Geography and History of the Czech republic

History
Celtic tribes
In the 4th century BC Celtic tribes settled in the area of Bohemia(it was named after the tribe of Boii), another Germanic tribes and Slavic people lived here.
Samo
In the 7th century, the Frankisch merchant called Samo became the ruler of the first known Slavic state in Central Europe, which was partly situated in present-day Moravia.
Moravian Empire
The importance of Moravia grew further and in 833 Great Moravia was created. During that era, in 863, two apostels named Cyril and Methodius came to the country and preached in Old Slavonic language, because for people to understand what they was preaching. Before, it was preached only in Latin and people didnt understand it. They even created their own writing called Cyrilic.
Premyslids

Charles 4-who, what he built
Habsburks
Formation of the czechoslovaks state

End of war and the rise of the communism
The WW2 ended on the 8th of May in 1945 and our country was under the influence of the Soviet Union due to the agreement signed during the war.Ssince then, our republic had not been a democracy till the Velvet revolution. Why? Many political parties were disbanded and the president had an awful lot of power that time. In 1948, the election were held and unfortunately, the communists won. There was a little spark of hope, but only a tiny which dissappeared when the representatives of other parties resigned as an act of protest against the Communist party. Those empy seats were taken rightaway by the communist representatives and the Communist party become the symbol of red terror. Many people who dared to stand for their own political opinions were sentenced. Some people were even sentenced to death, such as the most famous casulty of the communist terror, Milada Horáková.
Prague Spring
In 1968, Czech citizens were trying to lessen the repression of the Communists. They wanted to create a socialism with human face. The cenzorship, which had been imposed since the start of the Communists systém, was abolished. There were even a group of reformists in the Communist party, but on the 21st August in 1968 the army of the countries of the Warsaw Pact invaded our republic and took over it. The cenzorship was imposed again and the reformist punished badly.
Normalization
The invasion was followed by a harsh program of "Normalization" in the late 1960s and the 1970s. Until 1989, the political establishment relied on censorship of the opposition. Dissidents published Charter 77 in 1977, and the first of a new wave of protests were seen in 1988. Between 1948 and 1989 about 250,000 Czechs and Slovaks were sent to prison for political reasons, and over 400,000 emigrated
End of the communism
In November 1989, Czechoslovakia returned to a liberal democracy through the peaceful "Velvet Revolution" (led by Václav Havel and his Civic Forum). However, Slovak national aspirations strengthened and on 1 January 1993, the country peacefully split into the independent Czech Republic and Slovakia. Both countries went through economic reforms and privatisations, with the intention of creating a market economy. This process was largely successful; in 2006 the Czech Republic was recognized by the World Bank as a "developed country", and in 2009 the Human Development Index ranked it as a nation of "Very High Human Development".
Formation of the Czech republic
- The Czech republic was Constitutied on the 1. 1. 1993 as a democratit parliamentary republic with Václav Havel as the first president of the state. The new Constitution was also enacted simultaneously with The Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms which create the basis of the czech legal code. In 1993 the republic joined the United Nations. In 1999 the Czech republic entered Nato and on the 1 May 2004 joined the EU. In 2007 the country joined the Schengen Area.
Geography
The Czech republic is the official name of the country. The state is a landlocked country in the middle of Europe. The country borders with Germany in the west, Austria in the south, Slovakia in the east and Poland in the north. The largest city and simultaneously the capita lis Prague with its 1.3 milion inhabitants. The Czech republic consists of three historical territories: Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. The country is a parliamentary republic with Miloš Zeman as the president and Andrej Babiš as the prime minister.
People
The Czech republic has population over 10 milions. The Majority of the czech citizens are born and bred Czechs but there is a 5% minority which is comprised of Asians, Ukranians, people of black colour and Romany people. The country is a nation of ateists. On the other hand, there is a small number of people who are religious. Recently, there has been an infulx of Ukranians moving to the republic.
Mountains
The country is enclosed by mountains from almost every sides except the east. The Giant mountains, also called Krkonoše, make up a natural northern border with Poland. Sněžka, the highest mountain in the country, with its height of 1602m, lies here. The most famous and internationally known ski resort is located here and is named Špinderův Mlýn. This belt of mountains is the most chosen location for purposes such as unwinding, skiing, treking, hiking, cycling and many other free time activities.
The belt called Bohemian Forrest creates a naturak border in the southwest of the country with Germany hand in hand with Austria. Its highest peak is Groser Arber.
Beskids = Lysá mountain, Ash mountains = in the west, from 3 sides surrounded by Germany
Ore mountains where a famous sky resort is located. Its name is Klínovec
Rivers
Elbe is one of the most significant rivers In Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše mountains. Then it flows to Bohemia where it meets and joins with Moldau, then it goes through Germany to the North Sea.
Moldau(Vltava) is the longest river of the country. Running north from Šumava, it flows through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, then it merges with Elbe. Then they together flow to the North Sea.
Morava is a significant tributary of Danube.
National Parks
There are four National parks in the Czech republic: The oldest Krkonoše National park, Šumava National park, Podyjí National park and Czech Switzerland.
Economy
The are many important natural resources such as coal, clay, graphite and uranium. The Czech republic i salso famous for its glass products. Škoda company is now the most known czech exporter in the world due to its expansion to the west and the east. The company makes beatiful cars that are not as pricey as one would expect. In the past, Tomáš Baťa and his company which made shoes was a household name iin the real of footwear. The czech economy is stronger and stronger nowadays. The currency is the czech crown, but we are legally obligated to change our currency to Euro in the future due to the fact that our country is a member of the European Union.