Prague is the capital city of what is now the Czech Republic and is situated on the River Vltava in central Bohemia. The city is a popular tourist destination on account of its 1992 addition to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites
The Czech Republic lies in the very heart of Europe. Its predecessor Czechoslovakia was founded in 1918 after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. With the collapse of Soviet authority in 1989, Czechoslovakia regained its freedom through the peaceful Velvet Revolution. On 1st January 1993, the country underwent a "velvet divorce" into its two national components, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
