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Liberec

Liberec Region, Czechia · Europe

About Liberec

Liberec is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Mníšek, 27km from Bohemian Paradise.

Liberec is in Liberec Region, Czechia, with about 100,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Mníšek, about 7 km away.

Liberec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɪbɛrɛts] ; German: Reichenberg) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 108,000 inhabitants, making it the fifth largest city in the country. It lies on the Lusatian Neisse River, in a basin surrounded by mountains. The city centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban

Read more monument zone. Liberec was once home to a thriving textile industry and hence nicknamed the "Manchester of Bohemia". A symbol of the city and the main landmark of the panorama of Liberec is the Ještěd Tower. Since the end of the 19th century, the city has been a conurbation with the suburb of Vratislavice nad Nisou and the neighbouring city of Jablonec nad Nisou.

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What is there to see near Liberec?

Within an hour or so of Liberec: Jested Tower (6 km), Bohemian Paradise (27 km), Czocha Castle (34 km), Krkonose National Park (39 km).

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The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.

Where is Liberec?

Liberec is in Liberec Region, Czechia, about 7 km from Mníšek.

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Quick Information

Population
102,951
Continent
Europe
Country
Czechia
Region
Liberec Region
Timezone
Europe/Prague
Coordinates
50.7671, 15.0562

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Czechia

Police
158
Ambulance
155
Fire
150
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right

Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.

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Worth the detour from Liberec

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.

6 km · about 10 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.

27 km · about 30 min drive

castle

Czocha Castle

A turreted medieval castle above a reservoir near the German border, full of secret passages and legends.

34 km · about 40 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.

39 km · about 45 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.

40 km · about 45 min drive

landmark

Görlitz Old Town

Germany's easternmost city, a stunningly preserved jumble of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque facades nicknamed 'Görliwood'.

43 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.

48 km · about 55 min drive

scenic viewpoint

Snezka

Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.

48 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Liberec

  • Right hereJested 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.
  • 48 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
  • 48 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.

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

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Liberec.

Chrastava

🇨🇿 Czechia

8 km awayPop. 6,051

Jablonec nad Nisou

🇨🇿 Czechia

9 km awayPop. 46,209

Bogatynia

🇵🇱 Poland

17 km awayPop. 16,460

Frýdlant

🇨🇿 Czechia

17 km awayPop. 7,379

Hrádek nad Nisou

🇨🇿 Czechia

18 km awayPop. 8,001

Tanvald

🇨🇿 Czechia

18 km awayPop. 6,921

Železný Brod

🇨🇿 Czechia

20 km awayPop. 6,442

Turnov

🇨🇿 Czechia

21 km awayPop. 14,507

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