What would you like the youth of America to know? Czech Republic -- it is not only ancient monuments and rich cultural heritage, but also beautiful landscape. All young Americans I can highly recommend -- travel and visit Czech Republic. ![]() What they sent me: ![]() Click to Enlarge The Czech Republic was originally comprised of the Kingdom of Bohemia and Moravia, was part of the the Holy Roman Empire, and also included in the Habsburg Empire. In 1918, it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and was rechristened Czechoslovakia. Czechoslovakia was Communist-ruled starting in 1948 until the Velvet Revolution of 1989. In 1993, Czechoslovakia was peacefully dissolved and split into two independent states: the Czech Republic and Slovakia. ![]() ![]() The Czech Republic has 12 UNESCO cultural heritage sites including over 2,000 castles, chateaux, and ruins. The country has both medieval and Renaissance cities as well as modern architecture.
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![]() Official Name Czech Republic Government Parliamentary Democracy Current Leader President Miloš Zeman ![]() • Zeman is the first directly elected president of the Czech Republic Recommended sites Presidential Website www.hrad.cz President's Personal Page www.zemanmilos.cz Czech Tourism www.czechtourism.com Prague Website www.prague.eu |