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Prague & Cities

52 articles9 guides · 43 explainersUpdated 13 Oct 2026

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  1. Explainer

    Where Prague's money comes from, and why the city cannot spend all of it

    Part of the budget is tied to national formulas, EU projects and state tasks. A guide to the sources, the uses and the districts' share, without a single total.

    5 min
  2. Explainer

    Which Prague station? A short map of the main station, Masarykovo and more

    Prague has no single terminus, and missing a train usually means turning up at the wrong station. Which station does what, and how each links to the metro.

    6 min
  3. Explainer

    Who runs Prague? A city, a region and 57 districts in one

    A leaking school roof, a stopped tram and an expired permit can land on three different desks. How Prague's layered government splits the work.

    5 min
  4. Explainer

    Žižkov: from workers' hill to Prague's most self-aware district

    It is named for a one-eyed Hussite general, crowned by a TV tower with crawling babies and packed with old tenements. How Žižkov got its reputation.

    5 min