Prague

Prague is capital of the Czech Republic. It has been developing into the existing appearance for 11 centuries. Nowadays Prague is situated in the area of 496 square kilometres and there are 1 187 000 inhabitants living here. About 3 million tourists visit Prague every year. Prague historical centre wit its unique panorama of Prague Castle is UNESCO sight preserve. Prague as the unique world city and capital of the Czech Republic lying at the bank of Vltava River is being described by a lot of attributes. Each of them characterizes the city by its own true way. It had a reputation of one of the most beautiful cities in the world and homage was paid to by the outstanding personalities.

Prague is talked to be mother of cities which has its origin in the description of chronicler Kosmas, who named Prague “mistress of the whole Bohemia”. It used to be called head of kingdom and this motto was also written at the Old Town Hall in 1518. Prague is also described as stone, golden, magic or having hundreds of towers (you can nowadays count in Prague about 500 towers.

Likewise the whole country also Prague is called the heart of Europe – Prague lies in the centre of Europe and the distance to Baltic, Northern and Adriatic See is roughly the same. While Rome is built on seven hillocks, Prague stands on nine hillocks: Letná, Vítkov, Opyš, Větrov, Skalka, Emauzy, Vyšehrad, Karlov and the highest one is Petřín, so the city earned the name “Rome of North”.

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