Prague airport renamed Václava Havla on 5 October 2012
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The former Letiště Praha‑Ruzyně was renamed Letiště Václava Havla Praha on 5 October 2012, with a ceremony attended by Dagmar Havlová and Karel Schwarzenberg.
Renaming ceremony
The airport was renamed from Letiště Praha‑Ruzyně to Letiště Václava Havla Praha on 5 October 2012. The ceremony was held on the anniversary of Havel’s 76th birthday, a year after his death, and was attended by Dagmar Havlová and Karel Schwarzenberg.
Other commemorations
In October 2016, the piazzetta between the National Theatre and the New Stage was named Václava Havla on the occasion of his 80th birthday. A memorial plaque for Havel was unveiled on the wall of the prison in Plzeň on 5 October 2016.
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