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Czocha Castle
A turreted medieval castle above a reservoir near the German border, full of secret passages and legends.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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Frýdlant
Liberec Region, Czechia · Europe
About Frýdlant
Frýdlant is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Višňova, 43km from Krkonose National Park.
Frýdlant is in Liberec Region, Czechia, with about 7,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Višňova, about 6 km away.
Frýdlant (Czech pronunciation: [ˈfriːdlant]; German: Friedland) is a town in Liberec District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,300 inhabitants. The town is located on the Smědá River on the border between the Jizera Foothills and Jizera Mountains, near the border with Poland.
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known for its complex consisting of an early Gothic castle and a Renaissance castle, protected as a national cultural monument. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Frýdlant?
Within an hour or so of Frýdlant: Czocha Castle (20 km), Jested Tower (22 km), Görlitz Old Town (27 km), Krkonose National Park (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Frýdlant?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Frýdlant?
Frýdlant is in Liberec Region, Czechia, about 6 km from Višňova.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 7,379
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Liberec Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.9214, 15.0797
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Frýdlant
8 notable places within an hour's 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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Görlitz Old Town
Germany's easternmost city, a stunningly preserved jumble of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque facades nicknamed 'Görliwood'.
27 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Krkonose National Park
Czechia's oldest national park along the Polish border, with high moorland, the source of the Elbe and mountain roads to Spindleruv Mlyn.
43 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Bohemian Paradise
Protected landscape of sandstone rock towns, gorges and ruined castles northeast of Prague, threaded by narrow scenic country roads.
44 km · about 50 min drive
photogenic
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.
45 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Krkonoše (Giant Mountains)
The highest mountains in the Czech Republic along the Polish border, a UNESCO biosphere reserve with Sněžka peak and dramatic glacial cirques.
50 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Frýdlant
- 22 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.
- 51 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 51 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
- 75 kmRakotzbrückeA fairy-tale 'Devil's Bridge' whose arch forms a perfect circle with its reflection in Kromlau's rhododendron park.
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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