PRAGUE

Prague Czech: Praha
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Praga Caput Rei publicae (Prague, Capital of the Republic; Latin)
Coordinates: 50°05'N 14°25'E
Country	Czech Republic
Founded	8th century
Population
- Total	1,237,893
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	1xx xx
NUTS code	CZ01
Website	www.praha.eu

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic.
Situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia, Prague has been the political, cultural, and economic centre of the Czech state for more than 1100 years. For many decades during the Gothic and Renaissance eras, Prague was the seat of two Holy Roman Emperors and thus was also the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.
Today, the city proper is home to more than 1.2 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 1.9 million.

Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Nicknames for Prague have included "the mother of cities" (Praga mater urbium), "city of a hundred spires" and "the golden city