The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of 142.4 km (88.5 mi) of track, 931 trams, and 25 daytime routes and 9 night routes with a total route length of 518 km (322 mi). It is operated by Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy a.s., a company owned by the City of Prague. The Prague tram system (including the Petřín funicular) served 324.2 million passengers in 2012, up from 312.9 million passengers in 2011. Prague's first horsecar tram line was opened in 1875, and the first electric tram ran in 1891. As of 2019, the Prague tram network operates 882 tram vehicles, one of the largest fleets in the world. The system carried 373.434.000 passengers in 2018, the highest tram patronage in the world after Budapest.
You know, Prague was the first place I ever rode a streetcar (tramvaj), a subway, a funicular, and gone through a lock (on the Vltava River). Plus, getting there was my first time on a plane. Not to mention, this was my first time abroad. Lots of memories.
Placed in the Central Bohemian Region, the town of Karlstejn is known due to its castle at the top of the hill. It was built on a valley next to the Berounka River.
The Sedlec Ossuary is a Roman Catholic chapel, located beneath the Cemetery Church of All Saints in Kutná Hora. The ossuary is estimated to contain the skeletons of between 40,000 and 70,000 people, whose bones have, in many cases, been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel. The ossuary is among the most visited tourist attractions of the Czech Republic, attracting over 200,000 visitors annually.
Karlštejn Castle is a large Gothic castle founded in 1348 by King Charles IV. The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Imperial Regalia as well as the Bohemian Crown Jewels, holy relics, and other royal treasures. Karlštejn belongs to the most famous and most frequently visited castles in the country. It's located about 16 kilometres southwest of Prague in the Beroun District of the Central Bohemian Region, above the market town of the same name.
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