The Czech Republic

(Czechia)
When was the Czech Republic born?
Following the Pittsburgh Agreement of May 1918, which prescribed the intent to create
an independent Czechoslovakia, the Czechoslovak declaration of independence was
signed by Masaryk, Štefánik and Beneš on October 18, 1918 in Paris.
The independence of Czechoslovakia was officially proclaimed ten days later in Prague
in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House. A temporary constitution was adopted, and
in November 1918, Masaryk was declared president of the First Czechoslovak Republic.
In 1938, the “Munich
Agreement (Betrayal)” marked
the end of the First
Czechoslovak Republic.
The Second Czechoslovak
Republic lasted less than half a
year before Germany occupied
the rest of Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovak Socialist
Republic: 1948–1989

On February 25th, 1948,

Benes then resigned and his
Benes surrendered to Rigged elections were held in
former foreign minister Jan
communist demands and May to validate the
Masaryk died under very
handed his cabinet over to communist victory.
suspicious circumstances.
the communist party.

Both the United States and

Great Britain denounced the
Czechoslovakia became part
Czechoslovakia became a communist seizure of power
of the Eastern Bloc and
single-party state. in Czechoslovakia, but
behind the iron curtain.
neither took any direct
action.
The Velvet Revolution (Czech: sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution (Slovak: nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent
transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 29 December 1989. Inspired by
Vaclav Havel
The longest river is the Vltava
Charles Bridge is the oldest (1357) bridge in Prague
UNESCO St. Barbara‘s Basilica (Gothic style), Kutná Hora
Sedlec Ossuary in Kutná
Hora is decorated with the
bones of 40,000 people. Soil
from Golgotha was
sprinkled here and it became
a popular place to be buried.
It is not the biggest ossuary in the world but the most famous due to František Rint‘s creativity.
Across the street from the
Bone church is UNESCO
Church of the assumption
our Lady and John the
Baptist (Baroque style)
UNESCO Tugendhat Villa, Brno
The Tugendhat was
designed by architect
Ludwig Mies van der
Rohe in 1928-1929
Macocha gorge in
the Moravian karst
is the deepest gorge in
Europe
In the centre of
Brno is Spilberk
castle
UNESCO Kroměříž Castle and gardens
The Trinity
Column in
Olomouc is a
UNESCO site
UNESCO Český Krumlov
UNESCO Holašovice rustic baroque village
UNESCO Trebič Jewish quatre and Basilica
UNESCO Church of St. John Zelená Hora (Santini church)
UNESCO town of Telč
UNESCO Lednice-Valtice complex in South Moravia
UNESCO Litomyšl castle (Renaissance)
UNESCO Spa towns
Famous Czechs
Mucha
Super Models
Czech Glass
Czech Cars
Czech Style
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