Czech Republic

The flag

• Our flag has got three colours: White, red and blue. It is called a tricolour.

• White colour symbolizes cleanness.

• Red colour symbolizes blood.

• Blue colour symbolizes a cloudless sky.

The Symbol of the Country

The Coat of Arms of the Czech Republic (In Czech: Státní znak České republiky) displays the three historical regions which make up the nation.

The symbols are: * Lion for Bohemia * Black eagle for Silesia * White and red eagle for Moravia

The Geographical Position

Where is the Czech Republic?

... and this is the city where we live - Brno. It´s the second largest city in the Czech republic.

Here, in the middle of Europe, is our country, the Czech Republic, …

Here we are again…

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The Regions of the Czech Republic

The Capital city

• The Capital city of the Czech Republic is Prague. There are a lot of historical buildings. For example: Charles Bridge, Charles University, Prague Castle, etc.

• The Population of Prague:

There are about 1 233 211 inhabitants.

Prague (Praha)• The capital city is Prague

(Praha).

• The population of the Czech Republic is 10 467 542 people

Greetings in the Czech language

• Good morning = Dobré ráno• Good afternoon = Dobré odpoledne• Good night = Dobrou noc• How are you? = Jak se máš / máte?

How is the climate?

Four seasons change in our country :

-Spring

-Summer

-Autumn

-Winter

How’s the climate?

This is spring – we call it „jaro“

Average temperatures are about 15°C

How’s the climate?

This is summer – we call it „léto“

Average temperatures are about 20°C

How’s the climate?

This is winter – we call it „zima“

Average temperatures are about -2°C

How’s the climate?

This is autumn – we call it “podzim”

Average temperatures are about 15 °C

A landscape that you love

← This is the national park called České Švýcarsko

(Czech Switzerland).

The typical view on vineyard. ↑

The beloved landscape

This is „Petrov“ (St. Peter and Paul’s Cathedral) (in Czech Katedrála sv. Petra a Pavla).You can find it in Brno.

A product of your country

• The best product of our country is BEER.

• And the second best product is Czech Garnet “České granáty.“

A product of our country

This is the awesome beer from Brno City

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Beer

Car – Škoda auto

Costume jewellery

Popular Czech products

Traditional Proverbs that we like

• "Bez práce nejsou koláče." Translation: There are no cakes without work.

• "Boží mlýny melou pomalu, ale jistě.„ Translation: God's mills mill slowly, but surely.

• "Důvěřuj, ale prověřuj." Translation: Trust, but verify

• "Dvakrát měř, jednou řež." Translation: Measure twice, cut once.

• "Darovanému koni na zuby nekoukej" Translation: Don't look at a gifted horse's teeth.

A modern proverb that we like

• Co můžeš udělat dnes, odlož na pozítří, získáš tím dva volné dny.

• Put off everything what you can do today to the day after tomorrow and you will gain two free days

Roman ŠEBRLE A Famous Person

An excellent athlete. He has won several

decathlon competitions and he used to be called „the World's Greatest Athlete"

In 2001 he became the first decathlete ever who had achieved more than

9,000 points.

A famous person

Petr Čech

Petr Čech is the most famous football player who comes

from the Czech Republic. He was born on 20th May 1982 in

Pilsen (Plzeň). He started playing football when he was 7 years old. When he was 21 he used to play in a football team

representing the Czech Republic abroad.

Jaromír Jágr (an ice-hockey player)

Karel Gott (a singer)

Other famous people