Location

Cesky Krumlov sits by the river Vltava in South Bohemia. The city has two main districts: Latran (around the Castle)
and the district on the slope between two bends of the river Vltava Town Cesky Krumlov situated south of the Czech Republic on the banks of the Vltava river, the town was built around a 13th-century castle with Gothic, Cesky Krumlov Chateau was constructed in the 13th century.

Castle Area

The castle area is one of the largest in central Europe. It is a complex of forty buildings and palaces, situated around five castle courts and a castle park spanning an area of seven hectares. Construction of the town and castle began in the late 13th century at a ford in the Vltava river which was important in trade routes. Most of the architecture of the old town and castle region dates from the 14th century through 17th century, structures are in Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque styles.

Vltava

The core of the old town is within a horseshoe bend of the river, with the old Latran neighborhood and castle on the other side of the Vltava.

During the communist era, Krumlov fell into disrepair, but since the Velvet Revolution much of the town's former beauty has been restored, and it is now a major holiday destination popular with tourists from Germany, Austria and beyond.

Map of Cesky Krumlov