The Czech Republic

Czech Republic Country Guide

English Name: Czech Republic Local Name: Ceska republika Time Zone: CET (UTC+1); Summer: CEST (UTC+2) Calling Code: 420 Currency: Czech koruna (CZK) Area: 78,866 sq km Population: 10,211,904 (July 2009 est.) Languages: Czech 94.9%, Slovak 2%, other 2.3% Religions: Roman Catholic 26.8%, Protestant 2.1%, other 3.3%, unspecified 8.8%, unaffiliated 59%

Czech Republic Sacred Sites Index Browse our illustrated index of sacred sites and religious places Czech Republic Map A detailed interactive map of Czech Republic with major cities and religious sites marked, plus links to travel maps and more Czech Republic Books A hand-selected gallery of books on Czech Republic specially chosen for Sacred Destinations readers Czech Republic Hotels Search availability, view photos, read reviews, and get a great deal on a hotel room in Czech Republic

Featured Destinations in the Czech Republic (List All Destinations) Prague Cathedral Prague Located inside Prague Castle, the striking Cathedral of St. Vitus has a long history that extends from its founding in the 10th century to its final completion in 1929. Old-New Synagogue Prague Dating from 1270, this is Europe's oldest active synagogue. According to legend, angels brought stones from King Solomon's Temple to build the synagogue, and the same angels still protect it. Sedlec Ossuary Kutna Hora The pretty little Gothic chapel of the Holy Trinity in Sedlec, a suburb of Kutna Hora, is built over an ossuary that is decorated with more than 40,000 artfully arranged human skeletons.

Czech Republic City Guides Plzen Plzen is especially famous for its Pilsner Urquell beer, but it is also notable for its Gothic cathedral of 1292, whose tower is the highest in the country, a fine Renaissance town hall, and its Great Synagogue, the third largest in the world. Prague There is much to see in Prague of religious and historical interest, including a Gothic cathedral inside a castle, many interesting churches, sites associated with the Bohemian reformer Jan Hus and the oldest synagogue in Europe.

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