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The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec. The Duchy of Bohemia was founded in the 9th century under Great Moravia. It was formally recognized as an Imperial Estate of the Holy Roman Empire in 1002 and became a kingdom in 1198. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, all the Lands of the Bohemian Crown were gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy. Nearly a hundred years later, the Protestant Bohemian Revolt…

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Czechia

FCDO travel advice for Czechia. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

Official source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Facts & statistics

Czechia

Capital: Prague
Language: Czech
Currency: Czech koruna
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Calling code: +420
Internet domain: .cz
Driving side: right
Plug type: Europlug
Voltage: 230

Source: Wikidata.

Events

Czechia

Den obnovy samostatného českého státu; Nový rokNew Year's Day2026-01-01

Velký pátekGood Friday2026-04-03

Velikonoční pondělíEaster Monday2026-04-06

Svátek práceLabour Day2026-05-01

Den vítězstvíLiberation Day2026-05-08

Den slovanských věrozvěstů Cyrila a MetodějeSaints Cyril and Methodius Day2026-07-05

Den upálení mistra Jana HusaJan Hus Day2026-07-06

Den české státnostiSt. Wenceslas Day2026-09-28

Den vzniku samostatného československého státuIndependent Czechoslovak State Day2026-10-28

Den boje za svobodu a demokracii a Mezinárodní den studentstvaStruggle for Freedom and Democracy Day2026-11-17

Source: Nager.Date.

CapitalPrague

Population10,625,695

CurrencyCZK

Languagescs,sk

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Cities

◎Prague1,165,581 residents ◎Brno404,296 residents ◎Ostrava280,853 residents ◎Pilsen187,863 residents ◎Liberec102,951 residents ◎Olomouc99,496 residents ◎České Budějovice93,426 residents ◎Hradec Králové90,596 residents ◎Ústí nad Labem90,378 residents ◎Pardubice88,520 residents ◎Brno střed86,685 residents ◎Havířov82,768 residents ◎Zlín72,973 residents ◎Kladno69,728 residents ◎Most63,474 residents ◎Stodůlky60,758 residents ◎Žižkov58,267 residents ◎Opava54,881 residents ◎Frýdek-Místek53,590 residents ◎Teplice50,856 residents ◎Jihlava50,108 residents ◎Chodov50,043 residents ◎Královské Vinohrady48,805 residents ◎Karviná48,637 residents ◎Mladá Boleslav47,874 residents ◎Chomutov46,560 residents ◎Děčín46,376 residents ◎Jablonec nad Nisou46,209 residents ◎Karlovy Vary45,500 residents ◎Prostějov43,236 residents ◎Přerov40,492 residents ◎Staré Strašnice37,665 residents ◎Holešovice37,664 residents ◎Vršovice36,836 residents ◎Česká Lípa36,364 residents ◎Libeň36,151 residents ◎Znojmo35,280 residents ◎Záběhlice35,228 residents ◎Nusle35,150 residents ◎Smíchov34,987 residents ◎Třebíč34,530 residents ◎Tábor34,339 residents ◎Modřany33,574 residents ◎Třinec33,523 residents ◎Kolín33,392 residents ◎Cheb32,892 residents ◎Příbram32,773 residents ◎Písek31,002 residents ◎Trutnov29,337 residents ◎Šumperk28,768 residents ◎Kroměříž27,917 residents ◎Orlová27,383 residents ◎Krč27,344 residents ◎Nové Město27,105 residents ◎Kobylisy27,030 residents ◎Nový Jičín26,547 residents ◎Břeclav25,789 residents ◎Český Těšín25,750 residents ◎Vsetín24,974 residents ◎Uherské Hradiště24,852 residents ◎Bystrc24,655 residents ◎Líšeň24,563 residents ◎Litoměřice24,489 residents ◎Královo Pole24,212 residents ◎Chrudim23,630 residents ◎Hlubočepy23,461 residents ◎Dejvice23,401 residents ◎Havlíčkův Brod23,368 residents ◎Hodonín23,344 residents ◎Starý Bohumín23,034 residents ◎Klatovy22,921 residents ◎Valašské Meziříčí22,568 residents ◎Černý Most22,466 residents ◎Řepy22,461 residents ◎Krnov22,303 residents ◎Strakonice22,275 residents ◎Litvínov22,258 residents ◎Háje22,059 residents ◎Sokolov21,908 residents ◎Kutná Hora21,787 residents ◎Beroun21,744 residents ◎Letňany21,702 residents ◎Michle21,402 residents ◎Náchod21,263 residents ◎Kopřivnice21,245 residents ◎Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav20,926 residents ◎Vyškov20,645 residents ◎Žďár nad Sázavou20,404 residents ◎Jindřichův Hradec20,369 residents ◎Bohumín20,315 residents ◎Mělník20,301 residents ◎Blansko19,900 residents ◎Žabovřesky19,387 residents ◎Hostivař19,161 residents ◎Jirkov19,067 residents ◎Žatec18,984 residents ◎Židenice18,920 residents ◎Kadaň18,088 residents ◎Louny18,061 residents ◎Hranice17,910 residents

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Karlovy Vary AirportKarlovy VaryKLV Leoš Janáček Airport OstravaMošnovOSR Pardubice AirportPardubicePED Václav Havel Airport PraguePraguePRG České Budějovice South Bohemian AirportČeské BudějoviceJCL Brno-Tuřany AirportBrnoBRQ Kunovice AirportUherské HradištěUHEPřerov Air BasePřerovPRV Vodochody AirportVodochodyVOD Mnichovo Hradiště AirportMnichovo HradištěHRAOlomouc AirportOlomoucOLO Zábřeh Dolní Benešov AirfieldDolní BenešovZBE