Dams in Czech Republic

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Dams in Czech Republic

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  • Grog
    Seattle, WA4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    If you plan to swim, be sure to check signs that indicate the level of bacteria in the water. It was at safe levels this time! We even went without a phone and it was so easy to navigate to from Brno city center. Just so nice to relax in the sun.
    Written 15 August 2023
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  • TomĆ”Å” Ř
    Czech Republic17 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great place, not so much travellers and beutifull nature. Also great for a half day moto trip, cycle trip, walking. You can visit many destinations around the lake and see lovely nature that was protected due to the borders, there.
    Written 5 May 2023
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  • Ivy
    Bunbury, Australia9 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Huge lake in the middle of the town that is surrounded by Jizera mountains. You can swim there in the summer or enjoy the frozen lake in the winter.
    Written 10 July 2020
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  • Tony R
    Prague, Czech Republic12 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A brilliant day with the added visit of the reservoir and dam structures. Old style design surrounded with forest and very well attended restaurants and bars.
    Parking can be a little hit and miss, you might have to leave the car a 10 minute walk away on busy days.
    Three restaurants are within a five minute walk and all provide good menu selection for sitting inside or out on the terrace area. Staff are particularly friendly and helpful. Prices are very reasonable as well.
    Play areas for children are clean, tidy and close to your dining area for safety.
    In summary a good place to either cycle, walk or just bimble along without a care in the world. I personally recommend it!
    Written 2 August 2020
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  • MKG
    Dresden, Germany375 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    A small water reservoir with a dam, on the outside of which there is a zip-line and some roping adventures. Nice walk around the reservoir possible.
    Written 11 August 2020
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  • EvaF2Eva
    Weissenburg in Bayern, Germany4,840 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Dam in the Liberec quarter Harcov is one of several dams in the river Nisa basin built at the beginning of 20th century in order to protect the city against floods. Like all of the technical buildings from this time it is not only functional but also very esthetical therefore it is not a surprise that the reservoir and surroundings soon became a popular relaxation zone. The old swimming facility doesn't exist anymore although it is still allowed to swim there. Nowadays it is more often used for walking, fishing or refreshment in the small restaurant on the beach. There is also playground for kids and beach volleyball court. It can be very busy at times.
    Written 15 August 2018
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  • warman_cz
    Prague, Czech Republic133 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    When we were planning a trip nearby, we decided to have a day slightly easier and booked to a guided tour to this power plant. We were picked up by a bus in Kouty nad Desnou. During a short ride to the power plant lower parts we had a brief speech from our guide about its history and about the programme of our tour.
    First stop was in visitorsā€™ centre in an administrative building in lower area. We watched few short films and the guide told us some interesting facts. Well... I must admit that we booked a regular tour, but next time I would rather go for the technical and special tour. This was okay, but the guided sometime quite confused about what she was saying and it made it a bit silly.
    Nevertheless next stop was the turbine hall inside the hill. We walk there down a long tunnel. Inside the hall it was quite loud due to air conditioning and turbines working, so it was hard to listen to the guide. We spent there too much time considering the loudness and nothing to see in there as there was ... almost nothing. We were allowed to move in rather small spot near the entrance, but we could clearly see everything ā€“ cranes under the ceiling, turbines and few sketches hanging on the walls.
    Next we get on the bus again and started to climb to the upper reservoir. During this ride there are few amazing views on mountains around and the lower reservoir. On top of the hill we had a 15 minutes break to walk around and enjoy. It was quite windy and in fact chilly, but it was worth of every second spent there. Thatā€™s something you would not see every day. Take a short walk along the lake or just sit and overlook the mountains around. Everything counts.
    Than we just get back on the bus and were taken back to the village of Kouty nad Desnou, where the tour ended after 3 hours or so.

    If you do not want to go with the guided tour, you should go up with the chair lift, go to the upper reservoir (or take a shuttle bus riding there from upper lift station) and then slowly go down back to the village. The price is slightly lower; you will not visit the power plantā€™s visitorā€™s centre, but will have more time to enjoy the nature there.
    Written 28 July 2014
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  • jay h
    Cechtice, Czech Republic207 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Living close to this attraction but never visited I was surprised to find that it wasn't just educational regarding the reservoir and everything this entails but the outside was designed with many water activities for the kids and this was the highlight on our visit as it was s lovely hot day so the kids were able to get wet and send a good hour or so playing on the various things.
    The inside is small and can be seen in 20 minutes but some unique displays and was a pleasant surprise to find everything in English as well as czech.
    Written 19 October 2016
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  • Felicia Soo
    Vaslui County, Romania260 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    We drove approximately 15 km from Hukvaldy castle, it is not so far away, although it is a little out of range. The view is promising and you can easily spend 1 hour glaring at the amazing nature.
    Written 1 June 2015
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  • vakantiejozef
    Olen, Belgium6,113 contributions
    3.0 of 5 bubbles
    Situated on the Thaya River on the edge of Znojmo city. The dam is 26 metres high, the water area has a surface area of 54 ha, 5.5 km long, maximum 15 meters deep, a buffer reservoir of Vranov dam is also used for water extraction and irrigation, all is located in national park PodyjĆ­. Built 1962-1966 in order to prevent flooding and as drinking water reservoir for city Znojmo. In the past the reservoir filled the considerable recreation centre of two natural swimming pools at the Thaya River and the TrauznickĆ½ (ČekanovskĆ½) mill.
    Written 10 September 2012
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