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Kutná Hora & Sedlec Ossuary
UNESCO-listed medieval silver-mining town featuring the famous Bone Church decorated with the remains of over 40,000 people.
22 km · about 25 min drive
EuropeCzechiaCentral Bohemia
Kouřim
Central Bohemia, Czechia · Europe
About Kouřim
Kouřim is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Plaňany, 34km from Konopiste Castle.
Kouřim is in Central Bohemia, Czechia, with about 1,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Plaňany, about 6 km away.
Kouřim (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkour̝ɪm]; German: Kaurzim, Kaurzin, Kaurim) is a town in Kolín District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Výrovka River in the Central Elbe Table.
Kouřim was founded in the first half of the 13th century. TheRead more
historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone. The town is known for the best-preserved medieval town walls in the Czech Republic, which are protected as a national cultural monument. Among the other significant landmarks of Kouřim is the Church of Saint Stephen.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Kouřim?
Within an hour or so of Kouřim: Kutná Hora & Sedlec Ossuary (22 km), Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church) (23 km), Sedlec Ossuary (23 km), Konopiste Castle (34 km).
Are there any good drives near Kouřim?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Kouřim?
Kouřim is in Central Bohemia, Czechia, about 6 km from Plaňany.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,772
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Central Bohemia
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.0031, 14.9770
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Kouřim
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Sedlec Ossuary (Bone Church)
A hauntingly decorated chapel adorned with the bones of approximately 40,000 people arranged into elaborate artistic displays.
23 km · about 25 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.
23 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Konopiste Castle
The lavish country residence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose 1914 assassination sparked WWI; the chateau preserves his vast hunting trophies and armoury amid an English-style park south of Prague.
34 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
Grand Café Orient
The world's only surviving Cubist café, on the first floor of Josef Gočár's House of the Black Madonna (1912) in Prague. Closed when Cubism went out of fashion, it reopened in 2005 restored to the original design down to the light fittings.
40 km · about 45 min drive
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Prague Old Town Square
A spectacular medieval square dominated by the Astronomical Clock, Týn Church, and colorful baroque facades.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Prague Astronomical Clock
Medieval astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall that has been ticking since 1410, the third-oldest in the world.
41 km · about 45 min drive
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Charles Bridge
Medieval stone arch bridge lined with 30 baroque statues crossing the Vltava River in Prague.
41 km · about 50 min drive
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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