If you live in a city, you’ve probably had the experience of waking up at 3 a.m. or 4 a.m. to the sound of a garbage truck rumbling outside your apartment, pumping diesel exhaust through your window. If you live in Brno, however, that experience may soon change: the city now has the country’s first electric garbage truck, which runs on a nearly silent motor, and plans to slowly phase electric vehicles into its full fleet. The technological Volvo FE Electric truck battery is charged in 2 hours. A full charge is enough for 200 km, and at -10°C – for 70 km. But even this reserve of power will suffice for a standard eight-hour shift. The electric truck can transport up to 13 tons of garbage per day. At the moment, it is in operation in the areas of Židenice, Slatina and Černovice. Mayor’s Office plans is to buy several more trucks (one unit costs CZK 12 million). “A typical garbage truck drives about 2,000 kilometers a month and burns 450 litres of diesel fuel. The electric garbage truck does not produce emissions at all, which means it does not cause discomfort for passers-by or its crew,” said Deputy Mayor...
The Cold War that ensued after World War II partitioned Europe into East and West, with an Iron Curtain cutting right through Germany. The division of East and West Germany culminated in the building of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Many East German refugees died during attempts to cross directly into West Germany, and as a result, people began to look to third countries to reach the West. On August 23, 1989, the West German embassy, in the exquisite Baroque Lobkowicz Palace just below Prague Castle, was forced to close down for its day-to-day business. By then hundreds of East Germans were trying to get in, many climbing over the fence into the manicured embassy gardens. The surrounding streets were soon packed with their abandoned Trabants and Wartburgs. For several weeks, around 4,000 people lived in its garden and adjacent streets in makeshift conditions. In the following days, Red Cross was brought in and tents were set up as the number of people in the embassy garden grew. Deliverance from this bleak situation came on 30 September, when, after several rounds of talks with representatives of the GDR, the USSR and Czechoslovakia, Hans-Dietrich Genscher, the West German foreign minister, delivered...
Experience Americká Differently on Saturday, September 10, at Prague’s Vinohrady district on Americká and Záhřebská streets, which will be transformed into a festival full of music, dance, theatre, workshops, activities for children and great food from 10.30 to 21.30. Entrance to the event is free and there will be something for everyone. This is the twelfth year of the event and this time it will offer Czech and foreign bands on four stages, the traditional La Calle Mexicana festival, theatre performances, workshops for children, Latin dance workshops, lots of food, drink and fun for all generations. The main organiser of the event, Omri Goz, invites you to enjoy a varied accompanying program: “Music will be provided by bands such as Cumbia Cooperativa and SeVesel. One of the electronic stages will be sponsored by Radio 1 from Vinohrady.” Throughout the day you will be able to taste delicacies right on the street. As well as in previous years, you can explore the flavours of Mexican and Latin American cuisine, visit local businesses, enjoy trendy street food, craft beer, fine wines and summer mixed drinks. At the MINT Market, you’ll find designer pieces from local designers as well as original products from...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. The minister of industry and trade, Jozef Síkela, told an annual gathering of diplomats in Prague on Monday that Czechia aimed to be a leader in the post-war renewal of Ukraine. The minister said that Ukraine had prepared a document outlining the repair of critical infrastructure that will be required. . German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is due to make a one-day visit to Prague next Monday, August 29. It will be his first trip to the Czech capital since becoming Germany’s leader in December. This year, the State Agricultural and Food Inspection Authority (SZPI) has revealed exceptionally high proportions of substandard ice cream and ice in drinks. In interim checks carried out until mid-August, 56 percent of ice cream samples and 75 percent of ice samples failed. Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala starts his regular round of visits to the ministries to assess their work on Tuesday, beginning with the Transport Ministry headed by ODS deputy chairman Martin Kupka. A visit to the Education Ministry headed by Vladimr Balas will follow. The...
“It is not permissible for the elderly to spend 100 percent of their time in spaces at 20°C and below,” states Daniela Lusková, vice-president of the Association of Social Service Providers. The proposed regulation of the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, according to which schools, hospitals, and households will have to reduce their temperature by up to six degrees Celsius due to the energy crisis, is causing outrage. The operators of homes for the elderly criticized the draft legislation because, according to them, the proposed temperatures are too low for older people. The proposed regulation includes a temperature reduction in the bathrooms and rooms of these facilities from 24 to 20 degrees. The ministry defends itself by saying the proposers consulted with health professionals. “It is not permissible for the elderly to spend 100 percent of their time in spaces at 20°C and below. It is life-threatening to bathe frail seniors in a room heated to only 20 °C when they get cold quickly,” said Daniela Lusková, vice-president of the Association of Social Service Providers. The Ministry of Industry and Trade responded to the daily Právo’s question regarding how the temperatures in the draft regulation were set, referring the editors to the...
If your day doesn’t start until you’re up to speed on the latest headlines, then let us introduce you to our new morning fix. Events were held in many places in Czechia on Sunday marking the 54th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia on the night of August 20 to 21, 1968. A number of Czech politicians drew parallels between events of that time and Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. . Czechia plans to continue supplying military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, the country’s prime minister, Petr Fiala, said on Sunday after a ceremony marking the 54th anniversary of the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia. Mr. Fiala told reporters that Czechia wished to help repair damage to schools, hospitals and other facilities. Around half of the regions in Czechia are planning to increase fares on their public transport systems. Prague does not intend to raise fares at present, though running the city’s transport system will cost an extra CZK 1 billion in the next year. The Czech Republic has granted temporary protection visas to 415,691 Ukrainian refugees since the war in Ukraine started in February, with 4,116 visas issued over the past seven days, 69 more than...
Czech nationals have been sending exactly 1,968 crowns to Ukraine to help it defend itself against Russia and to commemorate the 1968 invasion of then Czechoslovakia by Soviet-led troops, the Ukrainian embassy said on Sunday. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, which has killed thousands, forced millions to flee and caused damage worth billions of dollars, enters its seventh month next week. The Czechs were using a special payment code to donate 1,968 crowns to an already existing account set up by Ukraine’s embassy in the Czech Republic to collect funds. “Even at the weekend, dozens and dozens of payments in the value of 1,968 crowns are arriving to our account, thank you so much, Czech friends!” the embassy said on Twitter. Early on August 21, 1968, around 250,000 soldiers, 2,000 tanks, and hundreds of aircraft from the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Poland rumbled into Czechoslovakia. Just 29 years after the nightmare of the Nazi invasion, Czechs and Slovaks once again awoke to foreign troops on their soil. Within hours, First Secretary Dubcek had been seized from his Prague offices (pictured in background) and flown to Moscow for interrogation. Bewildered Czechs and Slovaks erupted to challenge the invading soldiers...
The Czech Republic has the most handsome man in the world: Dominik Chabr won an international beauty contest in Bali. Czech’s Dominik Chabr was named Man of the World 2022 at the finals night of the 4th Annual Man of the World pageant held in Bali on Sunday. The second, third and fourth runner-up titles went to Bogdan Iusypchuk of Ukraine, Lee Jooyong of the Republic of Korea, and Pablo Gallego of Spain respectively. “Immediately afterward we talked on the phone, he was excited and moved. I wish him the best, he worked hard all year. For us, it is a great honor to win another international victory. The last Czech who brought home the gold from the Mr. Global competition in 2016 was Tomáš Martinka, by coincidence also from Most. Probably the nicest guys are born there,” the president of the Man of the Year competition, David Novotný, beamed with satisfaction. Dominik had originally planned to stay in Bali for another week after the final and enjoy his vacation. In 2019, another Czech, Jakub Jurčák, was 3rd runner-up and won Best in Beach Wear. Man of the World is an international male beauty pageant that began in 2017 that...
A company from the Czech Republic is hoping to use 3D printing to rebuild damaged infrastructure in Ukraine. ICE Industrial Services is a technology company based in the Moravian town of Žďár nad Sázavou, which focuses on designing and building new automation machines and lines. In recent years, it has also been exploring the possibilities of 3D-printed concrete. The company has already delivered an anti-tank shelter to the war-hit country and is now discussing ways to build houses, hospitals, and schools. Digital printing with concrete makes building work faster, offers greater flexibility, and can save about 70% in materials. “We will try to use this technology to make civil infrastructure defense installations and also for schools or even for bus and tram stations. In the first stage, we intend to build bomb shelters”, said the director of the company Valerii Gruganovski. “The technology is brought to a special platform, on which a 3D printer is installed together with all the auxiliary devices necessary during the process, which then translates the three-dimensional digital model into reality,” said the engineer of the Czech company, Marec Zloc. This installation can build a complete off-grid house with several living rooms equipped with solar panels and...
Prague will celebrate Oktoberfest twice this autumn, with four-day events planned in both Vysočany and Holešovice next month. Vysočan Oktoberfest will go first from the 14th to the 17th of September at Permanent Pragovka beer garden in Prague 9, followed by the Holešovice festival from September 21st to 24th at Food Truck Point in Prague 7. The third edition of the annual festival will feature six traditional Bavarian beers on tap such as Hofbräu Dunkel, Paulaner, and Löwenbrau as well as several Festbiers including from Germany’s oldest brewery: Weihenstephaner. Typical bavarian food will also be served, with pretzels, radishes, Bavarian sausages, and burgers on offer. Visitors are encouraged – but not required – to come in traditional Bavarian fancy dress. You will also be able to taste Festbiers, for example from the oldest German brewery Weihenstephaner. “There will be typical Bavarian delicacies such as pretzels, radishes, and spread Obatzda or Bavarian sausages. In addition, of course, our traditional large and hearty Burgers. So smeckt Bayern!,” says one of the organizers. “Stylishly dressed welcome. Look in your wardrobes and wear something Bavarian. We open every day at three, we close at 10 pm,” he adds. Permanent Pragovka in Vysočany is the largest...
Czechs have a lot of sayings and some about themselves. Here are three of them and we will not only explain what they mean but also where they come from. Golden Czech Hands (Zlaté české ručičky) Zlaté české ručičky or Golden Czech Hands refers to the ability of the Czech people to make anything themselves. Need electricity installed in your house? No problem, the uncle can do it! Need some furniture built? Don’t call the professionals, we will figure it out! This about illustrates the attitude many Czechs have towards making things they need instead of leaving it to the professionals. Not that they would distrust them, this habit comes from the 40 years of communism where even simple things were scarce and people had to figure things out on their own. We are talking about relatively recent times which many Czechs still remember so they are not only used to making things themselves but are also really good at it. Every Czech is a musician (Co Čech to muzikant) Czech festivities have always been accompanied by lots of music. Previously no professional bands were being hired, the village people were always responsible for this irreplaceable part of every harvest...
The seventh annual Beer and Burger (‘Pivo a Burger’) Festival will return to Karlínské náměstí on September 11, from 11 am. A total of 25 burger stands will be operating throughout the day, including many of the Czech favorite food trucks and burger joints. You can taste burgers from several Karlin restaurants but also some of Prague’s highest-rated burgers, like, Kaiser Franz, Hell Smoke, Take Eat Ez, Diego Pivni Bar, Zelva, and many others. You can find the full list of participants here. The best domestic breweries will also offer bottom-fermented beers: 23 craft brewers from Prague and across the Czech Republic, including favorites like Matuška, Clock, Raven, Albrecht, and many more, with over 100 beers on offer. Admission to the event is free. However, to taste beers, it is necessary to buy a tasting glass for CZK 100. Visitors can also have a bowl of soup from Karlín Polévkárna or a glass of wine from the Kubík winery, churros and coffee from the FairBio roastery. Live music will be provided by SCHODISTE and IGLÚ and DJ Jakobeen. Another news of this edition will be the busker stage, where basically everyone can play.
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