Czech Republic Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Transportation infrastructure === {{Main|Transport in the Czech Republic}} [[File:Prague Václav Havel Airport in 2019.02.jpg|thumb|[[Václav Havel Airport Prague]]]] {{As of|2020|post=,}} the road network in the Czech Republic is {{convert|55768.3|km|2|sp=us}} long, out of which {{cvt|1276.4|km|mi}} are motorways.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transport Yearbook 2020: 3.2.1. Road transport infrastructure|url=https://www.sydos.cz/cs/rocenka-2020/yearbook/htm_uk/uk20_321000.html|publisher=Ministry of Transport|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> The [[Speed limits by country|speed limit]] is {{cvt|50|km/h}} within towns, {{cvt|90|km/h}} outside of towns and {{cvt|130|km/h}} on motorways.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/going_abroad/czech_republic/speed_limits_en.htm|title=Going abroad – Czech Republic|website=ec.europa.eu|access-date=3 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003221115/http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/going_abroad/czech_republic/speed_limits_en.htm|archive-date=3 October 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The Czech Republic has one of the [[List of countries by rail transport network size|densest rail networks in the world]]. {{As of|2020|post=,}} the country has {{convert|9542|km|mi|sp=us}} of lines. Of that number, {{cvt|3236|km|mi}} is electrified, {{cvt|7503|km|mi}} are single-line tracks and {{cvt|2040|km|mi}} are double and multiple-line tracks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transport Yearbook 2020: 3.1.2. Lines|url=https://www.sydos.cz/cs/rocenka-2020/yearbook/htm_uk/uk20_312000.html|publisher=Ministry of Transport|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> The length of tracks is {{cvt|15360|km|mi}}, out of which {{cvt|6917|km|mi}} is electrified.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transport Yearbook 2020: 3.1.1. Tracks|url=https://www.sydos.cz/cs/rocenka-2020/yearbook/htm_uk/uk20_311000.html|publisher=Ministry of Transport|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> [[České dráhy]] (the Czech Railways) is the main railway operator in the country, with about 180 million passengers carried yearly. Maximum speed is limited to {{cvt|160|km/h}}. [[Václav Havel Airport Prague|Václav Havel Airport]] in Prague is the main international airport in the country. In 2019, it handled 17.8 million passengers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Letiště|url=https://www.mdcr.cz/Dokumenty/Letecka-doprava/Pravni-predpisy/Letiste|publisher=Ministry of Transport|language=cs|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> In total, the Czech Republic has [[List of airports in the Czech Republic|91 airports]], six of which provide international air services. The public international airports are in [[Brno–Tuřany Airport|Brno]], [[Karlovy Vary Airport|Karlovy Vary]], [[Mnichovo Hradiště Airport|Mnichovo Hradiště]], [[Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava|Mošnov]] (near [[Ostrava]]), [[Pardubice Airport|Pardubice]] and Prague.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transport Yearbook 2020: 3.4. Air transport infrastructure |url=https://www.sydos.cz/cs/rocenka-2020/yearbook/htm_uk/uk20_340000.html|publisher=Ministry of Transport|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> The non-public international airports capable of handling airliners are in [[Kunovice Airport|Kunovice]] and [[Vodochody Airport|Vodochody]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Letišť má Česko až moc, většinou jsou ztrátová|url=https://www.novinky.cz/ekonomika/clanek/letist-ma-cesko-az-moc-vetsinou-jsou-ztratova-40293826|publisher=Novinky.cz|language=cs|date=21 August 2019|access-date=24 November 2021}}</ref> Russia, via pipelines through Ukraine and to a lesser extent, Norway, via pipelines through Germany, supply the Czech Republic with liquid and natural gas.<ref name="guidepost">{{cite web|url=https://www.mpo.cz/en/guidepost/for-the-media/press-releases/minister-kocourek-launches-the-gazela-gas-pipeline-linking-the-czech-republic-to-nord-stream--80040/|title=Minister Kocourek launches the Gazela gas pipeline linking the Czech Republic to Nord Stream|last=Vlček|first=Pavel|date=14 November 2010|publisher=Ministry of Industry and Trade|access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page