Prague, Wow!

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Prague is packed with history and charisma. The sights are well kept and certainly arent a let down. The prices are still cheap and accomodation is very good. The food is cheap as hell and extremely good quality....The castle offers great views of the city while Charles Bridge always seems to have performers and exhibitions on to keep you entertained. This city is a sheer delight and is a must for anyone serious about travelling Europe...

General Info about Prague


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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

Legal tenders - Crown (Kc)* = 100 Hellers

Coins:
hellers: 50
Kc: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50

Banknotes:
Kc 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000

*Kc = Koruna ceska = Czech crown

Losses of credit cards are to be announced at the following telephone numbers:
272 771 111 - Master Card/Eurocard, Visa
267 197 450 - Diners Club
222 800 222 - American Express

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

Calling from abroad to the Czech Republic

dial 00 420 + local number (9-digit number)

Calling abroad from the Czech Republic

dial 00 country code + local number
Chosen international country codes are listed below.

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International Dialing Codes

Australia 0061
Austria 0043
Belgium 0032
Canada 001
Denmark 0045
France 0033
Germany 0049
Great Britain 0044
Greece 0030
Hungary 0036
Israel 00972
Italy 0039
Japan 0081
Netherlands 0031
Norway 0047
Poland 0048
Portugal 00351
Russia 007
Slovakia 00421
Sweden 0046
Spain 0034
Switzerland 0041
USA 001
Czech Republic 00420

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