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Winter in the Czech Republic by Mirka Krivankova
Podmoky is a village located in the district of Nymburk, about 11 km northeast of the town of Podebrady. They have 195 inhabitants and their cadastral area measures 847 hectares. The altitude of the village is 219 met In the village of Podmoky (525 inhabitants) the following trades and shops were proved in 1932: [7] economic machine cooperative, 3 inns, 2 wheelwrights, blacksmith, shoemaker, 2 seamstresses (mother with Jirava's daughter), roadmaker (František Jirava), 4 peasants, 2 general merchandise stores, savings and reserve association for Podmoky,
A Beggar on Charles Bridge by Mirka Krivankova
Charles Bridge is the oldest standing bridge over the Vltava River in Prague and the second oldest surviving bridge in the Czech Republic. Here you can find beggars who will kneel for hours on the pavement in supplication, or just sitting and waiting for others who may grant a favor with money.
The Old Center of Prague by Mirka Krivankova
Prague belongs to the group of historic cities which have preserved the structure of their development until the present times. Within the core of Prague, successive stages of growth and changes have respected the original grand-scale urban structure of the Early Middle Ages.