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Telč
A picture-perfect UNESCO town centered around a main square lined with beautifully uniform Renaissance and baroque burgher houses.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Pelhřimov
Vysocina, Czechia · Europe
About Pelhřimov
Pelhřimov sits on the route: 15 minutes from Nová Cerekev, 56km from Konopiste Castle.
Pelhřimov is in Vysocina, Czechia, with about 17,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Nová Cerekev, about 8 km away.
Pelhřimov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpɛlɦr̝ɪmof]; German: Pilgram) is a town in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The town is located in the Křemešník Highlands, in the valley of the Bělá Stream. It is a regional industrial centre.
The historic town centre with valuable BaroqueRead more
and Renaissance houses is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. Among the main landmarks of Pelhřimov is the Church of Saint Bartholomew
Pelhřimov is home to the Dobrý den Agency, which maintains the database of Czech records and curiosities. The town is home to the Museum of Records and Curiosities Pelhřimov and the main cultural event in the town is the annual International Festival of Records and Curiosities.
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What is there to see near Pelhřimov?
Within an hour or so of Pelhřimov: Telč (32 km), Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk, Zelená hora (54 km), Konopiste Castle (56 km), Kutná Hora & Sedlec Ossuary (58 km).
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The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Pelhřimov?
Pelhřimov is in Vysocina, Czechia, about 8 km from Nová Cerekev.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 16,541
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Vysocina
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 49.4313, 15.2234
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Pelhřimov
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk, Zelená hora
Jan Santini's 1722 masterpiece of 'Baroque Gothic' above Žďár nad Sázavou: a five-pointed star-plan church inside a star-shaped cloister, built entirely around the symbolism of the number five. UNESCO-listed and eerily geometric.
54 km · about 65 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.
56 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Kutná Hora & Sedlec Ossuary
UNESCO-listed medieval silver-mining town featuring the famous Bone Church decorated with the remains of over 40,000 people.
58 km · about 65 min drive
landmark
Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church)
A hauntingly decorated chapel adorned with the bones of approximately 40,000 people arranged into elaborate artistic displays.
59 km · about 70 min 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.
59 km · about 70 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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