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Klaudyán map of Bohemia. Klaudyán map (1518) ( Czech: Klaudiánova mapa) is the earliest map of Bohemia (and earliest map to cover a country‘s area on a one sheet map ever). It was printed by Mikuláš Klaudyán, a printer from Mladá Boleslav. The ratio scale is 1:685000.
The Battle of White Mountain ( Czech: Bitva na Bílé hoře; German: Schlacht am Weißen Berg) was an important battle in the early stages of the Thirty Years' War. It led to the defeat of the Bohemian Revolt and ensured Habsburg control for the next three hundred years. It was fought on 8 November 1620.
The House of Habsburg ( / ˈhæpsbɜːrɡ /, German: Haus Habsburg, pronounced [haʊ̯s ˈhaːpsˌbʊʁk] ⓘ ), also known as the House of Austria, [note 6] is one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history. [3] [4]
Europe is a continent [t] located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Asia and Africa.
Understand. Václav Havel Airport is located on the western outskirts of Prague. It handles 92% of all foreign flights to and from the Czech Republic. The airport is rated positively by most passengers; only complaints about long waits for luggage are more common (as of October 2023).
Fear of burglaries (Numbeo - 2022) This map is based on the data from Numbeo for 2022. Data for the largest European cities was added on the map to compare with the national average. Big cities that are not indicated are in the national average. Cities included are: Amsterdam, Athens, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Birmingham, Bordeaux, Brussels ...
Prague during the twentieth century. With the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after World War I, the state of Czechoslovakia was created in 1918, choosing Prague as the capital city. In March 1939, Prague was invaded by the Nazi troops and was made a German protectorate. At the end of World War II, Prague was under the control of the ...
