brochure on Prague, the venue and the social programme

SST – CECIMO GA 2014
PRAHA
21.–24. 6. 2014
PRAHA
Partneři SST
Introduction
Introduction
Cecimo Spring Meetings Programme 2014
Historic Centre
Restaurants
Useful Information
The City Map
Dear delegates, dear CECIMO friends,
Ladies and gentlemen,
We are very glad to welcome you in Prague on behalf of the Association
of Engineering Technology and in my name on the occasion of the Spring
CECIMO General Assembly 2014.
You are certainly aware that Prague is a beautiful city which has a great
history as well as an interesting present, offering to its visitors many historical sights, precious monuments and museums of music, science, technology and engineering.
We are sure you will enjoy your stay in Prague, one of the oldest cultural
centers north of the Alps. Its history is over 1000 years long including the
Czech Technical University (300 years old) and the Faculty of Mechanical
Engineering (150 years old). In 1348, the Charles University – the first
University in Central Europe – was established.
Prague, as an historical and cultural city, bears comparison with Paris
or Vienna without difficulty. We suggest the visit of the Prague Castle,
the Charles Bridge, the Powder Tower, the Lesser Town Square and other
amazing places, and we are sure you will like it.
Prague was always connected with music. Names like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Don Giovanni premiered in the Prague Nostic Theatre –,
Bedřich Smetana, Antonín Dvořák, Leoš Janáček, Bohuslav Martinů will
accompany you during your stay here.
We are convinced that, the Prague CECIMO General Assembly will be
professionally productive and inspiring offering not only a fruitful exchange of ideas but also an exciting and enjoyable experiences.
Petr Zemánek
SST Prague
GM SST
Miroslav
Šabart
CEO ŽĎAS
President SST
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Introducing the Association of Engineering Technology
The Association of Engineering Technology is an interest association established in 1990. Nowadays, it associates 49 most prominent companies in the branch of metal cutting and metal forming
machines operating in the Czech and Slovak republics. Considering a long tradition of engineering in Bohemia, which dates back
over one hundred and fifty years ago, we can pride in a number of
brands highly acknowledged all over the world. The most famous
ones are TOS, MAS, Šmeral, Škoda, ŽĎAS and others.
EXCELLENCE IN MOTION
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HOTEL
Hotel Details
Boscolo Prague
Senovážné náměstí 13/991
Prague, 110 00 Czech Republic
Phone: 420 224593111
Fax: 420 224593000
www.prague.boscolohotels.com
www.marriott.com/prgak
Transport from the Prague Airport by taxi takes cca. 40 minutes
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CECIMO
2014
SST
Mr. Petr Zemánek
Mobile +420602220361
[email protected]
CECIMO
Filip Geerts
Phone: +32 475620662
[email protected]
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
21. 6. 2014 – Saturday
10,30–12,00 Presidents’ meeting
Presidential suite 106
12,00–12,30 Sandwich lunch
Nox Gallery
12,30–15,30 Board meeting
Presidential suite 106
16,00–17,00 Blue Competence Steering Committee
Presidential suite 106
17,00–18,00 Mr. Jan Mühlfeit, President Microsoft Europe
People Globalisation Technology Tosca
18,30
Departure, Hotel Lobby
19,00–23,00 Welcome Dinner,
Grand Hotel Bohemia Prague, Hall Boccaccio
22. 6. 2014 – Sunday
Social programme
9,45–17,00 departure
Courtyard Hotel Boscolo
17,00
Expected return
• Trip to Nelahozeves Castle
• Tour the birthplace of A. Dvorak
• Guided tour Lobkowicz Castle
• Raut
• Tasting of the local wine
Transport
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Dinner individual – recommended restaurants
Zátiší www.zatisigroup.cz
Bellevue www.zatisigroup.cz
Mlýnec www.zatisigroup.cz
La Degustation boheme bourgeoise www.ladegustation.cz
Kolkovna www.kolkovna.cz
23. 6. 2014 – Monday
8,30–12,00
Workshops and meeting
Aida
13,00–14,30 Lunch
Opera
14,30–17,30 Workshops and meeting
Aida
19,15
departure
Courtyard Hotel Boscolo
19,45–23,00 Gala Dinner
Imperial Hall at the Lobkowicz Palace
Partner’s program
09,45
Courtyard Hotel Boscolo
• City – Castle Tour
• Boat trip with Lunch
24. 6. 2014 – Tuesday
08,30–13,00 General Assembly
Aida
13,00–14,30 Farewell Lunch
Opera
Departures
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PRAGUE CASTLE
GRANDHOTEL BOHEMIA
BOSCOLO PRAGUE
PRAHA
Prague – historical pearl of Europe – is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Textbook of architectural styles with its
wealth of monuments, a city filled with music, romance and
nostalgia is mainly a modern city full of life! Since 1992 the
historical core of the city covering 866 hectares has been listed
in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
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BASIC INFORMATION
PRAGUE – the capital of the Czech Republic, has always played an
important role in the history of the country and Europe. Since the
Middle Ages Prague has been famous as one of the most beautiful cities of the world and has been attributed adjectives such as
“golden”, “hundred-spired”, “the crown of the world”.
The unique character of the city is also partly a consequence of
its natural environment: Prague, similar to Rome built on seven
hills, was built on nine hills along the Vltava river, which flows
through the city for a distance of 31 km and forms a perfect unit
with the city. The dominant features of the city architecture are
reflected in the river: towers, church spires and cupolas, palaces
and town houses, along with the greenery of gardens, parks and
islands.
Prague was founded on the cross-roads of ancient trade routes at
a site where the most varied spiritual and cultural currents merged.
The history of the city begins with the founding of Prague Castle
in the 9th century. Of the original stone buildings in pre-Romanesque style, a basilica remains from the second half of the 10th
century, and forms the core of St George’s church. Among the
preserved Romanesque structures in Prague, three renovated rotundas can be visited. At the time of the founding of the Old Town
of Prague at the beginning of the 13th century, the Romanesque
style began to be replaced with the Gothic; the oldest structure in
this style is the Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia or the Old-New
Synagogue, while St Vitus Cathedral, Charles Bridge, the Church
of Our Lady before Týn etc. are examples of the prime of this
style. The greatest flourishing of the Czech state occured at this
time, which will eternally be connected with the monarch Charles
IV, who founded the famous Charles University in 1348, the first
university in Central Europe. The late Gothic style is connected
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with buildings such as Vladislav Hall, the Powder Tower and the
Old Town Hall with the Horologe.
In the 16th century the Renaissance style started to be favoured
by the court aristocratic circles. The first and truly representative
structure is the Royal Summer Palace along with many aristocratic
palaces in Prague. The Church did not favour the Renaissance
art; on the other hand, it was completely taken over in the 17th
century by the Baroque style. Especially the Lesser Town is characterized by the Baroque style and the Church of St Nicholas forms
a predominant feature of this area.
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A number of styles alternated in the 19th and the beginning
of the 20th century. The most important buildings include the
Classicist Estate Theatre, Neo-Renaissance National Theatre and
Rudolfinum and the Art Nouveau Municipal House and Main
Railway Station.
The period of the first half of the 20th century was influenced
by the Czech Modern style and Architectural Cubism which was
an original style, with no counterpart in contemporary international art.
Nowadays, Prague is an important European city that attracts
visitors not only by the abundance of architectural gems the generations of our ancestors left us. It is a place where cultural, social
and political events of international importance are held as well as
a popular destination for trade fairs and congresses.
Views of the City
The Prague spires and other interesting spots provide beautiful
views of the city:
Smetana’ Embankment – Novotného Lávka – Old Town Hall
Tower – Powder Tower – Old Town Bridge Tower – Lesser Town
Bridge Tower – Prague Castle ramp on Hradčanské náměstí –
Petřín View Tower – Letná Park – Hanauer Pavilion – belfry of
St Nicholas church – Tower Park Praha with Restaurant Oblaca
– Vyšehrad
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Basic information
about Prague
Area:
496 sqkm
Population: 1 262 000
Geographical situation:
north latitude 50° 05’, east longitude 14° 27’, height
above sea level 235 m (average)
Time:
Central European (GMT+1), summer time – Central European +1 (GMT+2)
Climate:
average temperature 9,0°C summer season – July
19,0°C winter season – January –0,9°C
Main river: The Vltava river flows through the city in the length
of 30 km, its maximum width being 330 m
Electric voltage:
230 V
Parts of the historical centre:
Hradcany, Mala Strana (Lesser Town), Stare Mesto
(Old Town) including Josefov, Nove Mesto (New
Town) and Vysehrad
Administrative division:
22 administrative areas
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EMBLEM AND FLAG
Till 1784, when four Prague boroughs (Old Town, New Town,
Hradčany and Lesser Town) were united in one unit, each of
them had been using its proper coat of arms. United Prague took
over the coat of arms of Old Town as a seat of Municipality. In the
course of time, the coat of arms has been slightly changed. The
present form dates back to 1991.
CREST
In the centre of the coat of arms, there is a red shield. A golden
fortification having an open gate with a golden thrown up lattice
is situated in the shield’s lower part. A silver sword carrying silver arm rising from the gate was acquired by the Old Town after
the successful defence of Charles Bridge against the Swedish army
during the Thirty Years War. In the upper part of the shield, there
are three golden spires with windows terminated with a golden
castellated wall and roofs with finials. This shield is used also separately as a so-called small coat of arms of Prague.
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On the shield, there are three helmets with golden crowns; the
middle one carries a double-tailed silver lion, each of side helmets
carries 12 flags of armorial towns or boroughs.
Two silver double-tailed Czech lions with golden crowns hold
the shield from both sides. Under them, there is a red ribbon with
a golden inscription PRAGA CAPUT REI PUBLICAE. The author
of a graphic form of the new coat of arms of Prague is the artist
Karel Pánek. The coat of arms of Prague may be used only after
the prior approval of the Municipal Council of Prague having all
copyright thereto.
FLAG
The flag bears the colours derived from the coat of arms of Prague.
It is divided into two longitudinal stripes, the upper one being yellow, the lower one red. The flag may be used also only after the
prior approval of the Municipal Council of Prague.
LOGO
Early in 2002, Prague invited tenders for a project of a new visual
style of the city presentation including the new logo. The logo is
not supposed to replace the historical city coat of arms; on the
contrary, it should protect it against improper and too frequent
usage. From now on, the coat of arms should be used exclusively
in official and ceremonial occasions. The logo used since 2003,
has been based on the city colours – a red square is vertically bisected by a white line splitting an aurelian inscription Prague in
four language versions written in a columnar form.
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ORIGIN
OF THE NAME PRAGUE
The Czech name “Praha”, or “Praga” in Old Czech, actually means
threshold or doorstep. The oldest records do not mention any
place with this name, but rather, they mention a settlement along
the river described as “Mezigrady”, meaning “between the castles”.
From the 10th to the 12th centuries, the name Prague referred
only to the Castle. The name later came to be used for the settlements on both sides of the river Vltava. People originally used the
term Prague Village, then Prague City and later simply Prague.
The name “Praga” first appears in a message by Ibrahim ibn
Yakub in the year 965. The original letter no longer exists; only a
statement from it from a later time has survived until today. Which
leads us to the question of how the name actually came about.
The ancient legend of Princess Libuse’s prophecy makes the story very simple. Kosmas, in his Czech Chronicles, writes: “Go there
and you will find a man hewing a doorstep”, for the Czech word
“praha” means doorstep, or threshold. But that in fact, is only a
story. Scientists originally derived the name Prague (threshold)
from the first thresholds in the river, i.e., rapids; however, the river
flowed peacefully through the entire area and there have never
been any rapids here. Others have interpreted the name as referring to the beams or steps of the wooden bridge over the Vltava
River, or perhaps the fascines, or “steps”, which reinforced the
ford in the river.
According to others, these “doorsteps” – rapids, or waterfalls
– lay on the stream Brusnice, which flowed through the Jelení
Trench and was said to form waterfalls somewhere near presentday Daliborka.
Another interpretation highlights the discovery of clay boards
(in Czech, pražnice) on which grain was roasted – wheat and rye
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flour. These objects were also called “praga”, or in Old Czech,
prha. A later interpretation of the city’s name came from the induced burning of the surrounding forests – vypražení in Czech.
But it seems that the name was first given to the Castle or fortification founded on the grassless and sun burnt shale of the Hradcansky hills, which was seen as the “doorstep” or the “Praga”, of the
first settlement.
The name Prague (in its various manifestations, Prague, Prag,
Praha, Praga) appears in several geographic names here and
abroad: there is a hill named Prague in Brdy, near Příbram. There
is also a Prague in Poland, which is a suburb of Warsaw, and in
Slovakia there is a small village called Prague which was founded
by Hussites. In Bavaria, by the River Ilz, which originates in the
Šumava Mountains and runs into the Danube, lies the town of
Prag. In the U.S.A., there are seven different Pragues in various
states: the largest is New Prague in Minnesota, Prague in Oklahoma and also in Arkansas, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Nebraska and Texas.
They were all founded by Czech immigrants.
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HISTORY
after 870 foundation of the Prague Castle
after 926 foundation of St. Vitus rotunda within the Prague
Castle
10th century foundation of the Vysehrad Castle on the opposite
Vltava bank
965 Prague first reported in the narration of Ibrahim
Ibn Jakub, a merchant
973 foundation of Prague bishopric
1085 Prague becomes the residence of the first
Bohemian king Vratislav I
1172 construction of the Judita’s Bridge, the second
stone bridge in Central Europe finished
after 1230 establishment of the Old Town
1257 foundation of the Lesser Town
1310–1346 John of Luxembourg rules as the king of Bohemia
around 1320 foundation of Hradcany
1338 foundation of the Old Town Hall – the importance
of the city increases
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1344 Prague bishopric upgraded to archbishopric,
beginning of St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St.
Adalbert Cathedral (finished 1929)
1346–1378 Charles IV epoch – Prague becomes the capital of
the Holy Roman Empire
1348 foundation of the New Town and the first
university in Central Europe (Charles University)
1419–1437 attempts of the clergy to reform the church result
in the Hussite revolutionary movement (Jan Hus –
the reform preacher and martyr)
1526 Habsburg dynasty ascends the Bohemian throne
(until 1918)
1583–1611 Rudolf II becomes the king of Bohemia, and
Prague the emperor’s residence, centre of social
and cultural life
1618–1620 defeat of the Czech nobles’ uprising; Czech
language and Czech national consciousness begin
to decline
1784 union of the four hitherto independent Prague
urban units (Hradcany, Lesser Town, Old Town
and New Town)
1784–1848 period of Czech national revival, beginning of
the industrial revolution, establishment of Czech
institutions
1918 proclamation of independence of Czechoslovakia,
Prague becomes the new state capital
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1939–1945 occupation by the Nazi Germany
1945 the Prague uprising, liberation of Prague by Soviet
army
1948 seizure of power by KSC after the February putsch
1968 Prague Spring – an attempt to reform socialism,
intervention of 5 states of the Warsaw Pact
1989 so called velvet revolution, Vaclav Havel elected the
president
1992 December 14 – Prague reached great success. Its
historic centre with a total area of 866 hectares was
listed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural
Heritage.
1993 January 1 – spliting up of the Federation,
formation of the independent Czech Republic
1993 January 26 – Vaclav Havel elected the first
president of the independent Czech Republic
1999 March 12 – the Czech Republic has become
a member of NATO
2004 May 1, entry of the Czech Republic into EU
2007 December 21, integration of the Czech Republic
to the Schengen Area
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FAMOUS PERSONS
Karel Ančerl Czech conductor, violinist, music
teacher
Ludwig van Beethoven German composer and pianist
Jiří Bělohlávek Czech conductor
Ema Destinnová Czech opera singer
Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer Czech baroque architect and
builder
Antonín Dvořák Czech composer
Zdeněk Fibich Czech composer
Václav Havel Writer and Dramatist; One of
the first Spokesmen for Charter
77; Leading Figure of the Velvet
Revolution of 1989; Last President
of Czechoslovakia; and First
President of the Czech Republic.
Leoš Janáček Czech composer
Franz Kafka Czech writer
Magdalena Kožená Czech singer
Rafael Kubelík Czech conductor, composer and
violinist
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Bohuslav Martinů Czech composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Austrian composer
Alfons Mucha Czech painter
Václav Neumann Czech conductor, violinist, violist,
music teacher
Dagmar Pecková Czech singer
Bedřich Smetana Czech composer
Josef Suk Czech composer, violinist, music
teacher
Karel Škréta Early Baroque Czech painter,
founder of Czech Baroque
painting
Václav Talich Czech conductor, violinist, music
teacher, Talich Quartet String
Quartet
Eva Urbanová Czech singer
Emil Zátopek Czech athlete, long-distance
runner
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ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK
Czech composer
8 September 1841 in Nelahozeves (Czech Republic) 1 May 1904
in Prague (Czech Republic), buried at the Vyšehrad cemetery in
Prague
BIOGRAPHY
Antonín Dvořák was born on 8 September 1841 in Nelahozeves,
a village in central Bohemia about 30 km north of Prague. His
father was a butcher and little Antonín received training in the
village of Zlonice to learn the same trade. However, local teacher
Antonín Liehmann not only recognised Antonín’s talent for music and taught him the basics of music theory, but he also convinced his father to let Antonín study the organ. In 1857, Dvořák
came to study in Prague.
After completing his studies, Dvořák was a violist in the Prague
Provisional Theatre between 1862 and 1873, where he worked
with conductor Bedřich Smetana between 1866 and 1871. He gave
private lessons in the family of Mr Čermák, a goldsmith, teaching
both his daughters: Josefina, who, as some historians speculate,
was his life-long love and inspiration, and Anna, whom he married on 17 November 1873 in the Church of St Peter at Na Poříčí
Street. He had nine children with his wife.
Dvořák died from heart failure in his Prague flat on 1 May 1904
and was buried at the Vyšehrad cemetery. His biographical data
are part of the UNESCO cultural anniversaries.
DVOŘÁK AND PRAGUE
Dvořák came to Prague in 1857 and lived in Husova Street no. 238
for two years. He worked in an institution training organ players
and choirmasters at that time. Then he moved to his aunt’s flat at
558 Charles Square. He worked in the Prague Provisional Theatre
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and in Church of St. Vojtech as an organist. After his wedding to
Anna Čermáková, they lived for four years in 1364 Na Rybníčku
Street. It was higly creative period for Dvořák – he wrote Moravian
Duets and one of his greatest pieces Stabat Mater. Unfortunately it
was tragic period for his personal life. After the deaths of his three
children, they moved to 14/564 Žitná Street. They lived here for
more than twenty-six years and Dvořák died here in 1904. Tchaikovsky visited Dvořák in Žitná in 1888.
In 1896, Dvořák conducted his Othello, Biblical Songs (first
night), Slavonic Rhapsody and his symphony “From the New
World” at the first concert of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
in the Prague Rudolfinum’s main concert hall, called the Dvořák
Hall.
Antonín Dvořák was buried at the Vyšehrad cemetery where also
his bust by Ladislav Šaloun was placed.
In 1932, the Antonín Dvořák Museum was opened in the Amerika folly in Prague, and in 2000 a statue of Dvořák was unveiled on
Palachovo Square.
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DVOŘÁK AND AMERICA
Between 1892 and 1895, Dvořák worked in New York as a music
school director. This stay represented a major contribution to his
oeuvre, as Dvořák became acquainted with American folk music
here, especially with African-American and Indian (native American) music. Until the 1990s, a museum (now just a plaque) on East
237th Street in Manhattan commemorated Dvořák’s compositions
here; among other works, his Symphony No. 9, “From the New
World” (which opened in December 1893 at Carnegie Hall), his
12th String Quartet, op. 96 (the so-called American), Biblical Songs,
and his Cello Concerto in B minor (op. 104). The future teachers
of Gershwin, Ellington and Copland were among Dvořák’s students.
WORKS
Dvořák was a versatile composer, which is evident already from his
early works, such as his Moravian Duets and Slavonic Dances.
A significant breakthrough in his career came when in 1878
Brahms recommended Dvořák to the Berlin-based musical pub-
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lisher F. Simrock, and Dvořák became a famous and sought-after
artist essentially overnight.
Following several works inspired by folklore, a turn came with
Stabat Mater, which Dvořák composed after the deaths of his children. He expressed his deep relationship to his children by dedicating his jubilee 100th opus to them.
One must not leave out Dvořák’s eleven operas: e.g.The Devil
and Kate, Rusalka, The Jacobin.
Dvořák’s symphonies represent the peak of his career, especially
the last three: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Symphony No. 8 in
G major (English) and Symphony No. 9 in E minor, “From the
New World”, which was premiered in Prague on 13 October 1894.
There are several legends connected with his last symphony: especially with the motif of its famous second movement, Largo –
there exists a theory about its American-Indian origin; worth mentioning are also rhythmical indications of the trains that Dvořák
liked so much (“I’d give away all my symphonies if I could have
invented the locomotive!”)
Dvořák was a humble and devoted believer, whose work includes
not only Stabat Mater, but also St Ludmila, Te Deum and Requiem
oratorios.
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CZECH REPUBLIC
Founded: 1 January 1993 (following the split of Czechoslovakia)
According to Article 1 of the Czech Constitution, the Czech
Republic is a sovereign, unified, democratic, constitutional state,
founded on the respect of the rights and freedoms of its people
and citizens.
The people are the source of all state power, which is carried out
through legislative, executive and judicial bodies. The Declaration
of Basic Rights and Freedoms is part of the Czech Constitution.
The Parliament, made up of the Chamber of Deputies and of
the Senate, has legislative power. The government, named by
the country’s president, has executive power and answers to the
Chamber of Deputies. The Czech Republic’s state symbols include
a large and a small state emblem, state colours, a state flag, the flag
of the Czech president, a state seal and a state anthem.
THE PEOPLE
Population: 10,506,813 (as of 31 December 2009)
Population density: 131 people per square km
Nationalities: 81.1% Czech, 13.2% Moravian, 0.4% Silesian (totalling 94.7%), 0.5% German, 3.1% Slovak, 0.3% Romani, 0.6%
Polish, 0.2% other.
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TOTAL AREA
78,866 square km
The Czech Republic is situated in Central Europe. It lies between
48 degrees, 33 minutes, 9 seconds and 51 degrees, 3 minutes and
22 seconds in the northern latitude and between 12 degrees, 5
minutes, 33 seconds and 18 degrees, 51 minutes, 40 seconds in
the eastern longitude. The country’s longest distance from east
to west is 493 km, and its longest distance from north to south is
278 km. In terms of size, the Czech Republic is 21st in Europe,
smaller than Hungary, Portugal and Austria but larger than Ireland, Lithuania and Latvia. The Czech Republic shares its borders
with Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland. Its average elevation
above sea level is 430 metres.
BRIEF HISTORICAL OVERVIEW
The first historical inhabitants of the Czech lands were the Celtic
Boi (who gave us the name Bohemia). Slavs from the east settled
in this region in the 6th century.
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HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS
Samo’s Empire; the Great Moravian Empire; the Premyslid Dynasty and the Luxembourg Dynasty (Charles IV); the Hussite period; the Habsburg Monarchy; the Thirty Years War; the Czech
National Revival; the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire;
the founding of the Czechoslovak Republic under the presidency
of T.G. Masaryk; German occupation; 40 years under communist
totalitarianism, with a centrally-planned, government-run economy;
the Velvet Revolution in 1989 and the collapse of the socialist bloc;
privatisation and the transition to a free-market economy. On 12
March 1999 the Czech Republic joined NATO, and on 1 May 2004
it became part of the European Union.
The Czech Republic is an important tourist destination. It offers
visitors not only a multitude of historical landmarks but also diverse
natural sites: mountains, ponds, caves and spas with mineral springs.
The capital city of Prague is one of the most beautiful cities in the
world, with the unforgettable atmosphere of a metropolis whose history spans a millennium. Other regions of the country, not just the
capital, also offer countless museums galleries and landmarks.
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ROUTES
In Prague for the first time
Musical Prague
Prague – a wonderful school of architecture
Prague as the city of kings, emperors and presidents
Prague – a Baroque phenomenon of Europe
Jewish Prague
Art Nouveau in Prague – Prague in 1900
Alfons Mucha and Prague
In Prague for the first time
Old Town Square – through Celetná Street to the Powder Tower –
Municipal Hall – Na Příkopě Street – Wenceslas Square – Golden
Cross – Melantrichova Street – Small Square – Karlova Street –
Křížovnické Square – view to the Prague Castle and information
about it – Charles Bridge – ending at the Lesser Quarter Bridge
Tower – short break – coffee near the Charles Bridge
Musical Prague
Many world operas and concert works originated in Prague. In the
footsteps of Antonín Dvořák, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Bedřich
Smetana and other famous musicians, including John Lennon,
commemorated by the John Lennon Wall.
ROUTE: Old Town Square – B. Smetana, Celetná Street – W. A.
Mozart, St. Jacob’s Church – organ tradition, Municipal House –
Smetana Hall, Palladium – J. K. Tyl, Ovocný trh, Estates Theatre,
Uhelný trh – The House at the Three Lions, Melantrichova Street
– The House at the Blue Ship – Mysliveček, Collegium Marianum,
Michalská Street, Kaprova Street, Rudolfinum – Antonín Dvořák,
Mánes Bridge, The Lužický Seminar, Kampa – Bohuslav Martinů,
the Lennon Wall
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Prague – a wonderful school
of architecture
Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Art Nouveau and other interesting artistic and architectural styles can be found in Prague everywhere. Discover the most beautiful buildings in Prague and learn
about the stories behind them.
ROUTE: Old Town Square, The House at the Stone Bell – Ungelt – St. Jacob’s Church – Menhart Palace – Powder Tower – Municipal House – Hybernia – Banking Palace – Myslbek Palace –
Baťa Department Store – Juliš Hotel – Wiehl House – Lucerna
Palace – National Museum.
Prague as the city of kings,
emperors and presidents
Experience the Prague Castle in the footsteps of Charles IV, Rudolf II, T. G. Masaryk and Václav Havel. Where did Czech kings,
emperors of the Holy Roman Empire and the presidents of Czechoslovakia live?
ROUTE: Charles Bridge, Emperor and King Charles IV – the
Lesser Town Square – Rudolfian Lesser Town – Nerudova Street –
Hradčany Square – Prague Castle from the 1st courtyard – St. Vitus
Cathedral – Royal Palace – St. George’s Basilica
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Prague – a Baroque
phenomenon of Europe
Magnificent Baroque palaces, churches and gardens – how the
face of Prague changed in the Baroque period – Albrecht of Wallenstein, the nobility and the Jesuits; who contributed to it the
most?
ROUTE: Old Town Square – Kinský Palace – Richter House –
Clam-Gallas Palace – Clementinum – the Church of St. Salvátor
– Křižovnické Square – Charles Bridge – Velkopřevorské Square
– Maltézské Square – Virgin Mary the Victorious Church – Prague
Baby Jesus – Lesser Town Square
Jewish Prague
The Old Jewish Cemetery and the oldest Central European synagogue – what was the old Jewish ghetto like? The destinies of
buildings, inhabitants and significant personalities
ROUTE: Old Town Square, Maiselova Street, Old Jewish Cemetery, Pinkas Synagogue, Klaus Synagogue, Old-New Synagogue,
Pařížská Street, Spanish Synagogue, Old Town Square. Entry fee
to Jewish monuments is not included in price.
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Art Nouveau in Prague
– in 1900
What was life in Prague like a century ago? Our guided walk will
show you the highlights of Prague’s Art Nouveau architecture, design and social life
Walking Tour: Old Town Square – Montmartre House – Praha
Insurance House – The Topič House – The U Nováků Shopping
Arcade – Wenceslas Square – Evropa Hotel – Na Příkopě Street –
Municipal House
Alfons Mucha and Prague
HARTMANN SCHEDEL 1493
The artistic heritage of Alfons Mucha, one of the world’s leading
personalities of Art Nouveau painting and design, belongs inseparably to Prague
This guided tour follows in his footsteps in the capital city. The
route leads from the Municipal House past the Central Hotel,
down the Na Příkopě Street to the Mucha Museum
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Association
of Engineering
Technology,
Special Interest Group
Politických vězňů 11/1419
113 42 Prague 1
Czech Republic