Czech Republic
The Czech Republic was formed in 1993 out of half of what used to be Czechoslovakia, the other half of which is now Slovakia.
Czechoslovakia was formed in 1918 out of the former Austro-Hungarian imperial provinces of Bohemia, Moravia, parts of Silesia and sub-Carpathian Ruthenia. It became a satellite state of the U.S.S.R. in 1948, which it remained until overthrowing the Communist governement in 1989 during the peaceful "Velvet Revolution."
Official Site of the Czech Republic (English)
Operated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Government of the Czech Republic
Czech Tourism.com
Official Travel Site of the Czech Republic
Embassy of the Czech Republic, Washington, DC
Palacký University
Palacký University, Olomouc was re-established by the Act of the Interim National Assembly in 1946, following the tradition of the old Olomouc university, which was established in 1573 and closed in 1860.
