Praha

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. It is the fifteenth largest city in the European Union.  It is also the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vlatava River, the city is home to about 1.24 million people.  The origin of the name  Praha is rather associated with the word  prah that means a 'threshold', which is a rapid on the river. Prague was not only the capital of the Czech state, but also the seat of two Holy Roman Emperors and thus also the capital of the Holy Roman Empire. It was an important city to the Habsburg Monarchy and its Austro-Hungarian Empire and after World War I  became the capital of Czechoslovakia.