Prague Castle was erected on the Hradshin River in 870. Prague received its charter in 1234 from King Wenseslas 1. In 1348 the first university in Europe was founded in Prague. A lot of damage was done during the Hussite Wars (1419 - 1437 ) and the Thirty Years War ( 1618 - 1648). In 1945 Prague became the capital of the Soviet Republic of Czechoslovakia. In 1989 Prague was separated from Russian control and in 1993 became the capital of the Czech Republic.

Prague is organised by numbered districts from Praha 1 (the oldest part of the city) to Praha 15.