Weihnachtsmarkt am Heiligabend in PRAG, Tschechische Republik

Prague, Czech Republic. The Golden City, The City of a Hundred Spires and The Heart of Europe. Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It enjoys a privileged location in the center of Europe. It is made up of five ancient cities and is bathed by the waters of the Vltava River. It has traditionally been the political, cultural and economic center of the Czech Republic. The history of Prague begins with the Boii, a Celtic people from whom Bohemia derives its name. Over time, the Germans, the Slavs and the Avars would arrive. In 950 it became part of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1061, the prosperous settlement of Prague led to it becoming the residence of the Dukes of Bohemia, and Wenceslas I granted it city rights, giving rise to the Old Town. In 1257, conflicts with the German population led Otaker II to found the Second City: Lesser Town, "Mala Strana", for Germans only. Under Charles IV of Germany and I of Bohemia, Prague became the capital of the Holy Roman Empire. During his reign he granted the Third City: New Town, "Nove Mesto" to the Czech nationalists and linked it to the others with his famous bridge, Charles Bridge. In 1419 the Wars began. In 1526 Ferdinand I was elected King of Bohemia, from then until 1918 the history of Prague was linked to Austria and the House of Habsburg. After the "Defenestration of Prague", in which the Czechs threw the Habsburg envoys out of the window, Ferdinand I, in revenge, moved the capital to Vienna. In 1598 the Fourth City was created: Castle District "Hradcany". The 18th and 19th centuries saw great economic growth due to the industrial revolution, which attracted a population of merchants and nobles from all over Europe and numerous Czech workers. In 1784, Joseph II unified the four cities. In 1848, the revolution against Austria took place, the so-called "People's Spring". The Czechs, like other peoples of the Austrian Empire, revolted and achieved autonomy, which was crushed shortly afterwards by imperial troops who bombed Prague. With the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I in 1918, the new state of Czechoslovakia was created, with Prague as its capital. In March 1939, Prague was invaded by the Nazi army, which created a protectorate. At the end of World War II, Czechoslovakia's history resumed under a communist regime. In 1968, an attempt was made to overcome communism. But the USSR crushed it with the troops of the Warsaw Pact. In 1989, in Prague, taking advantage of the Soviet crisis, a movement began that history describes as the Velvet Revolution, which achieved independence from the USSR. It was November 17, since then a national holiday of the Republic. In 1993, after the division of Czechoslovakia into two states, Prague remained the capital of the Czech Republic. (https://www.disfrutapraga.com/historia) In 2002, the Czech Republic's accession to the European Union was ratified, which was finally accepted on May 1, 2004. (https://www.praga.info/es/informacion...) Christmas Decoration Christmas in Germany Christmas Market Christmas Decoration Christmas Party Tourism in Germany Tourism in Europe T ouring Germany and neighboring countries