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In 1929 the growth of the Czech Armament Works reached a turning point. With the downturn in weapons sales after World War I, the company acquired a bicycle parts manufacturing plant in Kralupy nad Vltavou on the Vltava River. [1] Bicycle exports destined for several countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America started to expand. [1]
In 2010 the company was renamed to Zbrojovka BRNO, s.r.o. In 2005 CZ became the owner of Dan Wesson Firearms through its subsidiary CZ-USA. In 2011 the company began production of the new generation of CZ 805 BREN A1/A2 assault rifles, CZ SCORPION EVO 3 A1 submachine guns and CZ 805 BREN G1 grenade launchers for the Armed Forces of the Czech ...
The Czech Republic also possesses Moldauhafen, a 30,000 m 2 enclave in the middle of Hamburg docks in Germany, which was awarded to Czechoslovakia by Article 363 of the Treaty of Versailles to allow the landlocked country a place where goods transported down river could be transferred to seagoing ships. This territory reverts to Germany in 2028.
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Today, the Czech Republic has the highest beer consumption per capita in the world. The pilsner style beer (pils) originated in Plzeň, where the world's first blond lager Pilsner Urquell is still produced. It has served as the inspiration for more than two-thirds of the beer produced in the world today.
The location of the Czech Republic Flag-map of the Czech Republic An enlargeable map of the Czech Republic. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Czech Republic: The Czech Republic (also known as Czechia [1] [2] [3]) is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
Colt CZ Group SE (formerly Česká zbrojovka Group - CZG) is a holding company for the Czech firearms and related industries group based in Prague, Czech Republic. [4] Its principal firearms brands are Česká zbrojovka (CZ), CZ-USA , and Colt .
Its area of 22,623.41 km 2 [b] is home to about 3.0 million of the Czech Republic's 10.9 million inhabitants. [5] The people are historically named Moravians, a subgroup of Czechs, the other group being called Bohemians. [11] [12] The land takes its name from the Morava river, which runs from its north to south, being its principal watercourse.