{"id":1517,"date":"2024-08-30T10:01:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T08:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/praha"},"modified":"2026-04-08T13:56:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T11:56:26","slug":"praha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/praha","title":{"rendered":"Prague"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic, located in the center of Bohemia on the Vltava River. It has been developing into its present form for eleven centuries. Prague is often referred to as the heart of Europe because it lies at the very center of the European continent.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to &#8220;Old Czech Legends&#8221; by Alois Jir\u00e1sek, the city&#8217;s founding was foretold by the mythical Czech princess Libu\u0161e in her famous prophecy: \u201cI see a great city whose glory will touch the stars. As far as one can walk in a day, there is a place in the forest where you will find a man making a threshold out of wood. Name this place Prague after this threshold.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prague quickly became the center of the emerging Czech state. Besides its significant landmarks, the city also hosts the National Theatre and the National Museum. One of the most important landmarks, Prague Castle, is the seat of the head of state\u2014the President of the Czech Republic. Since 1992, the medieval center of the city has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/praha.eu\/historie_archiv_hlm_prahy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">More information about the city and its history<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualni.praha.eu\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prague landmarks<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/praha.eu\/co-delat-v-praze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Information about activities and places not to miss in the capital<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/praha.eu\/web\/reuse-en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Official portal of the City of Prague focused on promoting reuse and sustainable consumption.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prague City Hall (MHMP)<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prague City Hall is the authority responsible for public administration, primarily focused on providing services to the citizens of Prague.  <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group contacts is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-bce0c455 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group data-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50d5d8bc wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"icon wp-block-paragraph\">location_on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0160kod\u016fv pal\u00e1c, Jungmannova 35\/29, 110 00 Prague 1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group data-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50d5d8bc wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"icon wp-block-paragraph\">open_in_new<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.praha.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.praha.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group data-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50d5d8bc wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"icon wp-block-paragraph\">phone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">800 100 000<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group data-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50d5d8bc wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"icon wp-block-paragraph\">mail<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:info@praha.eu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:info@praha.eu\">info@praha.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Information Website www.metropolevsech.eu<\/h3>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group data-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-50d5d8bc wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<p class=\"icon wp-block-paragraph\">open_in_new<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/metropolevsech.eu\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/metropolevsech.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.metropolevsech.eu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The city of Prague operates an informational website primarily intended for migrants living in Prague. The website is available in multiple languages\u2014the most commonly spoken languages among the city&#8217;s newcomers. It serves as a portal to the most important information and contacts for organizations, authorities, and their departments, helping migrants navigate daily situations and orient themselves in the city that has become their new home. The website also provides information on Czech language courses, cultural events, and ways to get involved in public life, promoting faster and better integration into the life of Prague and the Czech Republic.   <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">City districts<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hl. m. Prague is composed of 57 self-governing city districts. Of these, 22 are self-governing administrative districts with their own local authorities. Depending on where you live, you fall under a specific local authority. At your district office, you can handle many important matters related to living in Prague, such as documents for marriage, starting a business, or obtaining a parking permit for your district\u2019s paid zones. Every city office has departments (Trade Licensing Department, Department of Civil Administration, Social Department, Education Department etc ). Some city districts have long been dedicating efforts to the integration of foreigners, employing specialists for foreigner integration or intercultural workers and organizing events and courses for foreigners.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/praha.eu\/mestske-casti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contacts for individual city districts<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">City District Departments<\/h3>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Trade Licensing Department<\/strong> (\u017divnostensk\u00fd odbor) is in charge of the self-employed and<br\/>entrepreneurs \u2013 you can arrange a trade license here However, you can get the license also at a Trade Licensing Department outside your residence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Registry Office<\/strong> (the so-called matrika) \u2013 an office that runs the civil register. The office issues marriage certificates, birth certificates, and death certificates, etc. It also processes citizenship applications, registered partnerships, changes of name\/surname etc. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Building Department<\/strong> (Stavebn\u00ed odbor) issues planning, zoning and construction permits as<br\/>well as the registration of buildings in the territory and keeps a register of buildings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social Department<\/strong> (Soci\u00e1ln\u00ed odbor \/ Odbor soci\u00e1ln\u00edch v\u011bc\u00ed) focuses mainly on social care<br\/>and prevention \u2013 this department provides supervision in troubled families, provides curators for children, youth, and adults. It also processes applications for placement in nursing or retirement homes; provides housing for socially underprivileged citizens; issues parking permits for citizens with permanent residency and citizens with disabilities. It also includes the Child Protection Unit (so-called OSPOD).  <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department of Education<\/strong> (Odbor \u0161kolstv\u00ed) is responsible for placing children in kindergarten or elementary schools in their district, establishing and overseeing educational institutions, coordinating school education plans, and ensuring high-quality education for children, pupils, and students.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Transportation Department<\/strong> (Odbor dopravy) \u2013 handles the issuance\/changes of driver\u2019s licenses, exchanges foreign driver\u2019s licenses for Czech ones, and vehicle registration. In Prague, driver\u2019s licenses are issued at the MHMP Business Centre Vy\u0161ehrad, Na Pankr\u00e1ci 1685\/17, 19, Prague 4. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Department of Civil Administration<\/strong> (Odbor ob\u010dansko-spr\u00e1vn\u00edch agend) \u2013 issues personal documents and passports to the Czech citizens, keeps lists of inhabitants and permanent residence etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Czech POINT<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.czechpoint.cz\/web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Czech POINT<\/a> serves as a one-stop service point for public administration, allowing communication with the state administration from a single location.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>It provides services such as:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>extracts from the Land Register, Commercial Register, Trade Register, Criminal Register<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>driver\u2019s penalty points report<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>signature verification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>document verification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>setting up and managing a data box<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Czech POINT services are available at some city offices, the Czech Post, and certain notaries.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alert info is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"icon wp-block-paragraph\">info<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Extracts obtained at Czech POINT offices are primarily intended for use within the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out how authorities in Prague work \u2014 whether it\u2019s the Prague City Hall or individual city districts. Their services can (and in many cases must) also be used by foreigners. m. Prahy nebo pak \u00fa\u0159ady jednotliv\u00fdch m\u011bstsk\u00fdch \u010d\u00e1st\u00ed. Jejich slu\u017eby mohou (a v mnoh\u00fdch p\u0159\u00edpadech dokonce i mus\u00ed) vyu\u017e\u00edvat tak\u00e9 cizinci.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1518,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"single-with-sidebar","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1517"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3026,"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1517\/revisions\/3026"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1518"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newinprague.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}