Country

Czechoslovakia

Historical state, Central Europe (1918-1992)

Czechoslovakia was a country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria and Hungary to the south, Germany to the west and northwest, Poland to the northeast, and Ukraine to the southeast. It existed from 1918 to 1992. The capital and largest city was Prague; other major cities included Brno, Ostrava, Plzen, Liberec, Bratislava and Kosice. Championed by nationalists and first presidents Tomas Masaryk and Edvard Benes, Czechoslovakia declared independence in 1918 amid the dissolution of Austria-Hungary. On 31 December 1992 it split peacefully into the two sovereign states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Facts

Capital

Prague 1

Population

15,700,000 1

Area (sq km)

127,900 1

Independence or Founding Year

1918 1

Dissolution or End Year

1992 1

Classification

Sovereignty Status

Historical or Dissolved State 1

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Nationals Include

Jiri Horejs

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Kurt Gödel

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Stanislav Grof

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Albína Dratvová

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Tomas Garrigue Masaryk

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Vaclav Havel

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Václav Havel (Czech: [ˈvaːt͡slav ˈɦavɛl] ; 5 October 1936 – 18 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and dissident.

Gerty Cori

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Jaroslav Heyrovský

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Anton Sluka

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in 1992 in Barcelona for Czechoslovakia

Bohumil Kudrna

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was a Czechoslovak flatwater and slalom canoeist

František Plánička

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Source František Plánička (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph [nationality]

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He also became a member of the Czechoslovakia national team

Hana Mašková

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was a Czech figure skater who competed for Czechoslovakia

Jan Peka

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was a Czech ice hockey player, representing Czechoslovakia

Jarmila Kratochvílová

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Jaroslav Drobný

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He left Czechoslovakia in 1949 and travelled as an Egyptian citizen before becoming a citizen of the United Kingdom in 1959

Jaroslav Škarvan

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Source Jaroslav Škarvan (Wikipedia)Lead

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was a Czechoslovak handball player

Ladislav Bezák

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Source Ladislav Bezák (Wikipedia)Lead

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Ladislav Bezák (1932 – November 2018) was a Czechoslovak aerobatic pilot

Milan Kajkl

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was a Czechoslovak Olympic ice hockey player

Ota Zaremba

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Representing Czechoslovakia

Peter Stastny

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Petr Kozák

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representing Czechoslovakia.

Svatoslav Galík

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who competed for Czechoslovakia

Věra Čáslavská

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Source Wikidata: Vera Caslavska

Vera Menchik

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was a Russian-born Czechoslovak chess player who primarily resided in England

Zdeněk Koubek

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was a track athlete from Czechoslovakia

Ferdinand Porsche

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Origin Of

Tom Stoppard

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Closely Watched Trains

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Daisies (film)

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Daisies (Czech: Sedmikrásky) is a 1966 Czechoslovak satirical comedy film

The Good Soldier Švejk

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Open-End Spinning

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It was invented and developed in Czechoslovakia in Výzkumný ústav bavlnářský / Cotton Research Institute in Ústí nad Orlicí in 1963.

Aero L-29 Delfín

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Source Aero L-29 Delfín (Wikipedia)Lead, origin

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developed and manufactured by Czechoslovak aviation manufacturer Aero Vodochody

Aero L-59 Super Albatros

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Source Aero L-59 Super Albatros (Wikipedia)Lead, origin

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is a military jet trainer produced by the Czechoslovak aerospace manufacturer Aero Vodochody

Tatra 111

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The Tatra 111 was a heavy-duty truck produced by the Tatra company in Czechoslovakia.

Tatra 138

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Source Tatra 138 (Wikipedia)Lead, origin

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The Tatra 138 is a truck produced in Czechoslovakia by the Tatra company.

Tatra 148

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Source Tatra 148 (Wikipedia)Lead, origin

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The Tatra 148 was a truck produced in Czechoslovakia by the Tatra company.

Tatra 52

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The Tatra 52 is a Czechoslovak mid-size car

Tatra 57

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The Tatra 57 are a series of two-door compact cars, built by Czechoslovak company Tatra from 1932.

Tatra 603

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produced by the Czechoslovak company Tatra from 1956 to 1975

Tatra 613

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manufactured by Czechoslovak manufacturer Tatra from 1974 until 1996

Tatra 75

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Source Tatra 75 (Wikipedia)Lead, origin

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The Tatra 75 is a Czechoslovak mid-size car that Tatra introduced in 1933

Tatra 77

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produced by Czechoslovak company Tatra from 1934 to 1938

Tatra 80

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Source Tatra 80 (Wikipedia)Lead, origin

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The Tatra 80 is a Czechoslovak luxury full-size car built by Tatra between 1931 and 1935.

Tatra 813

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The Tatra T813 was a truck produced in Czechoslovakia by the Tatra company.

Tatra 87

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built by Czechoslovak manufacturer Tatra from 1936 to 1950

Tatra 97

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is a Czechoslovak mid-size car built by Tatra in Koprřivnice, Moravia, from 1936 to 1939

Tatra T.101

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Source Tatra T.101 (Wikipedia)Operational history

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In 1937 a prize was offered for the longest flight by an aircraft of Czechoslovak origin.

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