INTERNATIONAL CHEMISTRY OLYMPIAD MAGAZINE / & , 2018

CZECH REPUBLIC 10.4 MILLION INHABITANTS, HISTORICAL CITIES, WONDERFUL CASTLES AND CHATEAUX, PRISTINE COUNTRYSIDE AND LEGENDARY CUISINE – THAT’S THE CZECH REPUBLIC.

UNESCO NATURE CUISINE PERSONALITY

Registrations in the UNESCO Previously the saying went: every Traditional Czech cuisine offers The most prominent international cultural heritage list are not Czech is a musician. Today one some original dishes that you sports personality hailing from bestowed lightly; there are less might say: every Czech is a tour- will not taste anywhere else, or the Czech Republic is one of the than a thousand worldwide. But ist. Czechs love nature and do not at least you will not enjoy such best NHL players, Jaromír Jágr. you can find twelve UNESCO sites hesitate to use every moment of quality as you will in Bohemia. In This world champion, Olympic in the Czech Republic. Beyond the spare time for trips to sandstone the first place there is, of course, champion and Double Stanley historical centre of , other rocks, mysterious river valleys or beer. It is not a complete meal, but Cup champion was, at the start of sites include Český Krumlov, Kut­ mountain peaks. These sites are as the traditional Czech saying 2017, the second player in history ná Hora, and Telč – and even the mostly protected within national goes: hunger is a disguised thirst. to score 1,900 NHL points – functionalist Tugendhat in parks. The most well-known: You can be sure that beer is the and he’s still going ... designed by architect Lud- Podyjí, Krkonoše, and Český ráj. national pride number one. Drinks wig Mies van der Rohe and the are everywhere and keep on historical gardens and chateau in flowing. Another specialty is the Kroměříž. spiced liqueur, Becherovka; in , slivovitz is very popular. As far as food is concerned, sirloin with cream sauce and dumplings as well as pork, dumplings, and cabbage dominate. And don’t for- get potato pancakes and the deli- cacy known around the world: the delicious delicacy, fried cheese. © CZECHTOURISM © CZECHTOURISM © CZECHTOURISM © CZECHTOURISM

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