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Prague
In 1992 the historical centre of
Prague covering an area of 866 hectares was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural
and Natural Heritage Register.
Prague is the capital city of the relatively small Czech Republic which lies
in the heart of Europe, neighbouring with Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland.
There is a number of non-stop border crossings available with an excellent
connection by car, bus, train or plane. A valid passport, which does not expire
at least for six months, is required in order to enter the Czech Republic. There
is no need of an entry visa for most European countries and USA. In case of
necessity you can obtain visa at the Czech Embassy in your country. Two kinds of
visas are available; a tourist visa for 30 days or a transit one for 48 hours.
The official language is Czech, Slovak language being understandable. Most local
people have basic or possibly intermediate knowledge of English or German
language. In majority of hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, historical
monuments, shops and services the communication is possible in English, German
or perhaps French.
Basic data
Area: 496 sqkm
Population: 1,173,000
Geographical situation: north
latitude 50° 05', east longitude 14° 27', height above sea level 235 m
(average)
Time: Central European (GMT+1), summer time - Central European +1
(GMT+2)
Climate: average temperature 9,0°C
summer season - July
19,0°C
winter season - January -0,9°C
The Vltava river flows through the
city in the length of 30 km, its maximum width being 330 m
Parts of the
historical centre: Hradcany, Mala Strana (Lesser Town), Stare Mesto (Old
Town) including Josefov, Nove Mesto (New Town) and Vysehrad
Administrative
division: 22 administrative areas
Voltage: 230 V
City Map
Important Telephone Numbers and
Addresses:
Emergency call 112
Ambulance service phone
155
Police phone 158
Fire emergency phone
150
Municipal police phone 156
Emergency road service phone
1230, 1240
General information phone 12 444
Directory
inquiries (Prague and the whole Czech Republic) phone 1180
Directory
inquiries (international) - both telephone and fax numbers, call services and
prices phone 1181
International Dialing Codes
- Australia 0061
- Austria 0043
- Belgium 0032
- Canada 001
- Denmark 0045
- France 0033
- Germany 0049
- Great Britain 0044
- Greece 0030
- Italy 0039
- Japan 0081
- Netherlands 0031
- Norway 0047
- Poland 0048
- Russia 007
- Slovakia 00421
- Sweden 0046
- Spain 0034
- Switzerland 0041
- USA 001
- Czech Republic 00420
Customs requirements
Without permission foreign visitors are allowed to export goods from the
Czech Republic for their personal use only or as a gift. If the exported goods
require any special legal permission (e.g. protection of cultural monuments,
objects of museum value etc.) they must be presented to customs officials on
departure.
Tax free:
Visitors purchasing in CR separately goods having value more than 1000 Kc,
which carries out abroad within 30 days, can apply in the conventional time
after presenting the confirmation of customs office for reimbursement of the
value added tax.
Important customs offices
- Celni urad Praha (Prague Customs Office)- Praha 8, Sokolovska 22, phone 224
816 256
- Celnice Hlavni nadrazi (Main Railway Station Customs Office) -
Praha 2, Wilsonova 80, phone 224 221 905
- Celnice Ruzyne (Ruzyne Customs
Office) - Praha 6, Ruzyne Airport, phone 220 113 100
- Vyclivaci posta
(Customs Clearance Post Office) - Praha 5, Plzenska 139, phone 257 019 102
Postal services
Main Post Office - Praha 1, Jindrisska 14, open nonstop except break 12 p.m.
- 02 a.m.
| Postage in
the Czech Republic (in Kc): |
| letter up to 20 g |
6,40 |
| letter up to 50 g |
10,- |
| postcard |
6,40 |
| |
| International
postage (in Kc):
|
|
Europe |
Overseas |
|
|
airmail |
landroute |
| letter up to 20 g |
9,- |
14,- |
9,- |
| postcard |
9,- |
12,- |
9,- |
Phone
Local phone calls from public telephones 4,- Kc
Telephone cards in
the value of 150,- Kc and 320,- Kc are available at newsagents' and
tobacconists', post offices, department stores, hotels, travel agencies, etc.
Currency
Legal tenders - Crown (Kc) = 100 Hellers
Coins:
hellers:
10, 20, 50
Kc: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50
banknotes: Kc 20, 50, 100,
200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000
Ticket Agencies
Ticketpro - Prague Information Service
- Old Town Hall,
Staromestske nam. 1, Praha 1, phone 224 223 613
- Na Prikope 20, Praha, phone
224 226 088
- Lesser Town Bridge Tower, Praha 1 (during summer season), phone
257 531 591
Ticketpro - reservations by phone - phone 296 329
999
Ticketpro - reservations by mail - 110 00 Praha 1, Salvatorska 10, fax
296 328 888
http://www.ticketpro.cz,
e-mail: etix@ticketpro.cz, info@ticketpro.cz
Prague listing of cultural
programmes in Czech, English and German languages
http://www.prague-info.cz
Transport
See Transport section
Medical Emergencies
Praha 1 - Palackeho 5, phone 224 949 181
Praha 2 - Sokolska 27, phone 224
266 150
Praha 3 - Konevova 205, phone 284 862 149
Praha 4 - Pacovska 31,
phone 241 733 917
Praha 5 - Kartouzska 6, phone 257 323 219
Praha 6 -
Vitezne namesti 13, phone233 340 912
Praha 7 - Dukelskych hrdinu 1, phone 233
370 391
Praha 8 - Budinova 2 (the Bulovka hospital), phone 283 843
222
Praha 9 - Sokolovska 304, phone 266 310 372
Praha 10 - Nad Olsinami 4,
phone 274 812 509
Dental Emergencies:
Mon to Fri 7 p.m.-7 a.m., Sat + Sun non-stop
Praha 1- Palackeho 5, phone
224 946 981
Praha 4 - Pacovska 31, phone 241 733 918
Pharmacies
offering non-stop service:
Praha 1 - Palackeho 5, phone 224 946 982
Praha 2 - Belgicka 37, phone 222
519 731
Praha 4 - Soukalova 3355, phone 241 770 498br> Praha 5 -
Stefanikova 6, phone 257 320 918
Praha 6 - Pod Marjankou 12, phone 220 514
473
Praha 7 - Milady Horakove 18, phone 233 375 599
Praha 8 - Budinova 2
(the Bulovka hospital), phone 266 082 017
Foreign Medical Clinics
Unicare - Praha 6, Na Dlouhem lanu 11, phone 235 356 553
Medicover Clinic
- Praha 2, Vysehradska 35, phone 224 921 884
Canadian Medical Care - Praha 6,
Veleslavinska 30, phone 235 360 133
American Medical Centers - Praha 7,
Janovskeho 48, phone 220 807 756
General Health Care Corporation - Praha 1,
Krakovska 8, phone 222 211 206
Health Centre Prague - Praha 1, Vodickova 28,
phone 224 220 040
In case of emergency or an accident use any hospital,
health clinic or the Nemocnice na Homolce Hospital (foreign pavilion) - Praha 5,
Roentgenova 2, phone 257 272 144; 257 272 146.
Lost and Found Office
Praha 1, Karoliny Svetle 5, phone 224 235 085
Lost credit cards: -
American Express - phone 222 800 222
Visa, MasterCard/Eurocard - phone 272
771 111
Diners Club - phone 267 197 450
Czech Republic Red-Letter
Days
- 1 January - New Year, Day of Renovation of the Independent Czech State
-
Easter Monday
- 1 May - Labour Day
- 8 May - Liberation Day (1945)
- 5
July - Cyril and Methodius Day - the Slavic Christianity Prophets
- 6 July -
Master John Hus burning at the stake (1415)
- 28 September - Day of the Czech
Statehood
- 28 October - Independent Czechoslovak State Proclamation Day
(1918)
- 17 November - Day of a Struggle for Liberty and Democracy
- 24
December - Christmas Eve
- 25 December - Christmas Day
- 26 December - St.
Stephen's Day
Embassies
- Austria - Victora Huga 10, 151 15 Praha 5, phone 257 090 511, fax
257 316 045
- Belgium - Valdstejnska 6, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 257 533
283 - 287, fax 257 533 750
- Brazil - Susicka 12, 160 41 Praha 6,
phone 224 324 965, fax 224 312 901
- Canada - Muchova 6, 160 00 Praha
6, phone 272 101 800, fax 272 101 890
- Denmark - Maltezske nam. 5,
118 01 Praha 1, phone 257 531 600, fax 257 531 410
- Finland -
Hellichova 1, 118 00 Praha 1, phone 257 007 130, fax 257 007 132
-
France - Velkoprevorske nam. 2, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 251 171 711, fax
251 171 720
- Germany - Vlasska 19, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 527 531 481,
fax 257 534 056
- Great Britain - Thunovska 14, 118 00 Praha 1, phone
257 402 111, fax 257 402 296
- Greece - Spanelska 14, 120 00 Praha 2,
phone 222 250 955, fax 222 253 686
- Hungary - Ceskomalinska 20, 160
00 Praha 6, phone 233 324 454, fax 233 322 104
- Italy - Nerudova 20,
118 00 Praha 1, phone 233 080 111, fax 257 531 522
- Ireland - Trziste
13, 118 00 Praha 1, phone 257 530 061, fax 257 531 387
- Izrael -
Badeniho 2, 170 01 Praha 7, phone 233 097 500, fax 233 097 519
- Japan
- Maltezske nam. 6, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 257 533 546, fax 257 532 377
-
Netherlands - Gotthardska 6, 160 00 Praha 6, phone 224 312 190, fax 224
312 160
- Norway - Hellichova 1, 118 00 Praha 1, phone 257 323 737,
fax 257 326 827
- Poland - Valdstejska 8, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 257
530 388, fax 257 530 135
- Russia - Pod Kastany 1, 160 00 Praha 6,
phone 233 374 100, fax 233 377 235
- Slovakia - Pod Hradbami 1, 160 00
Praha 6, phone 233 113 051 - 2, fax 233 113 054
- Spain - Pevnostni 9,
162 00 Praha 6, phone 224 311 441, fax 233 341 770
- Sweden - Uvoz 13,
118 01 Praha 1, phone 220 313 200, fax 220 313 240
- Switzerland -
Pevnostni 7, 162 01 Praha 6, phone 220 400 611, fax 224 311 312
-
Ukraine - Charlese de Gaulla 29, 160 00 Praha 6, phone 233 342 000, fax
233 344 366
- USA - Trziste 15, 118 01 Praha 1, phone 257 530 663, fax
257 530 583
Tourist information and
services
In the city centre the tourist information offices of the Prague Information
Service offer, all under one roof, the following information
- all
necessary details concerning Prague (culture, tourism, orientation, traffic,
accommodation and gastronomy, trade and services, nature, sports, important
addresses etc.)
- basic information for tourists concerning the whole Czech
Republic (historical monuments, castles and chateaux, museums, etc.)
-
accommodation on spot in different price categories
- survey of Prague
cultural events in Czech and in English
- tickets for concerts, theatres and
other cultural events
- several kinds of city tours including Vltava
steamboat cruises
- one-day and half-day excursions to castles and other
interesting places in the Prague surroundings
- booklets in foreign languages
providing essential information on Prague, city guides, street maps, etc.
-
tourist tickets for the city transport
- telephone cards
Tourist information centres
- Staromestske namesti (the Old Town
Hall) - Staromestska radnice
- Na Prikope 20
- The Main Railway Station
lobby
- Lesser Town Bridge Tower (summer season only)
- General information in Czech, English and German languages.
Phone : 12
444 - Mo - Fr 8 p.m. - 7 a.m.
(By PIS - Prague Information Service)
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