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The Old Town of Prague ( Czech: Staré Město pražské, German: Prager Altstadt) is a medieval settlement of Prague, Czech Republic. It was separated from the outside by a semi-circular moat and wall, connected to the Vltava river at both of its ends. The moat is now covered up by the streets (from north to south-west) Revoluční, Na ...
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]
The Defenestrations of Prague ( Czech: Pražská defenestrace, German: Prager Fenstersturz, Latin: Defenestratio Pragensis) were three incidents in the history of Bohemia in which people were defenestrated (thrown out of a window). Though already existing in Middle French, the word defenestrate ("out of the window") is believed to have first ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Prague: Prague – capital and largest city in the Czech Republic. With about 1.3 million residents within an area of 496 km2 (192 sq mi), it has the status of a statutory city. Prague is classified as a "Beta+" global city according to GaWC studies, [1] and is the fifth ...
The Infant Jesus of Prague ( Czech: Pražské Jezulátko: Spanish: Niño Jesús de Praga) is a 16th-century wax -coated wooden statue of the Child Jesus holding a globus cruciger of Spanish origin, now located in the Discalced Carmelite Church of Our Lady of Victories in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic. First appearing in 1556, pious ...
Prague Integrated Transport ( Czech: Pražská integrovaná doprava, PID) is an integrated public transport system providing services in Prague and within the Central Bohemian Region. It is run by a city-owned transit authority called Regional Organiser of Prague Integrated Transport (ROPID). Prague Integrated Transport includes metro, tram ...
The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of 144 km (89 mi) of standard gauge (1,435 mm) track, [4] [5] 882 tram vehicles (one of the largest fleets in the world) [6] and 26 daytime routes, 2 historical and 10 night routes [1] with a total route length of 518 km (322 mi). [1]
