landmark
Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church)
A hauntingly decorated chapel adorned with the bones of approximately 40,000 people arranged into elaborate artistic displays.
2 km · about 5 min drive
EuropeCzechiaCentral Bohemia
Kutná Hora
Central Bohemia, Czechia · Europe
About Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Církvice, 48km from Konopiste Castle.
Kutná Hora is in Central Bohemia, Czechia, with about 22,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Církvice, about 5 km away.
Kutná Hora (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkutnaː ˈɦora] ; German: Kuttenberg) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. The history of Kutná Hora is linked to silver mining, which made it a rich and rapidly developing town. The centre of Kutná Hora, including the SedlecRead more
Abbey and the Sedlec Ossuary, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995 because of its outstanding architecture and its influence on subsequent architectural developments in other Central European city centres. The historic town centre is also protected as an urban monument reservation, the fourth largest in the Czech Republic.
The large concentration of monuments and its inclusion on the UNESCO list make Kutná Hora a significant tourist destination. The town's sacral monuments are among the most important and most visited monuments in the Czech Republic. In addition to tourism, the town's economy also includes industry, which is represented by production of tobacco products and the electrical engineering industry.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kutná Hora?
Within an hour or so of Kutná Hora: Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church) (2 km), Sedlec Ossuary (2 km), Konopiste Castle (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Kutná Hora?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Where is Kutná Hora?
Kutná Hora is in Central Bohemia, Czechia, about 5 km from Církvice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 21,642
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Central Bohemia
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 49.9484, 15.2682
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Kutná Hora
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sedlec Ossuary
Chapel at Kutna Hora decorated with the arranged bones of tens of thousands of people, including a chandelier of human remains.
2 km · about 5 min drive
castle
Konopiste Castle
The lavish country residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose 1914 assassination sparked WWI; the chateau preserves his vast hunting trophies and armoury amid an English-style park south of Prague.
48 km · about 55 min drive
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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