East Bohemia

East Bohemia is a region of the .
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Pardubice and Hradec Králové.

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is a city in East . The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban monument reservation. The city is well known for its sport events, which include the Velká pardubická steeplechase in horse racing, the Golden Helmet of in motorcycle racing, and the Czech Open international chess and games festival.

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is a city in the . It has about 94,000 inhabitants and is the capital of the . The city is situated in a flat landscape, at the confluence of the and rivers.

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The Giant Mountains, known as the Karkonosze in Polish, Krkonoše in Czech, and Riesengebirge in German, are part of the mountain range in and form the border between and the .

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Litomyšl and Jičín.

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is a small city in Eastern Bohemia. Its renaissance chateau is one of the 14 Czech sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and the town is famous as the birthplace of composer Bedřich Smetana.

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is in Hradec Králové region in East Bohemia on the Cidlina river. The historic town centre is well preserved. The town's history is connected with Albrecht von Wallenstein who rebuilt the town, and many sights bear his name.

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is a district in the of the . Its capital is the town of , but the most populated town is .

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is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of East Bohemia. It has about 15,000 inhabitants. It lies in the Elbe river valley. is known for the Safari Park Dvůr Králové, one of the largest zoos in the country.

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Spindler's Mill is a small mountain town in Giant Mountains in Hradec Králové Region in north-eastern part of Bohemia, .

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is a town in in the of the . It has about 12,000 inhabitants. lies on the River at the foot of the and is known as a centre of tourism and winter sports.

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The are a rock formation in the approximately 5 kilometres west of . Since 1933, they have been a protected natural reserve.

East Bohemia

Latitude of center
50.22° or 50° 13′ 12″ north
Longitude of center
16.18° or 16° 10′ 48″ east
Wiki­data ID
Q14202643
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Venetian—“East Bohemia” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Oost-Bohemen”
  • French: “Bohême orientale”
  • Hebrew: “מזרח בוהמיה”
  • Italian: “Boemia orientale”
  • Venetian: “Boèmia orientałe”

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