Škoda Auto (Czech pronunciation: [??koda] ( listen)), more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 2000,[1] positioned as the entry brand to the group.[2] Its total global sales reached 939,200 cars in 2012.[3]
Established in 1949, the Smetana's Litomysl International Opera Festival is the second oldest classical music festival in the Czech Republic, right after the famous "Prague Spring" music festival. Smetana's Litomysl Opera Festival is the largest open-air classical music festival in the Czech Republic.