Central Bohemia

Central Bohemia is a region in the Czech Republic. It has two regions for agribusiness purposes: Central Bohemia Region, and national capital Prague. Central Bohemia is a great option for those who want to experience a different part of the Czech Republic beyond crowded Prague, but do not have much time. - 50.09|14.41|zoom=8

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Cities

Zámek Mělník - Church, chateau and vineyards in Mělník

• GPS 50.09, 14.46 Prague. World city and capital of the Czech Republic, great starting point for one-day trips in Central Bohemia Night_view_of_the_Castle_and_Charles_Bridge%2C_Prague_-_8034 -

• GPS 49.965, 14.069 Beroun. City (pop. 19,000) located in beautiful hilly landscape near Křivoklátsko, with remains of gothic fortification with two city gates.

• GPS 49.951, 15.267 Kutná Hora. Historical town (pop. 20,000) in UNESCO with famous St. Barbara cathedral, old silver mines and the Chapel of All Saints, which is decorated with thousands of human bones. Ossuary_in_Sedlec.JPG
• Kolín 50.031, 15.200 Historic town (pop. 31,000) lying on the Elbe river with a big Gothic church

GPS 50.241, 14.308 Kralupy nad Vltavou

• Mladá Boleslav 50.410, 14.903 - City (pop. 44,000) with history of vehicle factories, Laurin and Klement in past and Škoda auto factory today

GPS 50.143, 15.120 Poděbrady. Historical spa town (pop. 14,000)

• Příbram 49.690, 14.009 Big city (pop. 33,000) with rich mining history. In contrast with industrial past, on the hill above the town is Svatá Hora (Holy Mountain) baroque complex and sanctuary, also a good starting point for hiking in Brdy

GPS 49.744, 15.101 Zruč nad Sázavou. the main sights of the town include a historic castle and the church of the Elevation of the Holy Cross

• Říčany 49.992, 14.656

Říčany - Smaller city near Prague.

Central Bohemia Halal Travel Guide

Central Bohemia played major role in creation of Czech state. The oldest building in Czech Republic, Church of Saint Peter and Paul is located here. Large Karlštejn Castle and Kutná Hora with silver mines and Gothic cathedral and baroque monastery are reminders of the perioid when Bohemia was one of the most wealthy and powerful parts of Europe.

Landscape is mostly flat due to rivers Elbe and Moldau, whose confluence is here. It is one of the most fertile parts of the Czech Republic. Mountains can be found in south part of Central Bohemia, with maximum elevation of 864 meters.

How to travel to Central Bohemia

You can reach most of the places in Central Bohemia in less than one hour from Prague. Visiting some sights in Central Bohemia can be an ideal one-day trip from Prague.

How to travel to Central Bohemia by car

• Prague-Kladno 30 minutes
• Prague-Beroun 30 min.
• Prague-Příbram 46 min.
• Prague-Mělník 38 min.
• Prague-Benešov 46 min.
• Prague-Kutná Hora 1h7min.
• Praha-Mladá Boleslav 46 min.

Travel by train to Central Bohemia

Travelling by train is possibly the best way to get into Central Bohemia. HTTPS://www.cd.cz Czech Railways provides long-distance trains from many big city's in Czechia and from all capitals of neighbouring countries to Prague often with more stops in this region. For more accurate information look at aky/spojeni/ IDOS].

• Berlin - Prague: 6x EuroCity a day, 4h5min
• Vienna - Prague: 7x RailJet + 1x EuroNight a day, 3h57min
• Warsaw - Prague: 2x InterCity + 1x ExpressInterCity + 1x EuroNight a day, 7h52min, IC stops as well in Kolín
• Bratislava - Prague: 7x EuroCity + 2x EuroNight a day, 3h57min, EC and EN stop in Kolín as well
• Brno - Prague: via Česká Třebová: 9x RailJet + 7x EuroCity + 1x InterCity + 1x EuroNight + 7x Rychlík Vyšší Kvality, 2h29min, EC, IC, Rx and EN stop as well in Kolín; via Havlíčkův Brod: 9x Rychlík, 3h37min, R stops in Čáslav, Kutná Hora and Kolín as well
• Ostrava - Prague: 6x SuperCity + 2x InterCity + 3x EuroCity + 4x Expres + 2x EuroNight a day, 2h55min, EC and Ex stop as well in Kolín

Get Around

Buses and trains are an excellent option. Some Central Bohemian local roads can be in relatively bad condition. Traveling by foot could be recommended for some beautiful landscapes of Křivoklátsko, Kokořínsko and Brdy.

Travel by train to Central Bohemia

Travelling by train in Central Bohemia is generally a good idea because of a dense railway network and frequent lines. You can buy single ride tickets, return tickets or for example regional day ticket at stations or in trains if at station is not a ticket counter. Or you can buy a time tickets of PID integrated system that are valid on trains, buses, tramways and metro in Central Bohemia. Note that it is not valid on all services.

Main railway hub in the region is Prague main train station (Praha hlavní nádraží) from where depart most long-distance trains and many regional trains. Many regional trains and some long-distance trains also depart from Prague Masaryk's station (Praha Masarykovo nádraží).

Besides normal services you can ride on historic trains too, for example see website of KŽC, historic train carrier, or HTTPS://www.cdmuzeum.cz/EN/default.htm Czech Railways Museum. Note that on most of these trains you will need special ticket. Some railways are even a tourism attraction because of picturesque landscape. For example railway called Posázavský Pacifik (Prague - Světlá n/S via Vrané n/V, Čerčany, Sázava, Zruč n/S and Ledeč n/S) is routed in beautiful valley of Sázava. You can reach for example Sázava Monastery, Český Šternberk Castle or Zruč nad Sázavou on this railway.

What to see in Central Bohemia

Karlstejn CB - Karlštejn Castle

Castles and ruins

Karlštejn GPS 49.93956, 14.18819. Hiking trip to the famous castle and an off-the-beaten path monastery - Burg_Karlstein_-_Karlštejn_-_panoramio.jpg|1280px]] GPS 50.19122,14.24478Budeč . Ruins of Slavic hill fort and oldest standing building in the Czech Republic - Church of Saint Peter and Paul from 895 (!), near Kladno - Budec_CZ_St_Peter_church_134.jpg|1280px]] GPS 49.8091, 14.9266 Český Šternberk Castle =Český_Šternberk-hrad2 - - Český_Šternberk_Castle. A 13th century castle, open to the public, considered being one of the best preserved Gothic Bohemian castles.

• Jenštejn| image=Jenstejn_2 - GPS 50.1534955,14.6110179. Ruins of a 14th century castle.

• Křivoklát 50.037778, 13.8725 - Křivoklát Castle Krivoklat_castle_01 12808 Originally a 12th century castle, several times fire-damaged. A museum can be visited, with collections of hunting weapons, Gothic paintings and books. Also theatrical exhibitions happen here few times a year.

• Kokořín - Kokořín_Castle GPS 50.440278,14.576667 Kokorin_letecky_pohled.jpg. A castle built in 14th century.
• Okoř - Okoř_Castle GPS 50.164139,14.255389 - Hrad_Oko%C5%991.jpg. Originally, a 13th century stronghold, deteriorating since 18th century.

Točník and Žebrák - Žebrák_Castle GPS 49.886944,13.883333 =%C5%BDebr%C3%A1k,_To%C4%8Dn%C3%ADk_217372-408 - website https:// Žebrák is a ruin by all standards, however Točník is still in reasonable shape and open to public.

Chateaux

Dobříš - Dobříš GPS 49.783408,14.194919 - Dob%C5%99%C3%AD%C5%A1_chateau_and_french_park_(2) - GPS 49.8376, 13.9089 Hořovice chateau . - Horovice_Novy_zamek.JPG|1280px]] GPS 49.7794, 14.6567 Konopiště Chateau . Chateau of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination started World War I. Konopiste_CZ_02.jpg

• Lány - Lány_(Kladno_District) GPS 50.123056,13.950556 Peter_Stehlik_2011.07.30_007.JPG
• Mnichovo Hradiště - cs:Mnichovo_Hradiště_(zámek) GPS 50.527778,14.970833 - Z%C3%A1mek_Mnichovo_Hradi%C5%A1t%C4%9B_(00).jpg
• Mníšek pod Brdy - GPS 49.86832,14.25816 Mn%C3%AD%C5%A1ek_pod_Brdy,_z%C3%A1mek_od_b%C5%99ehu_Z%C3%A1meck%C3%A9ho_rybn%C3%ADka.JPG

Mělník - GPS 50.35082,14.47306 Melnik_-_zamek.jpg. A baroque chateau in one of the prettiest towns in Central Bohemia. Lies nearby a confluence of the two longest Czech rivers and the Moldau and the Elbe. Additionally a old and large Gothic church and local vineyards are worth a visit. Poděbrady - Poděbrady_Castle GPS 50.141583,15.119333 Podebradsky_zamek_(01) - Veltrusy - cs:Veltrusy_(zámek) GPS 50.278,14.3296 - Veltrusy_z%C3%A1mek_-_celkov%C3%BD_pohled.JPG. A small chateau, with a spacious and picturesque park surrounding it.

Other historic buildings

GPS 49.87745, 14.89751 Sázava Monastery founded in 1032. S%C3%A1zava_Monastery,_aerial_view_crop.jpg|1280px]] GPS 49.68509, 14.01848 Svatá Hora at Příbram Marian Pilgrimage site of European significance

Nazi and communist history

• Lidice Memorial GPS 50.1445, 14.2006. Memorial of village completely destroyed during the Nazi occupation, as revenge for assassination of Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich in 1942. Lidice-pamatnik_detem.jpg|1280px]] GPS 49.64054,14.00172 Vojna Memorial Community working camp near Příbram Pam%C3%A1tn%C3%ADk_Vojna - cs:Památník_Vojna_u_Příbrami

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Central Bohemia

Berounka z Brdatky - Natural forest and Berounka river in Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area Blaník 49.6428, 14.8737 A natural reservation including a mountain of Blaník. A legend says that an army of Czech knights led by St. Wenceslas sleeps inside the mountain ready to awaken when the Motherland is in great danger. Rozhledna,_Velky_Blanik.jpg|1280px]] GPS 49.7014,13.8181 Brdy Mountains . An area of wilderness in Central Bohemia located south of Prague with deep forests. It used to be a testing ground closed for visitors, but since 2016 became a Protected Landscape Area. Kokořínsko GPS 50.4383,14.5799. Lying between Central and North Bohemia, this Landscape Protected Area offers some pretty sandstone rock formations, few castles and Máchovo Jezero lake. Koněpruské Caves GPS 49.9152, 14.0675. 6 kilometers from Beroun largest cave system in Bohemia Koněpruské_jeskyně_(04).jpg|1280px]] GPS 50.0377, 13.8724 Křivoklátsko Protected Landscape Area and UNESCO biosphere reserve with unique species of plants in forests of Berounka River valley. Křivoklát Castle is there. Krivoklat_castle_Czech_Republic.JPG|1280px]] Průhonice Park GPS 50.0004, 14.5573. 250 hectares of natural park with rare flowers and chateau is along with Prague historic centre in UNESCO. It is located right on the edge of Prague. Pruhonice5.JPG

Halal Tours and Excursions in Central Bohemia

Some one-day trips from Prague:

Southeast of Prague

• Prague -Průhonice Park-Sázava -Český Šternberk Castle-Konopiště Chateau-Prague (2h30min. of total time driving)

Around Beroun

• Prague -Karlštejn -Koněpruské Caves-Beroun -Prague (2 hours of total time driving)

Kutná Hora

• Prague-Kutná Hora (UNESCO)-Prague (2h15 min.)

North of Prague

• Prague-Slaný -Mělník -Kokořín Castle-Prague (2h10min. of driving)

Halal Restaurants & Food in Central Bohemia

There is no food specific just to this region. Some of the Czech Largest breweries are located in central Bohemia and these areː Velkopopovický Kozel in Velké Popovice, Krušovice in Krušovice, Postřižínské pivo in Nymburk, Bakalář in Rakovník and Únětice in Únětice, with the last mentioned being probably the best of them.

There is also afruit cocktail-making tradition, centred around Mělník and Litoměřice.

More Muslim friendly Destinations from Central Bohemia

Your next stop can be almost anywhere in the Czech Republic, because of Central Bohemia's position in the middle of the nation.

• East Bohemia
• Bohemian-Moravian Highlands|Highlands
• North Bohemia
• South Bohemia
• West Bohemia

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