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Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc
A 35m baroque plague column, the grandest in Central Europe, towering over Olomouc's stately upper square.
35 km · about 40 min drive
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Hranice
Olomouc Region, Czechia · Europe
About Hranice
Hranice sits on the route: 15 minutes from Bělotín, 35km from Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc.
Hranice is in Olomouc Region, Czechia, with about 18,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Bělotín, about 7 km away.
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What is there to see near Hranice?
Within an hour or so of Hranice: Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc (35 km), Pustevny (39 km).
Are there any good drives near Hranice?
The nearest famous roads are Cervenohorske Sedlo, Donovaly Pass and Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Hranice?
Hranice is in Olomouc Region, Czechia, about 7 km from Bělotín.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,969
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Olomouc Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 49.5480, 17.7347
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Hranice
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Pustevny
A 1,018 m saddle in the Beskids crowned by Dušan Jurkovič's fairy-tale timber buildings Libušín and Maměnka (1898), a masterwork of folk Art Nouveau. A ridge walk leads to the pagan god statue of Radegast and the Radhošť chapel.
39 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Hranice
- 70 kmPradedThe highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.
- 72 kmDlouhé stráně Upper ReservoirAn artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.
- 76 kmCervenohorske SedloA 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.
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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