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The Battle of Chotusitz, or Chotusice, [b] sometimes called the Battle of Čáslav, took place on 17 May 1742, in Bohemia, now the Czech Republic; it was part of the 1740 to 1742 First Silesian War, itself a subsidiary of the wider War of the Austrian Succession.
The Czech Republic, [c] [12] also known as Czechia, [d] [13] and historically known as Bohemia, [14] is a landlocked country in Central Europe.The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. [15]
In November 1989, the Velvet Revolution replaced the Communist regime with a democratic Czech and Slovak Federative Republic. Three years later, Czech and Slovak representatives agreed to the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia and the formation of separate states. In 1999, the Czech Republic joined Nato and in 2004, became a member of the European ...
Among famous guests there were many European monarchs. The Emperor Karel VI. – visited the place twice (in 1723 and in 1732), king Friedrich II of Prussia (who shortly occupied Chlumec in 1742), the Empress Maria Theresa (in 1743).
Czech architecture, or more precisely architecture of the Czech Republic or architecture of Czechia, is a term covering many important historical and contemporary architectural movements in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. From its early beginnings to the present day, almost all historical styles are represented, including many monuments from ...
History of the Czech Republic by topic (14 C, 1 P) * Czech Republic history-related lists (1 C, 13 P) A. Archaeology of the Czech Republic (5 C, 3 P) C.
Czech Republic portal This category is for the history of the Czech lands before the present-day Czech Republic (est. 1993). It includes the history of the Duchy of Bohemia , the Kingdom of Bohemia , & Czechoslovakia .
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic headquartered in city. 1993 – 1 January: Prague becomes capital of the Czech Republic. [6] 1995 – U.S. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty headquartered in city. [36] 1996 City hosts World Congress of Esperanto; manifesto drafted. Dancing House built. 1997 – Via Foundation headquartered in city.