national park
Bohemian Paradise
Protected landscape of sandstone rock towns, gorges and ruined castles northeast of Prague, threaded by narrow scenic country roads.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Jičín
Hradec Králové Region, Czechia · Europe
About Jičín
Jičín is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Železnice, 16km from Bohemian Paradise.
Jičín is in Hradec Králové Region, Czechia, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Železnice, about 5 km away.
Jičín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪtʃiːn]; German: Jitschin or Gitschin) is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The town is located in the Jičín Uplands on the Cidlina River.
Jičín's history is connected with Albrecht von Wallenstein who had rebuilt the town, andRead more
many sights bear his name. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. The town is connected with the fairy tale character Rumcajs and hosts a fairy tale-themed festival every year.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Jičín?
Within an hour or so of Jičín: Bohemian Paradise (16 km), Krkonose National Park (36 km), Jested Tower (42 km), Krkonoše (Giant Mountains) (43 km).
Are there any good drives near Jičín?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends and Cervenohorske Sedlo.
Where is Jičín?
Jičín is in Hradec Králové Region, Czechia, about 5 km from Železnice.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 16,328
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Hradec Králové Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.4372, 15.3516
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Jičín
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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.
36 km · about 40 min 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.
42 km · about 50 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.
43 km · about 50 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Snezka
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
43 km · about 50 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.
43 km · about 50 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.
53 km · about 60 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.
53 km · about 60 min drive
Driving roads near Jičín
- 42 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.
- 43 kmSnezkaCzechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
- 43 kmSniezkaHighest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
- 70 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.
- 70 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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