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What are some fun facts about Czech?

20 Interesting Facts About the Czech Republic

• The Czech Republic ranks as the seventh safest country to live in the world.
• The country’s expat community is huge.
• It has the most castles in Europe.
• The Czech Republic is home to the largest ancient castle in the world.
• The Elbe River rises in the country.

Is Czech one of the hardest languages?

People often say that Czech is one of the most difficult languages in the world. An English person, however, might find Czech very hard because the grammar structure and words are very different to English. Our students are mostly English speakers and they know that learning Czech is not always a breeze.

What do Czech call themselves?

Czechia
The Czech Republic wants to be known as “Czechia” to make it easier for companies and sports teams to use it on products and clothing. The country will retain its full name but Czechia will become the official short geographic name, as “France” is to “The French Republic”.

Is Czech a rare language?

The Czech language is spoken by a little under 11 million people in the world, but most of them reside in the Czech Republic.

What Czech is famous for?

10 cool facts about the Czech Republic

• It’s home to robotic origins.
• Czechs are mad about mushrooms.
• Being bohemian is more than a lifestyle.
• You will find some of the most medieval originals in Europe.
• The Czech Republic is famous for its beer.
• You can explore the king of all castles.
• It’s east and west.

Why is Czech so famous?

The Czech Republic is famous for: Castles, there are several hundreds of castles, chateaus, and mansions in Czechia. Beer, the original Budweiser is made in the Czech Republic by the Budweiser Budvar Brewery, and home of Pilsner beer is the Czech city of Pilsen (Plzeň). Curd cheese called “syrečky”.

What is the Czechoslovakian flag?

Flag of the Czech Republic

Use	National flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	1 January 1993 (Czech Republic) 30 March 1920 (Czechoslovakia)
Design	Two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a blue isosceles triangle based on the hoist side.
Designed by	Jaroslav Kursa

How old is the Czech language?

The Bohemian (Czech) language is first recorded in writing in glosses and short notes during the 12th to 13th centuries. Literary works written in Czech appear in the late 13th and early 14th century and administrative documents first appear towards the late 14th century.