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C z e c h R e p u b l i c i s l o c a t e d i n C e n t r a l E u r o p e b o r d e r i n g P o l a n d t o t h e n o r t h , G e r m a n y t o t h e n o r t h w e s t a n d w e s t , A u s t r i a t o t h e s o u t h , a n d S l o v a k i a t o t h e e a s t . T h e c a p i t a l o f C z e c h R e p u b l i c i s P r a g u e w h i c h i s a l s o t h e b i g g e s t c i t y o f C z e c h R e p u b l i c a n d a p o p u l a r t o u r i s t d e s t i n a t i o n . C z e c h R e p u b l i c b e c a m e a m e m b e r o f E u r o p e a n U n i o n i n M a y , 2 0 0 4 . C z e c h R e p u b l i c w a s e a r l i e r a p a r t o f C z e c h o s l o v a k i a w h i c h w a s d i s s o l v e d i n J a n u a r y , 1 9 9 3 a n d w a s s p l i t i n t o w h a t i s n o w c a l l e d C z e c h a n d S l o v a k R e p u b l i c s . B r n o , O s t r a v a , P l z e H, O l o m o u c , , e s k é B u d j o v i c e , Z l í n , H r a d e c K r á l o v é , Ú s t í n a d L a b e m , P a r d u b i c e a n d K a r l o v y V a r y a r e t h e o t h e r i m p o r t a n t c i t i e s o f C z e c h R e p u b l i c . C z e c h R e p u b l i c i s d i v i d e d i n t o t w o p a r t s b a s e d o n g e o g r a p h i c a l a n d c u l t u r a l c l a s s i f i c a t i o n . T h e y a r e B o h e m i a a n d M o r a v i a . B o h e m i a n c i t i e s a n d t o w n s a r e p o p u l a r f o r t h e i r s p a s a n d w i n e v i n e y a r d s . I t i s a l s o h o m e t o m a n y c a s t l e s w h i c h a r e o p e n f o r v i s i t o r s . O n e o f t h e o t h e r t o u r i s m a t t r a c t i o n s i s t h e a v a i l a b i l i t y o f h u n d r e d s o f m i l e s o f m a r k e d t r a i l s f o r h i k i n g , c y c l i n g a n d s k i i n g .
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I t i s l o c a t e d i n C e n t r a l E u r o p e b o r d e r i n g P o l a n d t o t h e n o r t h , G e r m a n y t o t h e n o r t h w e s t a n d w e s t , A u s t r i a t o t h e s o u t h , a n d S l o v a k i a t o t h e e a s t . I t i s b a s i c a l l y a l a n d l o c k e d c o u n t r y s t r a t e g i c a l l y l o c a t e d o n s o m e o f t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t l a n d r o u t e s i n E u r o p e .
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T h e c l i m a t e o f C z e c h R e p u b l i c c a n b e t e r m e d a s T e m p e r a t e w i t h h o t s u m m e r s a n d c o l d o v e r c a s t w i n t e r s . I t a l s o g e t s s n o w . M o s t o f t h e r a i n c o m e s d o w n i n s u m m e r . D u e t o d i f f e r e n t a l t i t u d e s t h e v a r i a t i o n o f t e m p e r a t u r e s i s d i v e r s e . T h e t e m p e r a t u r e s a r e r e l a t i v e l y l o w a t h i g h a l t i t u d e s a n d m o r e p r e c i p i t a t i o n . T h e t e m p e r a t u r e s a v e r a g e o n l y - 0 . 4 ° C a t h i g h a l t i t u d e a r e a s w h e r e a s t h e t e m p e r a t u r e s c a n a v e r a g e a s h i g h a s 1 0 ° C i n l o w a l t i t u d e a r e a s .
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T h e C a s t l e D i s t r i c t ( H r a d è a n y ) I t h a s s o m e o f t h e b e s t c h u r c h e s a n d m u s e u m s . I t a l s o h a s s o m e b e a u t i f u l g a r d e n s , f o r t i f i c a t i o n s a n d s t a t e a p a r t m e n t s a l s o .
S t V i t u s C a t h e d r a l I t i s l o c a t e d i n t h e C a s t l e D i s t r i c t , t h e p r o m i n e n t f e a t u r e o f t h i s c a t h e d r a l i s t h e s p i r e s w h i c h s o a r h i g h i n t h e s k y . I t i s a l s o c o u n t r y s l a r g e s t c h u r c h w i t h g r e a t a r c h i t e c t u r e .
C h a r l e s B r i d g e ( K a r l u v M o s t ) T h i s i s o n e o f t h e m o s t p o p u l a r t o u r i s t s p o t s o f t h e c i t y a n d s h o u l d n o t b e m i s s e d .
O l d T o w n S q u a r e ( S t a r o m s t s k é N á m e s t í ) I t i s t h e m o s t v i b r a n t s q u a r e o f P r a g u e w i t h m a n y h i s t o r i c a l s t r u c t u r e s . I t a l s o h o s t s v a r i o u s m a r k e t s e v e r y y e a r l i k e y e a r l y C h r i s t m a s m a r k e t .
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B y A i r T h e n a t i o n a l a i r l i n e o f C z e c h R e p u b l i c i s C z e c h A i r l i n e s . T h e r e a r e m a n y o t h e r s m a l l a n d p o p u l a r i n t e r n a t i o n a l a i r l i n e s o p e r a t i n g f r o m C z e c h R e p u b l i c . T h e m a j o r a i r p o r t i s P r a g u e R u z y n e I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t ( P R G ) . T h e a i r p o r t i s l o c a t e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 m i l e s n o r t h w e s t o f P r a g u e .
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U n - c a n n e d g o o d s , m e a t o r d a i r y p r o d u c t s , N a r c o t i c s , f i r e a r m s , a m m u n i t i o n , w e a p o n s , e g g s , p l a n t s , e n d a n g e r e d s p e c i e s , f i r e w o r k s a n d a l c o h o l i c b e v e r a g e s t h a t c o n t a i n m o r e t h a n s i x t y p e r c e n t a l c o h o l .
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