Magdalena Hrozínková

Forged from weapons used by Russia in Ukraine, the “bell of freedom” now rings from the north tower of the Church of the Holy Saviour next to the Charles Bridge. 

Rohan City, a planned neighbourhood east of Prague city centre, is set to include a series of streets that honour both nationally and internationally famous thinkers.

Today, women pastors make up about 30% of the Protestant clergy. One of them is Alexandra Jacobea, pastor of the Evangelical congregation in Dejvice, Prague.

The Czech animated film Living Large, a co-production with Slovakia and France, is set to compete at this year’s European Film Awards, which will be presented on Saturday. 

Franz Kafka was born in Prague in 1883 and spent his entire life in the city. His early years, and the life of his family, are closely linked to its Old Town district.

A new mini-series dedicated to Zdeňka Havlíčková, the daughter of the famous Czech journalist Karel Havlíček Borovský, is currently being shot in Czechia.

One of the many Czech Christmas traditions is the burning of incense cones, known as Františeks, which originated on the Czech-German border more than 300 years ago. 

In connection with the World Refugee Day, the Czech office of the UN Refugee Agency hosted a debate addressing the current situation of Ukrainian refugees in Czechia.

Until recently, it was thought that the oldest full-length radio play preserved in the radio archives was from after WWII. But that changed thanks to a chance discovery.

Czech public radio broadcasting elied from its early days on the popularity of radio plays. Czech Radio has recently renewed the tradition.