THE CZECH REPUBLIC

BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE CZECH REPUBLIC

• Capital Prague• Area 78 867 km²• Population 10 526 685• Density of population 133 inh./km²• State system republic• Currency Czech crown• The highest peak Sněžka 1602 m above sea

level• Official language Czech • Established 1st January 1993

Saint Wenceslaus – patron of the Czech Republic

STATE SYMBOLS

REGIONS OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC

PRAGUE – CAPITAL

VYSOČINA REGION

VYSOČINA REGION• Regional capital Jihlava (pop. 50 000)• Area 6796 km2

• Population 515 864• 704 towns and villages, only 4 towns have more than 20 000

inhabitants• Undulating landscape, the average altitude is over 500

metres above sea level• Clean environment• 3 UNESCO sites– the historical centre of Telč, The Church of

the Pilgrimage of St. John of Nepomuk on the Green Hill in Žďár nad Sázavou, the Jewish town and Basilica of St. Procopius in Třebíč 

THE HISTORICAL CENTRE OF TELČ

THE CHURCH OF THE PILGRIMAGE OF ST. JOHN OF NEPOMUK ON THE GREEN HILL IN ŽĎÁR NAD SÁZAVOU

  THE JEWISH TOWN AND BASILICA OF ST. PROCOPIUS IN TŘEBÍČ

KŘIŽANOV

• Small village, 1848 inhabitants• Divided by the Libochůvka brook in two parts – upper and

lower • Average altitude 526 metres above sea level• Established in the middle of the 13th century when the

castle was built which was later rebuilt into chateau• There are many ponds in its surroundings

KŘIŽANOV IN WINTER

Křižanov’s churchKřižanov’s chateau

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The chapel of St. Zdislava The square with the plague column

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Ponds near Křižanov

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Main entrance of our school Park in front of the school

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P5120195Our school

The beginning of a new school year

OUR SCHOOL

Art lessonThe youngest pupils in their classroom

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School playground Children’s playground

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Sports airfiel ind Křižanov

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