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08 October 2019, 136th Plenary Session of the European Committee of the Regions 
Belgium - Brussels - October 2019 
© European Union / Vincent Van Doonik

Martin PŮTA, President of Liberec Region
Libor Vondráček in 2023
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson, left, and Martin Kupka, Minister of Transport for the Czech Republic, pose for a picture ahead of a meeting at the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
Photo by EPP Group in the CoR
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Česká Lípa

Liberec Region, Czechia · Europe

About Česká Lípa

Česká Lípa works well as a base: 15 minutes from Skalice u České Lípy, 26km from Bohemian Switzerland National Park.

Česká Lípa is in Liberec Region, Czechia, with about 37,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Skalice u České Lípy, about 7 km away.

Česká Lípa (Czech pronunciation: [tʃɛskaː liːpa] ; German: Böhmisch Leipa) is a town in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 36,000 inhabitants, making it the most populated Czech town without city status. It is an industrial city, known primarily for the production of parts for the automotive

Read more industry. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. Among the main landmarks of Česká Lípa is the Lipý Castle.

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What is there to see near Česká Lípa?

Within an hour or so of Česká Lípa: Panská skála (10 km), Bohemian Switzerland National Park (26 km), Pravčická Gate (28 km), Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána) (28 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.

Where is Česká Lípa?

Česká Lípa is in Liberec Region, Czechia, about 7 km from Skalice u České Lípy.

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Quick Information

Population
36,815
Continent
Europe
Country
Czechia
Region
Liberec Region
Timezone
Europe/Prague
Coordinates
50.6855, 14.5376

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Czechia

Police
158
Ambulance
155
Fire
150
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.

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Worth the detour from Česká Lípa

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

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Panská skála

Bohemia's oldest protected geological site (1933): a hillside of hexagonal basalt columns up to 12 m tall arranged like organ pipes, right beside the road at Kamenický Šenov. Famous from the Czech fairy-tale film Three Wishes for Cinderella.

10 km · about 20 min drive

national park

Bohemian Switzerland National Park

A mesmerizing landscape of deep gorges, towering sandstone pillars, and dense forests in the Czech-German borderlands along the Elbe River.

26 km · about 30 min drive

natural wonder

Pravčická Gate

The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, standing majestically in the heart of Bohemian Switzerland National Park.

28 km · about 35 min drive

natural wonder

Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána)

Sandstone wonderland in the Czech Republic with Europe's largest natural stone arch and dramatic rock formations.

28 km · about 35 min drive

natural wonder

Pravcicka brana

Largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, the centrepiece of Bohemian Switzerland National Park, walked from car parks at Hrensko or Mezni Louka.

28 km · about 35 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Jested Tower

A rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.

32 km · about 35 min drive

national park

Saxon Switzerland National Park

A surreal landscape of eroded sandstone pillars, arches, and mesas along the Elbe, beloved by rock climbers and landscape painters.

35 km · about 40 min drive

castle

Königstein Fortress

A vast hilltop fortress on a sandstone plateau above the Elbe, with ramparts offering panoramic views over Saxon Switzerland.

43 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Česká Lípa

  • 32 kmJested TowerA rocket-shaped 1970s hotel and TV tower crowning the 1,012 m summit above Liberec, reached by a twisting mountain road with sweeping views over Bohemia: an icon of Czech modernist architecture.

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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