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Discovering Regions of Czech Republic:
Karlovy Vary Region
Karlovy Vary Region is located in the westernmost part of its historical region of Bohemia. It is named after its capital Karlovy Vary. The region is world famous for its spas (Karlovy Vary, Mariánské Lázně and others).

Czech Traditions:
Slovácko - Verbunk
The Slovácko verbunk is an improvised dance performed by boys and men living in the South Moravia and Zlín districts of the Czech Republic. The name of the dance is derived from the German term Werbung (changed into verbunk), meaning “recruitment”, reflecting its historical origins in the recruitment of dancers and soldiers for the military in the eighteenth century.Today, it is performed by folk dance groups in most towns and villages of the Slovácko region, mostly in connection with festivities, such as the annual Hody community celebration.

Czech Class:
verbs of motion and verbs of state
(slovesa pohybu a slovesa stavu)

Report from Czech Republic:
A Trio of Treats,
Towns: Luhačovice, Štramberk and Rožnov pod Radhoštěm