The last action of the Thirty Years War. General Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, commanding Sweden's flying column, entered the city by stealth. Count Hans Christoff von Königsmarck, of Tjust, (1605-1663) son of Conrad von Königsmarck and Beatrix von Blumenthal, was a Swedish-German soldier, who commanded Swedens legendary flying column, a force which played a key role in Gustavus Adolphus strategy. ...
Nicknames for Prague have included "city of a hundred (or thousand) spires", "the golden city", "the Paris of the Twenties in the Nineties", the "mother of all cities", and "the heart of Europe".
Prague is the wealthiest city in Central and Eastern Europe, and wealthier than many in Western Europe, with a per-capita GDP (PPP) of EUR 32,357 in 2002, which is at 153% of the European Union average.
Prague is served by Ruzyně International Airport (10,000,000 passangers per year), which is the hub of the flag carrier, CSA Czech Airlines.
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