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Facts about Prague
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In 1992 the historical centre of Prague covering an area of 866 hectares
was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register.
Prague is the capital city of the relatively small Czech Republic which
lies in the heart of Europe, neighbouring with Germany, Austria, Slovakia
and Poland. There is a number of non-stop border crossings available with
an excellent connection by car, bus, train or plane. A valid passport,
which does not expire at least for six months, is required in order to
enter the Czech Republic. There is no need of an entry visa for most European
countries and USA. In case of necessity you can obtain visa at the Czech
Embassy in your country. Two kinds of visas are available; a tourist visa
for 30 days or a transit one for 48 hours. The official language is Czech,
Slovak language being understandable. Most local people have basic or
possibly intermediate knowledge of English or German language. In majority
of hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, historical monuments, shops and
services the communication is possible in English, German or perhaps French.
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| Basic data |
Area: 496 sqkm
Population: 1,173,000
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
The Vltava river flows through the city in the length of 30 km, its maximum
width being 330 m
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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Without permission foreign visitors are allowed to export goods from
the Czech Republic for their personal use only or as a gift. If the exported
goods require any special legal permission (e.g. protection of cultural
monuments, objects of museum value etc.) they must be presented to customs
officials on departure.
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Visitors purchasing in CR separately goods having value more than 1000
Kc, which carries out abroad within 30 days, can apply in the conventional
time after presenting the confirmation of customs office for reimbursement
of the value added tax.
Voltage: 230 V
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