Prague

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Prague

Total population

1,275,406

Air quality index

39Good

Coordinates50.09°, 14.42°

Demographic figures from Czech Statistical Office. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Located on the Vltava River, the city has a population of about 1.4 million, making it the twelfth-largest city in the European Union. Its metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Karel Hašler

Czech songwriter and actor (1879–1941)

Antonín Puč

Czech footballer (1907–1988)

Ladislav Zelenka

Czech violoncellist and university educator (1881–1957)

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Josef Pokštefl

Czech political scientist (1927-2013)

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Karel Anděl

Czech astronomist (1884–1948)

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Ladislav Souček

Czechoslovak canoeist

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Blažena Rylek Staňková

Czech composer

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Vladislav Zadrobílek

Czech poet, hermeticist and musician

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Věra Bartošková

Czechoslovak politician

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Jiří Hildebrandt

Czech soccer player (1933-2015)

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Josef Průša

Czechoslovak senator of Czechoslovak National Parliament and Czechoslovak politician (1874–1954)

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Rudolf Pěnkava

Czechoslovak canoeist

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Jan Žvejkal

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Karel Černý

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Jaromír Klempíř

Czech musician

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Vaclav Jelinek

Czechoslovak spy (1944–2022)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Prague

• Mala Črešnjevica
  314.3 mi away · pop. 199
• Velika Črešnjevica
  315.9 mi away · pop. 515
• Stari Gradac
  316.7 mi away · pop. 674
• Vukosavljevica
  318.5 mi away · pop. 679
• Lozan
  319 mi away · pop. 440
• Terezino Polje
  319.6 mi away · pop. 269
• Novi Antunovac
  320.1 mi away · pop. 103
• Veliko Polje
  320.4 mi away · pop. 341
• Kapela Dvor
  321.4 mi away · pop. 259
• Lukač
  322.4 mi away · pop. 443
• Budrovac Lukački
  322.4 mi away · pop. 138
• Dugo Selo Lukačko
  322.8 mi away · pop. 570

Browse all places in Prague →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Prague

Il cimitero di Praga

Umberto Eco · 2010

The Witch of Prague

Francis Marion Crawford · 1890

The Prague orgy

Philip Roth · 1985

Prague Counterpoint

Brock Thoene · 1989

Lights of Prague

Nicole Jarvis · 2021

The Magic Lantern

Timothy Garton Ash · 1990

Prague winter

Madeleine Korbel Albright · 2012

Under a Cruel Star

Heda Kovály · 1989

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Southern Oak Bush-cricket

Meconema meridionale

Seen 2026-10-01

Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

Seen 2026-10-01

common hops

Humulus lupulus

Seen 2026-10-01

Blackthorn

Prunus spinosa

Seen 2026-10-01

European Peacock Butterfly

Aglais io

Seen 2026-10-01

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-10-01

Marmalade Hover Fly

Episyrphus balteatus

Seen 2026-10-01

bright-spotted groundbug

Rhyparochromus vulgaris

Seen 2026-10-01

Common Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Seen 2026-10-01

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Prague, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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