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Königstein Fortress
A vast hilltop fortress on a sandstone plateau above the Elbe, with ramparts offering panoramic views over Saxon Switzerland.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia · Europe
About Ústí nad Labem
Ústí nad Labem works well as a base: 10 minutes from Chabařovice, 30km from Pravčická Gate.
Ústí nad Labem is in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia, with about 90,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Chabařovice, about 7 km away.
Ústí nad Labem (Czech pronunciation: [ˈuːsciː nad ˈlabɛm] ; German: Aussig) is a city in the northwest of the Czech Republic. It has about 90,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the Ústí nad Labem Region. The city is located at the confluence of the Elbe and Bílina rivers. Together with Chomutov, Teplice, Most andRead more
Děčín, Ústí nad Labem forms the Ústí nad Labem-Chomutov agglomeration with about 550,000 inhabitants.
Ústí nad Labem was founded in the 12th century and became a royal town in 1249. However, its size and importance only grew significantly thanks to industrialisation in the 19th century. The city is a major industrial centre with a tradition in the chemical industry. It is both an active river port on the Elbe and an important railway junction. The city is a natural regional centre of education and home to the Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem.
Among the main landmarks of Ústí nad Labem are the Střekov Castle and the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary with a leaning tower. A major tourist destination is the Ústí nad Labem Zoo.
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What is there to see near Ústí nad Labem?
Within an hour or so of Ústí nad Labem: Königstein Fortress (29 km), Pravčická Gate (30 km), Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána) (30 km), Pravcicka brana (30 km).
Where is Ústí nad Labem?
Ústí nad Labem is in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia, about 7 km from Chabařovice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 90,378
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Ústí nad Labem Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.6607, 14.0323
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Ústí nad Labem
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Pravčická Gate
The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, standing majestically in the heart of Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána)
Sandstone wonderland in the Czech Republic with Europe's largest natural stone arch and dramatic rock formations.
30 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Pravcicka brana
Largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, the centrepiece of Bohemian Switzerland National Park, walked from car parks at Hrensko or Mezni Louka.
30 km · about 35 min drive
national park
Saxon Switzerland National Park
A surreal landscape of eroded sandstone pillars, arches, and mesas along the Elbe, beloved by rock climbers and landscape painters.
31 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
Bastei Bridge
A spectacular sandstone bridge spanning jagged rock pillars 194 metres above the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland National Park.
33 km · about 40 min drive
national park
Bohemian Switzerland National Park
A mesmerizing landscape of deep gorges, towering sandstone pillars, and dense forests in the Czech-German borderlands along the Elbe River.
33 km · about 40 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.
34 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Ústí nad Labem
- 68 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.
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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