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The Czech Republic
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Area: 78,886 square metres Population: 10,287,189 inhabitants Member of NATO since 1999 Member of EU since 2004
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-The CR is a parliamentary democracy -The House of Deputies (200 members) -The Senate (81 members) re-introduced in 1996 -The executive branch is represented by the government and the president. -President appoints the Prime minister,usually from a winning party, to form a government. Politics
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Mountains -Krkonoše,Šumava,Krušné Mountains,Jizera Mountains,The Ore Mountains,Jeseníky and Beskydy -The highest peak is Sněžka (1,602 m) -The major Czech river is the Elbe rises in Krkonoše National parks -Krkonoše, Šumava Nature
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The 12 wonders on the UNESCO list
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-listed in UNESCO in 1992 The top Czech destination -Prague Castle -St.Vitus Cathedral -Charles Bridges The Historical Centre of Prague
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-listed in UNESCO in 1992 -Český Krumlov is very popular tourist attraction boasts castle, chateaux complex and historical centre -Vítkovci and Rožmberkové -Egon Schiele celebrated here The Historical Centre of Český Krumlov
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-The town’s square offers combination of Renaissance and Baroque houses -Telč also have a chateaux in the town. The Historical Centre of Telč
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-The star shaped pilgrimage church built by Santini-Aichl -The chuch is characteristic of Baroque-Gothic style -The building includes a lot of complex symbolsm based on the number five The Pilgrimage Church of Jan Nepomuk in Zelená Hora
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Kutná Hora -A medieval ming town, which became rich of its silver deposits -Church of St.Barbara is famous for historical centre in Kutná hora. -Church of St.Barbara is gothic architecture built. The built was begun to built in 1388, but wasn’t completed untill 1905.
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-This chateaux complex is in South Moravia. -The chateaux complex is combination of Baroque and Neo- Gothic styles stands in the largest park in the CR. Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
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-This village is in south Bohemia represents a rural style architecture, known as folk baroque Holašovice
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-Kroměříž Castle was a summer residence of Olomouc bishops -Kroměříž’s palace is considered a Baroque architecture -The castle houses have an art collection,including works by Titian. Kroměříž Castle and Gardens
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-Litomyšl Castle is one of the most important examples of Renaissance architecture in Czech Republic -It is an important venue for cultural events, the most popular is opera festival Smetana’s Litomyšl Litomyšl Castle
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-The town of Olomouc is an important medieval town and a university centre -The attraction of Olomouc is Baroque memorial column which is the talles in Czech Republic. (35 m) Holy Trinity Column Olomouc
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-The functionalist Villa Tugendhat was based on a design of a major modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe,made in 1928. Villa Tugendhat in Brno
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-Historacal centre of Třebíč includes St.Prokopius’ Romanesque-Gothic basilica Třebíč
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