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Karlovy Vary
An elegant spa town famous for its hot springs, ornate colonnades, and pastel-colored buildings nestled in a forested valley.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Ostrov
Carlsbad Region, Czechia · Europe
About Ostrov
Ostrov is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Hroznětín, 19km from Loket Castle.
Ostrov is in Carlsbad Region, Czechia, with about 16,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Hroznětín, about 5 km away.
Ostrov Castle (Czech: zámek Ostrov, German: Schloss Schlackenwerth) is a castle in Ostrov in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It dates back to the 15th century, but has been reconstructed into baroque palace with gardens under the Saxe-Lauenburg and Baden-Baden families. In the 19th century, it belongedRead more
to the Tuscan branch of Habsburg family. Nowadays, it houses municipal offices, a library, a gallery and museum. Its gardens were once considered the most famous of Bohemia.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ostrov?
Within an hour or so of Ostrov: Karlovy Vary (10 km), Loket Castle (19 km), Autodrom Most (53 km), Sachsenring (57 km).
Are there any good drives near Ostrov?
The nearest famous roads are Schleizer Dreieck.
Where is Ostrov?
Ostrov is in Carlsbad Region, Czechia, about 5 km from Hroznětín.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 15,681
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Carlsbad Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.3059, 12.9391
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Essential numbers in Czechia
Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Ostrov
5 notable places within an hour's drive.
castle
Loket Castle
A stout Romanesque-Gothic castle on a rocky spur encircled by the Ohre river, near Karlovy Vary.
19 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Autodrom Most
A Czech circuit built on land cleared by open-cast lignite mining, giving it a strange lunar setting and a fast, flowing 4.2km layout used for touring cars and track days.
53 km · about 60 min drive
racetrack
Sachsenring
A uniquely anti-clockwise circuit in Saxony with dramatic elevation changes, famous as a left-turn-dominant MotoGP venue.
57 km · about 65 min drive
museum
August Horch Museum
Museum in the birthplace of Audi tracing Saxon automobile history from Horch and DKW through Trabant and modern Volkswagen.
57 km · about 65 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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