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  2. Geography of the Czech Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the north. It consists mostly of low hills and plateaus surrounded along the borders by low mountains. Two areas of lowlands follow the Elbe river and the Morava river.

  3. Regions of the Czech Republic - Wikipedia

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    Regions were reintroduced in 1949 in Czechoslovakia. From 1949 to 1960, the Czech part of Czechoslovakia was divided into the Capital City of Prague and 13 regions. [2] In 1960–1999, the Czech part of Czechoslovakia was divided into the Capital City of Prague and following 7 regions: [3] Central Bohemian Region ( Středočeský kraj) with the ...

  4. Czech Hiking Markers System - Wikipedia

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    The Czech Hiking Markers Standard is an international system of hiking markers for tourist trails, used in more countries than any competing standard. [citation needed] The signs and markers can be used in both wilderness and cities. They are internationally well understandable as they grow from the same tradition in other Central European ...

  5. Uherské Hradiště - Wikipedia

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    Uherské Hradiště (Czech pronunciation: [ˈuɦɛrskɛː ˈɦraɟɪʃcɛ]; German: Ungarisch Hradisch) is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The agglomeration with the two neighbouring towns of Staré Město and Kunovice has over 37,000 inhabitants. The town is the centre of Moravian Slovakia.

  6. Šumava National Park - Wikipedia

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    Area. 680.64 km 2 (262.80 sq mi) Established. 1991-03-20. Operator. Správa NP a CHKO Šumava. Website. www.npsumava.cz. The Šumava National Park ( Czech: Národní park Šumava, usually shortened as NP Šumava ), or Bohemian Forest National Park, [1] is a national park in the South Bohemian regions of the Czech Republic along the border with ...

  7. Děčín - Wikipedia

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    405 02. Website. www .mmdecin .cz. Děčín ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈɟɛtʃiːn]; German: Tetschen, 1942–1945: Tetschen–Bodenbach) is a city in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 47,000 inhabitants. It is the 7th largest municipality in the country by area. Děčín is an important traffic junction.

  8. Blatná - Wikipedia

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    Blatná (Czech pronunciation:; German: Blatna) is a town in Strakonice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.It has about 6,600 inhabitants. It is known for a water castle in the centre of a pond, and a landscape garden around it.

  9. Cheb - Wikipedia

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    350 02. Website. www .cheb .cz. Cheb ( Czech pronunciation: [xɛp]; German: Eger) is a town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 32,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Ohře river. Before the expulsion of Germans in 1945, the town was the centre of the German-speaking region known as Egerland.