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Prague Zoo
Consistently ranked among the world's best zoos, set in a beautiful valley along the Vltava River.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Kralupy nad Vltavou
Central Bohemia, Czechia · Europe
About Kralupy nad Vltavou
Kralupy nad Vltavou works well as a base: 10 minutes from Holubice, 35km from Karlštejn Castle.
Kralupy nad Vltavou is in Central Bohemia, Czechia, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Holubice, about 4 km away.
Kralupy nad Vltavou (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkralupɪ ˈnad vl̩tavou]; German: Kralup an der Moldau) is a town in Mělník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Vltava River and is known as a traffic hub and industrial agglomeration.
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centuries Kralupy nad Vltavou was an agricultural village, which grew thanks to industrialisation in the 19th century. The main landmark of the town is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Saint Wenceslaus, built in the neo-Gothic style.
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What is there to see near Kralupy nad Vltavou?
Within an hour or so of Kralupy nad Vltavou: Prague Zoo (15 km), St. Vitus Cathedral (18 km), Prague Castle (18 km), Prague Old Town Square (19 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Kralupy nad Vltavou?
Kralupy nad Vltavou is in Central Bohemia, Czechia, about 4 km from Holubice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 17,373
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Central Bohemia
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.2411, 14.3115
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Kralupy nad Vltavou
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
St. Vitus Cathedral
The largest and most important cathedral in the Czech Republic, situated within Prague Castle.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Prague Castle
Sprawling 9th-century castle complex that is the largest ancient castle in the world by area.
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Prague Old Town Square
A spectacular medieval square dominated by the Astronomical Clock, Týn Church, and colorful baroque facades.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Prague Astronomical Clock
Medieval astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall that has been ticking since 1410, the third-oldest in the world.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Charles Bridge
Medieval stone arch bridge lined with 30 baroque statues crossing the Vltava River in Prague.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Grand Café Orient
The world's only surviving Cubist café, on the first floor of Josef Gočár's House of the Black Madonna (1912) in Prague. Closed when Cubism went out of fashion, it reopened in 2005 restored to the original design down to the light fittings.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Karlštejn Castle
A large Gothic castle founded by Charles IV in 1348 to safeguard the Imperial Regalia and Czech crown jewels.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Kralupy nad Vltavou
- 72 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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