Czech Republic By Jessica

Contents Map Flag Fact File Landmarks Astronomical clock picture cuisine National anthem Weather/ climate language Time difference History Bohumil Hrabal Education Native animals References Question

Map Here is a map of Czech Republic. There is an arrow Pointing to where Prague is. (Prague Is the capital). Czech republic

Flag Here is the flag of Czech Republic. As you can see it is red, white and blue. The current flag of Czech Republic is the old flag of Czechoslovakia.

Fact file The size of Czech Republic is 78,866 km squared. The population of Czech Republic is about 10.58 million. The capital city is Prague. They speak Czech. Their national day is on the 28th of October and it is named ‘founding day’. Their currency is Czech Koruna. The national symbol of Czech Republic is a double tailed lion.

Landmarks The astronomical clock located in Prague is a clock that shows the positions of the sun, the moon and sometimes other major planets. It has lasted over 605 years. There will be a picture of it on the next slide .

Astronomical clock Here is a picture:

Cuisine Česnečka = garlic soup. Rajská omáčka = beef on tomato soup. Karbanátek = meat patty. Vepřo knedlo zelo= roasted pork. Sekaná pečeně= mince meat. These are some common dishes from Czech Republic, and these are mainly found in the restaurants there.

National anthem Here is a link to the national anthem to Czech Republic – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cPTwOZWnm6E

Weather/climate In Czech Republic they have cool a summer about 17 - 22 degrees. At winter they have a temperature at about -5 degrees to -10 degrees.

Language English - Czech Hello - Ajoh bye - sbohem good - dobrý oof - oof oof head - hlava hlavy Czech Republic - Česká republika name - násev

Time difference Czech Republic is one hour ahead of Ireland. That means if it was 2:00 pm in Ireland it would be 3:00 pm in Czech republic.

History At the start of WW2 Czechoslovakia became a part of Germany. After World War 2 they became part of the Soviet Union. Slovakia and Czech republic used to be a whole country but then decided to separate. The first people to settle in what is now Czech Republic was the Celtic tribes in the stone age. They lived there until around 600 bc. The Boii’s gave a name to part of the country which is now called Bohemia.

Bohumil Hrabal Date of birth: 28th of March 1914. Date of death: 3rd February 1997 (aged 82). Occupation: Writer. Favourite drink: Beer. Parents: Bohumil Blecha ,Marie Božena Kiliánová. Place of death: Prague, Czech Republic. Books: Closely Watched Trains, Cutting It Short, Snowdrop Festival, I Served The King of England.

Education At the age of 3 years old you start pre-school until you are 6. Then you start primary school at the age of 6-7. They also have secondary school and College.

Native animals The most common animals that you would see in Czech Republic includes the hare, otter and marten.

References Book about Czech Republic. Google images. Ducksters. Wikipedia.

Questions What is the capital of Czech Republic? Name the three colours of the flag of Czech Republic. Bohumil _______. What is hello in Czech? What is karbanátek?