Prague

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Prague

Total population

1,275,406

Air quality index

76Moderate

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

• Pitomača
  314 mi away · pop. 5,646
• Stari Gradac
  316.7 mi away · pop. 674
• Lozan
  319 mi away · pop. 440
• Špišić Bukovica
  321.1 mi away · pop. 1,686
• Korija
  322.2 mi away · pop. 648
• Podgorje
  324 mi away · pop. 737
• Virovitica
  324.3 mi away · pop. 13,486
• Čemernica
  326.5 mi away · pop. 645
• Suhopolje
  328.5 mi away · pop. 2,696
• Orešac
  329.6 mi away · pop. 389
• Vaška
  331.1 mi away · pop. 315
• Novaki
  331.1 mi away · pop. 349

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

Prague

2001

Prague winter

Madeleine Korbel Albright · 2012

The Magic Lantern

Timothy Garton Ash · 1990

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

European Stag Beetle

Lucanus cervus

Seen 2026-06-27

Diaperis boleti

Diaperis boleti

Seen 2026-06-27

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-06-27

Walnut Orbweaver

Nuctenea umbratica

Seen 2026-06-27

Hornet Mimic Hover Fly

Volucella zonaria

Seen 2026-06-27

Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Seen 2026-06-27

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-06-27

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-06-27

European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Seen 2026-06-27

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

Gallery

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

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