The Band of the Castle Guards and the Police of the Czech Republic (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

: ''Hudba Hradní stráže a Policie České republiky'') is a unit of the

Police of the Czech Republic The Police of the Czech Republic () is the national agency in the field of law enforcement in the Czech Republic. It was established on 15 July 1991 under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of the Interior (Czech Republic), Ministry of the Interior ...

responsible for providing musical support to the

Prague Castle Guard The Prague Castle Guard or simply the Castle Guard () is a specific and autonomous unit of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic directly subordinate to the Military Office of the President of the Czech Republic. Its main task is to guard and de ...

of the

Army of the Czech Republic The Czech Armed Forces (), also known as the Czech Army, are the military responsible for the defence of the Czech Republic as the main part of the Armed Forces of the Czech Republic (). The Czech Armed Forces led by the Staff (military), Gen ...

, as well as during other official ceremonies at

Prague Castle Prague Castle (; ) is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for List of rulers ...

such as state visits. The band's origins date to 1945 and it was officially organized within the Ministry of the Interior of

Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...

in 1953. In 1990 it assumed the name "Band of the Castle Guards and the Police".

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video of the Band of the Castle Guards performing during a Castle Guards drill (YouTube)

Czech military bands Law enforcement in the Czech Republic Prague Castle 1945 establishments in Czechoslovakia Military units and formations established in 1945 {{law-enforcement-stub

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