New Town, Prague — A street in Nové Město The New Town (Czech: Nové Město) is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent (from the Middle Ages until 1784) towns that today comprise the… … Wikipedia
Old Town Hall — may refer to: in the Czech Republic Old Town Hall (Prague) in Mexico Old Town Hall (Mexico City) in the United Kingdom Sheffield Old Town Hall in the United States On the National Register of Historic Places Old Town Hall (Chester, Connecticut),… … Wikipedia
Prague — /prahg/, n. a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the W central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia. 1,211,000. Czech, Praha /prddah hah/. German, Prag. * * * City (pop., 2001 est.: 1,178,576), capital of the… … Universalium
Prague-East District — District of Prague East Okres Praha východ District Church of St. Wenceslaus from 12th century in Hrusi … Wikipedia
Prague 2 — Prague 2, formally the Prague 2 Municipal District ( Městská čast Praha 2 ), is a second tier municipality in Prague. It is co extensive with the national administrative district ( správní obvod ) of the same name.The district includes all of… … Wikipedia
Prague — This article is about the capital of the Czech Republic. For other uses, see Prague (disambiguation). Prague Czech: Praha Montage … Wikipedia
New Year's Eve — For other calendars, see New Year. For other articles with similar names, see New Year (disambiguation). New Year s Eve Also called Hogmanay (Scotland), Calennig (Wales), Silvester (Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary,… … Wikipedia
Defenestrations of Prague — The Defenestrations of Prague were two incidents in the history of Bohemia. The first occurred in 1419 and the second in 1618, although the term Defenestration of Prague more commonly refers to the latter incident. Both helped to trigger… … Wikipedia
Town and gown — are two distinct communities of a university town; town being the non academic population and gown metonymically being the university community, especially in ancient seats of learning such as Oxford, Cambridge and St Andrews, though also in more … Wikipedia
Josefov (Prague) — Josefov (also Jewish quarter; Josephstadt in German) is a town quarter and the smallest cadastral area of Prague, today Czech Republic, formerly the Jewish ghetto of the town. It is completely surrounded by Old Town. The quarter is often… … Wikipedia