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Polen Destination Guide

Touring Polen in Czech Republic

Polen in the region of Plzeňský Kraj with its 270 citizens is a city located in Czech Republic - some 72 mi or ( 116 km ) South-West of Prague , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Polen

Time in Polen is now 04:08 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Prague " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Linz, Regensburg, Munich, Berlin, and Bratislava. Being here already, consider visiting Linz . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Polen ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Klatovy (1924)

3:42 min by LinkmanSK
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MEFO SHORTTRACK RACE ,XR750 , AUSTRIA (HEIDENREICHSTIEN)

2:21 min by REDMAXSPEEDSHOP
Views: 498 Rating: 0.00

Great little track in Austria , superb surface which made for some close races , all the boys loved it and every one was on it ! Made some new friends there , travelled about 2000 miles round trip wit ..


Czech Countryside Driving - A Wee Bit Crazy!

2:30 min by GypsyNester
Views: 479 Rating: 5.00

Beautiful scenery, narrow roads, weird signs, crazy fast drivers! For more info on driving in the Czech Republic: www.gypsynester.com ..

Novoroční ohňostroj v Klatovech

8:45 min by sirstumf1
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Interesting facts about this location

Klatovy District

Klatovy District is a district within Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is Klatovy.

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Located at 49.40 13.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Districts of the Czech Republic, Klatovy District

Klenová Castle

Klenová castle (Czech: Hrad a zámek Klenová) is a large castle located in southwest Bohemia near the town of Klatovy. Only ruins remain from the original castle but buildings of a new chateau were added in the 19th century. Klenová castle was built in 1291 as a part of the frontier defence system. Kryštof Harant z Polžic a Bezdružic, a writer and musician from the nobility, was born here in 1564.

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Located at 49.33 13.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: 1290s architecture, Buildings and structures in the Plzeň Region, Castles in the Czech Republic, Visitor attractions in the Plzeň Region

Battle of Domažlice

The Battle of Domažlice (Czech: Bitva u Domažlic) or Battle of Taus (German: Schlacht bei Taus) was fought on August 14, 1431 as the part of the 5th crusade against Hussites. The crusade was sent to Bohemia after the negotiations they were held in Pressburg and Cheb between Hussites and the emperor Sigismund had failed.

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Located at 49.41 12.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: 1431 in Europe, Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire, Battles of the Hussite Wars, Battles on Czech lands, Conflicts in 1431, Hussite Wars

Air battle over Merklín

The Air battle over Merklín was an air-to-air engagement between Czechoslovak air forces and USAAF over the Czech village of Merklín, in the Bohemian Forest, on 10 March 1953. During the action Czech pilot Jaroslav Šrámek, flying a MiG-15, shot down an American F-84, which fell 35 miles inside the German border. The American pilot, Lt. Warren G. Brown, bailed out safely over German territory.

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Located at 49.56 13.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: 1953 in Czechoslovakia, Air-to-air combat operations and battles, Aircraft shootdown incidents, Battles and conflicts without fatalities, Battles involving Czechoslovakia, Battles involving the United States, Cold War military history of the United States, Combat incidents, Communist Czechoslovakia, Conflicts in 1953, Czechoslovakia–United States relations, Military history of Czechoslovakia

Pajrek

The ruins of the Pajrek castle lie in the Czech Republic above the town of Nýrsko in the western part of the Šumava (Bohemian Forest), 505 m a.s.l. This important borderline castle was established at the beginning of the 14th century. In 1472 it was already abandoned. In 1504 the castle was reconstructed, but it was only used till the middle of the 16th century, when it was finally abandoned. Only the remains of the huge tower have been preserved up till the present day.

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Located at 49.28 13.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in the Plzeň Region, Castles in the Czech Republic