Czechia

Czech Bollard Reflectors

Bollards in Czechia feature double orange reflectors on the front and a single white reflector on the back.

Czechia Bollards

Bollards in Czechia have orange double reflectors on the front and a single white reflector on the back. Rare blue and red variants also exist.

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Czechia Bollard Reflectors

Bollards in Czechia feature double orange reflectors on the front and a single white reflector on the back, though rarer variants also exist.

Czech Phone Numbers

Czech phone numbers typically consist of nine digits, with the first one to three digits representing the area code. Numbers starting with a digit of six or higher do not indicate a specific area and are uncommon.

České Budějovice House Numbers

House numbers in České Budějovice feature one red plate and one white plate with underlined numbers.

Czech Phone Number Structure

Czech phone numbers typically consist of nine digits, with the first one to three digits serving as the area code. Numbers starting with a six or higher do not indicate a specific area and are not very common.

České Budějovice House Plates

In České Budějovice, house numbers feature one red plate and one white plate with underlined numbers.

Czech Word for Street

The Czech word for street is 'ulice', unlike most Slavic languages which use 'ulica'. Although this word is usually omitted, finding 'ulice' is still possible.

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Polish Bilingual Street Signs

Polish bilingual street signs appear in Český Těšín.

Czech Word for Street

The Czech word for street is 'ulice', unlike most Slavic languages which use 'ulica'. Although this word is usually omitted, it can still be found.

Bordered Road Signs

Czech road signs usually have a border set slightly in from the edge, with a strip in the same colour as the sign background. This creates a framed look around the sign.

Southeastern White Street Signs

White street signs with black text are most commonly found in the southeastern parts of the country. These signs can look very similar to those with blue text.

Slovak-Style Street Signs

White street signs with blue text and a red border, which are typical for Slovakia, can be found in Czechia near the Slovak border.

Czech Sign Post Caps

Sign posts in Czechia typically feature thick, black caps.

Red Street Signs

The most common street signs in Czechia are bright red, which can be wide and mounted on walls or thin. Other street sign designs also occur in some areas.

Šumperk Street Signs

Street signs in Šumperk are blue, with text that fills out almost the entire sign.

Czech Road Sign Font

Czech road signs feature a fairly thin font.

Czech Road Sign Borders

The borders of Czech road signs are almost always separated from the edge by a strip in the same color as the sign background.

White Street Signs

White street signs with black text are most commonly found in the southeastern parts of the country. These signs can look very similar to those with blue text.

White and Blue Street Signs

White street signs with blue text are most common in the eastern parts of the country, but they can also be found in central northern areas.

White and Red Street Signs

White street signs featuring red text are most commonly located in the eastern regions of the country, though they can also be found in the southernmost areas.

Slovak-Style Street Signs

White street signs with blue text and a red border, typical of Slovakia, can be found in Czechia near the Slovak border.

Blue Street Signs

Although found throughout Czechia, blue street signs are more common in the east, with Ostrava being the only major city to mainly use them.

White and Blue Street Signs

White street signs featuring blue text are primarily found in the eastern regions of the country, though they also appear in central northern areas.

White Street Signs

White street signs with blue text are most common in the eastern parts of the country. They can also be seen in the central northern parts.

Czech Pedestrian Signs

Pedestrian signs in Czechia feature five stripes.

Czech House Number Signs

House numbers in Czechia are typically displayed on red or blue signs featuring thin white borders.

Blue Street Signs

Street signs in Šumperk are blue, with text filling almost the entire sign.

Polish Street Signs

Polish bilingual street signs are found in Český Těšín. They also appear very rarely in other nearby towns.

White Street Signs

White street signs with black text are most commonly found in the southeastern parts of Czechia. They can look very similar to the ones with blue text.

White Street Signs

White street signs with red text are most commonly found in the eastern parts of Czechia. They can also be found in the southernmost parts.

Border-Style Street Signs

A white street sign with blue text and a red border suggests being near the Slovak border. This sign style is the same as is typical for Slovakia.

Blue Street Signs

Blue street signs can be found in most of Czechia, but they are more common in the east. Ostrava is the only major city that mainly uses them.

Thin Road Sign Font

Czech road signs use a fairly thin font. This can help identify Czechia on road signs.

Red Street Signs

Bright red street signs are the most common type in Czechia. They may be wide and mounted on walls or thin and attached to sign posts, and similarly designed blue signs are also fairly common.

Street Signs in Czechia

Czech street signs may include the word “ulice” for street. This word is usually omitted, but it can still appear on street signs.

Railway Crossing Signs

Czech railway crossing signs do not feature a background.

Czech Sign Post Caps

Sign posts in Czechia typically feature thick, black caps.

Czech Road Sign Borders

Czech road sign borders are almost always separated from the edge by a strip in the same color as the sign's background.

Arrow-Shaped Directional Signs

Czechia uses arrow-shaped directional signs with a filled-in tip. Due to their shape, these signs are recognizable.

Black Bridge Signs

Black signs displaying the road number on the left can often be found at the ends of bridges in Generation 4 coverage.

Red and White Sign Posts

Temporary square sign posts coated in red and white stripes are commonly seen in Czechia and Slovakia.

Czech Blue Street Signs

Although found throughout most of the country, blue street signs are more common in the east, and Ostrava is the only major city that mainly uses them.

Railway Crossing Signs

Railway crossing signs in Czechia do not have a background.

Czech Road Sign Font

Czech road signs feature a fairly thin font.

Czech Pedestrian Signs

Pedestrian signs in Czechia feature five stripes.

Czech House Number Signs

House numbers in Czechia are generally written on blue or red signs with thin white borders.

Black Bridge Signs

Black signs displaying the road number on the left are often found at the ends of bridges in Generation 4 coverage.

Striped Temporary Sign Posts

Temporary square sign posts coated in red and white stripes are commonly found in Czechia and Slovakia.

Šumperk Street Signs

Street signs in Šumperk are blue, featuring text that fills out almost the entire sign.

Red-Text Street Signs

White street signs with red text are most commonly found in the eastern parts of the country. They can also be found in the southernmost areas.

Arrow-Shaped Directional Signs

Czechia uses arrow-shaped directional signs with a filled-in tip.

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Prefabricated Panel Apartments

Prefabricated panel apartment buildings are a common sight in Czech urban areas. These buildings are distinguished by relatively good maintenance and are often decorated with vibrant colors and patterns.

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Zlín Functionalist Brick Houses

Zlín features cube-shaped, functionalist red brick houses originally built for workers of the Baťa shoemaking company. Similar architectural styles are also present in the city center.

Roman Numerals on House Numbers

House numbers in Czechia can feature Roman numerals, with the dividing line serving as an important identifying factor.

Colorful Prefabricated Apartments

Prefabricated panel apartment buildings are a common sight in Czechia's urban areas. These buildings are often distinguished by relatively good maintenance combined with vibrant colors and patterns.

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Liberec House Numbers

Red house numbers featuring a dividing line and a Roman numeral are unique to the city of Liberec.

Northwestern Single Pane Windows

In Czechia, houses with single pane windows are more common in the northwestern parts of the country.

Pilsen House Numbers

In Pilsen, house numbers typically consist of two red and white octagonal plates with inverse color schemes.

Brno House Numbers

In Brno, house numbers are found in black and white pairs.

Timber Framed Houses

In Czechia, timber-framed houses are mostly found along the northern parts of the German border.

Northwestern Single Pane Windows

Houses with single pane windows are more commonly observed in the northwestern parts of Czechia.

Northern Wooden Pole Houses

In the northernmost parts of Czechia, houses commonly feature thick, dark wooden poles that support their upper floors.

Timber-Framed Houses

Timber-framed houses in Czechia are mostly located along the northern parts of the German border.

Selské Baroko Architecture

A variant of baroque architecture called Selské Baroko, or folk baroque, can be found in the region surrounding České Budějovice. This style is characterized by highly decorated walls and is set in small villages rather than towns and cities.

Písek House Numbers

In Písek, house numbers are yellow with a black outline.

Liberec House Numbers

Red house numbers featuring a dividing line and a Roman numeral are unique to the city of Liberec.

Connected Suburban Houses

Suburban houses in Czechia are commonly connected in pairs.

Baťa Worker Houses in Zlín

Cube-shaped, functionalist red brick houses built by the shoemaking company Baťa for their workers are found in Zlín. Buildings in the city centre are constructed in a similar style.

Pilsen House Numbers

In Pilsen, house numbers typically consist of two red and white octagonal plates with inverse color schemes.

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Connected Suburban Houses

Suburban houses in Czechia are commonly connected in pairs.

Brno House Numbers

Pairs of black and white house numbers are found in Brno.

Písek House Numbers

In Písek, house numbers are yellow with a black outline.

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Selské Baroko Architecture

Selské Baroko, or folk baroque, is an architectural style found in the region surrounding České Budějovice. This style features highly decorated walls and is typically set in small villages rather than towns and cities.

Wooden Pole Architecture

Houses in the northernmost parts of the country commonly feature thick, dark wooden poles supporting their upper floors.

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Northern Bohemian Terrain

Much of the northern Bohemian landscape is characterized by rolling terrain combined with steep, solitary hills.

Czech Landscape and Terrain

The Czech landscape is fairly rolling with many hills and altitude changes, but few tall mountains. Slovakia generally features more mountains as well as more completely flat areas.

Rolling Czech Terrain

The Czech landscape is fairly rolling, featuring many hills and altitude changes but few tall mountains.

Northern Bohemian Landscape

Much of the northern Bohemian landscape is characterized by rolling terrain combined with steep, solitary hills.

Utility Pole Insulator Bars

Utility pole tops in Czechia and Slovakia typically feature short metal bars that hold the insulators.

Paired Concrete Utility Poles

Czechia and Slovakia most commonly use wide, round concrete utility poles. These poles are frequently attached in pairs.

Utility Pole Insulator Bars

Utility pole tops in Czechia and Slovakia typically feature short metal bars that hold the insulators.

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Round Concrete Poles

Czechia and Slovakia commonly utilize wide, round concrete utility poles. These poles are frequently attached in pairs.

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Antenna Tape on Gen 3 Coverage

A car antenna with a grey piece of tape stuck to the top is visible on much of the Generation 3 coverage in Czechia and Slovakia.

Car Antenna with Grey Tape

Much of the Generation 3 coverage in Czechia and Slovakia features a car antenna with a grey piece of tape stuck to the top.

Trident Concrete Utility Poles

Concrete poles can feature trident-shaped tops with two arms angled upwards. Although some variations exist, the general shape of these pole tops remains the same.

Trident Concrete Poles

Concrete utility poles can feature trident-shaped tops with two arms angled upwards. While design variations exist, this general shape is consistent and unique to only two countries.

Stripy Gas and Water Poles

Stripy gas and water poles resembling snow poles are often found next to the road.

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Upside-Down Triangle Pole Supports

Some utility poles in Czechia and Slovakia feature two support bars holding up the top metal bar, forming an upside-down triangle shape.

Roadside Gas and Water Poles

Stripy gas and water poles reminiscent of snow poles are often found next to the road.

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Triangular Pole Top Supports

Some utility poles in Czechia and Slovakia feature two support bars holding up the top metal bar, resembling an upside-down triangle.

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Diamond-Shaped Roof Tiles

Roofs featuring diamond-shaped tiles are commonly found in both Czechia and Slovakia.

Hiking Trail Markers

Hiking markers made up of one colorful strip between two white ones are commonly found in Czechia and Slovakia.

Chevron Sign Colors

Czech and Slovak chevrons are white with red arrows.

Wider Type B Guardrails

Czechia and Slovakia both utilize a unique, wider variety of type B guardrails. No other European countries use this specific style.

Prague Marble Mosaics

Streets in downtown Prague are commonly paved with grey and white marble stones arranged in intricate square mosaics. This style of pavement is also typical in Portugal.

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Czech Bike Path Numbering

Four-digit bike paths follow a geographical pattern that increases clockwise, starting in Southern Bohemia. These paths do not appear on Google Maps.

Czech Road Numbering

Road numbers in Czechia typically begin with digits 1 through 6, with roads starting with 6 scattered across most of the country. The only exceptions are roads 7, 8, and 9, which all originate in Prague and run north and northwest.

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Czech Kilometre Markers

Czech kilometre markers feature a yellow outline outside of the black frame. They do not have a black horizontal middle line.

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Czech and Slovak Language Similarities

Czech and Slovak are mutually intelligible Slavic languages that share similarities, such as using acute accents above the vowels á, é, í, ó, ú, and ý.

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Black Generation 4 Google Car

A black generation 4 Google car can be found in both Czechia and Slovakia.

Diamond-Shaped Roof Tiles

Roofs with diamond-shaped tiles are commonly found in both Czechia and Slovakia.

Hiking Trail Markers

Hiking markers consisting of a single colorful strip between two white strips are commonly found in Czechia and Slovakia.

Czech and Slovak Chevrons

Czech and Slovak chevrons are white with red arrows.

Wider Type B Guardrails

Czechia and Slovakia both use a unique type B guardrail that is wider than the standard version. This specific design is not used by any other European country.

Generation 2 Coverage

Generation 2 coverage can occasionally be found in Czechia, though it is rare.

Czech Road Markings

Roads in Czechia often feature solid outer roadlines with no center line.

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Prague Marble Pavements

Streets in downtown Prague are commonly paved with grey and white marble stones, which are often arranged in intricate square mosaics. This style of pavement is also typical for Portugal.

Winter Generation 3 Coverage

A large portion of Generation 3 coverage in Czechia was captured during the winter, resulting in very grey and occasionally snowy imagery.

Moravian Wine Production

Approximately 95% of all wine produced in Czechia originates from the Moravian wine region.

Czech Kilometre Markers

Kilometre markers in Czechia feature a yellow outline outside of the black frame. These markers do not have a black horizontal middle line.

Road Numbering System

Czech road numbers begin with digits 1 through 6, with roads starting with 6 scattered across most of the country. Roads 7, 8, and 9 are exceptions that start in Prague and run north and northwest.

Generation 2 Presence

While rare, it is possible to find Generation 2 in Czechia.

Four-Digit Bike Paths

Four-digit bike paths in Czechia follow a geographical pattern that increases clockwise, starting in Southern Bohemia. These paths do not appear on Google Maps.

Bolted Lamp Post Bases

Lamp posts with a thick base mounted by opposing pairs of bolts are common, though the exact shape of the base may vary.

Bolted Base Lamp Posts

Lamp posts with a thick base mounted by opposing pairs of bolts are common. The exact shape of the base may vary.

Moravian Wine Production

Approximately 95% of all wine produced in Czechia originates from the Moravian wine region.

White Google Car

A white Google car is present in Czechia but is not found in Slovakia.

White Google Car

A white Google car is present in Czechia but is not found in Slovakia.

Winter Generation 3 Coverage

Much of the Generation 3 coverage in Czechia was captured during winter, resulting in very grey and occasionally snowy conditions.

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Czech Road Markings

Roads in Czechia often feature solid outer lines with no center line.

Czech and Slovak Written Accents

Czech and Slovak are mutually intelligible Slavic languages that share similarities, such as using acute accents above the vowels á, é, í, ó, ú, and ý.

Black Generation 4 Google Car

A black generation 4 Google car can be found in both Czechia and Slovakia.

Czechia Road Markings

Czechia often has solid outer roadlines and no centre line. Use this as a road-marking clue for Czechia.

Window Style Variation

Single-pane windows are more common in the northwestern parts of the country. This is a regional housing detail to keep in mind.

Folk Baroque in South Bohemia

Selské Baroko, or folk baroque, appears in the region around České Budějovice. It is marked by highly decorated walls and is found in small villages rather than towns and cities.

Road-Parallel Houses

Houses are built with their long side parallel to the road and are often connected in large groups.

Northern Timber Houses

In the northernmost parts of Czechia, houses with thick, dark wooden poles supporting the upper floors are common. This architectural style is a notable local feature.

Timber-Framed Border Houses

Timber-framed houses in Czechia are mostly found along the northern parts of the German border. This can help narrow the country when spotting this architecture.

Northern Wooden Houses

Dark wooden houses with white stripes showing through the wood are common in most of northern Czechia.

Paired Suburban Houses

In Czechia, suburban houses are commonly connected in pairs. This paired layout is a recognizable feature of residential architecture.

House Number Signs

House numbers in Czechia are generally written on blue or red signs with thin white borders.

Zlín Functionalist Housing

Cube-shaped, functionalist red brick houses in Zlín remain from Baťa’s worker housing. Similar high-rise buildings in the city centre were built in the same style.

Diamond-Tile Roofs

Roofs with diamond-shaped tiles are common in Czechia and Slovakia. This roof style is a useful architecture clue for the region.

Panel Housing Style

Prefabricated panel apartment buildings are common in urban areas. In Czechia, these buildings are often relatively well maintained and may feature vibrant colours and patterns, and some smaller buildings follow the same style.

Písek House Numbers

Písek uses yellow house numbers with a black outline. This detail can help identify Czechia in architecture clues.

Liberec House Numbers

Red house numbers with a dividing line and a Roman numeral are unique to Liberec. This detail can help identify Czechia in architecture clues.

House Number Plates

In České Budějovice, house numbers use one red plate and one white plate. The numbers are underlined.

Brno House Numbers

Pairs of black and white house numbers are found in Brno. This is a local architectural detail in Czechia.

Pilsen House Numbers

Pilsen house numbers typically use two red and white octagonal plates. The plates have inverse colour schemes.

Prague Stone Pavement

Downtown Prague streets are often paved with grey and white marble stones, sometimes arranged in intricate square mosaics. Some sections are much plainer, and similar pavement can also appear in other towns.

Rolling Hills, Few Peaks

Czechia’s landscape is fairly rolling, with many hills and changes in elevation, but not many tall mountains. Slovakia has more mountains, but also more completely flat areas.

Northern Bohemian Terrain

Much of northern Bohemia is marked by rolling landscape and steep solitary hills.

Kilometre Marker Style

Slovak kilometre markers typically have a black horizontal middle line and no yellow outline. Use this as a visual clue when identifying Czechia near the border.

Slovak Sign Font

Slovak signs normally use a much bolder font. The same font is also used in Luxembourg and Germany.

Czech Pedestrian Signs

Czech pedestrian signs have five stripes. Use the five-stripe pattern as a country clue.

Pedestrian Sign Stripes

Slovak pedestrian signs use a smaller stripe scale. The outermost stripes sit closer to the edge of the triangle than on the Czech version.

Czech Sign Posts

Czech sign posts typically have thick, black caps. Use this as a visual clue for Czechia.

Czech Caps Clue

Some European countries have similar caps. Slovakia usually does not have them.

Czech Highway Signs

Czech highway signs can be blue or green. They have a thin white border, separated from the edge by a second coloured border.

Highway Sign Border

Highway signs have a white border right on the edge. This can help distinguish them from nearby countries' signage.

Arrow-Shaped Direction Signs

Czechia uses arrow-shaped directional signs with a filled-in tip. Their shape makes them recognizable from behind.

Arrow Marker Difference

Czechia uses a different arrow marker than Slovakia. Slovakia has small white arrows instead.

Czech Letters

Czech uses the letters Ř, Ě, and Ů.

Slovak Letter Set

Slovak uses the letters Ľ, Ô, Ä, Ŕ, and Ĺ. This clue points to Czechia through its Slovak-language connection.

Bridge Sign Clue

Look for black signs near the ends of bridges in Generation 4 coverage. The road number appears on the left.

Black Gen 4 Google Car

A black generation 4 Google car can also be found in Czechia and Slovakia.

Grey Tape Antenna

A car antenna with a grey piece of tape stuck to the top can be seen on much of the Generation 3 coverage in Czechia and Slovakia.

Hiking Trail Markers

Hiking markers in Czechia are made up of one colourful strip between two white ones. They are also found in Slovakia and can sometimes form an arrow.

Common Road Sign

A common road sign in Czechia. Similar signs also appear in other European countries.

Stripy Utility Poles

Stripy gas and water poles, reminiscent of snow poles, can often be found next to the road.

Chevron Markings

Czech and Slovak chevrons are white with red arrows. Less commonly, chevrons may be red on yellow.

Red-and-White Sign Posts

Temporary square sign posts with red and white stripes are common in Czechia and Slovakia. They are a familiar roadside sight in both countries.

Trident Pole Tops

Concrete poles may have trident-shaped tops with two arms angled upward. The number of insulators and other details can vary, but the overall shape stays the same.

Pole Top Support Bars

Some pole tops in Czechia may have two support bars holding up the metal bar, forming an upside-down triangle. This design is also found in Slovakia.

Shared in Multiple Countries

Also found in Germany, Albania, Serbia, and Romania.

Pole Top Hardware

Czech and Slovak pole tops typically feature short metal bars that hold the insulators.

Concrete Pole Signs

Czechia and Slovakia most commonly use wide, round concrete poles for signs. These poles are quite often attached in pairs.

Special Guardrail Type

Czechia and Slovakia both use a special type B guardrail that is wider than the normal type. No other European countries use the same kind.

Red Gen 4 Google Car

A red generation 4 Google car can be found in Czechia and Slovakia.

Czechia or Slovakia

Locations in this map are split between Czechia and Slovakia. The set contains over 80,000 AI-generated locations distributed evenly between the two countries.

IntersectionGuessr Czechia

Computer-generated map with 49,888 locations at intersections across Czechia.

Plonk It Czechia

A practice map for Czechia focused on the metas covered in the Plonk It Czechia guide. It includes locations for practicing the metas from steps 2 to 3.

Bata-ville Legacy

Czechia is associated with so-called Bata-villes, planned company towns linked to Bata. Similar settlements were also built outside Czechia.

Large Front Doors

Front doors are abnormally large, similar in size and shape to barn doors.

Moravian Wine Dominance

Around 95% of all wine produced in Czechia comes from the Moravian wine region.

Czech Phone Numbers

Czech phone numbers are typically 9 digits long, with the first 1 to 3 digits serving as the area code. If the first digit is 6 or higher, it does not indicate a specific area.

Bike Path Numbering

Four-digit bike paths follow a clockwise geographical pattern, starting in Southern Bohemia. They do not appear on Google Maps, so remembering the general pattern is necessary to use them effectively.

Prague A Paths

Paths starting with A are unique to Prague, no matter how large the number is. Some paths extend into neighboring regions.

Road Number Patterns

Road numbers can begin with any digit from 1 to 6. Roads starting with 7, 8, and 9 all begin in Prague and run north or northwest.

Road Number Patterns

Roads starting with 1–5 are mostly distributed as shown on the map. Some overlap and exceptions occur, mainly because of longer two-digit roads.

Generation 2 in Czechia

Generation 2 can be found in Czechia, though it is rare.

Railway Crossing Signs

Czech railway crossing signs do not have a background. Use the sign shape and markings without expecting a colored field behind them.

Railway Crossing Signs

Railway crossing signs can have a white rectangular background. Use this as a clue for Czechia when comparing nearby signage.

White Google Car

A white Google car is present in Czechia. It is not present in Slovakia.

Grey Winter Coverage

Much of Czechia’s Generation 3 coverage was captured during winter, so it is often very grey and sometimes snowy. This can make the country feel muted and wintry in-game.

Yellow Bicycle Signs

Bicycle signs in Czechia are yellow. Markings similar to hiking markers may also appear with yellow stripes instead of white.

Czechia kilometre markers

Czech kilometre markers have a yellow outline outside the black frame. They do not have a black horizontal middle line.

Czechia Guardrails

Czechia is fairly consistent in its guardrail style. This can help distinguish it from places where guardrails vary more.

Shared Design

This design is also used by Slovakia. It is the only other country with the same design.