national park
Bohemian Switzerland National Park
A mesmerizing landscape of deep gorges, towering sandstone pillars, and dense forests in the Czech-German borderlands along the Elbe River.
17 km · about 20 min drive
EuropeCzechiaÚstí nad Labem Region
Rumburk
Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia · Europe
About Rumburk
Rumburk works well as a base: 5 minutes from Seifhennersdorf, 17km from Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
Rumburk is in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Seifhennersdorf, about 4 km away.
Rumburk (Czech pronunciation: [ˈrumburk]; German: Rumburg) is a town in Děčín District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Mandau River in the Lusatian Highlands, on the border with Germany.
The main landmark of Rumburk is the Loreta chapel, aRead more
Marian pilgrimage site. A locality in the centre of Rumburk with preserved half-timbered houses is protected as a village monument reservation.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Rumburk?
Within an hour or so of Rumburk: Bohemian Switzerland National Park (17 km), Pravčická Gate (21 km), Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána) (21 km), Pravcicka brana (21 km).
Are there any good drives near Rumburk?
The nearest famous roads are Road of a Hundred Bends.
Where is Rumburk?
Rumburk is in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia, about 4 km from Seifhennersdorf.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 10,815
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Ústí nad Labem Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.9515, 14.5570
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Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Rumburk
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Pravčická Gate
The largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, standing majestically in the heart of Bohemian Switzerland National Park.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Bohemian Switzerland (Pravčická Brána)
Sandstone wonderland in the Czech Republic with Europe's largest natural stone arch and dramatic rock formations.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Pravcicka brana
Largest natural sandstone arch in Europe, the centrepiece of Bohemian Switzerland National Park, walked from car parks at Hrensko or Mezni Louka.
21 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Panská skála
Bohemia's oldest protected geological site (1933): a hillside of hexagonal basalt columns up to 12 m tall arranged like organ pipes, right beside the road at Kamenický Šenov. Famous from the Czech fairy-tale film Three Wishes for Cinderella.
21 km · about 25 min drive
national park
Saxon Switzerland National Park
A surreal landscape of eroded sandstone pillars, arches, and mesas along the Elbe, beloved by rock climbers and landscape painters.
25 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Bastei Bridge
A spectacular sandstone bridge spanning jagged rock pillars 194 metres above the Elbe in Saxon Switzerland National Park.
34 km · about 40 min drive
castle
Königstein Fortress
A vast hilltop fortress on a sandstone plateau above the Elbe, with ramparts offering panoramic views over Saxon Switzerland.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Rumburk
- 39 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.
- 65 kmRakotzbrückeA fairy-tale 'Devil's Bridge' whose arch forms a perfect circle with its reflection in Kromlau's rhododendron park.
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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