Central Bohemian Region
Also known as Středočeský kraj, Central Bohemia, Central Bohemia Region
region of the Czech Republic
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The Central Bohemian Region is an administrative area in the Czech Republic that surrounds Prague, the nation's capital. It matters because it is the most populous region in the country and serves as an important economic and cultural hub connecting the capital with the rest of Bohemia.
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- Official website
- stredoceskykraj.cz
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- Praha-Smíchov Krajský úřad Středočeského kraje 6.jpg
- Licence plate code
- S
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The Central Bohemian Region (Czech: Středočeský kraj [ˈstr̝̊ɛdotʃɛskiː ˈkraj]; German: Mittelböhmische Region) is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the central part of its historical region of Bohemia. Its administrative centre is in the Czech capital Prague, which lies in the centre of the region. However, the city is not part of it but is a region of its own. Its largest city by population is Kladno.
The Central Bohemian Region is in the centre of Bohemia. In terms of area, it is the largest region in the Czech Republic, with 11,014 km, almost 14% of the total area of the country. It surrounds the country's capital, Prague, and borders Liberec Region (in the north), Hradec Králové Region (northeast), Pardubice Region (east), Vysočina Region (southeast), South Bohemian Region (south), Plzeň Region (west) and Ústí nad Labem Region (northwest).