Czech republic

Grundtvig project EFFECTS OF GENDER STEREOTYPES ON HUMAN ACTIVITIES

November, 17-20 2010Prague

2% of the European Union = 78 864 km ² (21th place in Europe, 115th place in the world)

2% of the European Union = 78 864 km ² (21th place in Europe, 115th place in the world)

Neighbouring countries:

Germany, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria

Administratively, the Czech Republic is divided into 14 regions; one of those being the capital city of Prague.

The largest region - Central Bohemia - surrounds Prague from all sides.

10 515 000 inhabitants(13th place in Europe, 72 in the world)

The list of the largest cities of the Czech Republic opens with the capital city of Prague, which is followed by Plzeň, Brno, Liberec and Ostrava.

• Plzeň • Brno

Czech republic

Capital: Prague = Praha (1 240 000 inhabitants)

State system: parliamentary democracyHead of state: president elected for 5 years

since 2003 Václav KlausOficial language: CzechMinority languages: Slovak, German, PolishCurrency: Czech crown = Kč (1€=25Kč)

History of the Czech republic

• Czechoslovakia (First republic) was established on October 28, 1918

• the separation of the Sudetenland - 1938• In March 1939, the rest of the Czech provinces were

occupied by the German Army : the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was created

• World War II ended on May, 9, 1945• The communist party came to power in February 1948• Prague spring – 1968• Velvet revolution 1989 (November 17 = Student´s day)

Famous persons of the Czech history

Politicians• Charles IV – one of the most significant Czech

sovereigns• Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk – philosopher and

the first Czechoslovak president• Václav Havel – the first

Czech president

Famous persons of the Czech history

Thinkers• Saint Wenceslas – patron

of Bohemia

• Jan Hus – critic of clerical customs of the day• Johan Amos Comenius – author of the modern

conception of pedagogy and education

Famous persons of the Czech history

Sportsmen• Ivan Hlinka – triple world champion in ice hockey, member

of the Ice Hockey Hall of Fame, or International Ice Hockey Foundation

• Eliška Junková – winner of the German Grand Prix in the vehicle category up to 3,000 cm3 in 1927

• Emil Zátopek – quadruple Olympic winner in long-distance running

• Jaromír Jágr, Dominik Hašek – ice hockey • Martina Navrátilová, Ivan Lendl – tenis• Pavel Nedvěd, Petr Čech - football

Famous persons of the Czech history

Musicians• Antonín Dvořák – composer, author of Rusalka opera and

9th New World Symphony• Bedřich Smetana – co-founder of Czech national music,

author of e.g. The Bartered Bride • Ema Destinnová – opera interpreter who also acted with

Enrico Caruso• Leoš Janáček – opera composer and author of e.g. Jenůfa

(Her Step-Daughter)• Bohuslav Martinů – composer of orchestral, chamber and

concerto music

Famous persons of the Czech history

Painters and artists• František Kupka – pioneer of Czech abstract painting• Alfons Mucha – top painter and Art Nouveau graphic

designer• Max Švabinský – top representative of monumental art,

author of the window painting in St. Vitus' Cathedral • Josef Sudek – founder of Czech modern photography• Jan Zrzavý – Czech painter, graphic designer, illustrator

and set designer• Miloš Forman – film director

Famous persons of the Czech history

Writers• Karel Čapek – writer and philosopher• Franz Kafka – writer of German-Jewish origin,

author of short stories Metamorphosis and The Trial

• Bohumil Hrabal – author of poetic prose with grotesque fates of people

• Jaroslav Seifert – recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984

Lifestyle in the Czech republic

Czech gastronomy (is not the healthiest)• Meat (pork, beef, poultry, rabbit)• Gravies and dumplings (bread dumplings,

potato dumplings, dumplings stuffed with smoked meat and even fruit)

• Soups• Deserts!!!

Beverages

• Water (drinking water of a good quality everywhere)

• Beer (more than 60 breweries)• South Moravian wine• Becherovka = high-quality Czech liqueur made

purely from natural ingredients• Fernet (the origins of the bitter Fernet Stock

date to 1927)

Lifestyle in the Czech republic

• Everybody knows to swimm and ski• 80% of Czechs know to play a music

instrument• 70% of families own a weekend house• Common practise: to visit theatres, concerts,

museums, culture monuments• 80% of teenagers (16-18 years) attend dance

lessons

Prague - What you can´t miss

Charles bridge (built 1357) and Malá Strana

What you can´t miss

Jewish town

What you can´t miss

Baroque garden - Valdštejnská Garden

What you can´t miss

National Historic Landmark Municipal House - one of the most significant Art Nouveau buildings in Prague

Cafés!!!!

Café Louvre, Národní, Praha 1

Kavárna Slavia,Národní, Praha 1

Café Savoy, Vítězná 5, Praha 1

Café Imperiál, Na Poříčí, Praha 1

Czech vocabulary

• Dobrý den hello• Dekuju thanks• Prosím please• Kolik? How much?• Pivo beer• Voda water• Kafe coffee• Čaj thé• Promiňte sorry• Ano yes• Ne now

General position of a woman in czech society

• 44,2 % of economically active people are women• Their salary is for 20% lower than the men´s one• Only 28% of managers are women• 60% of university students are women• 22% of deputies in the Czech parliament are

women• 50% of marriages are going to divorce – majority

is required by women

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