Michael Heitmann

Recent Posts

• Terminal decay

  České dráhy receives little developer interest in program to revitalize dilapidated train stations While the modernization of Prague’s main train station is underway and on schedule, an ambitious program to renovate smaller stations throughout the country in cooperation with private business is faltering, according to the effort’s architect, the state-controlled railway company České dráhy (ČD). [...]

• Regions threaten CD with fines

  21.11.07 17:47 Filed in: The Prague Post Complaints seek accountability for late trains, broken contracts The next time you stand on a platform wondering if the train is on time and zpožd?ní (delay) appears on the panel above you, it may cost Ceské dráhy (CD), the state-owned railway company, dearly. State officials of the Olomouc [...]

• Grand Central

  Written by Michael Heitmann A rich history and cultural heritage—plus limitless natural beauty—converge in Central Bohemia The area west of Prague is often considered the true heart of Bohemia—a label that makes sense given it sheer volume of ancient settlements, historical centers characterized at once by fine churches and imposing burgher homes, and the well-preserved [...]

• Dollar millionaires swell in ranks

  02.07.08 22:09 Filed in: The Prague Post Increase attributed to economic growth and the robust crown The number of dollar millionaires in the Czech Republic jumped 15 percent last year to 17,000, owing to economic growth, the strong crown and the falling dollar, according to the annual World Wealth Report published by the consulting firm [...]

• Zetor tractors plowing into Poland

  As the Poles enlarge their farms, Moravian tractors follow For a long time, it seemed that tractor manufacturer Zetor had seen its best days under communism. In the 1990s, the company had to be bailed out by the state several times after posting operating losses in order to save jobs at its factory in Brno, [...]