – Šumava, The Czech Forest, The Ore Mountains, The Jizerské Mountains, The Giant Mountains, The Eagle Mountains
The Moravian Plain is protected on the West by the Bohemian-Moravian Highland, and on the North by the wooded mountanious ranges of Jeseníky and Beskydy.
Fertile lowlands can be found in the valleys of big rivers – The Vltava, the Elbe, the Oder and the Morava.
The climate is mostycontinental, the warmest and most fertile area is South Moravia
Places of interest
Prague – Prague Castle, St.Vitus Cathedral, Old Town square with the astronomical clock, Wenceslas Square, Charles Bridge, Charles university, etc.
centre of politics, finance, trade, art and culture, Prague Spring Music Festival, a tourist centre – one of the most beautiful historical cities in the world.
Brno – The South Moravian metropolis with a popular international trade fair BVV,
• centre of Moravian culture – theatres, galleries, museums (Mendel´s museum) •education (Masaryk university, Technical university and many secondary schools), centre of finance and business, an industrial city surrounded by forests and fields.
Highlights: Petrov cathedral, Špilberk fortress, Svoboda square, big shopping centres, Brno dam, Brno ZOO
Olomouc – a beautiful historical city and centre of Haná region, astronomic clock in the centre
Ostrava – industrial centre, chemical factories, coal mines, the city is changing these days. Rock festival: Colors of Ostrava
Other important cities:
- Hradec králové,ČeskéBudějovice (Budweiser beer),JihlavaPlzeň (Pilsner beer, ŠKODA factory),ČeskýKrumlov,Telč (UNESCO city – historical square), Pardubice (famous steeple chase – horse races, ginger bread),Karlovy Vary, Mariánskélázně, Františkovylázně (famous spa, Russian community), Slavonice,Tábor (historical town connected with the Hussite movement),Ústínad Labem (The Ore Mountains),Liberec (Ještěd, ZOO, famous cathedral), KutnáHora (St.Barbara´s cathedral, Šlik´s silver tollar) Znojmo (rotunda, underground corridors, famous pickled gherkins)
Karlovy Vary – Famous spa, MATTONI, Russian community
Tábor – the town of the Hussites, Watchtower on Ještěd
famous castles and chateaux
The Czech republic is a country of hundreds of castles and chateaux
- -Křivoklát, Buchlov
Krkonoše – The Giant Mountains, ski resorts
Natural areas
- The Šumava mountains
- The Beskydy mountains – Pustevny
- The Czech Switzerland
- Pravčickábrána
- Ponds of South Bohemia
- The Czech Canada
- The Czech Paradise
- The Moravian Karst – Macocha grotto
- Moravian Karst – beautiful caves
- Areal of Lednice-Valtice
Popular outdoor activities
- Cycling, rafting, canoeing, kayak, climbing rocks, hiking, skating, in-line skating, picking mushrooms, barbecue, grilling in the gardens
Famous products
- Pilsner beer
- Moravian wine
- Slivovice (plum brandy)
- Becher herbal liquor
- Škoda cars
- Bata shoes
- Czech glass
- smelly cheese of Olomouc
- ginger bread of Pardubice
Famous personalities :
HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL PERSONALITIES
- Cyril and Methodius
- Joh Huss – hussitemovemen
- Jan Amos Komensky
- King Charles IV.
- T.G.Masaryk
- Vaclav Havel
- Czech RAF pilots in Britain
- famous personalities
FAMOUS WRITERS
- Franz Kafka
- KarelČapek
- Josef Hašek
- Milan Kundera
FAMOUS COMPOSERS
- Smetana
- Dvorak
OTHER PERSONALITIES FROM CULTURE
- Milos Forman
- KarelZeman
- Josef Manes
- AlfonsMucha
- EmaDestinova
- Karel Got
- JaraCimrman
- Voskovec and Werich
- famous personalities
- Johann Mendel
- Jan Vichterle
- Jan Evangelista Purkyně
- Doctor Jesenius
- JaroslavHejrovský
- (polarography)
Culture and entertainment
- Strážnice folk music festival
- COLORS of Ostrava festival
- Trutnov rock festival
- Boskovice music festival
- Prague spring music festival
- Vinobraní – festival of collecting grapes
- Hody festival in every village in South Moravia
- hody
Culture and entertainment
- discotheques (young people),balls (in winter) dance, elegant clothes, theatre, opera, balley are very popular, concerts
Famous Chech sportsmen
- Czech nation is also rich in good sportsmen
- Emil Zátopek (athlete)
- Ivan Lendl, Martina Navrátilová (tenis)
- Jan Železný (javelin thrower)
- Czech hockey team – JaromirJagr
- PetrČech (football)
- KateřinaNeumannová (cross-country skiing)
- David Svoboda (pentathlon – Olympics 2012)
- Emil Zátopek
