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Time in the Czech Republic. Time in the Czech Republic is given by Central European Time ( Středoevropský čas, SEČ: UTC+01:00) and Central European Summer Time ( Středoevropský letní čas, SELČ: UTC+02:00 ). [1] Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (2:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (3:00 CEST).
The Czech Republic, [c] [12] also known as Czechia, [d] [13] is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, [14] it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. [15]
Prague ( / ˈprɑːɡ / PRAHG; Czech: Praha [ˈpraɦa] ⓘ) [a] is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic [9] and the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated on the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.4 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters.
The Prague astronomical clock or Prague Orloj ( Czech: Pražský orloj [praʃskiː orloj]) is a medieval astronomical clock attached to the Old Town Hall in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic . The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest clock still in operation.
Czech-language name. The country is named after the Czechs ( Czech: Češi ), a Slavic tribe residing in central Bohemia that subdued the surrounding tribes in the late 9th century and created the Czech/Bohemian state. The origin of the name of the tribe itself is unknown. According to legend, it comes from their leader Čech, who brought them ...
History of the Czech lands. The history of the Czech lands – an area roughly corresponding to the present-day Czech Republic – starts approximately 800 years BCE. A simple chopper from that age was discovered at the Red Hill ( Czech: Červený kopec) archeological site in Brno. [1]
Population. [edit] With an estimated population of 10,516,707 as of 2022, compared to 9.3 million at the beginning of the 20th century, the population growth of the Czech Republic has been limited, due to low fertility rates and loss of population in and around World Wars I and II. Population loss during World War I was approximately 350,000.
Coordinates: 50.0875°N 14.4214°E. View from the Old Town Hall. Old Town Square ( Czech: Staroměstské náměstí [ˈstaroˌmɲɛstskɛː ˈnaːmɲɛsciː] or colloquially Staromák [ˈstaromaːk] ⓘ) is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is located between Wenceslas Square and Charles ...