Svitavy: náměstí Míru
Svitavy has served as a market town in eastern Bohemia since the 13th century. Its centre is organised around Náměstí Míru, an unusually long square whose continuous line of arcaded burgher houses recalls the town’s commercial past. At almost 400 metres long, it ranks among the Czech Republic’s longest town squares. The Church of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, with its prominent tower, gives the square a clear focal point. The Svitava River runs through the town, which developed on the historic route between Bohemia and Moravia. Svitavy is also the birthplace of Oskar Schindler, born here in 1908. Today, the square remains the meeting place of a compact regional town, combining shops and cafés with preserved historic architecture.
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Among the cities of the Pardubice Region, Svitavy stands out for its exceptionally long, arcaded main square. The Svitava River rises in the town before running south towards Brno, while Náměstí Míru forms the historic centre with a sequence of burgher houses and covered walkways. A notable landmark is the Ottendorfer Library, built in 1892 in an elaborate historicist style. Svitavy was also the birthplace of Oskar Schindler, the industrialist remembered for saving more than a thousand Jews during the Holocaust. Move on to other webcams in the Pardubice Region to compare the townscapes and countryside around Svitavy.
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Pardubický kraj has been an eastern Bohemian heartland of the Czech lands since the Middle Ages. The Labe crosses its western lowlands around Pardubice before the terrain rises toward the Orlické Mountains and the Žďárské vrchy. Pardubice developed around its Renaissance castle and is associated with the Pardubice Steeplechase, a race first held in 1874. To the south-east, Litomyšl is known for its Renaissance château, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, while Kladruby nad Labem preserves the stud landscape linked to the Kladruber horse. Browse additional webcams nearby to understand how Pardubický kraj meets the lowlands and uplands around it.
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The terrain of Czechia ranges from fertile lowlands in southern Moravia to mountain ridges along the northern frontier, giving this Central European country a distinctly varied geography. The Vltava runs through Prague before joining the Elbe, while the Krkonoše form part of the border with Poland and include Sněžka, Czechia’s highest mountain. Prague’s historic centre, with Prague Castle and Charles Bridge, reflects the city’s long role as a political and cultural centre. Beyond the capital, Bohemia is known for spa towns and brewing, and Moravia for wine-growing traditions. View additional webcams nearby to better understand how Czechia relates to its Central European surroundings.
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