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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
EuropeCzechiaÚstí nad Labem Region
Žatec
Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia · Europe
About Žatec
Žatec is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Měcholupy, 58km from Loket Castle.
Žatec is in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Měcholupy, about 7 km away.
Žatec (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʒa.tɛt͡s]; German: Saaz) is a town in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 19,000 inhabitants. The town lies on the Ohře River in the Most Basin.
Žatec became a town in the 13th century. The town is famous for an over-700-year-long tradition ofRead more
growing Saaz noble hops used by several breweries. Žatec and the Landscape of Saaz Hops was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2023. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation and partly also as an urban monument zone. Among the main landmarks of Žatec is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Žatec?
Within an hour or so of Žatec: Autodrom Most (22 km), Karlovy Vary (49 km), Loket Castle (58 km).
Are there any good drives near Žatec?
The nearest famous roads are Schleizer Dreieck.
Where is Žatec?
Žatec is in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czechia, about 7 km from Měcholupy.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 18,959
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Czechia
- Region
- Ústí nad Labem Region
- Timezone
- Europe/Prague
- Coordinates
- 50.3272, 13.5458
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Essential numbers in Czechia
Motorway vignette required. Zero alcohol limit for drivers.
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Worth the detour from Žatec
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Karlovy Vary
An elegant spa town famous for its hot springs, ornate colonnades, and pastel-colored buildings nestled in a forested valley.
49 km · about 55 min drive
castle
Loket Castle
A stout Romanesque-Gothic castle on a rocky spur encircled by the Ohre river, near Karlovy Vary.
58 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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