Jump to content

User:JustinePorto/Public toilets in the Czech Republic

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Public toilets in the Czech Republic
Building
Public toilets in Kemp Country Bečice
Language of toilets
Local wordszáchody
toalety
toaleta
WC
Men's toiletsmuzi
páni
Women's toiletszeny
dámy
Public toilet statistics
Toilets per 100,000 people15 (2021)
Total toilets??
Public toilet use
TypeWestern style sit toilet
Locations???
Average cost???
Often equipped with???
Percent accessible???
Date first modern public toilets???
.

Public toilets in the Czech Republic have a number of words to describe them including záchody, toalety , totaleta , Veh-Tseh and WC. There are few public toilets in Prague, and street level ones often have a fee.

Public toilets[edit]

The local words for public toilets include záchody, toalety , totaleta , Veh-Tseh and WC.  The words for women's toilets are zeny or dámy, while the words for men's toilets are muzi and páni.[1][2]

A 2021 study found there were 15 public toilets per 100,000 people.[3] There are not many public toilets in Prague, though a few automated toilets on the street do exist in the more touristy parts of the city.[1]

There is a Euro Key, which allows people with disabilities to have it to access 12,000 otherwise locked public toilets in Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Slovakia and Switzerland.[4]

Toilet paper is not generally provided at public toilets.[1][2]  Instead, it is sold by the sheet by attendants.[1] The most common type of toilet is a sit toilet.[2] Most public toilets in Prague charge a small fee to enter of around 5-10.[1][2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Guides, Rough (2018-03-01). Pocket Rough Guide Prague (Travel Guide eBook). Apa Publications (UK) Limited. ISBN 978-1-78919-440-1.
  2. ^ a b c d "Public Toilet Charges around the World - Toilet Types & Local Names". QS Supplies. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  3. ^ QS Supplies (11 October 2021). "Which Cities Have The Most and Fewest Public Toilets?". QS Supplies. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Europe Handicapped Toilets + Elevators". wheelchairtraveling.com. Retrieved 2022-10-24.