North Bohemia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
Czech republic region
About North Bohemia
This area used by to be inhabited by Germans, who had been invited by Czech kings in the early Middle Ages. This area had a German majority and was calledSudety(Sudetenland). It was one of the wealthiest and most industrialized regions in Austria-Hungary and then Czechoslovakia. Before the beginning of World War II, in 1938, Sudetenland was annexed by Nazi Germany. After the war, the whole German population of 3 million people was deported to Germany, and the region was resettled by Czechs from outside the region. Large German villas are reminders of its past. The North Bohemian landscape is stunning. On the borders with Germany and Poland are the Ore Mountains (Krusne hory), Lusatian Mountains (Luzicke hory) and Jizera Mountains (Jizerske hory). The Elbe valley, also located here, is the
Top Attractions in North Bohemia
Explore the best things to see and do in North Bohemia:
- ★Bozkovské dolomite caves
- ★Břehyně - Pecopala
- ★Cimrman's world's smallest lookout tower
- ★Hrubá Skála Castle
- ★Hruboskalsko nature reserve
- ★Lake Mácha
- ★Martinská stěna
- ★Museum of the Bohemian Paradise in Turnov
North Bohemia Travel Guide Sections
Our comprehensive guide covers 13 sections including: