Royal capital Praha Royal Capital City of Prague, after Vienna's second largest city Habsburg monarchy, with an area of ??143 ha and 76 000 inhabitants, was established February 12, 1784 by combining separate royal cities:

Old Town of Prague, Praha also formerly Prague city, large town hotels Mal� Strana, promoted to the city in 1257 by Premysl Otakar II.
Hradcany hotels The New Town, founded in 1348 by Charles IV.

It was four quarters, Prague districts (numbered Rimsky): Old city ??(Prague I), New Town (Praha II), Lesser Town (Praha III) Hradcany (Prague IV). Headquartered city administration and City Council on Old Town Hall. & Nbsp; Total external character of Prague, in the & nbsp; first half 19th century still tight walls, maintained a character medieval town.

In 1850 he was attached to the capital Josefov (Praha V, originally Jewish Town), 1883 Vy�ehrad (Praha VI), 1884 and Hole�ovice Drums (Praha VII) 1901 Liben (Prague VIII). Take down the walls in the & nbsp; 70th years has paved the way for closer integration between the historical Prague with & nbsp; suburbs, for its territorial and & nbsp; population growth and & nbsp; for the introduction of Urban public transport. Negotiations on & nbsp; the connection of individual suburbs and & nbsp; suburban municipalities to & nbsp; Prague, however, met with resistance representatives these municipalities, fearing tax increases and & nbsp; charges. Many suburbs conversely, won & nbsp; the status of independent cities (Royal Vinohrady, Zizkov, Sm�chov, Karlin).

At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries was the Royal capital Prague 233 000 residents over an area of ??21 km & sup2 ;. In 1920 extended to January 1, 1922 Great as Prague and became known as the City of Prague.

Praga caput regni (Praha head of the kingdom)

Under the unified character of Prague was intended character of the Old Town, as the seat of the Municipality of the Old Town Hall as it adjusted the privilege of & nbsp; 1649. This character is then changed Only the odd and paid until 1918.

In the middle of the emblem is a red shield in the bottom half is golden fortification wall with silver battlement and an open gate with golden thrown up lattice. Rising from the gate silver armed arm holding a silver sword. In the upper part of the shield are three gold towers of blocks. The towers have windows terminated with a golden battlements and roofs with finials.