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Places of interest in the Czech Republic - UNESCO listed towns

Český Krumlov - the historical centre of the town and the chateau
Holašovice - folk architecture village (peasant baroque)
Kroměříž - Archbishop´s chateau and gardens
Kutná Hora - the historical centre of the town and the Cathedral of St. Barbara
Lednice -Valtice Area - uniquely created landscape in the environs of the Lednice and Valtice Chateaux
Litomyšl - chateau
Olomouc - the Column of the Holy Trinity
Prague - the historical centre of the town
Telč - the historical centre of the town
Žďár nad Sázavou - the church of St. John of Nepomuk
Central Bohemia
Castles - Český Šternberk, Karlštejn, Kokořín, Konopiště, Křivoklát, Nelahozeves, Žleby, Veltrusy, Mělník, Poděbrady
The Bohemian Paradise - the oldest nature reserve
Koněprusy Caves - an extensive system of caves in the Bohemian Karst Nature Reserve
Lidice National Memorial - on 10.6.1942 the Nazis wiped out the entire village
Kutná Hora - UNESCO listed town
Mělník - the centre of the leading wine production area within Bohemia territory
Příbram - important Czech mining town
Poděbrady - spa town
Kolín - known for its "Kmoch's Kolín" festival of brass music
Western Bohemia
Castles - Rábí, Horšovský Týn, Loket, Tachov
Spa towns - Františkovy Lázně, Karlsbad, Konstantinovy Lázně, Lázně Kynžvart, Marienbad, Jáchymov
Domažlice - centre of Chodsko, area with the traditional folklore
Plzeň - the town of beer (Pilsen Urquell)
Southern Bohemia
Castles - Bechyně, Červená Lhota, Český Krumlov, Hluboká nad Vltavou, Jindřichův Hradec, Orlík nad Vltavou, Pelhřimov, Třeboň, Zvíkov
České Budějovice - beer town (Budvar)
Holašovice - folk architecture village (peasant baroque)
Lipno Valley Reservoir
The Bohemian Forest - a large part of this nature formation declared a national park
Tábor - centre of the Hussite religious organisation
Třeboň - spa town
Vyšší Brod and Zlatá Koruna - Cistercian Monasteries
Eastern Bohemia
Castles - Karlova Koruna, Kuks, Lipnice nad Sázavou, Litomyšl, Opočno, Trosky
The Adršpach-Teplice Cliffs - national nature reserve
Broumov - monastery complex
Dvůr Králové nad Labem - zoological gardens built in style of safari park
Havlíčkův Brod - former silver mine
Jičín - an urban conservation area
Pardubice - known with Pardubice gingerbread and the Great Pardubice Steeplechase
Sněžka - the highest mountain in the Czech Republic
North Bohemia
Castles - Bezděz, Děčín, Duchcov, Frýdlant, Litoměřice, Ploskovice, Zákupy
The Czech Switzerland
Říp - the Czech national mountain
Teplice - oldest spa town in Bohemia
Terezín - the baroque fortress used as a Nazi concentration camp 1940-45
Norther Moravia and Silesia
Castles - Bouzov, Helfštýn, Velké Losiny
Nový Jičín - an urban conservation area
Olomouc - the old bishop's and later archbishops' city, UNESCO listed town
Praděd - the highest mountain in Moravia
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm - home to the Wallachian Outdoor Museum
Southern Moravia
Castles - Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou, Kroměříž, Lednice, Mikulov, Pernštejn, Velehrad, Valtice
Rajhrad - the oldest monastery in Moravia
Dolní Věstonice - famous for archaeological findings from the early Stone Age
Moravian Karst
Brno
Jihlava - an urban conservation area
Luhačovice - spa town
Strážnice - museum of folk architecture
Telč - UNESCO listed town
Znojmo - an urban conservation area
Žďár nad Sázavou - UNESCO listed town
Krkonoše mountains
The highest summits are Sněžka 1,602 m a.s.l., Luční hora 1,555 m a.s.l., Studniční hora 1,554 m a.s.l. and Vysoké kolo 1,509 m a.s.l.
Source area of the following rivers - CZ: Labe, Úpa, Jizerka and Mumlava; in Poland: Uomnica and Kamienna
Glacier pools - CZ: Mechové jezírko; in Poland: Wielki Staw, Maly Staw and Sniezne Stawki
Waterfalls - CZ: Labský vodopád, Pančavský vodopád, Mumlavský vodopád, Horní Úpský vodopád and Dolní Úpský vodopád; in Poland: wodospad Kamienczyka and wdsp. Szklarki Climate is cold and very humid; dominant direction of winds - west winds from the Atlantic; average temperature is from +6oC to 0oC
Permanent snow cover - app. 7 months; average height of snow cover - 150-200 cm; number of avalanche trails - app. 50
Number of vascular plants species - app. 1,200; dominant trees are Norway Spruce 87%, Swiss Mountain Pine 6,9%, European Beech 2,6% and Larch 0,9%
Number of Vertebrate Species - app. 250; representatives of mammals - roe deer, red deer, fox, marten and badger

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