Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia · Europe
Orlová sits on the route: 5 minutes from Doubrava, 41km from Pustevny.
Orlová is in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, with about 28,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Doubrava, about 4 km away.
Orlová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈorlovaː] ; Polish: Orłowa, German: Orlau) is a town in Karviná District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 27,000 inhabitants.
During the 20th century, the town developed rapidly thanks to coal mining, but the mining also severely damaged the town. In theRead more
21st century, the town is struggling with structural problems and high unemployment. It is infamously known as the worst town in which to live in the Czech Republic according to the national Quality of Life Index.
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Within an hour or so of Orlová: Pustevny (41 km), Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial (59 km).
The nearest famous roads are Cervenohorske Sedlo, Zakopianka (Road to the Tatras) and Donovaly Pass.
Orlová is in Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, about 4 km from Doubrava.
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
Full driving guide for Czechia2 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
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.
41 km · about 50 min drive
museum
The preserved Nazi camp and museum near Oswiecim, a sombre, essential stop for remembrance.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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