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Bouzov Castle
A romantically restored medieval castle with a tall keep, a favourite fairytale-film backdrop in Moravia.
31 km · about 35 min drive
Pardubice Region, Czechia · Europe
Svitavy sits on the route: 10 minutes from Hradec nad Svitavou, 47km from Moravian Karst.
Svitavy is a town located in Pardubice Region, Czechia. With a population of 16,073, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Svitavy sits in Czechia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Prague time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Svitavy to your route.
Svitavy (Czech pronunciation: [ˈsvɪtavɪ]; German: Zwittau) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Svitava River in the Svitavy Uplands.
Svitavy is known as the birthplace of Oskar Schindler and the centre of the CzechRead more
Esperanto movement. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
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Svitavy is located in Pardubice Region, Czechia, Europe. The coordinates are 49.7559 latitude, 16.4683 longitude.
Svitavy has a population of approximately 16,073 people, making it a town in Czechia.
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castle
A romantically restored medieval castle with a tall keep, a favourite fairytale-film backdrop in Moravia.
31 km · about 35 min drive
cathedral
Jan Santini's 1722 masterpiece of 'Baroque Gothic' above Žďár nad Sázavou: a five-pointed star-plan church inside a star-shaped cloister, built entirely around the symbolism of the number five. UNESCO-listed and eerily geometric.
43 km · about 50 min drive
natural wonder
A spectacular karst landscape featuring over 1,100 caves including the famous Macocha Abyss, a 138-meter deep sinkhole.
47 km · about 55 min drive
natural wonder
A 138m-deep karst sinkhole in the Moravian Karst with viewing platforms and an underground river boat ride.
47 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A 35m baroque plague column, the grandest in Central Europe, towering over Olomouc's stately upper square.
59 km · about 70 min drive
April to October
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