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Name of the city |
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| Praha (Prague
in English and French, Prag in German) |
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Position |
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Prague is situated in the very
centre of Bohemia and actually very near the imaginary centre of Europe.
The ideal centre of Bohemia lies only 20 km south of Prague, and the point of intersection
of air routes between the North, Baltic and Adriatic Seas can be found very close to
Prague. |
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Coordinates, Area |
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Latitude: 50o05'19"
North - same as Bonn, Cracow, Kharkow, Winnipeg and the southern coast of Britain
Longitude: 14o25'17" East496 sq. km |
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Elevation above sea level |
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Minimal 177 m
Maximal 399 m |
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Population |
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1,215,000
(December 31st, 1995)
- women 642,000
- density 2,451 per sq. km
- people in postproduction age 285,000
- average life length for men 70.71 years
- for women 76.36 years
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Towers and spires |
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| At the beginning of 19th century
Bernardo Bolzano counted 103 towers and spires in Prague and thus the town acquired the
name "City of a Hundred Spires". At present, it is claimed there are more
than 500. |
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Vltava bridges |
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- Bridge of Peace Race in Zbraslav (1961 -
1964)
- The Branik Railway Bridge (1950 - 1955)
- Barrandov Bridge (freeway 1978 - 1988)
- The Vysehrad Railway Bridge (1900 - 1901)
- Palacky Bridge (1876 - 1878)
- Jirasek Bridge (1929 - 1933)
- Bridge of Legions (1898 - 1901)
- Charles Bridge (1357 - beg. of 15th century)
- Manes Bridge (1911 - 1914)
- Svatopluk Cech Bridge (1905 - 1908)
- Sverma Bridge (1949 - 1951)
- Hlavka Bridge (freeway 1906 - 1912)
- The Karlin Railway (Negrelli) Bridge (1846 - 1850)
- Liben Bridge (1925 - 1928)
- The Holesovice Railway Bridge (1967 - 1975)
- Barricaders' Bridge (freeway 1975 - 1980)
- The Tramway Bridge (1974 - 1976)
- The Troja Pedestrian BridgeThe highest Prague
bridge does not span over Vltava, but over the Nusle side valley formed by the Botic
brook. The Nusle Bridge (1968 - 1973) is 485 metres long and its height over the valley is
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Highest, largest, best |
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- Tallest tower - Telecomm. tower at Zizkov,
216 m
- Highest building - Motokov at Pankrac, 102 m
- Highest steeple - St. Vitus' Cathedral, 96.6 m
- Most leaning tower - Sitkov Water tower, leaning 68 cm from perpendicularity
- Largest square - Charles Square, 80550 sq. m
- Largest hall - Congress Hall of the Congress Centre, 2970 seats
- Largest bell - Sigismund, St. Vitus' Cathedral, height 203 cm, diameter 256 cm
- Largest equestrian statue - Jan Zizka of Trocnov on Zizkov Hill, height 9 m,
with pedestal 20 m
- Oldest guide to Prague - by B. Martinic, 1615
- Oldest railway station - Ferdinand Station, now Masaryk Station, 1845
- Oldest meteorological station - Clementinum with uninterrupted mesurements
since 1775
- Greatest flow of Vltava - 4580 cubic metres/sec., 28 February 1784
- Lowest flow of Vltava - 11.5 cubic metres/sec., 27 August 1904
- Normal flow of Vltava - c. 150 cubic metres/sec.
- Highest absolute temperature - 37.8 oC, 27 July 1983
- Lowest absolute temperature - -27.6 oC, 1 March 1785
- Maximum daily rainfall - 90 mm/24 h, 19 July 1981 |
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Informations in English |
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Czech