A crossroad in the center of Europe

The Czech Republic is situated approximately in the geographical center of Europe and has an area of 78,866 sq. km. It is a Central European country and not an Eastern European country.

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country 326 km from the Baltic and 322 km from the Adriatic see. It shares borders with Germany (810 km), Poland (762 km), Austria (466 km) and Slovakia (265 km). The highest point of elevation is the peak of Mt. Sněžka (1,602 m above sea level) and the lowest point of elevation is near Holensko where the River Labe leaves Czech territory (117 m above sea level).

Elements of geography

- very diversified landscape: mountains, hills, plains…

- neither access to the sea, nor to a big river, but several hundreds of lakes and unique medicinal springs in the world

 

 

 

Static map of the Czech Republic

 

Interactive map of the Czech Republic