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Czech Republic is a in-transit country with dense traffic at main When hitchhiking on regional roads. Except native drivers make sure you can find there many (especially truck are at a spot that is perfectly visible to the drivers) from near-by countries and from west and east Europe. Local truck drivers in summertime there are really friendly, though usually only speak Czech, and possibly a tiny bit of German. Younger many speeding motorcycle drivers can speak English very well.
Hitchhiking is not allowed {| class="wikitable"|-| Region || Administrative centre || Plate || Other cities at highways and motorways. There is best to ask somebody at gas station or service station. Hitchhiker isnt protected by drivers insurance. Be sure you are at transparent place hitchwiki|-| [[:Category:Hlavní město Praha|Hlavní město Praha]] || [[Prague]] || A || |-| [[:Category:Jihomoravský kraj|Jihomoravský kraj]] || [[Brno]] || B || [[Znojmo]]|-| [[:Category:Jihočeský kraj|Jihočeský kraj]] || [[České Budějovice]] || C || |-| [[:Category:Karlovarský kraj|Karlovarský kraj]] || [[Karlovy Vary]] || K || [[Cheb]]|-| [[:Category:Kraj Vysočina|Kraj Vysočina]] || [[Jihlava]] || J || |-| [[:Category:Královéhradecký kraj|Královéhradecký kraj]] || [[Hradec Králové]] || H || |-| [[:Category:Liberecký kraj|Liberecký kraj]] || [[Liberec]] || L || |-| [[:Category:Moravskoslezský kraj|Moravskoslezský kraj]] || [[Ostrava]] || T || |-| [[:Category:Olomoucký kraj|Olomoucký kraj]] || [[Olomouc]] || M || [[Prostějov]]|-| [[:Category:Pardubický kraj|Pardubický kraj]] || [[Pardubice]] || E || |-| [[:Category:Plzeňský kraj|Plzeňský kraj]] || [[Plzeň]] || P || |-| [[:Category:Středočeský kraj|Středočeský kraj]] || [[Prague]] || S || |-| [[:Category:Ústecký kraj|Ústecký kraj]] || [[Ústí nad Labem]] || U || |- in summer there are many speeding mad motorcycle drivers in Czech Republic.| [[:Category:Zlínský kraj|Zlínský kraj]] || [[Zlín]] || Z || |}
[[Image:Cz_map1== Border crossing ==Czech Republic and all neighbouring countries are Schengen members, so there are no regular border controls any more, though German police often check the documents and backpacks of hitchhikers near the Czech border. Some border crossings remain good places to get an onward lift.png]]
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{{infobox Country
|country = Czech Republic
|map = <map lat='49.7' lng='15.5' zoom='6' view='0' />
|language = Czech
|capital = [[Prague]]
|pop = 10,403,100
|currency = Czech crown (CZK)
|BW = CZ|hitch = {{good<rating country='cz' />}}__TOC__}}'''Czech Republic''' (Czech: ''Česká republika'') is a country in [[Europe]], bordering on [[Austria]], [[Germany]], [[Poland]] and [[Slovakia]]. It is a member state of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]].
In most cases hitchhiking there is quite easy. Czech Republic is a transit country with dense traffic on its main roads. Along with the local drivers you can find there many drivers (especially truck drivers) from nearby countries. Older drivers usually speak only Czech, sometimes some Russian and more seldom German. Younger drivers usually have at least a basic level of English.
'''Czech RepublicHitchhiking directly on motorways and expressways is not allowed''' ; pedestrians are not permitted to walk on these roads for safety reasons. Thus hitchhiking typically involves standing on onramps or at petrol stations on the motorway. While it is a country in [[Europe]]not suggested that one hitchhike on highways, actual confrontations with borders to [[Germany]]police are rare, [[Austria]]and in the unlikely event that a police car does stop, [[Poland]] it is best to be polite and [[Slovakia]]. It is a member state feign ignorance of the [[European Union]] as well as the [[Schengen Agreement]].Hitchhiking is fairly doablerules, and they will usually not give you a fine.
[[File:Highways_motorways_CZ.png]]
== Regions and its number plates ==
[[File:CZ-CBudejovice-new.jpg|thumb|Czech registration plate. Important is only second character, here C = České Budějovice]]
[[File:Czech_registration_90s.jpg|thumb|Czech registration plate used before 2004]]
=== With Poland ===
*[[Chotěbuz-Cieszyn-Boguszowice border crossing|Chotěbuz-Cieszyn-Boguszowice]]
== Public transport ==
Public transport is generally not too expensive. Use this very convenient [http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/vlakyautobusymhdvse/spojeni/?lng=E search engine] for public transport in the entire CR.
== Cities Phrasebook ==* Czech is a Slavic language.[http://www.myczechrepublic.com/czech_language/czech_phrases.html Phrasebook with recorded sounds][Prague]http://www.hillmanwonders.com/czech/z_phrase.htm Phrases with trans-scripted pronounciation]* [[Brno]]Hello (formal/casual) '''Dobry den'''/'''Ahoj'''*Are you going to ...? '''Jedete do ...?'''*Are you please going in direction of ...? '''Jedete smerem na ...?'''*Thank you '''Dekuji'''*Goodbye '''Nashledanou'''*Yes '''Ano'''*No '''Ne'''* [[Havlickuv Brod]]Next petrol station '''Na dalsi benzinku'''
== Links ==
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/stopari.czsk/ FB group for Czech and Slovak hitchhikers]
* [[trash:Czech_Republic|Czech Republic at trashwiki]]
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