Pardubice Region, Czechia · Europe
Polička is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Pomezí, 51km from Moravian Karst.
Polička is in Pardubice Region, Czechia, with about 9,100 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pomezí, about 4 km away.
Polička (Czech pronunciation: [ˈpolɪtʃka]; German: Politschka) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,000 inhabitants. Polička is located in the Svitavy Uplands, on the borderline of the historical lands of Bohemia and Moravia.
Polička was founded in 1265. TheRead more
historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The main landmarks of Polička are the Church of Saint James the Great with the birthplace of Bohuslav Martinů and the Baroque town hall, both protected as national cultural monuments. The town is also known for its fortifications that are among the best-preserved in Central Europe.
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Within an hour or so of Polička: Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk, Zelená hora (28 km), Bouzov Castle (45 km), Moravian Karst (51 km), Macocha Abyss (51 km).
The nearest famous roads are Cervenohorske Sedlo and Road of a Hundred Bends.
Polička is in Pardubice Region, Czechia, about 4 km from Pomezí.
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cathedral
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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
castle
A romantically restored medieval castle with a tall keep, a favourite fairytale-film backdrop in Moravia.
45 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
A spectacular karst landscape featuring over 1,100 caves including the famous Macocha Abyss, a 138-meter deep sinkhole.
51 km · about 60 min drive
natural wonder
A 138m-deep karst sinkhole in the Moravian Karst with viewing platforms and an underground river boat ride.
51 km · about 60 min drive
racetrack
A sweeping circuit in the Moravian hills of Czechia, beloved for its flowing high-speed corners and decades of MotoGP history.
58 km · about 65 min drive
racetrack
Grand prix circuit northwest of Brno that hosted the Czech motorcycle Grand Prix, built into rolling hills with steep elevation changes.
58 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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