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A region that seems to breathe slowly Šumava is a broad mountain and forest region in south-western Bohemia, stretching along the border with Germany and Austria. In English it is often associated wit...
When hockey reached the Czech lands Ice hockey, known in Czech as lední hokej, took root in the Czech lands well before Czechoslovakia existed. At first it was not yet the fully codified sport we know...
A circle of home: when a pastry becomes a compass If I had to explain the American kolache to someone who’s never seen one, I’d say this: picture a sweet roll that wears its filling like a badge—right...
Where it is and why it matters New Prague is a small city in southern Minnesota—close enough to the Twin Cities (Minneapolis–St. Paul) to stay connected, but far enough to feel like a tight-knit commu...
Pilsen, Chicago: A Neighborhood Shaped by Successive Migration Layers Pilsen sits on Chicago’s Lower West Side, a place whose story is almost a textbook in how immigrant cities work: one group arrives...
A landlocked country, but not without natural borders The Czech Republic lies in the heart of Central Europe: it has no access to the sea, borders Germany, Poland, Austria and Slovakia, and covers abo...
