Time in the Czech Republic

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The time zone in the Czech Republic is Central European Time ({{lang|cs|Středoevropský čas, SEČ}}: UTC+01:00) and Central European Summer Time ({{lang|cs|Středoevropský letní čas, SELČ}}: UTC+02:00).{{cite book|author=Nautical Almanac Office (U S )|title=The Nautical Almanac for the Year 2014|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xi3A8_DCvAcC&pg=PA262|date=17 May 2013|publisher=Government Printing Office|isbn=978-0-16-091756-1|page=262}} Daylight saving time is observed from the last Sunday in March (2:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (3:00 CEST). The Czech Republic has observed Central European Time since 1979. Until 1993 when Czechoslovakia was separated into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, they also had Central European Time and Central European Summer Time. After the summer months, time in the Czech Republic is shifted back by one hour to Central European Time.[http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/europe/european-union/czech-republic/time.htm Czech Republic time] Like most states in Europe, Summer time (daylight saving time) is observed in the Czech Republic, when time is shifted forward by one hour, two hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.