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Skull Chapel, Czermna
A small Baroque chapel (1776–1784) in Kudowa-Zdrój whose walls and ceiling are lined with 3,000 human skulls and bones, with 21,000 more in the crypt below: Poland's only ossuary of its kind.
37 km · about 40 min drive
EuropeCzechiaHradec Králové Region
Kostelec nad Orlicí
Hradec Králové Region, Czechia · Europe
About Kostelec nad Orlicí
Kostelec nad Orlicí sits on the route: 5 minutes from Doudleby nad Orlicí, 41km from Road of a Hundred Bends.
Kostelec nad Orlicí is in Hradec Králové Region, Czechia, with about 6,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Doudleby nad Orlicí, about 4 km away.
Kostelec nad Orlicí (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkostɛlɛts ˈnat orlɪtsiː]; German: Adlerkosteletz) is a town in Rychnov nad Kněžnou District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 6,200 inhabitants. The town is located on the Divoká Orlice River in the Orlice Table.
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What is there to see near Kostelec nad Orlicí?
Within an hour or so of Kostelec nad Orlicí: Skull Chapel, Czermna (37 km), Błędne Skały (40 km), Road of a Hundred Bends (41 km), Szczeliniec Wielki (41 km).
Are there any good drives near Kostelec nad Orlicí?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Where is Kostelec nad Orlicí?
Kostelec nad Orlicí is in Hradec Králové Region, Czechia, about 4 km from Doudleby nad Orlicí.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,184
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Hradec Králové Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.1227, 16.2132
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Kostelec nad Orlicí
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
photogenic
Błędne Skały
A rock labyrinth at 853 m in the Table Mountains where a marked trail squeezes between mushroom-shaped sandstone blocks and metre-wide corridors: a filming location for The Chronicles of Narnia. Car access via a timed toll road from Karłów.
40 km · about 45 min drive
famous road
Road of a Hundred Bends
Route 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.
41 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Szczeliniec Wielki
The highest summit of the Table Mountains (919 m): a sandstone plateau of eroded rock labyrinths, chasms and terraces reached by a historic stone stairway from Karłów, with views into Czechia on clear days.
41 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
Adršpach-Teplice Rocks
A mesmerizing labyrinth of towering sandstone rock formations sculpted by millions of years of erosion into surreal shapes.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Kostelec nad Orlicí
- 41 kmRoad of a Hundred BendsRoute 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.
- 41 kmSzczeliniec WielkiThe highest summit of the Table Mountains (919 m): a sandstone plateau of eroded rock labyrinths, chasms and terraces reached by a historic stone stairway from Karłów, with views into Czechia on clear days.
- 67 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.
- 69 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.
- 73 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.
- 76 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
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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