![]() The English spelling of the city's name is borrowed from French. At that time, the castle was surrounded by forests, covering the nine hills of the future city – the Old Town on the opposite side of the river, as well as the Lesser Town beneath the existing castle, appeared only later. The Czech práh might thus be understood to refer to rapids or fords in the river, the edge of which could have acted as a means of fording the river – thus providing a "threshold" to the castle.Īnother derivation of the name Praha is suggested from na prazě, the original term for the shale hillside rock upon which the original castle was built. She is said to have ordered the city "to be built where a man hews a threshold of his house". Īnother view to the origin of the name is also related to the Czech word práh (with the meaning of a threshold) and a legendary etymology connects the name of the city with princess Libuše, prophetess and a wife of mythical founder of the Přemyslid dynasty. The Czech name Praha is derived from an old Slavic word, práh, which means " ford" or " rapid", referring to the city's origin at a crossing point of the Vltava river. In 2017, Prague was listed as the fifth most visited European city after London, Paris, Rome, and Istanbul. ![]() Its rich history makes it a popular tourist destination and as of 2017, the city receives more than 8.5 million international visitors annually. ![]() In the same year, the PICSA Index ranked the city as 13th most livable city in the world. In 2019, the city was ranked as 69th most livable city in the world by Mercer. Prague is classified as a "Alpha-" global city according to GaWC studies. It is home to a wide range of public and private schools, including Charles University in Prague, the oldest university in Central Europe. An extensive modern public transportation system connects the city. ![]() The city has more than ten major museums, along with numerous theatres, galleries, cinemas, and other historical exhibits. Since 1992, the historic center of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Main attractions include Prague Castle, Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock, the Jewish Quarter, Petřín hill and Vyšehrad. Prague is home to a number of well-known cultural attractions, many of which survived the violence and destruction of 20th-century Europe. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between the World Wars and the post-war Communist era. It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378) and Rudolf II (r. 1575–1611). Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architectures. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. Prague ( / ˈ p r ɑː ɡ/ PRAHG Czech: Praha ⓘ German: Prag ⓘ Latin: Praga) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia.
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