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Czechoslovak State Airlines

On the occasion of celebrating the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia, one cannot fail to remember Czechoslovak State Airlines (ČSA), later Czech Airlines, whose last flight took place last night. They were founded on October 6, 1923, and the first long-distance flight from Prague to Bratislava already took place at the end of the month. In the first years, ČSA flew only on domestic routes, the first route abroad was opened in 1930. Their base was located at Kbely Airport, from where they were moved in 1937 to the then newly built airport in Ruzyne. After the Second World War, their subdued operation was resumed, and in the following decades individual lines and the number of aircraft were expanded. ČSA thus flew to countries all over the world and by October of this year were counted among the five oldest still operating airlines in the world.

Caspar David Friedrich and Bohemia

This year, the art world is commemorating an important anniversary: ​​250 years since the birth of the leading representative of German romantic landscape painting, Caspar David Friedrich. There is currently an extensive exhibition of his works at the Albertinum Gallery in Dresden. This painter, working in Dresden, also had close ties to Bohemia. This was due to the proximity of Dresden to the Czech border, his fondness for Czech nature and mountains, and his regular spa stays in Teplice. He very often painted the landscape of the Český středohoří (Milešovka, Kletečná hills) and Krkonoše mountains, but we must not forget the Děčín region and his well-known painting Cross in the Mountains.

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