2025 in the Czech Republic

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Events in the year 2025 in the Czech Republic .

Incumbents

• President – Petr Pavel
• Prime Minister – Petr Fiala

Events

• 11 January – Seven people are killed in an explosion and subsequent fire at a restaurant in Most. ^{[1] [2]}
• 20 February – Two people are killed in a knife attack at a shopping center in Hradec Králové. A 16-year old suspect is arrested. ^[3]
• 28 February – A freight train carrying benzene derails and catches fire in Hustopeče nad Bečvou. No injuries are reported. ^[4]
• 21 March – Representatives of SPD, Svobodní, Tricolour and PRO sign a memorandum about cooperation in the 2025 parliamentary election with SPD as leader. ^[5]

Scheduled

• 18–29 June – EuroBasket Women 2025 in the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece and Italy ^{[6] [7]}
• October – Next Czech parliamentary election
• 5–14 December – 2025 Women's World Floorball Championships ^{[8] [9]}

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Czech Republic

Source: ^[10]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 8 May – Victory in Europe Day
• 5 July – St. Cyril and Methodius Day
• 6 July – Jan Hus
• 28 September – Czech Statehood Day
• 28 October – Independent Czechoslovak State Day
• 17 November - Freedom and Democracy Day
• 24 December - Christmas Eve
• 25 December - Christmas Day
• 26 December – Saint Stephen's Day

Art and entertainment

• List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Deaths

January

• 5 January – František Šmahel, 90, historian. ^[11]
• 10 January – Milan Feranec, 60, politician, MP (since 2017). ^[12]
• 11 January – Mario Klemens, 88, conductor. ^[13]
• 16 January – František Makeš, 93, Czech-born Swedish artist. ^[14]
• 18 January – Eliška Wagnerová, 76, judge and politician. ^[15]
• 21 January – Petr Hannig, 79, musician and politician. ^[16]

February

• 4 February – Jiří Čtvrtečka, 82, Olympic canoeist. ^[17]
• 16 February – Vladimír Válek, 89, conductor. ^[18]
• 17 February – Petr Matoušek, 75, cyclist. ^[19]

April

• 6 April – Anna Slováčková, 29, actress and singer. ^[20]

See also

• 2025 in the European Union
• 2025 in Europe

References

1. "Fire in a restaurant in northern Czech Republic kills 6 people". AP News. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
2. "Seventh victim of Most restaurant fire dies in hospital". Czech Radio. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
3. "Teenager arrested in stabbing deaths of 2 women in Czech Republic". AP News. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
4. "Freight train derails in Czech Republic, causing major chemical fire". AP News. 28 February 2025.
5. Veselý, Marek (21 March 2025). "Široké spojení na palubě SPD. Okamura se dohodl se Svobodnými, Trikolorou i Rajchlem". Prima televize (in Czech). FTV Prima, spol. s. r. o. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
6. "FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 champions to be crowned at iconic Peace and Friendship Stadium". 11 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
7. Gialleli, Sofia (11 December 2023). "Η πρωταθλήτρια Ευρώπης 2025 θα στεφθεί στο ΣΕΦ (pics)".
8. "IFF CB Meeting News 2/2023: WFC hosts awarded, Future of Floorball status and upcoming events". IFF Main Site. May 24, 2023.
9. "Tisková zpráva – Mistrovství světa žen ve florbale 2025 se uskuteční za podpory Moravskoslezského kraje i města Ostrava | Moravskoslezský kraj |". www.msk.cz.
10. "Czech Republic Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
11. Karlík, Tomáš. "Zemřel historik Šmahel, znalec Lucemburků, husitství či reformace". ČT24 (in Czech). Retrieved 2025-01-10.
12. "Zemřel poslanec Milan Feranec". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech News Agency . Retrieved 2025-01-10.
13. "Renowned conductor Mario Klemens passes away at 88". Czech Radio. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
14. ČTK, iDNES cz (17 January 2025). "Zemřel František Makeš. Restauroval slavné obrazy, odhalil falzifikát Rembrandta". iDNES.cz. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
15. Lankašová, Markéta (19 January 2025). "Ve věku 76 let zemřela bývalá ústavní soudkyně a senátorka Eliška Wagnerová". Mladá fronta Dnes . Mafra. Czech News Agency . Retrieved 20 January 2025.
16. Špulák, Jaroslav (21 January 2025). "Zemřel Petr Hannig". Novinky.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
17. Zemřel trojnásobný medailista z MS v rychlostní kanoistice Čtvrtečka (in Czech)
18. Fraňková, Ruth (16 February 2025). "Conductor Vladimír Válek dies at 89". Radio Prague International. Czech Radio . Retrieved 17 February 2025.
19. Zemřel Petr Matoušek (in Czech)
20. "Zemřela Anna Julie Slováčková. Vedla dlouhý boj s rakovinou". iDNES.cz. 6 April 2025. Retrieved 9 April 2025.

External links

• Online calendar