Cesky Krumlov

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Coordinates

• Latitude: 48.810719
• Longitude: 14.315024

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Introduction

Cesky Krumlov

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Český Krumlov is a small city in the Czech Republic. It's popular for its fine architecture and historic Český Krumlov Castle.

This is an excellent place to spend a day and easily accessable from Prague. The castle and grounds are magnificent and free to wander around. You pay only to go inside the buildings. There is a great view of the town and the river from up there. Don't forget to stop and see the bears at the gate.

Prices for everything are a lot cheaper than in Prague and there are lots of lovely little shops to nosy around. In the summer you can take a boat or a canoe along the river and there are plenty of picnic spots.

Neighbourhoods

Sights and Activities

• Church of St. Vitus is a Gothic church
• State Castle

Events and Festivals

• International Music Festival

Weather

Cesky Krumlov has a moderate continental climate with warm summers and relatively cold winters. Average temperatures are around 21 to 23 °C from June to August, while winters (December to February) have temperatures between -5 and 0 °C. Temperatures up to 32 °C in summer or below -15 °C in winter are possible though. Precipitation is heaviest during the summer period, and winters can have signficant snowfall.

Getting There

By Plane

By Train

Czech Railways operates the rail network in the Czech Republic.
Book a train or bus at Czech Railways is entirely in Czech so it is "interesting" to find your way around. But these words might help:

Useful Dictionary:

• vlak – train
• autobus – bus
• nástupiště – platform
• Odjezdy – Departures
• Příjezdy – Arrivals
• jízdenky – tickets
• autobusové nádraží - bus station
• vlakové nádraží - train station

Numbers are: jedna (1), dva (2), tři (3), čtyři (4), pět (5), šest (6), sedm (7), osm hodin (8), devět deset hodin

• "jednu (jedna dva tři) jízdenky, prosím" - one (1, 2, 3) ticket please
• "povinně místenkový vlak" - seat reservation necessary on this train
• "neúplná cena" - incomplete price (usually with international connections; may only show the cost of the ticket within the Czech Republic, not past the border)
• "Vlak nečeká na žádné přípoje" - The train will not wait for any connections.

By Car

By Bus

To get here from Prague, take the Metro red line to I P Pavlova and make your way around the back of the Metro station to the central bus station. The 115 bus leaves at 8.30am approx and takes around 3 hours. The return buses leave Cesky Krumlov almost every hour, there is a timetable at the booking office. You can book tickets in advance or take your chance and pay the driver.
To get to Cesky Krumlov from Passau (or Munich) take the local RBO bus from Passau to the village Haidmühle. To see connections on Deutsche Bahn enter "Mühldorfer, Haidmühle" as destination. From Haidmühle walk across the border with Czech Republic, it is approximately 2 kilometres to the train stop Nové Údolí. From Nové Údolí it is easy to catch a train to Cesky Krumlov. Make sure you time your arrival in Haidmühle right so that there is a connecting train waiting for you at the train stop.

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See also: International Telephone Calls

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