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Wind instruments and a popular atmosphere linked to Czech and Moravian dechovka
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czechsonline 25/01/2026 11 min read Culture and Traditions

Dechovka: the brass band music that gave voice to Czech life

Dechovka is one of the most recognisable forms of Czech and Moravian popular music: polkas, waltzes, marches, singable melodies and a warm sound built around wind instruments. Born from the meeting of military bands, local traditions, associational life and village festivals, it has crossed the nine...
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Czech ice hockey players on a rink, with a subtle reference to the Czech national colours
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czechsonline 24/01/2026 12 min read Sport and Wellness

Ice hockey in the Czech Republic: a national story on the ice

Ice hockey holds a special place in Czech and Czechoslovak sporting history. From the first Bohemian matches to world titles, from the political repression of the 1950s to the rivalry with the Soviet Union, and from the Olympic triumph in Nagano in 1998 to the home World Championship victory in 2024...
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Šumava: the great green breath of the Czech Republic
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czechsonline 23/01/2026 10 min read Geography and Landscapes Free

Šumava: the great green breath of the Czech Republic

Šumava is one of the Czech Republic’s most fascinating natural regions: a landscape of forests, uplands, peat bogs, glacial lakes, mountain villages and water sources that have shaped the country’s geography and imagination. Its strength lies in the balance between nature, history, slow tourism and ...
Geography Czech Republic Landscapes Nature Šumava
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Modern office with work documents, laptop and a Czech urban skyline in the background
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czechsonline 22/01/2026 7 min read Business and Innovation

Working and doing business in Czechia: sectors, language and opportunities

Czechia offers a stable labour market, low unemployment, a strong industrial base, growing advanced services and good opportunities for technical, digital and entrepreneurial profiles. The country remains closely tied to manufacturing, Germany and a system where the Czech language can become a real ...
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Krakonoš, mythical spirit of the Krkonoše mountains
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czechsonline 21/01/2026 12 min read History and Heritage

Krakonoš, Lord of the Krkonoše: the changing face of the mountain spirit

Krakonoš is one of the most recognisable figures in Czech folklore, but his story is more complex than the kindly image made famous by television fairy tales. Born as an unsettling spirit of the Krkonoše, he crosses centuries, languages and cultures: Rübezahl in German, Rýbrcoul in older Czech forms...
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Czech landscape with mountains, forests, fields, hop gardens and vineyards
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czechsonline 20/01/2026 7 min read Geography and Landscapes Free

Geography of the Czech Republic: mountains, fields, vineyards and forests

The Czech Republic is small only on the map. Its geography combines mountains, hills, agricultural plains, river basins, forests, hop-growing areas and wine landscapes. This variety explains what is grown where, why Žatec hops matter so much, why southern Moravia is linked to wine, and how the clima...
Agriculture Climate Geography Forests Czech Republic
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Rusalka, water creature of Slavic folklore
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czechsonline 19/01/2026 13 min read Culture and Traditions

Rusalka: the water creature between Slavic folklore, opera and the European imagination

Rusalka is one of the most fascinating figures in Slavic folklore: water spirit, lost woman, nymph, ghost, seductive and unsettling creature. In popular tradition she changes from region to region: she may be linked to fertility, premature death, rivers, lakes, woods or fields. Her modern fame owes ...
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Vodník near a Czech pond, among willows and an old mill
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czechsonline 18/01/2026 12 min read Culture and Traditions

Vodník: the restless lord of Czech waters

Vodník is one of the most recognisable figures of the Czech imagination: he lives in ponds, rivers, and mills, keeps the souls of the drowned, and shifts between a dangerous demon, a household water spirit, and an almost fairy-tale character. His story crosses folklore, literature, music, and modern...
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Czech legendary figures among water, forests, mountains, and Prague
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czechsonline 17/01/2026 8 min read Culture and Traditions Free

Czech Legendary Figures: Water, Woods, Mountains, and Old Folk Fears

Czech legends are not just stories for children: they are a simple, often powerful way in which a culture has given shape to its fears, landscapes, and everyday rules. From Vodník to the Golem, through Čert, Ježibaba, Rusalka, Polednice, and Krakonoš, these figures reveal a Czech world of ponds, for...
Folklore Golem Czech culture Czech legends Vodník
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Work table with trade documents, a map of Latin America and references to the Czech Republic and the European Union
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czechsonline 16/01/2026 9 min read Business and Innovation

The Czech Republic and Latin America: new trade opportunities within European agreements

Latin America is no longer just a distant market for Czech companies. Within the framework of European trade agreements, new possibilities are emerging for industrial exports, strategic imports and technology partnerships. Mercosur, Chile, Mexico and the Andean countries offer different scenarios, f...
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