PRAGUE

Population: 1.3 million The UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites Coat of arms:

9 hills of Prague: LetnáEmauzy VítkovVyšehrad OpyšKarlov VětrovPetřín Skalka

LEGEND founded by Libuše and Přemysl name: „práh“ = „ford“ = a crossing point of the Vltava river

HISTORY first settlement from the Paleolithic age 9th century – first masonry (today´s Prague Castle 10th century – Vyšehrad 1257 – Malá Strana 1344 – St. Vitus Cathedral

Charles IV (1346 – 1378) –New Town –Charles Bridge –Charles University 1419 – the First Defenestration (Hussites) Rudolf II (1583 – 1611) –the capital of European culture –astrologers, magicians, alchemists, astronomers, musicians, artists

1618 – the Second Defenestration 1620 – the Battle of White Mountain – the end of Bohemian period 1621 – the execution of 27 Czech nobles

1848 – the Czech national movement 1918 – the Czechoslovak Republic, the seat of president TGM 1945 – the Prague Uprising 1968 – the Prague Spring 1989 – the Velvet Revolution 1993 – the capital of the Czech Republic

Hradčany

Lesser Town

Charles Bridge connects Lesser Town with Old Town 75 statues

Jewish Quarter dates back to the 13th century

Old Town Square late 12th century originally the central marketplace

Wenceslas Square during the reign of Charles IV originally a horse market nowadays hotels, restaurants, bars, clubs, shops 750m long 60m wide

Modern architecture