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The Vltava (/ ˈ v ʊ l t ə v ə, ˈ v ʌ l-/ VU(U)L-tə-və, [1] [2] [3] Czech: ⓘ; German: Moldau ⓘ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague.
One variety of the route starts in Prague, following the river Vltava to the Elbe. After a fairly adventurous part of the Route on the Czech side of the river one reaches the famous Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Bohemian Switzerland and Saxon Switzerland and crosses the border to Germany.
Letná Park. Letná Park (Czech: Letenské sady) is a large park on Letná hill, built on a plateau above steep embankments along the Vltava River in Prague, Czech Republic. [1] [2] Letná's elevation and location afford commanding views of the Prague Old Town (Staré Město).
Charles Bridge (Czech: Karlův most [ˈkarluːf ˈmost] ⓘ) is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic.Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. [2]
The gully itself was formed during the erosion of the Vltava River valley in quaternary period. [5] [3] The area contains several notable formations. One of them is a quarry just east of the reservoir. It is in the part of the gully with the Proterozoic rocks. Gray and greenish greywacke, siltstone and clay shale are visible in the profile of ...
St. John's rapids (Svatojánské proudy) was a stretch of fast flowing water on the Vltava. It was situated at the place of today's Štěchovice Reservoir.
The basilica features an impressive stone mosaic above its entry, and its twin 58 m towers can be seen atop a hill to the south from along the Vltava River in central Prague. [1] Behind the church is located large park and Vyšehrad cemetery, the final resting place of many famous Czechs, including author Karel Čapek and composer Antonín ...
The Bakovský potok originates in the territory of Kalivody in the Džbán range at an elevation of 485 m (1,591 ft) and flows to Nová Ves, where it enters the Vltava River at an elevation of 163 m (535 ft). It is 44.6 km (27.7 mi) long.