Name of the city: Praha (Prague in English and French, Prague in German)
Position: Prague is situated in the very center of Bohemia and actually very near the imaginary center of Europe

Coordinates:
Latitude: 50o05'19" North - same as Bonn, Winnipeg and the southern coast of Britain
Longitude: 14o25'17" East
Area: 496 sq. km
population ,1 200,455 (December 31st, 1997)

Towers and spires:
At the beginning of 19th century Bernardo Bolzano counted 103 towers and spires in Prague and thus the town acquired the name "City of a Hundred Spires". At present, it is claimed there are more than 500.