Prague
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The Capital City of Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and the seat of the state's highest legislative and administrative bodies. It is also one of the 14 regions into which the country is divided. Prague is a municipality, a district and a region at… Entry on the region →
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Greenpeace activists in Prague covered an ANO billboard with a message aimed at the Motorists party.
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The Prague City Museum completed the restoration of the Müller Villa in Střešovice; tours resume on Thursday.
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Prague City Hall launched a tender for redeveloping the embankment in Braník, where a new path will be built.
SourcesPražský deník · Pražský patriot
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Police began examining the serving of food made from expired eggs at a school in Prague, where salmonellosis had appeared among pupils.
SourcesPražský deník · ČTK / České noviny +1
Entries
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Astronomical Tower of the ClementinumThe Astronomical Tower, formerly also called the Mathematical Tower, is the dominant feature of the Clementinum in the Old Town of Prague. From 1751…
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Bohemian Crown JewelsThe Bohemian Crown Jewels are a set of royal insignia comprising the St Wenceslas Crown, the royal sceptre and orb, their leather cases, the crown…
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Capital City of PragueThe Capital City of Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and the seat of the state's highest legislative and administrative bodies. It is also…
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Celetná StreetCeletná is a street in the Old Town of Prague. It links Náměstí Republiky by the Powder Tower with Old Town Square and is one of the oldest streets in…
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Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech RepublicThe Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic is the lower house of the Czech parliament. After the break-up of Czechoslovakia it…
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Charles BridgeCharles Bridge is a stone bridge across the Vltava in Prague. It links the Old Town and the Lesser Town, running from Křižovnické náměstí to Mostecká…
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Church of Our Lady before TýnThe Church of Our Lady before Týn, also called the Týn Church, is a Gothic three-aisled church in the Old Town of Prague. The Heritage Catalogue of…
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Church of Our Lady beneath the ChainThe Church of Our Lady beneath the Chain is a Roman Catholic church in the Lesser Town of Prague. It is the conventual church of the Grand Priory of…
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Church of St Nicholas (Lesser Town)The Church of St Nicholas is a Baroque church in the middle of Lesser Town Square in Prague. It was built as a Jesuit church and, together with the…
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ClementinumThe Clementinum (Klementinum) is a former Jesuit college in the Old Town of Prague between Křižovnické náměstí and Karlova Street. It is the second…
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Czech Academy of SciencesThe Czech Academy of Sciences is a public institution bringing together scientific institutes engaged in basic research. It is the successor of the…
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HolešoviceHolešovice is a district in the north of Prague lying in a bend of the Vltava and on the slopes of the Letná hill. Together with the neighbouring…
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House of the Black MadonnaThe House of the Black Madonna is a Cubist building in the Old Town of Prague at the corner of Celetná Street and Ovocný trh, No. 569. It was designed…
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Hradčany SquareHradčany Square is a square in Prague in front of the entrance to Prague Castle. It is now a pedestrian zone. The Royal Route led to the Castle across…
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Industrial Palace (Prague)The Industrial Palace is an exhibition building at the Prague Exhibition Grounds. It was built for the Jubilee Exhibition of 1891 and combines…
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Industrial Palace fireThe Industrial Palace fire destroyed the left wing of the Industrial Palace at the Prague Exhibition Grounds on the evening of 16 October 2008. It was…
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Jan NerudaJan Neruda (1834–1891) was a Czech poet, writer and journalist, the author of the modern Czech feuilleton. Nerudova Street in the Lesser Town is named…
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Jiří SuchýJiří Suchý (born 1 October 1931 in Plzeň) is a Czech theatre-maker, actor, lyricist, singer, writer and visual artist. In 1959 he co-founded the…
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JosefovJosefov is a quarter in central Prague on the right bank of the Vltava, which grew out of the former Prague Jewish Town. Its main axis is Pařížská…
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Karlova Street (Prague)Karlova is a street in the Old Town of Prague. It links Křižovnické náměstí by Charles Bridge with Malé náměstí. It runs along the Clementinum and the…
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King's Court (Prague)The King's Court was a residence of Bohemian rulers in the Old Town of Prague, on the site of today's Municipal House. The Royal Route to Prague…
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Lesser Town Bridge TowersThe Lesser Town Bridge Towers are two towers linked by a gate at the western, Lesser Town end of Charles Bridge. They form the entrance from the…
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Lesser Town SquareLesser Town Square is the central square of the Lesser Town in Prague. The buildings in its middle, above all the Church of St Nicholas, divide it…
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Letná PlainThe Letná Plain is a large open space on the Letná hill in the Prague 7 borough. The slopes below the plain towards the Vltava are occupied by the…
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Malé náměstí (Prague)Malé náměstí (Little Square) is a square in the Old Town of Prague, west of Old Town Square. It has kept its triangular layout from the Romanesque…
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Million Moments for DemocracyMillion Moments for Democracy (Milion chvilek pro demokracii) is a Czech association based in Prague that organises demonstrations, petitions and…
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Municipal House (Prague)The Municipal House is a representative building of the City of Prague on Náměstí Republiky, built in 1906–1911 to a design by the architects Antonín…
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National Theatre (Prague)The National Theatre is a Czech theatre institution based in Prague, and also its historic building at the corner of Národní Avenue and Masarykovo…
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Nerudova StreetNerudova is a street in the Lesser Town of Prague. It climbs a steep slope from Lesser Town Square towards Prague Castle and continues as Úvoz. The…
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Odolena VodaOdolena Voda is a town in the Prague-East District of the Central Bohemian Region. As of 31 December 2025 it had 6,639 inhabitants. It is a…
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Old Town Bridge TowerThe Old Town Bridge Tower is a Gothic tower with a gateway at the eastern, Old Town end of Charles Bridge. It stands on the first pier of the bridge.…
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Old Town Hall (Prague)The Old Town Hall is a group of buildings on Old Town Square in Prague, formed by joining burghers' houses acquired over time. The Prague Astronomical…
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Old Town SquareOld Town Square is a square in the Old Town of Prague and one of the oldest places of settlement and economic life in the city. It is very large and…
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Old Town Square executionThe Old Town Square execution was the execution of 27 participants in the Bohemian Estates' uprising on Old Town Square in Prague on 21 June 1621.…
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PetřínPetřín is a hill in Prague, largely laid out as public parks. Besides the parks on its slopes, it includes the summit with the lookout tower, the…
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Powder Tower (Prague)The Powder Tower is a Late Gothic tower on the boundary of the Old and New Towns in Prague, at Náměstí Republiky. The Royal Route to Prague Castle…
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Prague 2Prague 2 (Praha 2) is one of the 57 municipal districts of the capital city of Prague. It lies in the city centre and covers the whole cadastral area…
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Prague Astronomical ClockThe Prague Astronomical Clock is an astronomical clock on the south side of the tower of the Old Town Hall on Old Town Square in Prague. It is first…
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Prague CastlePrague Castle is an extensive castle complex in Prague, the seat of Bohemian princes, kings and presidents since the 9th century. It is a national…
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Prague Exhibition GroundsThe Prague Exhibition Grounds is an exhibition and events complex in Bubeneč, Prague. It was created for the Jubilee Exhibition of 1891, and its…
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Prague MetroThe Prague Metro is the underground railway of Prague and the backbone of the city's public transport. It is operated by the Prague Public Transit…
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Prague Metro Line CPrague Metro Line C is the oldest line of the Prague Metro. Its first section, between Kačerov and Sokolovská station (today Florenc), opened on 9 May…
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Prague Ring RoadThe Prague Ring Road (D0 motorway) is a motorway that, once completed, will encircle Prague and connect nine motorway-standard roads leading out of…
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Riegrovy sadyRiegrovy sady (Rieger Gardens) is an 11-hectare park in the Vinohrady cadastral area of Prague 2. It lies between Polská, Chopinova, U Rajské zahrady…
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Royal Route (Prague)The Royal Route is a historic route in Prague linking the Old Town, the Lesser Town and Hradčany. The coronation processions of Bohemian rulers passed…
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Senate of the Czech RepublicThe Senate of the Czech Republic is the upper chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The Constitution vests legislative power in Parliament,…
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Sovereign Military Order of MaltaThe Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Suverénní řád maltézských rytířů; Order of Malta, also known as the Knights Hospitaller or Order of St John) is…
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St Vitus CathedralThe Cathedral of St Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert is the cathedral within the grounds of Prague Castle and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague.…
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Stanislav PřibylStanislav Přibyl (born 16 November 1971 in Prague) is a Czech Roman Catholic cleric and member of the Redemptorist congregation. Since 25 April 2026…
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StromovkaStromovka, officially Královská obora (the Royal Game Reserve), is a park in Prague's cadastral area of Bubeneč. It is one of the largest landscape…
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Trade Fair PalaceThe Trade Fair Palace is a functionalist building on Dukelských hrdinů Street in Prague's Holešovice. It was built in 1925–1928 by the architects…
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Újezd nad LesyÚjezd nad Lesy is a cadastral area in south-eastern Prague that forms the city district of Prague 21. The district lies on the border between the…
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Václav HavelVáclav Havel (1936–2011) was a Czech playwright, essayist and politician. He was President of Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992 and the first President…
- Villa Müller
Villa Müller (Müllerova vila) is a family house in Střešovice, Prague, built in 1928–1930 to a design by Adolf Loos in collaboration with the…
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VinořPraha-Vinoř municipal district on the north-eastern edge of Prague, with a Baroque château, Vinořský Park and Ctěnice Château; annexed to Prague in…
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VltavaThe Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic. From its source below Černá hora in the Šumava it measures 430 kilometres and joins the Elbe…
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VyšehradVyšehrad is a rocky promontory above the right bank of the Vltava and a cadastral area of 0.36 km² lying entirely within the Prague 2 borough. It is…
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Wenceslas SquareWenceslas Square is the central square of Prague's New Town. It runs from Můstek to the National Museum building. It is about 750 m long and 60 m wide…
- Apartment fire in Francouzská Street, Prague
The apartment fire in Francouzská Street in Prague broke out on 26 September 2026 and required a large firefighting operation, during which…
- Arson Attack on a Rolls-Royce in Smíchov
In Prague's Smíchov, in the street Na Valentince, an unknown perpetrator set fire to a parked luxury Rolls-Royce Ghost. The damage caused by the fire…
- Car Tuning Meet in Čakovice (2026)
The car tuning meet in Čakovice was an unauthorised gathering of enthusiasts of modified cars, held on 2 October 2026 in the car park by the Globus…
- Clearance of Josefov
The clearance of Josefov (asanace) was a large-scale redevelopment of the former Jewish Town and adjacent parts of the Old and New Town, made possible…
- Closure of Prague Metro Line C between Pražského povstání and Chodov for sleeper replacement
From Saturday 26 to Monday 28 September 2026, Prague Metro Line C was suspended between Pražského povstání and Chodov stations. In that period the…
- Corruption case at the Prague City Hall (2026)
The corruption case at the Prague City Hall concerns an investigation of the Road Department, which approves traffic installations and construction…
- Městská knihovna v Praze
Městská knihovna v Praze is a public library based in its main building on Mariánské náměstí in Prague. On Monday 28 September 2026, it became the…
- Metro D from plans to construction
Line D is the fourth line of the Prague metro. Section I.D is to run from Náměstí Míru via Pankrác and Krč to Depo Písnice on the southern edge of the…
- Modernisation of the wastewater treatment plant in Vinoř
The modernisation of the satellite wastewater treatment plant in Vinoř is a construction project begun in September 2026 by the municipal company…
- Police Close Investigation of Filip Turek's Accident
On 1 October 2026 Prague police announced that no crime was committed in the traffic accident of MP Filip Turek (for the Motorists) and the driver of…
- Renaming of Prague streets and squares
The names of Prague's streets, squares, embankments and bridges changed in the modern era with every major change of political regime. According to…
- Salmonella outbreak in Újezd nad Lesy (2026)
The salmonella outbreak at the Masaryk primary school in Újezd nad Lesy is a mass illness that in September 2026 affected hundreds of children and…
- Unveiling of the Václav Havel Bench on Mariánské náměstí
On Monday 28 September 2026, Dagmar Havlová unveiled the Václav Havel Bench on Mariánské náměstí in Prague, in front of the main building of Městská…
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