Prague property - property in Prague

Geography
The Czech Republic, as a part of Middle Europe, is squeezed between Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Poland. The country is bordered by the mountains. Its area is almost 79.000 sq. km (30.000 sq. miles), as same size as the island of Ireland. The highest point is Snezka, 1602 m (5222 ft). The capital Prague is just in the middle of the western part of the country, 300 m above sea level.

People
There are about 10 million people in the Czech Republic (1.3 million in Prague). Most of them are Czechs and they speak Czech language. They tend to be polite, mild-mannered with a good sense of humor, not incline to argue or fight. They are intelligent, creative, well educated and can be quite conservative. The largest Church is Roman Catholic one but Czechs are mostly atheists, because of the systematic oppression of religion during Communism.

Economy
Czech industries include power engineering, metallurgy, car manufacture, glass, leather, plastics, chemicals, ceramics and beer.

Climate
The Czech Repiblic is a four seasoned country with a continental climate. The summers tend to be sunny and quite hot, the winters cold, spring and fall mild but changeable.

There is nice weather from May through September. The most recommended month to visit is June. There is nice weather and there are not so many tourists as in July, August and September.

Air pollution is still problem in Prague. In mid-winter (November - February) when people are burning coal for heating, the streets are jammed full of cars and inversion layer occurs. Prague's air can be thick and foul. The City Council started up the programme of gas heating so the air pollution has been getting better in the last years.

Newspapers
One of the most informative English language paper is the weekly paper The Prague Post, written by English and American staff. You can find news, concert, gallery, museum, cinema, theatre, club schedules as well as restaurant reviews and excursion ideas. It is an excellent source of local information.

Emergency
In an emergency dial the following numbers 24 hours a day.
• Police : dial 158
• Ambulance : dial 155
• Fire : dial 150

Crime
Violent crime is still rare by the standards of western Europe or the United States, but there is a great deal of theft. Lock your car and put your valuables in the hotel. Be alert to the danger of pickpockets in crowded places, particularly on trams and metro. Prague is plagued with unscrupulous cabbies. Hailing a taxi on the street is inviting trouble.