Chlumec nad Cidlinou

Built around a medieval stronghold above the Cidlina River, Chlumec nad Cidlinou developed into a small town in eastern Bohemia. The Cidlina runs through the low, agricultural Polabí region before joining the Elbe, placing the town far from Czechia’s mountain borderlands. Its defining monument is Karlova Koruna, an early-18th-century Baroque château commissioned by Count František Ferdinand Kinský and designed by Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel. Its circular central building and three wings make it a notable example of Czech Baroque architecture. Chlumec is also linked to the peasant uprising of 1775, remembered in a well-known Czech saying. Explore nearby webcam locations that provide complementary perspectives on the Cidlina valley and eastern Bohemia.

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