national park
Krkonose National Park
Czechia's oldest national park along the Polish border, with high moorland, the source of the Elbe and mountain roads to Spindleruv Mlyn.
10 km · about 20 min drive
Hradec Králové Region, Czechia · Europe
Vrchlabí works well as a base: 10 minutes from Benecko, 10km from Krkonose National Park.
Vrchlabí is a town located in Hradec Králové Region, Czechia. With a population of 12,898, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Vrchlabí 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 Vrchlabí to your route.
Vrchlabí (Czech pronunciation: [ˈvr̩xlabiː]; German: Hohenelbe) is a town in Trutnov District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 12,000 inhabitants. Vrchlabí lies on the Elbe River at the foot of the Giant Mountains and is known as a centre of tourism and winter sports. Industry in theRead more
town is represented by a Škoda Auto factory.
The main landmarks of Vrchlabí are the Vrchlabí Castle and Church of Saint Lawrence. The town centre with the castle complex, monastery complex and town park is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument zone.
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Vrchlabí is located in Hradec Králové Region, Czechia, Europe. The coordinates are 50.6270 latitude, 15.6094 longitude.
Vrchlabí has a population of approximately 12,898 people, making it a town in Czechia.
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national park
Czechia's oldest national park along the Polish border, with high moorland, the source of the Elbe and mountain roads to Spindleruv Mlyn.
10 km · about 20 min drive
national park
The highest mountains in the Czech Republic along the Polish border, a UNESCO biosphere reserve with Sněžka peak and dramatic glacial cirques.
15 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Czechia's highest peak in the Krkonose, reached by chairlift and ridge trails with views into Poland.
15 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Highest peak of the Karkonosze range at 1603 metres on the Polish-Czech border, topped by a distinctive disc-shaped meteorological observatory.
15 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Protected landscape of sandstone rock towns, gorges and ruined castles northeast of Prague, threaded by narrow scenic country roads.
32 km · about 35 min drive
natural wonder
A mesmerizing labyrinth of towering sandstone rock formations sculpted by millions of years of erosion into surreal shapes.
36 km · about 40 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A 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.
46 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
A small Baroque chapel (1776–1784) in Kudowa-Zdrój whose walls and ceiling are lined with 3,000 human skulls and bones, with 21,000 more in the crypt below: Poland's only ossuary of its kind.
49 km · about 55 min drive
April to October
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