Category: Czechia

  • 10 Interesting Facts About Olomouc

    10 Interesting Facts About Olomouc

    Facts About Olomouc Olomouc is the sixth-largest city in the Czech Republic. Olomouc is in the centre of the historical region, Moravia. In the past, Olomouc was the capital city of Moravia. Palacký University, the oldest in Moravia and second oldest in the Czech Republic, was founded in 1573 as part of an effort to…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About Brno

    10 Interesting Facts About Brno

    Facts About Brno Brno is the second-largest city in the Czech Republic. The Brno basin has been inhabited since prehistoric times, but the town’s direct predecessor was a fortified settlement of the Great Moravian Empire known as Staré Zámky, which was inhabited from the Neolithic Age until the early 11th century. Brno Exhibition Centre ranks…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About Ostrava

    10 Interesting Facts About Ostrava

    Facts About Ostrava Ostrava is the third biggest city in the Czech Republic. Ostrava is the government centre of the Moravian-Silesian Region. Ostrava is home to two public universities: the Technical University of Ostrava and the University of Ostrava. The town was founded in 1267 and lies in the northeastern part of the country. Ostrava…

  • 20 Interesting Facts About Prague

    20 Interesting Facts About Prague

    Facts About Prague Prague is home to the largest Castle in the World, The Prague Castle takes over an area of 18 acres and according to the Guinness Book of World Records. A Jewish Chronicler, David Solomon Ganz, cites that Cyriacus Spangenberg claimed the city was founded in 1306 B.C. by an ancient king, Boyaa.…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About Opava

    10 Interesting Facts About Opava

    Facts About Opava Opava is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. Opava lies on the river Opava, located to the northwest of Ostrava. Opava is twinned with Katowice, Poland; Kearney, United States; Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia; Racibórz, Poland; Roth, Germany Zugló, Hungary & Żywiec, Poland. Opava is one of the historical centres…