When Czechoslovakia split in 1993, the national anthem “Kde domov můj” was divided. The Czech Republic has the Czech verses and Slovakia has the Slovak parts. Both countries have unique facts, such as the Czech Republic having the most castles in the world and Slovaks drinking less beer than Czechs.
In 1993, when Czechoslovakia split into two nations, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, music was also divided. Despite decades of Communist rule, the nation’s multi-ethnic residents have always had at least one thing in common: their national anthem. Combining Czech and Slovak verses, the anthem was called “Kde domov můj”, ironically meaning “Where is my home” – a question no doubt on many people’s minds at the time. The so-called Velvet Divorce ended up being like any other messy breakup, with both parties taking what was originally theirs. In this case, the national anthem was split. Only the Czech verses have been preserved by the Czech Republic and only the Slovak parts have been preserved by Slovakia. The new anthems are now surprisingly short – so short, in fact, that the Czech Republic’s Olympic Committee recently commissioned several new versions in hopes of establishing a new anthem to mark the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia’s founding.
Within the Czech Republic and Slovakia:
The Czech Republic has the largest number of castles in the world, including the largest, Prague Castle, which covers approximately 750,000 square feet (70,000 square meters).
Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is the only world capital to border two independent countries (Austria and Hungary).
Czechs drink more beer per capita than anyone else in the world, almost twice as fast as Slovaks.
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