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Charles Bridge in the historic centre of Prague

There is a long history of tourism in the Czech Republic. Prague is one of the most visited cities of the world with 6–8 million visitors per year.

Tourist regions

For the needs of tourism, the Czech Republic is divided into 17 tourist regions, further divided into 40 subregions. The regions partly overlap with the administrative regions, but natural areas of tourist importance are set aside. The subregions further distinguish natural and cultural areas.[1]

Visitors

In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, residents made up 50.5% of guests who spent at least one night in accommodation facilities (a total of 11,107,866 visitors). In 2022, the share of domestic guests was 62.2% (in absolute numbers 12,080,764 visitors, which was the most in history).[2] In 2022, the share of tourists from Asian countries decreased significantly due to long-term anti-pandemic measures in these countries, canceled direct flights and the political situation in the world.[3] Most non-residents arriving to the Czech Republic and staying overnight are from the following countries:[4]

Rank Country 2022 2019
Total 7,343,400 10,890,500
1  Germany 1,842,729 2,075,460
2  Slovakia 776,216 749,631
3  Poland 612,917 671,857
4  United States 373,403 584,627
5  United Kingdom 316,093 495,728
6  Ukraine 285,302 272,082
7  Austria 263,420 285,457
8  Italy 251,964 409,731
9  Netherlands 223,421 248,898
10  France 213,251 306,875
 South Korea 67,005 387,563
 Russia 49,094 564,083
Mainland China 34,123 609,727

Prague is by far the most visited Czech city. In 2018, it was the 28th most visited city in the world.[5]

Number of visitors in 2022 by regions[2]
Region Total Non-residents Residents
Czech Republic 19,424,164 7,343,400 12,080,764
Prague 5,984,803 4,491,611 1,493,192
Central Bohemian Region 1,157,837 201,664 956,173
South Bohemian Region 1,464,864 287,369 1,177,495
Plzeň Region 840,789 243,834 596,955
Karlovy Vary Region 1,157,945 525,297 632,648
Ústí nad Labem Region 580,023 172,281 407,742
Liberec Region 1,113,981 159,749 954,232
Hradec Králové Region 1,468,600 246,683 1,221,917
Pardubice Region 503,879 56,846 447,033
Vysočina Region 642,986 69,966 573,020
South Moravian Region 1,990,371 525,136 1,465,235
Olomouc Region 722,842 104,903 617,939
Zlín Region 802,061 95,852 706,209
Moravian-Silesian Region 993,183 162,209 830,974

Tourist attractions

In 2022, the most visited tourist destinations in the country were:[6]

Rank Destination No. of visitors
(in thousands) 		Region
1 Petřín funicular 1,707.6 Prague
2 Prague Castle 1,420.1 Prague
3 Prague Zoo 1,419.1 Prague
4 Aquapalace Prague 968.0 Central Bohemian
5 Lower Vítkovice 891.8 Moravian-Silesian
6 Zlín-Lešná Zoo 798.5 Zlín
7 Aqualand Moravia 727.2 South Moravian
8 Safari Park Dvůr Králové 669.4 Hradec Králové
9 Špilberk Castle 606.9 South Moravian
10 Ostrava Zoo 606.7 Moravian-Silesian
11 Žižkov Television Tower 570.0 Prague
12 Petřín Lookout Tower 532.2 Prague
13 Plzeň Zoo 512.7 Plzeň
14 Pilsner Urquell Brewery 466.5 Plzeň
15 Liberec Zoo 442.2 Liberec
16 Olomouc Zoo 408.9 Olomouc
17 Prague Botanical Garden 403.2 Prague
18 Adršpach-Teplice Rocks 400.0 Hradec Králové
19 Old Town Hall 384.8 Prague
20 iQ Landia science center in Liberec 381.7 Liberec
21 Jihlava Zoo 353.6 Vysočina
22 Aquapark in Uherské Hradiště 342.3 South Moravian
23 Wallachian Open Air Museum 334.0 Zlín
24 Lednice Castle 326.7 South Moravian
25 Brno Zoo 325.3 South Moravian
26 Petřín Mirror Maze 321.3 Prague
27 Chairlift in Prague Zoo 314.6 Prague
28 Sky Bridge 721 280.0 Pardubice
29 Ohrada Zoo 277.2 South Bohemian
30 Mirakulum amusement park 269.9 Central Bohemian

The Czech Republic has 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including two transnational. One of them is natural, the rest is cultural.

References

  1. ^ "Mapa turistických regionů a oblastí, kontakty" (in Czech). CzechTourism. Archived from the original on 2018-12-24.
  2. ^ a b "Occupancy in collective accommodation establishments". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. ^ "Češi loni po Česku cestovali nejvíc v novodobé historii" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  4. ^ "Occupancy in collective tourist accommodation establishments by country". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  5. ^ "Praha je 28. nejnavštěvovanější město na světě. Letos v ní přespí rekordních 7,1 milionu lidí, tvrdí Mastercard" (in Czech). Hospodářské noviny. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  6. ^ "Návštěvnost turistických cílů 2022" (PDF) (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
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