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Why are Czechs still fascinated by the Celts? A look at František Palacký’s 19th-century account reveals what was known—and ...
From its centuries-old vineyards to its fairytale castles, Central Bohemia offers big attractions beyond the big city.
In today’s episode of our series How did WWII end in the Czech lands?, we recall the last bombing raids on Plzeň with ...
Following Adolf Hitler's rise to power in 1933, the Czechoslovak Republic decided to build a system of border fortifications, as Hitler's foreign policy openly called for a revision of the Versailles ...
While it’s delightful, two nearby towns — straddling the regions of Bohemia and Moravia — feel less commercial and, for many, equally worthwhile. Trebon, a well-preserved town with an ...
The sprawling wine region has very few tourists and low prices, despite its sprawling vineyards and stunning national park.
For gathered in its Main Hall was the cream of the Nazi community that ruled what had once been Czechoslovakia, but was by that time the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. The Nazis were there ...
which was made up of Bohemia, Moravia, Slovakia and a small bit of Russia. “We lost absolutely everything, except for what we had on our bodies,” she said in the interview, given when she was 99.
You'll learn about the history of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in March 1939 and the arrival of Reinhard Heydrich as a representative of the Reich Protector in September 1941 ...