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.
21 km · about 25 min drive
EuropeCzechiaLiberec Region
Tanvald
Liberec Region, Czechia · Europe
About Tanvald
Tanvald works well as a base: 5 minutes from Plavy, 21km from Krkonose National Park.
Tanvald is in Liberec Region, Czechia, with about 6,900 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Plavy, about 4 km away.
Tanvald (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtanvalt]; German: Tannwald) is a town in Jablonec nad Nisou District in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,900 inhabitants. The town is located in the Jizera Mountains, at the confluence of the rivers Kamenice and Desná.
Tanvald was founded as a lumberjackRead more
settlement in the 16th century and became a town in 1925.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Tanvald?
Within an hour or so of Tanvald: Krkonose National Park (21 km), Jested Tower (23 km), Bohemian Paradise (24 km), Krkonoše (Giant Mountains) (30 km).
Are there any good drives near Tanvald?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Where is Tanvald?
Tanvald is in Liberec Region, Czechia, about 4 km from Plavy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,921
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Liberec Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.7373, 15.3058
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Tanvald
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.
23 km · about 25 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.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
31 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Sniezka
Highest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
31 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Czocha Castle
A turreted medieval castle above a reservoir near the German border, full of secret passages and legends.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Görlitz Old Town
Germany's easternmost city, a stunningly preserved jumble of Gothic, Renaissance and baroque facades nicknamed 'Görliwood'.
51 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Tanvald
- 23 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.
- 31 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 31 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
- 78 kmRoad of a Hundred BendsRoute 387 between Radkow and Kudowa-Zdroj corkscrews through the surreal rock labyrinths of the Table Mountains, packing dozens of hairpins into a forested drive beloved by Polish motorists.
- 78 kmSzczeliniec WielkiThe highest summit of the Table Mountains (919 m): a sandstone plateau of eroded rock labyrinths, chasms and terraces reached by a historic stone stairway from Karłów, with views into Czechia on clear days.
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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