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Political map of the Czech Republic showing national boundaries in bold red, major cities and towns, and surrounding countries: Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria. The map highlights regions such as Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, and includes a locator inset in the upper right corner indicating the country's position within Europe.

Map of central Europe highlighting the Czech Republic in orange, with its capital Prague marked. Surrounding countries including Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary are labeled, along with nearby bodies of water such as the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

Portrait photograph of Tomas Masaryk wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie, with a trimmed beard and mustache.

Soviet invasion of Prague

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Czech Republic: Media

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Exploring the Historic Architecture of Prague

Exploring the Historic Architecture of Prague

Overview of Prague.

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Political map of the Czech Republic showing national boundaries in bold red, major cities and towns, and surrounding countries: Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria. The map highlights regions such as Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, and includes a locator inset in the upper right corner indicating the country's position within Europe.

Czech Republic

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Prague

Prague

Prague.

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Map of central Europe highlighting the Czech Republic in orange, with its capital Prague marked. Surrounding countries including Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Austria, and Hungary are labeled, along with nearby bodies of water such as the North Sea and Baltic Sea.

Czech Republic

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Domažlice

Domažlice

The 13th-century tower on the main square in Domažlice, Czech Republic.

Caroig

Mladá Boleslav

Mladá Boleslav

The city of Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic.

Karkolus

Portrait photograph of Tomas Masaryk wearing glasses, a suit, and a tie, with a trimmed beard and mustache.

Tomáš Masaryk

Tomáš Masaryk.

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Edvard Beneš

Edvard Beneš

Edvard Beneš.

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Soviet invasion of Prague

Soviet invasion of Prague

Czechoslovaks confronting Soviet troops in Prague, August 21, 1968. Soviet forces...

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Map of the Czech Republic showing major cities, rivers, and mountain ranges, with international borders highlighted. Neighboring countries Germany, Poland, Austria, and Slovakia are labeled. A small locator map in the corner shows the Czech Republic's position within Europe.

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Rolling canola fields with bright yellow flowers stretch across the landscape in South Moravia, Czech Republic, with a row of trees and distant hills under a clear blue sky.

Telč, Czech Republic: canola

Canola fields in bloom in the countryside near Telč, Czech Republic.

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Ústí nad Labem

Ústí nad Labem

The Elbe River at Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic.

Palu, Michal Havel

Orlík Castle

Orlík Castle

Orlík Castle on the Vltava River, south-central Czech Republic.

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Jizera Mountains

Jizera Mountains

Jizera Mountains, Czech Republic.

Prazak

Cheb, Czech Republic

Cheb, Czech Republic

Street scene in Cheb, Czech Republic.

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Spilberk Castle sits atop a wooded hill overlooking the red-tiled rooftops and buildings of Brno, Czech Republic.

Brno, Czech Republic

The castle on the Špilberk overlooking Brno, Czech Republic.

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Interior view of Palac Flora shopping mall in Prague, showing multiple floors with glass railings, shops, and people walking through brightly lit open spaces.

Shopping mall in Prague

Shopping mall in Prague.

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Moravia, Czech Republic

Moravia, Czech Republic

Vineyard and fields of crops in southern Moravia, Czech Republic.

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Nuclear power station

Nuclear power station

Temelín nuclear power station, near Ceské Budejovice, Czech Republic.

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View across the Vltava River to the historic stone arches of Charles Bridge, with Hradcany Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral rising above colorful buildings in Prague, Czech Republic.

Charles Bridge

The Charles Bridge across the Vltava River, with Hradčany Castle in the background,...

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Český Krumlov

Český Krumlov

The historic center of Český Krumlov, South Bohemia region, Czech Republic; the area...

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Children's folklore group

Children's folklore group

A children's folklore group in Plzeň, Czech Republic.

Plzenskej jogurt

Men and women in colorful traditional folk costumes perform the Verbunk dance outdoors at a festival in Vracov, Czech Republic, with a crowd watching.

Festival in Vracov, Czech Republic

People in folk costume performing at a festival in Vracov, Czech Republic.

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Portrait of Austrian writer Franz Kafka as a young man around 1910, wearing a suit and tie, looking directly at the camera.

Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka, c. 1910.

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Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman

Miloš Forman, 2010.

Zff2012

Prague: St. Vitus's Cathedral

Prague: St. Vitus's Cathedral

St. Vitus's Cathedral, Prague.

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Decorated Easter egg

Decorated Easter egg

Decorated Easter egg from Czechoslovakia, 20th century.

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Poster for the play Lorenzaccio

Poster for the play Lorenzaccio

Poster for the play Lorenzaccio starring Sarah Bernhardt, designed by Alphonse...

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (reproduction no. LC-DIG-ppmsca-85245)

Open artist's book by Josef Vachal showing a woodcut portrait of a man on the left page and colorful illustrated title text with figures on the right page.

Josef Váchal: woodcuts

Váchalova roc̆enka na rok 1927 (1926; “Váchal's Specimen Book for 1927”),...

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Astronomical clock

Astronomical clock

Astronomical clock on the town hall tower, in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

Flip Schulke/Black Star

Martina Navratilova lunges to hit a forehand on a grass tennis court during her 1986 Wimbledon campaign, with spectators seated in the background.

Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova competing in the 1986 Wimbledon Championships.

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Emil Zatopek, wearing bib number 203, leads Alain Mimoun, number 207, on a track during the 1952 Olympic 5000m race, with a stadium crowd in the background.

Emil Zátopek

Czech distance runner Emil Zátopek (left), Helsinki, 1952. Zátopek was nicknamed...

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Vaclav Havel, wearing a suit and a headset microphone, sits and speaks on stage at Theatre World Brno in Brno, Czech Republic.

Václav Havel

Václav Havel, 2010.

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Václav Klaus

Václav Klaus

Václav Klaus, 2005.

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Map of Europe color-coded to show the expansion of the European Union by year of joining, distinguishing original 1993 members, later additions in 1995, 2004, 2007, and 2013, as well as candidate countries and the United Kingdom as a former member. Country names are labeled within their borders.

European Union

Map of Europe with European Union member states.

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Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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Audio

National anthem of the Czech Republic

The instrumental version of the national anthem of the Czech Republic.

Interactives

Czech Republic: Ethnic composition

Czech Republic: Ethnic composition

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Czech Republic: Religious affiliation

Czech Republic: Religious affiliation

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Czech Republic: Urban-rural

Czech Republic: Urban-rural

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Czech Republic: Age breakdown

Czech Republic: Age breakdown

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Czech Republic: Major import sources

Czech Republic: Major import sources

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Czech Republic: Major export destinations

Czech Republic: Major export destinations

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