natural wonder
Moravian Karst
A spectacular karst landscape featuring over 1,100 caves including the famous Macocha Abyss, a 138-meter deep sinkhole.
6 km · about 10 min drive
EuropeCzechiaSouth Moravian
Blansko
South Moravian, Czechia · Europe
About Blansko
Blansko works well as a base: 10 minutes from Rájec-Jestřebí, 6km from Moravian Karst.
Blansko is in South Moravian, Czechia, with about 20,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Rájec-Jestřebí, about 5 km away.
Blansko (Czech pronunciation: [ˈblansko]; German: Blanz) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Svitava River, on the border of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area. It is mainly an industrial town.
Blansko was a market town fromRead more
the 16th century and became a town only in 1905. The town experienced its greatest growth in the second half of the 20th century thanks to the development of the engineering industry.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Blansko?
Within an hour or so of Blansko: Moravian Karst (6 km), Macocha Abyss (7 km), Villa Tugendhat (17 km), Automotodrom Brno (23 km).
Are there any good drives near Blansko?
The nearest famous roads are Cervenohorske Sedlo and Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Blansko?
Blansko is in South Moravian, Czechia, about 5 km from Rájec-Jestřebí.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 20,002
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- South Moravian
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 49.3630, 16.6445
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Blansko
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Macocha Abyss
A 138m-deep karst sinkhole in the Moravian Karst with viewing platforms and an underground river boat ride.
7 km · about 10 min drive
museum
Villa Tugendhat
Mies van der Rohe's 1930 functionalist villa in Brno, the only modernist building in Czechia on the UNESCO list, with its famous onyx wall and retractable glass windows overlooking the city. Interior tours must be booked months ahead.
17 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Automotodrom Brno
A sweeping circuit in the Moravian hills of Czechia, beloved for its flowing high-speed corners and decades of MotoGP history.
23 km · about 25 min drive
racetrack
Masaryk Circuit
Grand prix circuit northwest of Brno that hosted the Czech motorcycle Grand Prix, built into rolling hills with steep elevation changes.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Bouzov Castle
A romantically restored medieval castle with a tall keep, a favourite fairytale-film backdrop in Moravia.
42 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc
A 35m baroque plague column, the grandest in Central Europe, towering over Olomouc's stately upper square.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Moravian Tuscany
Rolling waves of plowed farmland near Kyjov that ripple like a green-gold sea, beloved by photographers.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Blansko
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 53 kmMoravian TuscanyRolling waves of plowed farmland near Kyjov that ripple like a green-gold sea, beloved by photographers.
Driving in Czech Republic
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.48/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €11 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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