Sloup Castle is a rock castle located in the northern part of the Czech Republic. The castle dates all the way back to the 14th century AD when the area it is in was part of the Kingdom of Bohemia. Due to its strategic position, Sloup Castle was a formidable stronghold. Nevertheless, the castle did not serve this defensive function throughout its history, having undergone several transformations. Most recently, Sloup Castle was acquired by the House of Kinský, who turned the landmark into a tourist attraction. The Historical Origins Of Sloup Castle Sloup Castle is situated in the town of Sloup v Čechách (meaning “Sloup in Bohemia”), in Liberec, the northernmost part of Bohemia. The castle lies about 117.5 km from Prague. Sloup Castle sits on top of a 33 m high sandstone rock column, providing its long-dead occupants with a commanding view of the surrounding alluvial valley. Incidentally, the word “sloup” means “column” in Czech, an apt description of the outcrop on which the castle stands. Although Sloup Castle was founded during the Middle Ages, the rocky outcrop on which it was built was already occupied during the prehistoric period. The archaeological evidence from the site includes artifacts from the Globular...
Based on traffic data gathered during the restoration of the tram route between Malostranská and Ujezd, Prague hopes to reduce congestion in the city center. The Mala Strana neighborhood should be closed to through traffic in the future, according to Zdeněk Hřib, Deputy Mayor for Transport. In the next three weeks, the government will assess the data in collaboration with the Prague City Transport Company, the Technical Administration of Communications, and the ICT Operator. “There was no traffic jam in Prague following the closure of Mala Strana because traffic was diverted to the Blanka tunnel,” added Hřib. “The primary reason for investing tens of billions of crowns in the Blanka tunnel was to settle down Mala Strana,” he added. “Now we have experienced a kind of test, which should have been done in 2015 when Blanka opened, and we will evaluate the impact,” Hřib said. “We will also have an intensive dialogue not only at the municipality but also with the Prague 1 district about how we will approach this problem in the future,” he added. The repair of the line began on 28 January and was originally scheduled to end on 1 April, but thanks to favourable weather it was...
Residents of Prague will be able to explore Easter marketplaces, the Museum of Public Transportation, and the Prague Zoo. This year, the largest marketplaces, which are usually hosted in the city center, will last for several weeks. Good Friday is April 7th, and Easter Monday is April 10th. The Old Town Square market began on March 25th. Vendors sell Easter decorations such Easter eggs or pottery, as well as snacks. You can also expect a companion program, such as artistic folklore groups or children’s creative classes. People can also visit the Easter Market at Prague Castle on St George’s Square from 10:00 to 18:00, and on Fridays and weekends until 19:00. Until 10 April, there will also be a market on náměstí Míru, where people can visit every day from 10:00 to 19:00. This year, there will be 34 sales stalls offering Easter goods and refreshments, and visitors will also see stalls of non-profit organisations with sheltered workshops. People can also celebrate Easter at the Public Transport Museum, where you will be able to knit a pomlázka or decorate an Easter egg on Friday, April 7. At the Prague Zoo, special guided animal feedings await those interested on Easter Monday...
Bryan Adams will return to Prague on 16 December to present his new album “So Happy It Hurts” at the O2 Arena, as part of a World Tour with the same name. The Canadian singer and songwriter is one of the most energetic live musicians, with a career of more than 40 years in the entertainment industry The number of charging stations for electric cars in Czechia increased by more than 30 percent last year to 1,364. According to the data of the Ministry of Industry and Trade there are currently around 15,000 electric cars registered in the country, and another tens of thousands of hybrids. The traditional Easter market opens on Prague’s Old Town Square on Saturday. Visitors will find stalls selling food and a wide variety of Easter products including hand-painted eggs, wooden toys and decorated gingerbread. Czechia, along with the rest of the European Union, switched to summer time, or daylight saving time, on Sunday, when clocks went forward by one hour at 2 a.m. Summer time will end on Sunday, October 29, when the clocks go back. An official delegation from the Czech Republic, headed by speaker of the Chamber of Deputies, Markéta Pekarová...
A must-visit address for craft beer lovers in Prague is the HANGÁR. More precisely, the “HANGÁR Pub and Beer Shop” in Prague’s Letná district. HANGÁR is the house pub of the brewery of the same name, a so-called “flying” brewery, or to use the more familiar American expression, a gypsy brewery. In other words, a brewery that doesn’t have its own brewhouse and “cooks” – as the Czechs say – its beer in other breweries. There are at least two beers from the house brewery on tap. But it can also happen that more than two house beers flow from the five taps. In any case, it’s always craft beer from small but respected Czech craft breweries that flows here. The flagship of the brewery is the Knipl, a word that will sound familiar to Germans. Logically, it is the Czech version of the word stick, in this case it means the control yoke of an airplane. All the names of the brewery’s beers have something to do with aviation. Their own brewery was supposed to be located near a smaller Prague airport – hence the name HANGÁR. But COVID ultimately put a spanner in the works. For the time...
The last living Czech pilot who fought the Nazis while serving with Britain’s Royal Air Force during World War II has died at age 100, A community center for war veterans in the Czech Republic city of Brno, his hometown, said Bocek died on Saturday. The Czech Defense Ministry confirmed his death. No further details were given. “General Bocek was fighting for our country to be democratic, free and independent,” Prime Minister Petr Fiala said. Born Feb 25, 1923, Bocek fled Czechoslovakia in 1939 at age 16 following the country’s occupation by Germany. He fought the Nazis in France and then moved to Britain, where he served as a technician in the air force’s No. 312 Squadron before joining the RAF’s No. 310 Squadron as a pilot in 1944. Both fighter squadrons had Czechoslovak pilots.
Within a few weeks, a RМ-70 rocket launcher along and 365 missiles will be transferred to Ukraine from the Czech Republic. However, this is not part of and aid package from the government, but is the result of €1.2 million donations made by Czech citizens. The launcher can fire 40 missiles in 90 seconds and can reload exceptionally quickly. “Today we have exceeded USD 1.3 million (€1.2 million) , our goal is more than USD 2.3 million (€2.4 million). The launcher costs almost USD 784,000 (€730,000),” said Martin Ondráček, author of the donation project, dubbed ‘A Gift to Putin’. In one year, more than 120,000 contributors have more than 18 million euros in aid to Ukraine. After the full-scale Russian invasion in February, they immediately started sending money to the Ukrainian Embassy account. However, interest in the account slowly waned. Now, they aim at raising funds to help care for wounded soldiers. Dalibo Dedek, an entrepreneur involved in the project, said that the problem is that the cause of human suffering is “military aggression” and “that cannot be stopped with words, only actions”. Inflatable tanks Russia’s war in Ukraine has sparked a surge in demand for weapons and vehicles, with...
The major cryptocurrency Bitcoin is losing momentum as its prices are seen to be close to their top for this year. Bitcoin prices surged in the middle of March amid a raging banking crisis in the United States and Europe. The market cap of Bitcoin has jumped by 65% to over $536 billion since the beginning of 2023, commented Martin Marsovsky, chief manager of Finmex Academy. The collapse of the start-up host in California, Silicon Valley Bank, happened because it failed to sustain its business due to a lack of liquidity. Soon after the crypto friendly Signature Bank was shut down by New York state regulators followed by Silvergate Capital Bank. Even after the dust is beginning to settle on this situation, there are still some major questions that need to be answered related to these shut downs. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that Flagstar Bank would acquire the assets of Signature Bank with the exception of $4 billion in crypto-related deposits. FDIC said it will dispose of these assets on its own, while it was rumoured that potential bidders had asked to buy the bank’s crypto assets, but were told they could not bid for this part of Signature’s business. Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco has allegedly forced Silvergate...
In 2022, Czech Republic’s tourism income were almost CZK 51.2 billion higher than a year earlier. Data provided by VisitCzech Republic, the official website of the Czech National Tourist Board, also revealed that the revenue, in total, was about CZK 118 billion. The same source shows that the country has now exceeded the figure of CZK 100 billion, even though it has not yet reached pre-pandemic levels. According to these data, the balance of tourism was also positive, namely two billion crowns. The Czech Republic’s income from tourism in 2021 was CZK 66.8 billion, compared to CZK 83 billion the year before, in 2020, while in 2019, revenues were CZK 167 billion. Ukrainians Contributed Most to Czechia’s Tourism in 2022 In this regard, the head of the Tourism Institute of the Czech Tourism Headquarters – CzechTourism revealed that Ukraine contributed the most to the Czech Republic’s income from tourism in 2022, with almost CZK 42 billion. He also noted that Ukraine was followed by Germany with CZK 17.7 billion and Poland with CZK 12.3 billion. At the same time, Slovakia also contributed CZK 12.3 billion and the United States of America with nearly three billion crowns. Almost 20 Million Tourists...
Czechia’s postal service will abolish 2,269 positions from July, some of which are currently vacant, the company’s spokesman Matyáš Vitík announced on Thursday. Czech Post has not yet identified the specific workers affected by the planned lay-offs. The Czech Republic’s foreign debt fell year-on-year by CZK 65 billion to CZK 4,454 trillion in 2022, according to preliminary data released by the Czech National Bank on Thursday. The Czech government approved a change to legislation on Wednesday that will prevent Russians and Belarusians who also possess another citizenship from receiving Czech visas, the press office of the Office of Government informs. The validity of this order is being extended until March of next year. Within a few weeks, Czech citizens will be able to use digital prescriptions issued by their doctor when visiting a pharmacy in another EU country, such as Croatia, Poland or Spain, the head of the State Institute for Drug Control, Irena Storová, said at a press conference on Thursday. The Czech government yesterday extended the validity of the rules for emergency accommodation of war refugees by one year, until 31 March 2024. The temporary protection of refugees will remain in force in the Czech Republic...
The restriction will be in effect at least until March 31, 2024. The measure concerns both citizens of Russia and citizens of Belarus. The portal of the Czech Cabinet of Ministers states that until March 31, 2024, a ban on issuing visas and permits for long-term residence in the country to citizens of both countries. The ban also extended to Russians and Belarusians with other citizenship. They will not be able to apply for a Czech visa or residence permit, except for humanitarian and a number of special cases. The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic proposed the Foreign Ministry to expand the list of exceptions for trips that benefit the country from a cultural point of view. The proposal was rejected because it could contradict the directives of the European Union, and the Czech embassies would have problems with the interpretation of the vague term “benefit from a cultural point of view”. At the same time, the Vietnamese authorities are going to extend the visa-free stay in the country for Russian tourists from 15 to 30 days. Since the opening of the country to foreign tourists after the pandemic, the recovery of the tourism industry and the economy...
The former Smíchov distillery in Prague will be the site to a new permanent exhibition of David Černý’s work. The new 5 storey, 1,200 square metre museum will be opening on April 1, and will provide space for additional exhibitions alongside Černý’s work. Opposite to the MeetFactory, the distillery has remained vacant for over 20 years. Although construction has been approved for the cultural moment, the new building will be required to preserve the factory chimney as well as parts of the brewery. With architectural design by Černý studio Black n’ Arch, Development company Trimega has invested 4 billion crowns into renovations, and the first apartments will be completed by the end of the year. “The building is a listed monument, so it was not possible to knock it down and build a normal house here. So we decided to preserve it, and finally the decision was made to make it a cultural institution. Somehow, over time, it became the David Černý museum. Then I found out that it is not a museum, but more like a mausoleum,” Černý told ČTK. “Partly it came about due to the fact that a few years ago I was approached by the National...
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