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Prague is a beautiful historical city and one of the top tourist destinations in Europe. On this page I have summarised basic info and answers to the most frequently asked questions.

What Country is Prague In?

Prague (population 1.3m) is the capital of the Czech Republica small country (population 10.6m) in the middle of Europenext to Germany.

Czech Republic is one of the two countries which originated from the split of Czechoslovakia on 1 January 1993 (the other country is of course Slovakia). Many foreigners still incorrectly refer to the country as Czechoslovakia.

You might be familiar with some of the famous people or products from the Czech Republic:

Where Is Prague Located on the Map?

Prague is located in the middle of the Czech Republicwhich lies in Central Europe to the east of Germany and also borders on AustriaSlovakia and Poland.

When you look at a map of Europeyou will find the Czech Republic almost exactly in the middle of the continentapproximately in the middle of the imaginary line connecting Italy and Sweden.

Both Prague and the Czech Republic often claim the title “the heart of Europe”although admittedly that title is also being claimed by several other cities and countries in the region.

Prague Coordinates

Prague latitude is 50°5′ Northwhich is roughly similar to LondonParis or Vancouver.

Prague longitude is 14°25′ Eastwhich is roughly similar to Berlin or Rome.

Notable Cities near Prague

There are several big and well-known cities within 300-400 km from Prague:

Notable Cities in the Czech Republic

The population of Prague is 1.3 millionwhich is about 12% of the total population of the Czech Republic (10.6 million). Other big cities in the Czech Republic (although all much smaller than Prague) include:

Being among the most visited cities in the worldPrague is by far the top tourist target in the Czech Republic. Other popular destinations include:

Prague Time Zone

Prague and the entire Czech Republic use the Central European Time (CET)which is one hour ahead of Londonor GMT+1.

In winter Prague time zone is UTC+1while in summer the Czech Republic observes Daylight Saving Time (DST) and its time zone is UTC+2.

Prague has the same time zone as most of continental Europeincluding GermanyFranceItaly or Scandinavia.

Prague Time Differences vs. Selected Cities

These time differences are valid in summerwhen DST is used in the Czech Republic. Throughout the yearthe time difference may shift by 1 or 2 hours for places which don’t observe DSTor use DST differentlyparticularly places in the southern hemisphere or near the Equator. For examplethe time difference between Prague and Singapore is 6 hours in summer and 7 hours in winteras Singapore does not observe DST. The time difference between Prague and Rio de Janeiro is 5 hours in June and only 3 hours in Decemberas Brazil’s DST use is opposite to the Czech Republic.

To check current time differences between citiesit is best to use the Time Zone Converter at timeanddate.com.

Which Language Is Spoken in Prague?

The official language spoken in Prague and the Czech Republic is Czech.

Czech is a Slavic language – like Russian or Polish. Due to location and historythe Czech language (and particularly some of its regional dialects) has also been quite heavily influenced by German (or Austrian German). There are many Czech words with German origin which you don’t find in other Slavic languages.

The Czech Republic is the only country in the world which uses the Czech language. Other languages most similar to Czech are Slovak (Czechs and Slovaks understand each other without much difficulty) andto some extentPolish (less similar than Slovakbut as a Czech I can still understand a little bit of Polish).

In most Prague hotelsrestaurants and other places frequented by tourists you can use English without any problems. The staff also often understands German and Russian.

A Few Useful Czech Words

Good morning / formal hello (literally good day) = Dobrý den [pronounced dob-ree den]

Good evening = Dobrý večer [dob-ree ve-tcher]

Informal hello (don’t use with strangers) = Ahoj [a-hoy]

How are you? = Jak se máš? [yak se maash]

Please = Prosím [pro-seem]

Thank you = Děkuji [dye-kuu-yi]

… but the locals won’t be offended if you just use their English equivalents.

Anywaythe first and often the only Czech word that visitors learn and use is:

Pivo [pi-vo]

It means beer.

Prague Name in Different Languages

If you are visiting Pragueit is also useful to know its name in the Czech language: Praha. It is pronounced pra-ha (the h is pronounced clearlylike in “holiday”).

The name of Prague in some other languages is:

This is also reflected on Prague’s official logo which you will find in many places throughout the city:

Prague logo

Prague Currency

The official currency of the Czech Republic is Czech korunacode CZKlocally often denoted as Kč.

Note that like in Germanythe decimal symbol is a commanot a point. The point symbol is sometimes used as thousands separatorbut more typically thousands are separated with a space.

For example:

1 234,56 Kč = one thousand two hundred and thirty-four korunas and fifty-six hellers.

One koruna is divided into 100 hellers (haléř in Czech). Howeverheller coins are no longer in circulation and fractions of korunas are only used in electronic payments. In a supermarketindividual items may be priced with fractions of korunasbut the balance will be rounded to whole korunas when you pay.

Czech Koruna Banknotes and Coins

Coins: 125102050 CZK

Guess what – the 50 CZK coin actually features Prague Castle and is made of two different metals – very beautiful. You may want to keep one as a souvenir.

50 CZK coin

Banknotes: 100200500100020005000 CZK

Of coursein many places the 2000 and 5000 notes are not well received when paying very small amounts. If you are stuck with a note too big to usea supermarket is the best place to get some change.

Exchanging Money & Czech Koruna Exchange Rates

As a tourist in Pragueyou will often be able to pay in eurosespecially in hotels. Many restaurants and even supermarkets also accept eurosbut note that the exchange rates they use are often very unfavourable to you. It is best to exchange a larger amount at the beginning of your stay and then always pay in cash in Czech koruna. Just don’t exchange money at the airport – the exchange rates are extremely unfavourable there; the city centre (particularly Old Town) is much betteras there are many exchange offices competing with each other.

The current (March 2020) Czech koruna exchange rates are:

This is just to get a rough idea. The exchange rates constantly change. You can always check the current official rates of Czech koruna against all major currencies on the official website of the Czech National Bank.