1. The Czech Republic

2. The Czech Republic – location, area, population
The Czech Republic is the state in the centre of Europe.
Area is about 79 thousand square kilometres.
Population is about 10 million people.

3. The Czech Republic – division
Our country consists of three parts:
Bohemia
Moravia
Silesia

4. The Czech Republic - neighbouring countries
Neighbours of the Czech Republic are:
• Poland in the north
• Slovakia in the east
• Austria in the south
• Germany in the west

5. The Czech Republic is a democratic republic
The Czech Republic - system of government, head of our state, political bodies
The Czech Republic is a democratic republic
The head of state is the president (Miloš Zeman)
Political bodies of the Czech Republic are:
• the government
• the parliament
• the senate

6. The Czech Republic – mountains, peaks
The highest mountains are the Giant Mountains
The highest peak is Sněžka/Snowdon,
it is 1 602 m high.
Next mountains are Krušné Mountains, Šumava, Vysočina, Beskydy, Jeseníky…
A lot of protected areas and four national parks
can be found in our mountains.

7. The Czech Republic – rivers
Our longest river is the river Vltava – it is 430 km long, there are some dams on this river,
for example Orlík or Slapy.
Our biggest river is the Elbe flowing from
the Giant Mountains to the North Sea.

8. The Czech Republic – lakes and ponds
The biggest and the most beautiful lake
is Lake Mácha.
In Šumava Mountains we can find Black Lake
and Devil's Lake.
South Bohemia is famous for its ponds (Rožmberk,Horusický, Bezdrev).
Rožmberk is the largest pond in the Czech Republic.

9. The Czech Republic is visited by many tourists
from all over the world.
Popular tourist destinations are:
Castles and chateaus (Karlštejn Castle, Český Krumlov)
Spa towns (Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně,
Františkovy Lázně, Poděbrady)
Places of natural beauty (Bohemian Paradise, Moravian Karst)
National Parks (Giant Mountains, Šumava)

10. Castle Karlštejn A large Gothic castle founded 1348 AD by Charles IV.
One of the most visited castles in the Czech Republic.

11. Český Krumlov
Beautiful old town in South Bohemia with the country's second biggest chateau.

12. Situated in South Moravian Region.
Lednice - Valtice Area
Situated in South Moravian Region.
Protected by UNESCO.

13. Kutná Hora
Historical town with famous St. Barbora cathedral, old silver mines and the Chapel of All Saints, which is decorated with thousands of human bones.
Protected by UNESCO.

14. National Parks Šumava National Park Krkonoše National Park
National Park Podyjí
České Švýcarsko National Park

15. Famous Czech Personalities
History
Master Jan Hus
J.A. Komenský
Charles IV

16. Famous Czech Personalities
Politicians
T.G. Masaryk, Václav Havel

17. Musicians
Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák

18. Writers
Karel Čapek, Božena Němcová, Franz Kafka

19. Sportsmen, sportswomen
Jaromír Jágr
Petr Čech
Ester Ledecká
Tomáš Berdych
Petra Kvitová

20. Famous Czech Products Gingerbread Pilsner Urquell Semtex Cut glass
Czech Jewellery
Jan Becher liquor
Olomouc cheese
Baťa shoes
Automobiles Škoda

21. The Czech Republic – important cities
Prague - the capital city of the Czech Republic, the largest city of the CR. It is one of the most visited towns in Europe, full of historical places and buildings.
Brno is capital city of Moravia, it is
the second largest city of the CR, famous for the Masaryk University and the Masaryk circle (motorcycle races).

22. The Czech Republic – important cities
Opava is capital city of Silesia, it is famous
for Silesian University
Ostrava - the third largest city of the CR, steel industry
Plzeň - brewery, automobile industry
Pardubice - horse-racing, Semtex, gingerbread
Hradec Králové -PETROF pianos, HK university
– automobile industry