CZECH REPUBLICThe heart of Europe

France 12 – 19 October 2013Wales 08 – 15 February 2014Hungary 05 – 12 April 2014Poland 20 – 27 September 2014Romania 08 – 15 November 2014Czech Rep. 10 – 17 January 2015Bulgaria 28 Febr – 07 March 2015Slovakia 18 – 25 April 2015

The Czech Republic

Basic information• ± 10 million citizens• Language – Czech• Money - Czech crown

• 26 Czech crowns = 1€• Part of EU• Czechoslovakia (1918 – 1993)

Capital city: Prague• ± 1,2 million citizens• Vltava• A lot of historical sights• UNESCO

Charle’s Bridge

Famous people

Václav Havel Miloš Forman Jaromír Jágr

Czech habits• Easter

• Whips, Easter eggs

• Mikuláš• On the 6th of December

• Christmas• Christmas dinner – potato salad and a carp• Decorated Christmas tree• Ježíšek

Czech habits

Czech cuisine• Heavy, filling, meat dishes• Two or more courses• Soups: potato soup, garlic and chicken noodle soup• Dumplings: bread, potato or fruit dumplings

Zabijačka

Touring the country• Karlova Studánka• Lednice-Valtice complex• Rožnov pod Radhoštěm• Hradec nad Moravicí• Vítkovice

Photos

Moravian – Silesian Region

Opava

Opava• ± 67 000 citizens• Cultural centre of Silesia• City hall – Hláska –

symbol of Opava

Mendel‘s Grammar School• J.G.Mendel (1822-1884) – scientist• ± 800 students• 8 years/4 years

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!Czech delegation