Praha

Prague Praha
Capital city
Hlavní město Praha
Montage of Prague, clockwise from top: Panorama of Prague Castle and Charles Bridge, Dancing House, Star Villa, Old Town Square, Wenceslas Square, Wallenstein Palace, Royal Garden at Prague Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral and Municipal House.
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Praga Caput Rei publicae" (Latin) "Prague, Head of the Republic" other historical mottos   "Praga mater urbium" (Latin) "Praha matka měst" (Czech) "Prague, Mother of Cities" "Praga Caput Regni" (Latin) "Prague, Head of the Kingdom"
Coordinates: 50°05′N 14°25′E / 50.083°N 14.417°E / 50.083; 14.417Coordinates: 50°05′N 14°25′E / 50.083°N 14.417°E / 50.083; 14.417
Country	Czech Republic
Founded	c. 880 (castle)
Government
• Mayor	Adriana Krnáčová (ANO)
Area
• Urban	496 km2 (192 sq mi)
Highest elevation	399 m (1,309 ft)
Lowest elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Capital city	1,267,449
• Metro	2,156,097
Demonym(s)	Praguer
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	100 00 – 199 00
Vehicle registration	A
NUTS code	2012
- Total	€40 billion
- Per capita	€32,000([1])
Website	praha.eu

Foreign residents in the city (2016)
Nationality	Population
Ukraine	47,332
Slovakia	28,973
Russia	22,156
Vietnam	12,179
USA	5,517
Bulgaria	4,308
China	4,265
Germany	3,715
United Kingdom	3,628
Kazakhstan	3,520
Poland	3,118
Romania	3,087
France	2,544
Italy	2,512
Belarus	2,308

Motto: "Praga Caput Rei publicae" (Latin)
"Prague, Head of the Republic"

Prague (/ˈprɑːɡ/; Czech: Praha, [ˈpraɦa], German: Prag) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. It is the 14th largest city in the European Union. It is also the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.26 million people, while its larger urban zone is estimated to have a population of nearly 2 million. The city has a temperate climate, with warm summers and chilly winters.

Prague has been a political, cultural, and economic centre of central Europe with waxing and waning fortunes during its history. Founded during the Romanesque and flourishing by the Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque eras, Prague was the capital of the kingdom of Bohemia and the main residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably of Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg Monarchy and its Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian and Protestant Reformation, the Thirty Years' War, and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia, during both World Wars and the post-war Communist era.