ADEKOR - Tradition of Porcelain Making

Adekor s.r.o. concerns itself with porcelain decoration, continuing the more than two-century-long tradition of porcelain making in the Czech Lands. Its production programme comprises table, tea and coffee sets, cups and saucers sets and other dining utensils.

The fragility and timelessness of the shapes and original luxurious decoration have brought fame to Adekor porcelain in more than 20 countries. Adekor s.r.o. concerns itself with porcelain decoration, continuino concerns i the more than two-century-long tradition of porcelain making in the Czech Lands. Its production programme comprises table, tea and coffee sets, cups and saucers sets and other dining utensils. The fragility and timelessness of the shapes and original luxurious decoration have brought fame to Adekor porcelain in more than 20 countries.

Adekor s.r.o. Tovární 223, 357 35 Chodov, Czech Republic info@adekor-bohemia.com • Phone: +420 602 415 522 Adekor s.r.o. Tovární 223, 357 35 Chodov, Czech Republic info@adekor-bohemia.com • Phone: +420 602 415 522

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The Czech Republic is a landlocked state situated in Central Europe, neighbouring on Germany, Austria, Slovakia, and Poland.

BASIC DATA Population 10 567 473 (1. Q. 2017) Area 78 864 sq.km Capital Praha (Prague) State system Republic Language Czech Highest elevation Sněžka (Snow Mountain), 1603 metres above sea level Time zone Central European Time GMT + 1, Summer Time GMT + 2 Currency 1 koruna česká/ Czech crown (Kč/CZK) = 100 hellers EUR 1 = CZK 26.33 (average, 2017) USD 1 = CZK 23.38 (average, 2017) Internet domain name: .cz

TWELVE CZECH UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE ITEMS The UNESCO World Heritage List includes the following cities and sites: Prague, Český Krumlov, Kutná Hora, the Litomyšl Chateau, Telč, the Lednice-Valtice area, Zelená Hora – the Church of St John of Nepomuk (in Žďár nad Sázavou), Holašovice, Kroměříž (Chateau and Gardens), the Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, the Tugendhat Villa in Brno (architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe), the Basilica of St Procopius and the Jewish Cemetery in Třebíč. Intangible UNESCO monuments: Slovácko Verbuňk (Slovácko Verbuňk belongs to male saltation dances. It is an impromptu dance, which is not bound by exact choreography rules), Lent (Descriptions of Shrovetide processions and masks in the Hlinsko Region have been documented since the 19th century), Falconry (Falconry is one of the oldest relationships between man and predator, which has lasted for more than 4 000 years. It is the traditional activity of hunting using trained birds of prey in a natural environment), Kings’ Ride (The Ride of the Kings is a folk tradition of yet unknown origin, mostly associated with the traditional Christian holiday). More information at www.unesco-czech.cz.

NOTABLE PERSONALITIES Czechs are described as a very cultured nation that has given the world a number of prominent fi gures. The most signifi cant rulers and heads of state have included Emperor Charles IV and the Presidents T. G. Masaryk and Václav Havel. Figures of world renown include the scientists Jaroslav Heyrovský (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry), Otto Wichterle, a Czech chemist who invented contact lenses, and Antonín Holý, who discovered a drug treatment for AIDS. World renown was also gained by the entrepreneur Tomáš Baťa, as well as by Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State. The list of famous people in the cultural sphere includes the composers Smetana, Janáček, Dvořák, and Martinů, the writers Franz Kafka, Karel Čapek, Jaroslav Seifert (Nobel Laureate), Jaroslav Hašek, Bohumil Hrabal, and Milan Kundera. Winners of the American Academy Award are Czech fi lm directors Miloš Forman (born in the Czech Republic), Jiří Menzel, and Jan Svěrák. Others worthy of mention are the artists František Kupka, Alfons Mucha, and the unique-style photographer Jan Saudek. Famous Czech-born sports people are, for example, Emil Zátopek, Věra Čáslavská, Martina Navrátilová, Jaromír Jágr, Petr Čech, and Petra Kvitová.

MEMBERSHIP The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union, the United Nations, NATO, WTO, the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the OECD, and many other organisations.

For additional practical information on the conditions of transport to the Czech Republic and stay in the CR, see www.czech.cz

PRACTICAL INFORMATION Country dialling code: +(420). Details on telephone numbers are available on the websites www.zlatestranky.cz Licences for Mobile telephone network covering the territory of the Czech Republic have been granted to a couple of companies: for example O2 Czech Republic, a.s., T-Mobile Czech Republic a.s., Vodafone Czech Republic a.s. The most widely used credit cards in the Czech Republic are: Eurocard/Mastercard and Visa.