landmark
Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc
A 35m baroque plague column, the grandest in Central Europe, towering over Olomouc's stately upper square.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Vítkov
Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia · Europe
About Vítkov
Vítkov sits on the route: 15 minutes from Březová, 58km from Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Vítkov is in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, with about 6,200 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Březová, about 9 km away.
Vítkov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈviːtkof]; German: Wigstadtl, Polish: Witków) is a town in Opava District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,400 inhabitants. The town is located on the Čermná Stream in the Nízký Jeseník range.
Vítkov was founded in the second half of the 13th century.Read more
The most important monument is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
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What is there to see near Vítkov?
Within an hour or so of Vítkov: Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc (41 km), Pustevny (49 km), Praded (51 km), Dlouhé stráně Upper Reservoir (54 km).
Are there any good drives near Vítkov?
The nearest famous roads are Cervenohorske Sedlo, Road of a Hundred Bends and Donovaly Pass.
Where is Vítkov?
Vítkov is in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, about 9 km from Březová.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,202
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Moravian-Silesian Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 49.7745, 17.7494
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Vítkov
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Pustevny
A 1,018 m saddle in the Beskids crowned by Dušan Jurkovič's fairy-tale timber buildings Libušín and Maměnka (1898), a masterwork of folk Art Nouveau. A ridge walk leads to the pagan god statue of Radegast and the Radhošť chapel.
49 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Praded
The highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.
51 km · about 60 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Dlouhé stráně Upper Reservoir
An artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.
54 km · about 60 min drive
mountain pass
Cervenohorske Sedlo
A 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Vítkov
- 51 kmPradedThe highest peak of Moravia at 1,491 m, topped by a TV tower with a viewing platform; the road climbing toward Ovcarna is the highest in Czechia and a favourite of cyclists and drivers alike.
- 54 kmDlouhé stráně Upper ReservoirAn artificial lake set improbably on a flattened 1,350 m mountaintop in the Jeseníky range: the upper basin of Czechia's biggest pumped-storage plant, ringed by a walkable rim with huge views. Reached by shuttle bus, bike or cable car from Kouty.
- 58 kmCervenohorske SedloA 1,013 m saddle on the I/44 road over the Jeseniky Mountains, linking Sumperk and Jesenik with long chains of sweeping switchbacks through spruce forest: one of Czechia's best mountain drives.
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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