The Vltava River valley provided favorable conditions for settlement, which is why Prague was established there. Prague has a population of over 1 million people and covers an area of 496 square kilometers. The Vltava River flows through Prague for 31 kilometers and has 9 islands along it. There are 18 bridges that span the Vltava River in Prague.

1. P ra ha
The Vltava valley was an ideal place
for people to settle in. Celts, Slavs or
other cultures that came before them,
they all found favourable conditions in
the area. That’s why Prague was

2. B a s ic F a c ts
a bo ut P ra g ue
a re a 4 9 6 s q km quot;
p o p u la tio n 1 , 1 7 0 , 5 7 1 ( p o s itio n a s p e r 3 1 s t
D e c e mb e r 2 0 0 4 )
M a in r ive r The Vlta va r ive r flo w s th r o u g h P r a g ue
in the le ng th o f 3 1 k m , its ma x im u m w id th b e in g
330 m
Th e r ive r ha s 9 is la n d s
B r id g e s o ve r Vlta va D o w n s tr e a m - Z á vo d u mír u ,
B r a nic k ý , B a r r a n d o vs k ý , Že le z n ičn í ( R a ilw a y ),
P a la c k é h o , J ir á s k ův , L e g ií, K a r lův ( C ha r le s ),
M á n e s ův , Če c hův , Šte fá n ik ův , H lá vk ův , N e g r e ll' s
via d u c t , L ib e ňs k ý , H o le šo vic k ý r a ilw a y ,
B a r ik á d n ík ů, H o le šo vic k ý tr a mw a y , Tr o y
fo o tb r id g e
1 8 b r id g e s a lto g e th e r
P r a g u e h is to r ic a l c e n tr e H r a d ča ny , M a lá S tr a n a
( L e s s e r To w n ), S ta r é M ěs to ( O ld To w n ) inc lu d in g

3. N a tio n a l M u s e u m
One of the biggest
Museums in
Prague, the
National Museum
is one of the main
tourist attractions.
Originated in 1818
in Prague by
Kašpar Maria
Šternberg, the

4. T h e e n d
Karolína
&
Kateřina