Prague , see also other names) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Nicknames for Prague have included: Praga mater urbium/Praha matka mest ("Prague – Mother of Cities") in Latin/Czech, Stovežatá Praha ("City of a Hundred Spires") in Czech and Zlaté mesto/Goldene Stadt ("Golden City") in Czech/German. Geographically, Prague is situated on the Vltava River in central Bohemia. The city proper is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 1.9 million. Prague has been the political, cultural and economic centre of the Czech state for more than 1,100 years. For many decades during the Gothic and Renaissance eras, Prague was the permanent seat of two Holy Roman Emperors and thus was also the capital of the Holy Roman Empire.The city has played a significant role in twentieth-century history, in both World Wars, and the post-war Communist era. Prague is home to a number of famous cultural attractions, many of which survived the turmoil of the twentieth century. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites, making the city one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe, receiving more than 4.1 million international visitors annually, as of 2009 . Prague is classified as an alpha-world city. A collection of high quality free computer desktop wallpapers featuring Prague wallpapers - City wallpapers. See these beautiful scenes and view on your computer. Make sure to checkout our wallpaper collection of Amsterdam, Athens, Atlanta, Barcelona, Beijing, Berlin Bombay, Brussels, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Copenhagen, Dublin , Dusseldorf, Geneva, Istanbul, Kiev, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Melbourne, Mexico, Milan, Monte Carlo, Montreal, Moscow, Munich, New York, NYC, Oslo, Paris, Prague, Rio de Janeiro, Rome, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo, Vancouver, Vatican City, Vienna, Zurich. All wallpapers are in 1024x768, 1280x1024 or 1600x1200 resolutions. We have also hundreds of widescreen wallpapers / HD wallpapers available for our visitors in many resolutions such as : 1920x1200, 1680x1050, 1440x900, 1280x800 . Amazing wallpapers , alive on your desktop for Mac & PC. Click on link below the picture to download.