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Because of its seat in Central Europe, the Czech Republic was always a crossroad of European cultures. It boarders Poland in the north, Germany in the northwest and west, Austria in the south and Slovakia in the east. In 1993 the Czechoslovak Federal Republic split into two independent states, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Since May 2004 the Czech Republic is a member of the European Union and has about 10,3 million citizens. Its capital Prague is one of the finest cities of Europe and a famous tourist attraction.
The landscape of the Czech Republic is quite varied. Bohemia, the western part of the country, consists of a basin, drained by the River Elbe and River Vltava (also known as Moldau). It is surrounded by low mountains like the Sudeten, where you can find the highest point of the country, the Snezka at 1602 meters. The eastern part is called Moravia which is dominated by the River Morava. The rivers of the Czech Republic let their waters flow into three different seas: the North Sea, the Baltic Sea and the Black Sea. A temperate climate marks the Czech Republic with warm summers and a very cold winter.
Although the Czech Republic is a very small country with only an area about 79 000 km2 wide, the Czech cities, villages and spa towns transport a rich and eventful history with a cultural character. The many ancient castles, monasteries and stately chateaux of the Czech Republic are artefacts and are representing the former culture clash. During the centuries, the Czech Republic was a meeting point for Czechs, Germans, Jews and Slovaks. Also Italian stonemasons and stuccoworkers, French merchants and deserters of Napoleon's army have all been working here. It became a melting pot of different cultures, influencing each other. And all of them liked to drink the famous beer of the Czechs - the Pilsener - in peaceful company.
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