The red roofs and white walls were there historically because the tiles are from Terracota which is naturaly this color and the walls were being covered with lime because it was cheap and it protected the wall from moisture. And it is still the same today, because the city is UNESCO world heritage, so when you own the house there and you wanna do a renovation on your house you have to use the original materials and keep the original looks.
No, Czechia doesn't have any alps, our mountains are geologically much older, that's why they're much lower and smooth (we don't have those typical mountain spiky peaks) but most of Czechia is actually higher than 200m above sea level and the majority is hilly
Some answers: Firstly, as others said before, Alps end up south of Czechia, in Austria. Pretty much whole of Czechia is located on the so called Czech Massive, a very old Primordial piece of tectonic desk that stopped the Tertiary wrinkling (I am translating Czech terms to English, hopefully not too wrongly) which raised the Alps after Africa crashed to Eurasia. This massive did not wrinkle, thus our mountains are not as high or sharp and pointy as Alps (and other youngish mountains). They are all rather like big or even huge hills, mostly round without really steep climbs (with some exceptions created however much later by glaciers) as they are either remains of much older mountains smoothed down by eons or they were raised by undulations as a secondary effect of the above mentioned Alpine wrinkling. Ještěd mountain (with it's tower on top) in particular is in Jizerské mountains. Secondly, those structured rocks: those in Bohemian Paradise (and other similar) are made of sandstone and were carved in those shapes by wind, water and ice through many millennia. And as for those basaltic rocks looking like organ pipes, those layers probably were originally horizontal but were broken and moved or turned by some geological processes. And thirdly, yes, we did fight with the Ottoman Empire, as we were then part of Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian, though that change was way after Ottoman wars) Empire which fought many battles and wars with Ottomans and helped to stop their advance into Europe.
The red roof and white walls are not common everywhere, but it had to do with the available materials. Roofing material as well as bricks were made from clay available in the region. Where this material was scarce, for example, houses were made of wood or straw and large buildings such as castles , fortresses, churches or bridges were made of stone.
7:15 No, the Alps run far south of the Czech-Austrian border. 11:50 Vaduz is pronounced "Vadoots". 12:55 "Austria had a battle with the Ottomans." - ONE??? 😂 Dozens!
Czechia has a massive beef with Lichtenstein The Lichtenstein royal family claims to own lands in Czechia which have the area twice as large as Lichtenstein itself.
Yes. From Wikipedia: The country [Liechtenstein] has an international dispute with Czech Republic and Slovakia concerning the estates of its princely family in those countries. After World War II, Czechoslovakia, as it then was, acting to seize what they considered to be German possessions, expropriated the entirety of the Liechtenstein dynasty's hereditary lands and possessions in the Czech regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. The expropriations (which were the subject of an unsuccessful court case brought by Liechtenstein in the German courts and the International Court of Justice) included over 1,600 km² (which is ten times the size of Liechtenstein) of agricultural and forest land mostly in Moravia, also including several family castles and palaces. An offer from the Czech Republic to return the palaces and castles (without the surrounding land) was rejected by Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein recognised and established diplomatic relations with the Czech Republic on 13 July 2009 and with Slovakia on 9 December 2009. Liechtenstein's ruling prince, Hans-Adam II, has announced that the principality will take no further legal action to recover the appropriated assets.
There are over 2000 castles, chateaux, ruins and fortresses in the Czech Republic. We have a long history and I would recommend Prague to all tourists, but it is not the only one worth visiting. We are a small country, but historically, culturally and naturally rich. Look at the castles Karlstejn, Loket, Bouzov, Šternberk, Křivoklát....I can't list them all here, there are too many 🙂
Those mountains were settled by Germans (Sudetenland), in the late 1400s, in a valley there, they found the first big silver strike, at Joachimsthal (Jacob's Valley). They started making big silver coins there, nicknamed thalers. In Dutch this became a daler. In New Amsterdam (NYC) this became a dollar.
1. The Word "Robot - Origin: The word "robot" was introduced in the play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Czech writer Karel Čapek (1920). The term was actually coined by his brother Josef Čapek. - In the U.S.: Americans use the word "robot" daily, but very few know its Czech origin. 2. Budweiser (Beer Name) - Origin: The name Budweiser was inspired by Czech beer from the town of České Budějovice (German: Budweis). - Difference: American Budweiser (by Anheuser-Busch) is not directly related to Czech Budweiser (Budějovický Budvar), but the name is derived from it. - In the U.S.: Many Americans don't realize that the name of their favorite beer has Czech roots. 3. Mushroom Foraging - Origin: Mushroom foraging is a deeply rooted tradition in the Czech Republic. - In the U.S.: Foraging has gained popularity in recent years, but most Americans are unaware of its cultural significance in Czech traditions. 4. Czech Crystal (Bohemia Crystal) - Origin: Czech crystal is one of the finest in the world, and many glass products sold in the U.S. are made in the Czech Republic. - In the U.S.: Americans often admire luxurious glassware and chandeliers without realizing their Czech origin. 5. Coffee in Cans (e.g., Maxwell House) - Origin: The process of roasting and preserving coffee in cans was developed by Czech inventor Karel Havlíček Borovský. - In the U.S.: This method of coffee distribution is commonplace, but few know about its Czech origins. 6. Bata Shoes - Origin: The global footwear giant Baťa was founded in Zlín, Czech Republic. - In the U.S.: While the Bata brand is less known in the U.S., its methods of mass production and retail concepts influenced the entire footwear industry. - In the U.S.: Many Americans are unaware of the Czech roots of this global company. 7. Contact Lenses - Origin: Modern soft contact lenses were invented by Czech scientist Otto Wichterle. - In the U.S.: Millions of Americans wear contact lenses daily, yet the Czech origin is virtually unknown. 8. The Oscar Statuette - Origin: The iconic Oscar statuette was designed by sculptor with Czech roots, Josef Rosenthal. - In the U.S.: The Oscar is one of the most recognized awards globally, but its Czech design remains little known. 9. Pilsner (Beer Style) - Origin: The first pale lager of the Pilsner type was brewed in Plzeň in 1842. - In the U.S.: Pilsner is one of the most popular beer styles, but few know its origins trace back to the Czech Republic. 10. Nanotechnology Patents - Origin: The Czech Republic is a pioneer in nanotechnology, with patents used in the U.S. for water filtration and medical materials. - In the U.S.: Americans often don’t realize that many advanced technologies have Czech origins. 11. The Word "Dollar" - Origin: The name "dollar" comes from the Czech word tolar, referring to the silver coins called Jáchymovský tolar (minted from 1519 in the town of Jáchymov, Czech Republic). - History: Tolars were widely used across Europe and eventually lent their name to the currencies used in North America, including the U.S. dollar. - In the U.S.: The dollar is one of the most recognized currencies in the world, but few Americans know its name traces back to the Czech Republic. Summary: Americans regularly use words, technologies, and products with Czech origins - from the word "robot" to the name "dollar," Pilsner beer, and contact lenses - without knowing their origins. Czech influence is subtle but significant, enriching everyday life in the U.S. more than people realize.
4:10 it is said it’s 9th century, you heard that right at first. But actually according to the historians it was in 723 founded by countess Libuše and her husband Přemysl Oráč.
Since you mentioned Gustavus i would like to remind that his biggest rival, Albrecht von Wallenstein was Czech (Albrecht z Valdštejna). The estate he built and that remained in the Valdštejn family till 1945 is today the seat of Czechia's Senate
Great picks from Ryan, what was definitely missing was the Moravian Tuscany. It's in Moravia, far from Prague so not many tourists know about it. It's got amazing green rolling hills and vineyards!
I'd like to add that even though often not as beautiful as the pond in Lednice, man made ponds are very common in Czechia. We have over 20,000 of them ranging from small to huge. The biggest one is called Rožmberk and it measures 1.9 squared miles. They have a special name, which doesn't translate well to english called "Rybník" derived from "Ryba" which means fish and they are by definition artificial, made to keep fish.
12:49 no Czechia did not have direct contact with Ottomans as they only get as west as Vienna. But we were invaded by Cumans in the 14th and 15th century. The Cumans were Christianized people or Turkish origin. The Ottomans were Islamic people of Turkish origin. If you like games there is a Czech RPG Kingdom come Deliverance which is set in this era when Cumans invaded Bohemia (today's Czechia)
Well actually, there were Turkish raids that reached Moravia especially during the 17th Century. Battles were fought on the border crossings in White Carpatians and Turks broke the defenses and raided as far as Brno and Přerov in 1663/4. Only in the district of Uherské Hradiště, 49 towns and villages were burned down and everyone over 40 years old was massacred, the rest taken back to Ottoman Empire and put into slavery.
If you were asking about the contact with the Ottomans due to existence of minaret, the legend is this. Duke of Lichtenstein was looking to build something, and the first idea that he will build a new church, but he was unable to make an agreement with people in Lednice about the new church. So in the end he had decided that he will build a mosque as the orientalism was all te rage. (There also was a Chinese pavilion in the park, but that If I am not mistaken, had burned down) But when the construction had begun, they soon found out, that the soft, muddy soil can't, even with all the oaken pilling, bear the weight of proposed mosque, so in the end only minaret was build.
We would be happy to welcome you to our place in Bohemia. A historical game set in the Middle Ages, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, is also being developed in the Czech Republic. Its story takes place in the medieval town of Kutná Hora.
Czechs had a contact with Otomans as Czech soldiers and Czech (Bohemian and Moravian) units/battalions were part of Austrian imperial army. It was not on territory of Bohemia or Moravia, but for example by the siege of Vienna.
Hi, thank you for your interest in history. And about the minaret - rich people were interested in traveling and foreign countries. they had minarets in their gardens - it was fashionable.
It was exactly that … and slightly more spicy in case of Lednice at the same time: You now at that time the Lichtenstein prince had some beef with mayor and council of the small town his Lednice castle was within (it was already 19th century so he had no absolute rule over). He proposed that he would subsidize construction of new representative church for Lednice town on the central square - yet he had some condition (I don’t remember, some special requirements which would jeopardize something else), which were unacceptable for the townsfolk. They rejected him. He, partly out of spite and out of mockery decided to build minaret instead (at the end of his massive romantic park, where this type of building was ended fashionable, that is true. Reportedly this was however the first inspiration)
My mum and dad were part of a Group from England who travelled all over Europe in a London Double Decker Red Bus. They loved Czechoslovakia (as it was then). The people there were so generous to the party. They were greeted by crowds everywhere they went and had small gifts pressed into their hands whenever they broke their journey. Their final outward destination was Russia.
One of the structures that flashes at the end, the church with walls in a shape of a star, makes an echo if you stand outside between the pointa of the walls
The Alps are not here, someone already wrote about it here, but they are not that far away, in the east of the republic the Carpathians begin, as for the Zvíkov castle, it is the Orlická dam, which was built in 1954-1961 of the last century with an area of 27.32 km² and a volume of 720,000,000 m³, so at the time of the castle, there was a deep cut to the water surface. Lednice castle and the entire area, which includes several villages and towns, is all artificially built, they are artificial ponds and the Minaret is only a decoration from the Orient, such an addition to the park, the note is that it is tilted by several degrees. because not only the Liechtensteins but also the Habsburgs ruled here and they had great property here. And the founding of Prague was around 723 AD.
The thing about all these houses and buildings (not just the Czech Republic and these houses) but with a lot of buildings in Europe is that history, cities/buildings in Europe can be 100 years old if not older and at that time you had to take the materials that were in those countries or regions, it wasn't as easy as it is today to transport from other countries :)
keep in mind that also US-American cities have despite some people thinking they are all modern often still buildings from centuries ago. The oldest house in New York for instance is the Dutch 'Wycloff house' from 1652. And also they as well as for instance the more known 'Brownstone houses' from the 19th century were also created from the next spots which offered such materials (in the case of the brownstones from nearby Pennsylvania. Btw, those brownstones were built exactly the same time as the German 'Gruenderzeit' (because both countries boomed at that time more than the big competitors) which also used material from nearby pots which offered the necessary resources). Long story short: Europeans AND also Americans should know about that, because it was in general common to build houses this way and just in more modern time this changed (partly, because its often also today its often still the same).
The Queen which was captured in the Burg Bezdez (German: Boesel) was Kunigunde von Halitsch (English: Kunigunda of Halych, Czech: Kunhuta Uherská or Kunhuta Haličská) together with her son Wenzel II (Václav II) ... and no, not Gustav Adolf but the famous opponent war leader (and undertaker) on the Catholic side, Albrecht von Wallenstein, was there.
It's not a controversial question :-) Czechs and Slovaks are two different nations, and in short, we each wanted to live in our own country. We broke up without any problems, no war (pretty cool, huh? :-) , and Czechia and Slovakia remaining basically on good terms.
just remember this: there are 8/eight 'Alps/Alpen countries/states' which also work in different organization related to the Alps together: Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Monaco. Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy also work together as 'Arge Alps' (German: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Alpen). Technically tiny parts of Hungary, Croatia etc. are also part of the Alps but not enough to consider them as 'Alp countries'. Liechtenstein is the only country which area is full part of the Alps. Austria comes next with about 60% (and third of the whole Alp population is living there).
You can see those interesting rock formations in Czechia kind of similar/connected to the ones on the German side which are all part or connected to the Elbe Sandstone Mountains (Elbe Sandstone Highlands).. Elb/Elbe is a river (which also runs over Dresden to and through Hamburg btw.). Terms which are associated with this mountain range is 'Saechische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland) and/or Boehmische Schweiz (Bohemian Switzerland) The Saxon Switzerland and Bohemian Switzerland national parks, known also as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland, are located within the territory of those Elbe Sandstone Mountains. You have on both sides, in Czech as well as in Germany a lot of those interesting rock formations which are generally spoken different to the ones you find in the Alpen/Alps due to the different material mixes they are made of and therfor also how they have been created in the first place. Its a bit similar to the difference between the Rocky Mountains and the Monument Valley regions ...
12:04 If you're curious about the break up between Czech Republic and Slovakia i very much recommend looking into it a bit more. - it's actually a very "not controversial" question, since it's a rare occasion of two countries splitting without any sort of military conflict. They just agreed to do in 1993, shortly after the fall of the communism regime. But they still remain very close, calling the other country "brothers" and such. (maybe until recently because of different political parties in charge) Interesting piece of history that we are pretty proud of to this day in the Czech Republic i would say:D
I am so pleased and surprised that you actually know a lot about Europe and its history. I do not want to stereotype this but most Americans don't. Good job 😀
You're glad?!?! Good for you I'd live almost everywhere except the third world and USA 😂 Most of things here are better than in USA especially prices for medical service. Greetings from Czechia.❤
@@yinloveyang Grandma taught me how to count to ten in Czech. First few school years on the homestead the local teacher spoke Czech, not English. Life was tough homesteading even in 1900.
Czechia is just shorthand.. It make more sense in Czech (Česko), German (Tschechien) or French (Tchéquie)... I admit I do not like the English version as many end up calling us Chechnya :)))))) The red roofs are more or less traditional (made from clay) and most if not all historical centres are protected with very strict rules and regulation of what you could or could not do when restoring (even if its your own home). In Prague and Krumlov (Krumlov is only 20min away by train-bus from my hometown and where i live = city of Budweis) its almost mandatory to use a certain colour + type of roofing to keep the historical fabric of the place.. Unfortunately we don't have proper mountains. the highest is in the north with its peak around 1600m... A Czechoslovakia, the great Tratra mountains in east Slovakia was more deserving of the title. Interestingly enough, the Czech republic is surrounded by low mountains and highlands from all sides (it looks like bowl), so you can spot the borders very easily from space and earth pics... Thus when looking at our borders from maps in the 1200s and 1300s, the Kingdom of Bohemia borders are almost the same... The Carpathians start east of Brno and then continues to Slovakia... Here is a nice older video but it speaks of other towns as well ruclips.net/video/nkUKjD3aJXA/видео.html Enjoy and give us a shout next time when you're around.. beer is on us 🍻
I don't like Czechia it sounds too much like Čechy and i am from Silezia and most of my acestors are from Moravia, Silezia and Slovakia and from what i know i had no filthy Čechaček ancestor. So i don't like Czechia for me it will be only Czech Rpublic.
Tschechien and Tschetchenien are even closer. And seriously, not liking the centuries-old name of your own country ("Czechia" has been used for more than 500 years) just because it is somewhat similar to the name of another country (which is not even independent) is rather weird. Seems like uniquely Czech thing.
@@Gosudar well during census of population many people in maravia wrote as nationality moravian and there is more stuff so i can say many people take it seriuosly..
The only propper one word name for the Czech Republic is - Czechlands. And not a name of Prague football club form first half of 20th century (and not very good one)... End of story!
@Gosudar I meant not liking the newly introduced English short hand version. I was trying to convey that in Czech, German, French and other languages a shorthand version already existed long time ago and feels natural as opposed to the English one that was more or less forced and newly introduced... I still use Czech Republic...and proudly so whatever the name is
12:49 no (and yes) - Czechia didn’t have direct contact with the Ottomans - that is no direct invasion on our land. YET for centuries Ottomans were direct immediate threat nearby and at the same time we had be ruled over by Habsburg dynasty, who did rule over both Austria and Hungary -> hence our men were DRAFTED constantly in big numbers over the centuries to fight the Ottomans
11:28 The Liechtenstein family is still actively making effort to get the Lednice-Valtice area back. It´s very possible they will succeed. They were negotiating with president, the case is still at court.
4:16 "HOLY Roman emperor"! There is a big difference between that and what he said. .....several hundred years actually 10:58 yes it is. this chateau was a sort of flex of house of Liechtenstein. There were exotic collections in it galleries, gardens were separated into sections, each done in a different style (this pond is a part of "English section") and so on. It was a place where they would invite other dynasties, dignitaries and people of power to awe them and show off their wealth. This place was also a part of a dispute between Czech Republic and Principality of Liechtenstein, which haven't recognized Czech Republic as a sovereign state until 2009 because of it. 11:57 many European Houses held counties in different "states" ("" because what we view as a 'state' nowdays is very different than what it meant 100 years ago. Remember that monarchy is based on allegiances and relationships between ruling families, not geography), or simply states that they were part of simply dissolved into smaller independent countries (which is the case here) 12:00 not controversial. it was brought by a wave of apathy 12:58 not "battle" they shared border for several hundred years. What I believe you are referring to is siege of Vienna in 1529 by Ottomans. At that time, Archduchy of Austria (of which Vienna was the capital) was part of Holy Roman Empire, which also included lands of Bohemia and Moravia. So yes, Czechs had contact with the Ottomans 14:02 s**t was already about to go down and this was just that one spark that set the world ablaze....
If you live in a place, that is protected because it´s a historical reservation or something like that, you have to keep the look and status of your house, that´s why they´r all white with the red roof, but not just that. The red roofing was for a longest time prestige thing. You did not see that on houses in villages, maybe a Mayer, the poor people also couldn't afford to build from bricks so when they did not want to build from thatch, they could rocks, they found in rivers and such, that´s how lots of our castles got destroyed, or they could build from wood, but it was as bad as thatch, you can´t expect such a house to last. As you could see we build to last.
1:18 - it's related to both - material and sight keepers not allowing to use anything different and also everything was renovated in last 30 years, so roofs look pretty much new, check old videos from communist time, roods had many shades of grey, black and brown back in the day 😀 BTW, "many holy Roman emperors" means just Charles IV and Rudolph II, but we like to exaggerate it how many of them were sitting in Prague 😀 5:02 - Czechis is actually very car centric nation (probably because of so many car brands located here) and it's neverending fight between local Praguers and high class people traveling to Prague with their SUVs and blocking historical squares for no reason + a lot of annoying cars with D on their plate, I don't know why Germans are that annoying with their cars and try to get everywhere, but I guess it's the same reason - a lot of car history in their country. Today mayor of Prague is from pretty much car centric party, so things will get worse for pedestrians, previous government (Pirates) did a lot of things for pedestrians and for getting rid of cars (turning squares back to squares, not parking lots etc....), not all of them were successfull, but they at least tried. Prague will turn into traffic hell in next years with new wave of "moving of nations" because those people bring their village car culture with them and native Praguers hate it. And don't take me wrong, I am not some commies who wants to ban cars, I just believe that when you freedomly make a decision to live on gothic square in historic city with narrow streets, you should have enough brain cells, to let your car in some garages out of center or get rid of it completely, but for these people, it's just symbol of their status, they want to bee seen on oldtown square in SUV and they don't care that people think they are idiots, you often see them how they scratch their cars or stuck somewhere and you see how people who walk around have fun because of it, and still, they will do it again and go there by car next day. 😀 11:04 - we don't have any bigger natural lakes in Czechia, all bigger bodies of water you see are ponds, artifical lakes or water dams. 🙂 13:01 - Yes, ofcourse, Austrian rulers were sending Czechs to fight ottomans and turks for centuries, it's even part of some of our fairytale stories. 14:00 - This is what we learn in Czech schools - WWI didn't start because of assassination, it was just excuse for starting war, but it would start anyway.
Czech fought with sultan Suleyman I. at battle of Mohac ( Hungary ), lost and our king died (without heir) in retreat. This lead into ocupation of Hungary and Habsburgs recieved Czech-Hungarian throne which lead into creation of Austro-Hungarian empire. For curiosity few centuries earlier another czech king Přemysl II died in battle over Emperors title against Albrecht I Habsburg which lead into their rise in power and Austrian throne.
The Ottomans were stopped at Vienna, but in the South Moravian legends there are mentions of their raids, probably by reconnaissance units. The minaret in Lednice may suggest this, but it is a romantic building, it was never intended to serve the needs of the muezzins, and as far as I know it never did.
About the breakup of Czechoslovakia basically there was a little bit of tension between czechs and slovaks about the order of the now democratic republic so they decide is best to split. (Slovakia felt under Czech rule since they had higher population and everything)
Your question regarding split of Czechoslovakia, it's not very controversial, it was very peaceful and it ultimately boils down to ,,Hey, so we kinda want to do our thing and you want to do yours, we always clash where institutions and industry should be built, let's split up. Aight, bet." Some claim the people were never even properly informed and it just happened. To this day, Czechs and Slovaks just walk hand in hand. You should watch a video on that, namely ,,Velvet Divorce"
The countries have split because Slovakia felt left behind, and Czechia was like, yup, let's split. It's not a sensitive topic. The further away we are from the split, the more the differences show. It was only for the best, only leaving the close relations between each other, as hundreds if not thousands of families live scattered over the two countries.
Well, we had contact with the Ottomans. Our future king Sigismund fought them in the battle of Nicopolis. But first time we came to real contact was in battle of Mohács, where they killed our king Louis II. and his dynasty died out. Later we fought them as part of the Habsburg monarchy, and later, when we revolted, threw some men of the window (our speciality) and effectively started 30 years war, we tried to persuade the sultan to attack Austria, which he kind of did, via his vassals, but to late to help support uprising. But this minaret was built in the 19th century, when Europe was fascinated with the Orient, and was designed by Josep Hartmut, our famous enterpriser and architect, who invented new pencil (or improved it, if you like).
the water around lednice is certainly man-made - there are very few natural lakes in CZ, but a lot of man-made ponds (including some really big ones, biggest is almost 500ha (1ha = 10k m^2))
there were occasional ottoman raids to Moravia, whenever they reached Vienna, but compared to rest of our neighbors Turks were cruel but a minor annoyance. more of contact "enjoyed" more southeastern parts of austro-hungarian empire (where czechs also served as soldiers).
The word ROBOT was the brainchild of a Czech playwright, novelist and journalist named Karel Čapek (1880-1938) who introduced it in his 1920 hit play, R.U.R., or Rossum’s Universal Robots. Robot is drawn from an old Church Slavonic word, robota, for “servitude,” “forced labor” or “drudgery.”
I'm not simple Czech, but i clicked! If u like history and play video games. Kingdom Come: Deliverence 2 is comming at 4th of Fabruary. It will be in places from this video Trosky castle, Bohemia paradise, Kutná Hora city. It's not simplified game for spoiled Americans thou 😄In the first game u start as a useless peasant that can't read. Now you are a knight, it's much more advanced realistic Skyrim.
4:50 I wish this was true for rest of this country. Unfortunatelly you re referring about one square. BTW: not many citizens visits this place. I do once a year. It s a place mainly for tourists these days.
The center/heard of Europe is Germany if you combine all criterions to a vague but pragmatic usable result. Everything else is wrong. One should btw not mistakes that with Central Europe (in German: Mitteleuropa) which as a region includes many countries/regions. There is additionally a kind of Greater Central Europe (which includes for instance France) which makes sense for some contexts like for instance talking about a certain Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age region/culture/people - or in other contexts like the Frankish Empire as hotspot (which also included different countries) etc... Anyway, if one looks at 'THE' geographical dot as center then there is none. Instead you have many different ones as result of many different ways to measure it. Thats why also Wikipedia does not answer this question but gives instead a certain overview about different results of different measurements. And this will not change irrelevant whatever one tries to make up. Keep in mind that there is no logical' geographical reason why Europe (or Asia) starts from a certain region in the first place. There is even no single logical reason why continents are continents. All of that are in reality a collection of different flawed criterion which kind of help as a vague result to order the world/reality. Thats btw. also just the sense of categories. And that you cannot measure a single 'dot' as center should already be obvious if you are aware about that you could start to measure from the continental plate Europe lies also on (and which lays as a huge part under water and give a totally different terrain shape) OR you could measure from the shelf regions around the coasts of Europe OR you could measure from Europe including/excluding the oversea territories. Including Greenland or not makes a huge difference (apropos: there are also good reasons why Greenland could also be considered a continent). Long story short: it is already a WRONG idea wo think that you only measure the 'visible' terrain which in reality also changes every day and a lot btw. also since the medieval age. There are also many more things to consider which in the end of the day results again in that you can only give for pragmatic reasons an idea of a center which fits best to the masses of different blurry definitions and the best result is: Germany - a said, as combination of different criterion, from the economic powerhouse in the center, historically (since the decline of the Classic Western Roman Empire as part of the core region of the Frankish Empire 'Austrasia' with Netherlands/Belgium (center was Aachen/Germany) , later the Holy Roman Empire, part of the biggest (and also due to the HRE) megapolis of Europe (blue banana) with most cities, castles, most of most things, geographically due to its interface situation between Italy and Scandinavia (which was historically and still much wealthier with much more traffic/trade then the other interface regions farer East), most people etc... you also have here because of that most inner European transit or destination traffic of products, people etc.. which is btw. also one main reason why Germany (partly also the Netherlands, Belgium) have in the 21. century with much increased traffic have more problems with their train infrastructure as for instance Japan or Switzerland which are NOT in the hotspot! Keep also in mind that all renaissances, all reforms etc. happened in this region of the at first Frankish and then Holy Roman Empire - and also most wealthy kingdoms were exactly here - for a similar reason why also the most wealthy countries/regions are kind of in and around Germany (but not France which was most of the time less wealthy just like today and more culturally between South and Central Europe!. France is also behind UK which is good to compare since almost the same population size and part of the West etc... - even with Brexit!)
Separation of Czechoslovak Republic was because politicians wanted to do that more people were supporting idea to stay together and even Zakarpattia oblast (part of ukraine today) some people in there wanted to rejoin Czechoslovaki.
Hello, yes there is a beef between Czechia and Lichtenstein family. After the second world war their estates were confiscated (nationalized) under communist supervision. However that happened in 1946 during the third Czechoslovak republic. Restitutions can only be claimed down to 1948 (the communist coup of democratic (even thought communist led) coalition government). Therefore Czech republic doesnt respect their claim and there are leagal disputes from nineties up to this day.
White walls and red roofs is just a habit. Standard brick and stone walls are leveled with cement and painted white. And roof tiles are from red ceramics clay. Nothing special. It has colors of Amanita muscaria mushroom :D.
White walls make better sense in Southern Europe (typically Greece) - white reflects sunlight, so the houses are not as hot. In Bohemia, since the Middle Ages, the most common wall colour (in towns) is ochre yellow - in the countryside it was white (because it was cheapest to paint a house with lime).
About the broke up, basiclly Slovakia wanted to broke up because they were thinking that they would be better of economicly by their own after the end of communist rule.
The "red roofs" are made from TERRACOTA clay. Or as one of you're female RUclips community said " what's with all the Californian roofs" !! 🤦🏻 The white walls reflect the heat of the sun. You seem to forget that these towns and cities were built WAY before the USA was a country. Of course they are going to be different.
and I will add - as a Czech - the Czechs constantly fought with Muslims. And they still remember their history in pastries - a roll - that is a muslin crescent, after a victorious battle. we also bake Štramberk ears - after the battle, bags full of severed ears of Christians were found (the sultan paid his soldiers accordingly)
It’s one de more beautiful country in Europe. And Praha , their capital , one the best . I visited several times with communist system and like Democracy Country after. The best castles in Bohemia and Moldavia. Praha it’s like a fairy tales
@ Excuseme , I’m Spanish and think that I can have troubles with the Chequia Republic , I visited this country like Checoeslovaquia and Republica Checa o Chequia . Do you write España or Spain?
Greetings from Prague. The son and his wife have an apartment near Estepona, but they live in the Czech Republic. We are excited. For me, Europe is the most interesting continent. And thanks to democracy, we can travel freely.
I enjoyed your video very much a new very similar to got the same way as I've got I like to look at nice countries like going for walks in nature I do like to go out a hot time I do like my friends but they've got very loose waist the drink a lot in a lot of men comes up to them and they think I'm like them and I'm not I am a very shy person but I've got a lot of respect for myself my friends is nice girls but sometimes they do wear revealing clothes and it tastes men around them and their drink a lot I've got too much respect for myself and I get a taxi and I come back home and I like to live a quiet life are my family's brought me your perspective on old fashioned and I don't not that type of person I've got respect for myself they're very unfit for my friend's sister some of their boyfriends they go out with other fellows be out their bags I'm not that type of person and I look at them I think how could you do that to someone that's how I get the taxi back and I come home and live in your little world I have been brought up with respect an old fashioned and that's the way I'm going to be faithful
no vilnius, no ottomans, no Alps, there are more terrible mistakes!! OMG, I think, you donˇt know anything about map and history of Europa or Czechia, go to school and study and study....before do this ....or be quiet...!
The red roofs and white walls were there historically because the tiles are from Terracota which is naturaly this color and the walls were being covered with lime because it was cheap and it protected the wall from moisture. And it is still the same today, because the city is UNESCO world heritage, so when you own the house there and you wanna do a renovation on your house you have to use the original materials and keep the original looks.
Thats what it is.
No, Czechia doesn't have any alps, our mountains are geologically much older, that's why they're much lower and smooth (we don't have those typical mountain spiky peaks)
but most of Czechia is actually higher than 200m above sea level and the majority is hilly
Some answers: Firstly, as others said before, Alps end up south of Czechia, in Austria. Pretty much whole of Czechia is located on the so called Czech Massive, a very old Primordial piece of tectonic desk that stopped the Tertiary wrinkling (I am translating Czech terms to English, hopefully not too wrongly) which raised the Alps after Africa crashed to Eurasia. This massive did not wrinkle, thus our mountains are not as high or sharp and pointy as Alps (and other youngish mountains). They are all rather like big or even huge hills, mostly round without really steep climbs (with some exceptions created however much later by glaciers) as they are either remains of much older mountains smoothed down by eons or they were raised by undulations as a secondary effect of the above mentioned Alpine wrinkling. Ještěd mountain (with it's tower on top) in particular is in Jizerské mountains.
Secondly, those structured rocks: those in Bohemian Paradise (and other similar) are made of sandstone and were carved in those shapes by wind, water and ice through many millennia. And as for those basaltic rocks looking like organ pipes, those layers probably were originally horizontal but were broken and moved or turned by some geological processes.
And thirdly, yes, we did fight with the Ottoman Empire, as we were then part of Austrian (later Austro-Hungarian, though that change was way after Ottoman wars) Empire which fought many battles and wars with Ottomans and helped to stop their advance into Europe.
vyčerpávající odpověď vskutku :)
The red roof and white walls are not common everywhere, but it had to do with the available materials. Roofing material as well as bricks were made from clay available in the region. Where this material was scarce, for example, houses were made of wood or straw and large buildings such as castles , fortresses, churches or bridges were made of stone.
10:00 It is Basalt, when its lava solidifies it crystalizes into hexagonal columns, which can wary in size.
7:15 No, the Alps run far south of the Czech-Austrian border.
11:50 Vaduz is pronounced "Vadoots".
12:55 "Austria had a battle with the Ottomans." - ONE??? 😂 Dozens!
Czechia has a massive beef with Lichtenstein
The Lichtenstein royal family claims to own lands in Czechia which have the area twice as large as Lichtenstein itself.
Yes. From Wikipedia:
The country [Liechtenstein] has an international dispute with Czech Republic and Slovakia concerning the estates of its princely family in those countries. After World War II, Czechoslovakia, as it then was, acting to seize what they considered to be German possessions, expropriated the entirety of the Liechtenstein dynasty's hereditary lands and possessions in the Czech regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. The expropriations (which were the subject of an unsuccessful court case brought by Liechtenstein in the German courts and the International Court of Justice) included over 1,600 km² (which is ten times the size of Liechtenstein) of agricultural and forest land mostly in Moravia, also including several family castles and palaces. An offer from the Czech Republic to return the palaces and castles (without the surrounding land) was rejected by Liechtenstein.
Liechtenstein recognised and established diplomatic relations with the Czech Republic on 13 July 2009 and with Slovakia on 9 December 2009. Liechtenstein's ruling prince, Hans-Adam II, has announced that the principality will take no further legal action to recover the appropriated assets.
Bro I am so happy that you know surprisingly a lot about history. You dont event know how happy it makes me. You are the goat fr fr
There are over 2000 castles, chateaux, ruins and fortresses in the Czech Republic. We have a long history and I would recommend Prague to all tourists, but it is not the only one worth visiting. We are a small country, but historically, culturally and naturally rich. Look at the castles Karlstejn, Loket, Bouzov, Šternberk, Křivoklát....I can't list them all here, there are too many 🙂
Those mountains were settled by Germans (Sudetenland), in the late 1400s, in a valley there, they found the first big silver strike, at Joachimsthal (Jacob's Valley). They started making big silver coins there, nicknamed thalers. In Dutch this became a daler. In New Amsterdam (NYC) this became a dollar.
nice history fact. i didn't know about thaler and dollar having a linguistic connection.
1. The Word "Robot
- Origin: The word "robot" was introduced in the play R.U.R. (Rossum’s Universal Robots) by Czech writer Karel Čapek (1920). The term was actually coined by his brother Josef Čapek.
- In the U.S.: Americans use the word "robot" daily, but very few know its Czech origin.
2. Budweiser (Beer Name)
- Origin: The name Budweiser was inspired by Czech beer from the town of České Budějovice (German: Budweis).
- Difference: American Budweiser (by Anheuser-Busch) is not directly related to Czech Budweiser (Budějovický Budvar), but the name is derived from it.
- In the U.S.: Many Americans don't realize that the name of their favorite beer has Czech roots.
3. Mushroom Foraging
- Origin: Mushroom foraging is a deeply rooted tradition in the Czech Republic.
- In the U.S.: Foraging has gained popularity in recent years, but most Americans are unaware of its cultural significance in Czech traditions.
4. Czech Crystal (Bohemia Crystal)
- Origin: Czech crystal is one of the finest in the world, and many glass products sold in the U.S. are made in the Czech Republic.
- In the U.S.: Americans often admire luxurious glassware and chandeliers without realizing their Czech origin.
5. Coffee in Cans (e.g., Maxwell House)
- Origin: The process of roasting and preserving coffee in cans was developed by Czech inventor Karel Havlíček Borovský.
- In the U.S.: This method of coffee distribution is commonplace, but few know about its Czech origins.
6. Bata Shoes
- Origin: The global footwear giant Baťa was founded in Zlín, Czech Republic.
- In the U.S.: While the Bata brand is less known in the U.S., its methods of mass production and retail concepts influenced the entire footwear industry.
- In the U.S.: Many Americans are unaware of the Czech roots of this global company.
7. Contact Lenses
- Origin: Modern soft contact lenses were invented by Czech scientist Otto Wichterle.
- In the U.S.: Millions of Americans wear contact lenses daily, yet the Czech origin is virtually unknown.
8. The Oscar Statuette
- Origin: The iconic Oscar statuette was designed by sculptor with Czech roots, Josef Rosenthal.
- In the U.S.: The Oscar is one of the most recognized awards globally, but its Czech design remains little known.
9. Pilsner (Beer Style)
- Origin: The first pale lager of the Pilsner type was brewed in Plzeň in 1842.
- In the U.S.: Pilsner is one of the most popular beer styles, but few know its origins trace back to the Czech Republic.
10. Nanotechnology Patents
- Origin: The Czech Republic is a pioneer in nanotechnology, with patents used in the U.S. for water filtration and medical materials.
- In the U.S.: Americans often don’t realize that many advanced technologies have Czech origins.
11. The Word "Dollar"
- Origin: The name "dollar" comes from the Czech word tolar, referring to the silver coins called Jáchymovský tolar (minted from 1519 in the town of Jáchymov, Czech Republic).
- History: Tolars were widely used across Europe and eventually lent their name to the currencies used in North America, including the U.S. dollar.
- In the U.S.: The dollar is one of the most recognized currencies in the world, but few Americans know its name traces back to the Czech Republic.
Summary:
Americans regularly use words, technologies, and products with Czech origins - from the word "robot" to the name "dollar," Pilsner beer, and contact lenses - without knowing their origins. Czech influence is subtle but significant, enriching everyday life in the U.S. more than people realize.
Lol 😂 the narrator talks about the Prague castle while showing Týnský Chrám ( tyn temple)
4:10 it is said it’s 9th century, you heard that right at first. But actually according to the historians it was in 723 founded by countess Libuše and her husband Přemysl Oráč.
Since you mentioned Gustavus i would like to remind that his biggest rival, Albrecht von Wallenstein was Czech (Albrecht z Valdštejna). The estate he built and that remained in the Valdštejn family till 1945 is today the seat of Czechia's Senate
nope, Alps are more south, Ještěd is in northern part of mountain/hill belt around Bohemia, they create sort of a bowl.
Great picks from Ryan, what was definitely missing was the Moravian Tuscany. It's in Moravia, far from Prague so not many tourists know about it. It's got amazing green rolling hills and vineyards!
"not many tourists know about it."
Díky bohu za to a kéž by to tak zůstalo co nejdéle.
I am not sure he´s ever been to Cz... Pictures of Týn but he keeps talking about the Prague Castle.
everybody does mistakes
Hello im from Lednice village, where castle is and yes pond is human made and is now freshly revitalized :)
I'd like to add that even though often not as beautiful as the pond in Lednice, man made ponds are very common in Czechia. We have over 20,000 of them ranging from small to huge. The biggest one is called Rožmberk and it measures 1.9 squared miles. They have a special name, which doesn't translate well to english called "Rybník" derived from "Ryba" which means fish and they are by definition artificial, made to keep fish.
12:49 no Czechia did not have direct contact with Ottomans as they only get as west as Vienna. But we were invaded by Cumans in the 14th and 15th century. The Cumans were Christianized people or Turkish origin. The Ottomans were Islamic people of Turkish origin. If you like games there is a Czech RPG Kingdom come Deliverance which is set in this era when Cumans invaded Bohemia (today's Czechia)
Deliverance is a gritty game. Darn Middle Ages!
If memory serves me right there were some skirmishes in Morava, since for some time Ottomans ruled over south of Slovakia
Yes 😊❤
Well actually, there were Turkish raids that reached Moravia especially during the 17th Century. Battles were fought on the border crossings in White Carpatians and Turks broke the defenses and raided as far as Brno and Přerov in 1663/4. Only in the district of Uherské Hradiště, 49 towns and villages were burned down and everyone over 40 years old was massacred, the rest taken back to Ottoman Empire and put into slavery.
Czechia had direct contact with ottomans because Czechs served in Austrian army. Czechs fought Ottomans.
If you were asking about the contact with the Ottomans due to existence of minaret, the legend is this. Duke of Lichtenstein was looking to build something, and the first idea that he will build a new church, but he was unable to make an agreement with people in Lednice about the new church. So in the end he had decided that he will build a mosque as the orientalism was all te rage. (There also was a Chinese pavilion in the park, but that If I am not mistaken, had burned down) But when the construction had begun, they soon found out, that the soft, muddy soil can't, even with all the oaken pilling, bear the weight of proposed mosque, so in the end only minaret was build.
We would be happy to welcome you to our place in Bohemia. A historical game set in the Middle Ages, Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, is also being developed in the Czech Republic. Its story takes place in the medieval town of Kutná Hora.
Czechs had a contact with Otomans as Czech soldiers and Czech (Bohemian and Moravian) units/battalions were part of Austrian imperial army. It was not on territory of Bohemia or Moravia, but for example by the siege of Vienna.
Hi, thank you for your interest in history. And about the minaret - rich people were interested in traveling and foreign countries. they had minarets in their gardens - it was fashionable.
It was exactly that … and slightly more spicy in case of Lednice at the same time:
You now at that time the Lichtenstein prince had some beef with mayor and council of the small town his Lednice castle was within (it was already 19th century so he had no absolute rule over). He proposed that he would subsidize construction of new representative church for Lednice town on the central square - yet he had some condition (I don’t remember, some special requirements which would jeopardize something else), which were unacceptable for the townsfolk.
They rejected him.
He, partly out of spite and out of mockery decided to build minaret instead (at the end of his massive romantic park, where this type of building was ended fashionable, that is true. Reportedly this was however the first inspiration)
My mum and dad were part of a Group from England who travelled all over Europe in a London Double Decker Red Bus. They loved Czechoslovakia (as it was then). The people there were so generous to the party. They were greeted by crowds everywhere they went and had small gifts pressed into their hands whenever they broke their journey. Their final outward destination was Russia.
Thank you very much 🥰 greetings from Prague 😊😊😊
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One of the structures that flashes at the end, the church with walls in a shape of a star, makes an echo if you stand outside between the pointa of the walls
The Alps are not here, someone already wrote about it here, but they are not that far away, in the east of the republic the Carpathians begin, as for the Zvíkov castle, it is the Orlická dam, which was built in 1954-1961 of the last century with an area of 27.32 km² and a volume of 720,000,000 m³, so at the time of the castle, there was a deep cut to the water surface. Lednice castle and the entire area, which includes several villages and towns, is all artificially built, they are artificial ponds and the Minaret is only a decoration from the Orient, such an addition to the park, the note is that it is tilted by several degrees. because not only the Liechtensteins but also the Habsburgs ruled here and they had great property here. And the founding of Prague was around 723 AD.
red roofs come from clay, terakota roof tiles, white/light walls are just tradition, dark ones look ugly :)
Thank you for the video. I really appreciate your humble attitude. Greetings from Czech Republic!❤️
The thing about all these houses and buildings (not just the Czech Republic and these houses) but with a lot of buildings in Europe is that history, cities/buildings in Europe can be 100 years old if not older and at that time you had to take the materials that were in those countries or regions, it wasn't as easy as it is today to transport from other countries :)
keep in mind that also US-American cities have despite some people thinking they are all modern often still buildings from centuries ago. The oldest house in New York for instance is the Dutch 'Wycloff house' from 1652. And also they as well as for instance the more known 'Brownstone houses' from the 19th century were also created from the next spots which offered such materials (in the case of the brownstones from nearby Pennsylvania. Btw, those brownstones were built exactly the same time as the German 'Gruenderzeit' (because both countries boomed at that time more than the big competitors) which also used material from nearby pots which offered the necessary resources). Long story short: Europeans AND also Americans should know about that, because it was in general common to build houses this way and just in more modern time this changed (partly, because its often also today its often still the same).
The Queen which was captured in the Burg Bezdez (German: Boesel) was Kunigunde von Halitsch (English: Kunigunda of Halych, Czech: Kunhuta Uherská or Kunhuta Haličská) together with her son Wenzel II (Václav II) ... and no, not Gustav Adolf but the famous opponent war leader (and undertaker) on the Catholic side, Albrecht von Wallenstein, was there.
It's not a controversial question :-) Czechs and Slovaks are two different nations, and in short, we each wanted to live in our own country. We broke up without any problems, no war (pretty cool, huh? :-) , and Czechia and Slovakia remaining basically on good terms.
just remember this: there are 8/eight 'Alps/Alpen countries/states' which also work in different organization related to the Alps together: Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Slovenia and Monaco. Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Italy also work together as 'Arge Alps' (German: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Alpen). Technically tiny parts of Hungary, Croatia etc. are also part of the Alps but not enough to consider them as 'Alp countries'. Liechtenstein is the only country which area is full part of the Alps. Austria comes next with about 60% (and third of the whole Alp population is living there).
You can see those interesting rock formations in Czechia kind of similar/connected to the ones on the German side which are all part or connected to the Elbe Sandstone Mountains (Elbe Sandstone Highlands).. Elb/Elbe is a river (which also runs over Dresden to and through Hamburg btw.). Terms which are associated with this mountain range is 'Saechische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland) and/or Boehmische Schweiz (Bohemian Switzerland) The Saxon Switzerland and Bohemian Switzerland national parks, known also as Saxon-Bohemian Switzerland, are located within the territory of those Elbe Sandstone Mountains. You have on both sides, in Czech as well as in Germany a lot of those interesting rock formations which are generally spoken different to the ones you find in the Alpen/Alps due to the different material mixes they are made of and therfor also how they have been created in the first place. Its a bit similar to the difference between the Rocky Mountains and the Monument Valley regions ...
12:04 If you're curious about the break up between Czech Republic and Slovakia i very much recommend looking into it a bit more.
- it's actually a very "not controversial" question, since it's a rare occasion of two countries splitting without any sort of military conflict. They just agreed to do in 1993, shortly after the fall of the communism regime. But they still remain very close, calling the other country "brothers" and such. (maybe until recently because of different political parties in charge) Interesting piece of history that we are pretty proud of to this day in the Czech Republic i would say:D
Czechoslovakia - We brokeup with Slovakia because we are two nations :D Simple. But it was peacefull and we are still friends.
Czech Republic is usually reffered to as a heart of Europe, not the center. That might be it :D
I am so pleased and surprised that you actually know a lot about Europe and its history. I do not want to stereotype this but most Americans don't. Good job 😀
The Scandinavian mountain range is really old so it has eroded. Therefore you don't really get those sharp peaks which you get elsewhere.
Two of my great-grandparents are from S Czechia. I am glad they left to go to America in 1874. Their village was just N of the last location shown.
You're glad?!?! Good for you I'd live almost everywhere except the third world and USA 😂 Most of things here are better than in USA especially prices for medical service. Greetings from Czechia.❤
@@yinloveyang Grandma taught me how to count to ten in Czech. First few school years on the homestead the local teacher spoke Czech, not English. Life was tough homesteading even in 1900.
Czechia is just shorthand.. It make more sense in Czech (Česko), German (Tschechien) or French (Tchéquie)... I admit I do not like the English version as many end up calling us Chechnya :)))))) The red roofs are more or less traditional (made from clay) and most if not all historical centres are protected with very strict rules and regulation of what you could or could not do when restoring (even if its your own home). In Prague and Krumlov (Krumlov is only 20min away by train-bus from my hometown and where i live = city of Budweis) its almost mandatory to use a certain colour + type of roofing to keep the historical fabric of the place..
Unfortunately we don't have proper mountains. the highest is in the north with its peak around 1600m... A Czechoslovakia, the great Tratra mountains in east Slovakia was more deserving of the title. Interestingly enough, the Czech republic is surrounded by low mountains and highlands from all sides (it looks like bowl), so you can spot the borders very easily from space and earth pics... Thus when looking at our borders from maps in the 1200s and 1300s, the Kingdom of Bohemia borders are almost the same... The Carpathians start east of Brno and then continues to Slovakia...
Here is a nice older video but it speaks of other towns as well ruclips.net/video/nkUKjD3aJXA/видео.html Enjoy and give us a shout next time when you're around.. beer is on us 🍻
I don't like Czechia it sounds too much like Čechy and i am from Silezia and most of my acestors are from Moravia, Silezia and Slovakia and from what i know i had no filthy Čechaček ancestor.
So i don't like Czechia for me it will be only Czech Rpublic.
Tschechien and Tschetchenien are even closer. And seriously, not liking the centuries-old name of your own country ("Czechia" has been used for more than 500 years) just because it is somewhat similar to the name of another country (which is not even independent) is rather weird. Seems like uniquely Czech thing.
@@Gosudar well during census of population many people in maravia wrote as nationality moravian and there is more stuff so i can say many people take it seriuosly..
The only propper one word name for the Czech Republic is - Czechlands. And not a name of Prague football club form first half of 20th century (and not very good one)... End of story!
@Gosudar I meant not liking the newly introduced English short hand version. I was trying to convey that in Czech, German, French and other languages a shorthand version already existed long time ago and feels natural as opposed to the English one that was more or less forced and newly introduced... I still use Czech Republic...and proudly so whatever the name is
7:25 what, no, there are diffinetly not Alps in Czech republic
12:49 no (and yes) - Czechia didn’t have direct contact with the Ottomans - that is no direct invasion on our land.
YET for centuries Ottomans were direct immediate threat nearby and at the same time we had be ruled over by Habsburg dynasty, who did rule over both Austria and Hungary
-> hence our men were DRAFTED constantly in big numbers over the centuries to fight the Ottomans
11:28 The Liechtenstein family is still actively making effort to get the Lednice-Valtice area back. It´s very possible they will succeed. They were negotiating with president, the case is still at court.
4:16 "HOLY Roman emperor"! There is a big difference between that and what he said. .....several hundred years actually
10:58 yes it is. this chateau was a sort of flex of house of Liechtenstein. There were exotic collections in it galleries, gardens were separated into sections, each done in a different style (this pond is a part of "English section") and so on. It was a place where they would invite other dynasties, dignitaries and people of power to awe them and show off their wealth. This place was also a part of a dispute between Czech Republic and Principality of Liechtenstein, which haven't recognized Czech Republic as a sovereign state until 2009 because of it.
11:57 many European Houses held counties in different "states" ("" because what we view as a 'state' nowdays is very different than what it meant 100 years ago. Remember that monarchy is based on allegiances and relationships between ruling families, not geography), or simply states that they were part of simply dissolved into smaller independent countries (which is the case here)
12:00 not controversial. it was brought by a wave of apathy
12:58 not "battle" they shared border for several hundred years. What I believe you are referring to is siege of Vienna in 1529 by Ottomans. At that time, Archduchy of Austria (of which Vienna was the capital) was part of Holy Roman Empire, which also included lands of Bohemia and Moravia. So yes, Czechs had contact with the Ottomans
14:02 s**t was already about to go down and this was just that one spark that set the world ablaze....
OK but where is Karlstejn:? i dont why Karlstejn is not on this list Karlstejn is one of the best looking castles in Czechia.
If you live in a place, that is protected because it´s a historical reservation or something like that, you have to keep the look and status of your house, that´s why they´r all white with the red roof, but not just that. The red roofing was for a longest time prestige thing. You did not see that on houses in villages, maybe a Mayer, the poor people also couldn't afford to build from bricks so when they did not want to build from thatch, they could rocks, they found in rivers and such, that´s how lots of our castles got destroyed, or they could build from wood, but it was as bad as thatch, you can´t expect such a house to last. As you could see we build to last.
1:18 - it's related to both - material and sight keepers not allowing to use anything different and also everything was renovated in last 30 years, so roofs look pretty much new, check old videos from communist time, roods had many shades of grey, black and brown back in the day 😀
BTW, "many holy Roman emperors" means just Charles IV and Rudolph II, but we like to exaggerate it how many of them were sitting in Prague 😀
5:02 - Czechis is actually very car centric nation (probably because of so many car brands located here) and it's neverending fight between local Praguers and high class people traveling to Prague with their SUVs and blocking historical squares for no reason + a lot of annoying cars with D on their plate, I don't know why Germans are that annoying with their cars and try to get everywhere, but I guess it's the same reason - a lot of car history in their country. Today mayor of Prague is from pretty much car centric party, so things will get worse for pedestrians, previous government (Pirates) did a lot of things for pedestrians and for getting rid of cars (turning squares back to squares, not parking lots etc....), not all of them were successfull, but they at least tried. Prague will turn into traffic hell in next years with new wave of "moving of nations" because those people bring their village car culture with them and native Praguers hate it.
And don't take me wrong, I am not some commies who wants to ban cars, I just believe that when you freedomly make a decision to live on gothic square in historic city with narrow streets, you should have enough brain cells, to let your car in some garages out of center or get rid of it completely, but for these people, it's just symbol of their status, they want to bee seen on oldtown square in SUV and they don't care that people think they are idiots, you often see them how they scratch their cars or stuck somewhere and you see how people who walk around have fun because of it, and still, they will do it again and go there by car next day. 😀
11:04 - we don't have any bigger natural lakes in Czechia, all bigger bodies of water you see are ponds, artifical lakes or water dams. 🙂
13:01 - Yes, ofcourse, Austrian rulers were sending Czechs to fight ottomans and turks for centuries, it's even part of some of our fairytale stories.
14:00 - This is what we learn in Czech schools - WWI didn't start because of assassination, it was just excuse for starting war, but it would start anyway.
Hello from Prague, we have a cottage next to the Sloup Castle🤌🔥🇨🇿
Czech fought with sultan Suleyman I. at battle of Mohac ( Hungary ), lost and our king died (without heir) in retreat. This lead into ocupation of Hungary and Habsburgs recieved Czech-Hungarian throne which lead into creation of Austro-Hungarian empire. For curiosity few centuries earlier another czech king Přemysl II died in battle over Emperors title against Albrecht I Habsburg which lead into their rise in power and Austrian throne.
The Ottomans were stopped at Vienna, but in the South Moravian legends there are mentions of their raids, probably by reconnaissance units.
The minaret in Lednice may suggest this, but it is a romantic building, it was never intended to serve the needs of the muezzins, and as far as I know it never did.
About the breakup of Czechoslovakia basically there was a little bit of tension between czechs and slovaks about the order of the now democratic republic so they decide is best to split. (Slovakia felt under Czech rule since they had higher population and everything)
2:00 where Island? That's where it all starts from the west I believe
Your question regarding split of Czechoslovakia, it's not very controversial, it was very peaceful and it ultimately boils down to ,,Hey, so we kinda want to do our thing and you want to do yours, we always clash where institutions and industry should be built, let's split up. Aight, bet." Some claim the people were never even properly informed and it just happened. To this day, Czechs and Slovaks just walk hand in hand. You should watch a video on that, namely ,,Velvet Divorce"
The Fall of Eagles is a British miniseries that shows the full story before WWI.
The countries have split because Slovakia felt left behind, and Czechia was like, yup, let's split. It's not a sensitive topic. The further away we are from the split, the more the differences show. It was only for the best, only leaving the close relations between each other, as hundreds if not thousands of families live scattered over the two countries.
4:36 That's not Prague castle lmao 😭
That's Tyn church
Well, we had contact with the Ottomans. Our future king Sigismund fought them in the battle of Nicopolis. But first time we came to real contact was in battle of Mohács, where they killed our king Louis II. and his dynasty died out. Later we fought them as part of the Habsburg monarchy, and later, when we revolted, threw some men of the window (our speciality) and effectively started 30 years war, we tried to persuade the sultan to attack Austria, which he kind of did, via his vassals, but to late to help support uprising. But this minaret was built in the 19th century, when Europe was fascinated with the Orient, and was designed by Josep Hartmut, our famous enterpriser and architect, who invented new pencil (or improved it, if you like).
the water around lednice is certainly man-made - there are very few natural lakes in CZ, but a lot of man-made ponds (including some really big ones, biggest is almost 500ha (1ha = 10k m^2))
there were occasional ottoman raids to Moravia, whenever they reached Vienna, but compared to rest of our neighbors Turks were cruel but a minor annoyance. more of contact "enjoyed" more southeastern parts of austro-hungarian empire (where czechs also served as soldiers).
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The word ROBOT was the brainchild of a Czech playwright, novelist and journalist named Karel Čapek (1880-1938) who introduced it in his 1920 hit play, R.U.R., or Rossum’s Universal Robots. Robot is drawn from an old Church Slavonic word, robota, for “servitude,” “forced labor” or “drudgery.”
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I'm not simple Czech, but i clicked!
If u like history and play video games. Kingdom Come: Deliverence 2 is comming at 4th of Fabruary. It will be in places from this video Trosky castle, Bohemia paradise, Kutná Hora city. It's not simplified game for spoiled Americans thou 😄In the first game u start as a useless peasant that can't read. Now you are a knight, it's much more advanced realistic Skyrim.
9:37 I was at Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, recently seen there's also some hill of the hexagons like this in the US i think.
natural development, previously roofs were made of burnt tiles, and they simply have an orange-red color
4:50 I wish this was true for rest of this country. Unfortunatelly you re referring about one square. BTW: not many citizens visits this place. I do once a year. It s a place mainly for tourists these days.
12:53 i don't know about ottomans. But czech hussites won against crusaders like 5 times resulting in peace agreement.
IT is called civilization. Red roofs and white walls, stone and clay.
it's technology and material available historically and also cultural aspect people did what was common in those times.
The center/heard of Europe is Germany if you combine all criterions to a vague but pragmatic usable result. Everything else is wrong. One should btw not mistakes that with Central Europe (in German: Mitteleuropa) which as a region includes many countries/regions. There is additionally a kind of Greater Central Europe (which includes for instance France) which makes sense for some contexts like for instance talking about a certain Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age region/culture/people - or in other contexts like the Frankish Empire as hotspot (which also included different countries) etc... Anyway, if one looks at 'THE' geographical dot as center then there is none. Instead you have many different ones as result of many different ways to measure it. Thats why also Wikipedia does not answer this question but gives instead a certain overview about different results of different measurements. And this will not change irrelevant whatever one tries to make up. Keep in mind that there is no logical' geographical reason why Europe (or Asia) starts from a certain region in the first place. There is even no single logical reason why continents are continents. All of that are in reality a collection of different flawed criterion which kind of help as a vague result to order the world/reality. Thats btw. also just the sense of categories. And that you cannot measure a single 'dot' as center should already be obvious if you are aware about that you could start to measure from the continental plate Europe lies also on (and which lays as a huge part under water and give a totally different terrain shape) OR you could measure from the shelf regions around the coasts of Europe OR you could measure from Europe including/excluding the oversea territories. Including Greenland or not makes a huge difference (apropos: there are also good reasons why Greenland could also be considered a continent). Long story short: it is already a WRONG idea wo think that you only measure the 'visible' terrain which in reality also changes every day and a lot btw. also since the medieval age. There are also many more things to consider which in the end of the day results again in that you can only give for pragmatic reasons an idea of a center which fits best to the masses of different blurry definitions and the best result is: Germany - a said, as combination of different criterion, from the economic powerhouse in the center, historically (since the decline of the Classic Western Roman Empire as part of the core region of the Frankish Empire 'Austrasia' with Netherlands/Belgium (center was Aachen/Germany) , later the Holy Roman Empire, part of the biggest (and also due to the HRE) megapolis of Europe (blue banana) with most cities, castles, most of most things, geographically due to its interface situation between Italy and Scandinavia (which was historically and still much wealthier with much more traffic/trade then the other interface regions farer East), most people etc... you also have here because of that most inner European transit or destination traffic of products, people etc.. which is btw. also one main reason why Germany (partly also the Netherlands, Belgium) have in the 21. century with much increased traffic have more problems with their train infrastructure as for instance Japan or Switzerland which are NOT in the hotspot! Keep also in mind that all renaissances, all reforms etc. happened in this region of the at first Frankish and then Holy Roman Empire - and also most wealthy kingdoms were exactly here - for a similar reason why also the most wealthy countries/regions are kind of in and around Germany (but not France which was most of the time less wealthy just like today and more culturally between South and Central Europe!. France is also behind UK which is good to compare since almost the same population size and part of the West etc... - even with Brexit!)
Separation of Czechoslovak Republic was because politicians wanted to do that more people were supporting idea to stay together and even Zakarpattia oblast (part of ukraine today) some people in there wanted to rejoin Czechoslovaki.
Hello, yes there is a beef between Czechia and Lichtenstein family. After the second world war their estates were confiscated (nationalized) under communist supervision. However that happened in 1946 during the third Czechoslovak republic. Restitutions can only be claimed down to 1948 (the communist coup of democratic (even thought communist led) coalition government). Therefore Czech republic doesnt respect their claim and there are leagal disputes from nineties up to this day.
White walls and red roofs is just a habit. Standard brick and stone walls are leveled with cement and painted white. And roof tiles are from red ceramics clay. Nothing special. It has colors of Amanita muscaria mushroom :D.
White walls make better sense in Southern Europe (typically Greece) - white reflects sunlight, so the houses are not as hot. In Bohemia, since the Middle Ages, the most common wall colour (in towns) is ochre yellow - in the countryside it was white (because it was cheapest to paint a house with lime).
About the broke up, basiclly Slovakia wanted to broke up because they were thinking that they would be better of economicly by their own after the end of communist rule.
Damn, wish I could live in Czechia... I was unfortunate to be born in Moravia
Study czech historical rullers is pain 😢😂
What is the deal of making wooden homes in tornado alley ? jesus
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No, no. Liberec is located in the Krkonoše mountains. We don't have any Alps.
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The "red roofs" are made from TERRACOTA clay. Or as one of you're female RUclips community said " what's with all the Californian roofs" !! 🤦🏻
The white walls reflect the heat of the sun.
You seem to forget that these towns and cities were built WAY before the USA was a country. Of course they are going to be different.
Sir Prague was risidents of only thow Holly ROaman eporers, Karle4 and Rudolf 2
Díky moc za video jsem čech a máme tu víc než jen 10 nejkrásnějších míst ale lidé znají jen ty nejznámější.
red roofs reflect the sun wall absorb the sun
English carol, Good King Wenceslaus ... is about the first Christian king of Bohemia.
This carol is sung by Sheldon in The Big Bang Theory. My favorite series.
and I will add - as a Czech - the Czechs constantly fought with Muslims. And they still remember their history in pastries - a roll - that is a muslin crescent, after a victorious battle. we also bake Štramberk ears - after the battle, bags full of severed ears of Christians were found (the sultan paid his soldiers accordingly)
How did they build that castle? The peasants worked hard ;-))
Its all about the castles.
You cant pronunce roof but you have calculated....hard to belive
hello there..
i liv in cechia😁
It’s one de more beautiful country in Europe. And Praha , their capital , one the best . I visited several times with communist system and like Democracy Country after. The best castles in Bohemia and Moldavia. Praha it’s like a fairy tales
Jaká Moldávie!!???Morava
@ Excuseme , I’m Spanish and think that I can have troubles with the Chequia Republic , I visited this country like Checoeslovaquia and Republica Checa o Chequia . Do you write España or Spain?
Greetings from Prague. The son and his wife have an apartment near Estepona, but they live in the Czech Republic. We are excited. For me, Europe is the most interesting continent. And thanks to democracy, we can travel freely.
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Drone images are so soulless... Like Shirleys channel.
I enjoyed your video very much a new very similar to got the same way as I've got I like to look at nice countries like going for walks in nature I do like to go out a hot time I do like my friends but they've got very loose waist the drink a lot in a lot of men comes up to them and they think I'm like them and I'm not I am a very shy person but I've got a lot of respect for myself my friends is nice girls but sometimes they do wear revealing clothes and it tastes men around them and their drink a lot I've got too much respect for myself and I get a taxi and I come back home and I like to live a quiet life are my family's brought me your perspective on old fashioned and I don't not that type of person I've got respect for myself they're very unfit for my friend's sister some of their boyfriends they go out with other fellows be out their bags I'm not that type of person and I look at them I think how could you do that to someone that's how I get the taxi back and I come home and live in your little world I have been brought up with respect an old fashioned and that's the way I'm going to be faithful
no vilnius, no ottomans, no Alps, there are more terrible mistakes!! OMG, I think, you donˇt know anything about map and history of Europa or Czechia, go to school and study and study....before do this ....or be quiet...!
hello from czechia :)