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| Ústí nad Labem | ||
| Region (kraj) | Ústecký kraj | |
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| Residents | 92.716 (2020) | |
| height | 218 m | |
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Ústí nad Labem (former German name: Aussig) is an industrial city in North Bohemia. It is the most important transport hub in the region. The romantic Střekov castle ruins south of the town are an excellent sight.
background
getting there
By plane
The airports Prague airport
(IATA: PRG) and Dresden Airport(IATA: DRS) are both just under 90 kilometers away by road. From Dresden Airport you can get to Ústí in just under two hours by S-Bahn and EC via Dresden-Neustadt. From Prague airport it takes 2:10 hours by bus and train via Praha hl.n.
By train
The station 1 Ústí nad Labem hlavní nádraží is on the international Dresden – Prague route. Eurocitys stop here every two hours Hamburg (Travel time 5:20 hours), Berlin (just under 3 hours) and Dresden (just over 1 hour) or Prague (1:10 hours).
Also every two hours - at different times to the ECs - express trains (R) of the Czech Railways (ČD) from Prague depart in the opposite direction Cheb (2:40 hours), Carlsbad (1:55 hours) and Chomutov (1:05 hrs). There is also an express train connection every two hours with Liberec (a good 2 hours) and Česká Lípa (1 H). Between Ústí and the nearby one Děčín there are several connections per hour (EC, express train R or regional train Os), the journey takes 15 to 25 minutes, depending on the type of train. Acuh between Ústí and Teplice you have the choice between express and regional trains, the journey takes around 20 minutes.
If you are traveling from the Upper Elbe Transport Association (VVO; Dresden area and Saxon Switzerland), this is a good idea Elbe-Labe ticket at. It is not valid in the Eurocity, but you can z. B. from Bad Schandau or Schmilka in Saxon Switzerland take the regional train to Děčín and change there to a Czech express train to Ústí (total travel time from Bad Schandau is 55 minutes).
By bus
In the street
Ústí is located on the Czech D8 Prague – Dresden motorway, which is a continuation of the German A17 (Dresden – Prague). For the 70 km from Dresden you have to plan around an hour's drive; for the 90 km from Prague just over an hour.
If you are afraid of tunnels or want to avoid the Czech motorway toll (vignette), you can instead take the old route via the B170 (Dippoldiswalde, Altenberg, Teplice) or the scenic route through the Elbe Valley cut into Saxon Switzerland (B 172: Pirna, Bad Schandau, Děčín).
By boat
By bicycle
The Elbe cycle path, which is also designated as the European long-distance cycle route EuroVelo 7. Of Melnik it is 70 km from Litoměřice 25 km downstream. You can also cycle from Prague to Ústí via the Vltava and Elbe cycle paths (a total of 125 km). In the upstream direction one drives from Dresden 93 km, from Pirna 72 km, from Bad Schandau 48 km, from Děčín 26 km.
mobility
The urban transport company Dopravní podnik města Ústí nad Labem (DPMUL) operates 11 trolleybus and 13 ordinary bus routes in city traffic. Central stops where most lines meet are the square in front of the main train station (Hlavní nádraží), Mírové náměstí (Peace Square) and Revoluční in the city center.
A 330 meter long 2 Cable car (Lanová dráha Větruše) connects the OC Forum shopping center in the south of the city center with the top of the Větruše hill, on which there is a castle hotel and restaurant.
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Tourist Attractions
Churches
- 1 Church of the Assumption of the Virgin (Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie).
Gothic three-aisled hall church on the main square in Ústí nad Labem. It was originally consecrated in 1318, damaged several times over the centuries, and rebuilt and rebuilt. In 1897 it was given a neo-Gothic look as part of a thorough renovation based on a design by Josef Mocker. It was severely damaged in American bombing raids in 1945, and the tower has inclined noticeably since then, which is why it is also known as the "Church with the Leaning Tower".
- 2 Saint Adalbert Church (Kostel svatého Vojtěcha), Hradiště 97/4, Ústí nad Labem.Baroque church, designed by Octavio Broggio, built 1704–34.
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- 3 St. Paul Church ("Red Church"; Kostel svatého Pavla, Červený kostel).Evangelical church made of red brick, built 1904–1906 in neo-Romanesque style with Art Nouveau elements. It is used simultaneously by the two Protestant churches of the Bohemian Brethren and the Hussites.
Palaces and castles
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- 1 Střekov Castle (Horror stone), Na Zacházce 844 400 03 (4 km walk from the main train station or bus 17 or 27 in the direction of "Pod Hradem"). E-mail: [email protected].The castle ruins are the landmark of Ústí nad Labem. It stands prominently on a 100-meter-high, steeply towering, monolithic Klingstein rock above the Elbe. The hilltop castle dates from the early 14th century, in the 16th century it was rebuilt and expanded. After the Thirty Years War it was abandoned and fell into disrepair. In the 19th century, the Schreckenstein attracted romantic artists such as Caspar David Friedrich and Ludwig Richter, who captured it in their pictures, and Richard Wagner, who was here for his opera Tannhauser was inspired.Price: 75Kč (adults), 55Kč (children 6-15 years, students, pensioners), children under 6 years 1Kč.
- 4 Velké Březno Castle (Big prizes), 403 23 Velké Březno (10 km from the city center of Ústí nad Labem, accessible by bus (line 13) or train). Tel.: 420 475 228 331, Email: [email protected].Empire style castle built 1842–56 on a ridge above the Elbe valley. The architect was Ludwig Förster, who also designed the arsenal in Vienna and the Great Synagogue in Budapest. A landscape park with an arboretum made of precious woods belongs to the castle.Open: 10: 00-18: 00 (May-September).Price: 90Kč, 60Kč (children).
- 5 Krásné Březno Castle (Schönpriesen).Renaissance castle from around 1600. An extension, the so-called new castle, was added in the 19th century.
Buildings
- 6 Mariansky most (Marienbrücke).Eye-catching cable-stayed bridge over the Elbe from the 1990s.
- 7 Most Dr. Edvarda Beneše (Dr. Edvard Beneš Bridge).Steel arch bridge over the Elbe, inaugurated in 1936, between the city center (main train station) and the Střekov district on the other side of the river. It is named after the former Czechoslovak President Beneš, from 1938 to 1945 it was called the Hermann Göring Bridge. After the end of the war, the Aussig massacre was committed here on July 31, 1945, in which between 43 and 220 German civilians were murdered. A memorial plaque in Czech and German, inaugurated in 2005, reminds of this.
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- 8 City Theatre (Severočeské divadlo opery a baletu), Lidické náměstí 10.Elegant theater building in neo-baroque style with Art Nouveau elements, built 1908-09. Hall with over 800 seats. The ceiling painting is remarkable.
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- 9 Administration building of the chemical plant Spolchemie (Správní budova Spolchemie), Revoluční 86.1929–30 built, 11-storey high-rise office building in the style of Expressionism and Functionalism, designed by the Dresden architect Max Hans Kühne (Lossow & Kühne office). For four years from its completion it was the tallest building in Czechoslovakia. Perhaps not beautiful in the eyes of most, but an interesting testimony to architectural history and a listed building since 2014.
Museums
- 10 City Museum (Muzeum města Ústí nad Labem), Masarykova 1000/3.The museum is located in a representative former school building in the neo-renaissance style from 1876. Neo-renaissance. Exhibitions on the history of the city, the history of technology, archeology, geology, natural history. In the building there is also the magnificent Imperial Hall, which was set up for city council meetings and representative events of the community.
Parks
- 11 Ústí nad Labem Zoo, Drážďanská 454/23 (About 2km from the city center by bus). Tel.: 420 475 503 421, Email: [email protected].More than 200 animal species including orangutan, rhinocerus and leopard.Open: 9:00 am-6:00pm (April 1st to October 31st), 9:00 am-4:00pm (November 1st to March 31st).Price: 120Kč (adults), 60Kč (children, students, pensioners).
various
- 12 Střekov dam (Zdymadlo Střekov, Masarykova zdymadla).1924–36 built dam wall for energy generation on the Elbe below the Střekov Castle. At the time of its inauguration, it was one of the most modern hydropower plants in Europe.
- 13 Krásné Březno Brewery (Pivovar Krásné Březno).Ústí has a long brewing tradition. Today the brewery belongs to the Heineken Group and produces beer under the Zlatopramen brand. Březňák also comes from Ústí, but from the smaller Velké Březno brewery.
- 1 Erbenova vyhlídka.Observation tower on the top of the 420 meter high hill of the same name north of the city.
activities
- 2 HC Slovan Ústí nad Labem, Zlatopramen Arena.The ice hockey team plays in the Czech 1st division.
- 4 Severočeské divadlo opery a baletu (North Bohemian Opera and Ballet Theater), Lidické náměstí 10.Classical music and dance theater.
- Collegium Bohemicum, Masarykova 1000/3. Tel.: 420 413 034 583, Email: [email protected].German-Czech cultural, educational and research institution; changing events on points of contact between Czech and German culture. Exhibition on German cultural heritage in the Bohemian countries.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
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- 1 Clarion Congress Hotel Usti nad Labem, Špitálské náměstí 3517. Tel.: 420 270 004 200, Email: [email protected].
- 2 Interhotel Bohemia, Mírové náměstí 2442/6 (To the right of the main square in the city center). Tel.: 420 222 500 555.
- 3 Penzion Komtesa, Velka Hradebni 763/39 (approx. 159 from the main square of the city (Mírové namesti)). Tel.: 420 777 322 986, Email: [email protected]. Pension with WiFi and TV.
- 4 Hotel Větruše, Fibichova 392. Tel.: 420 474 620 330, Email: [email protected].Hotel with restaurant.
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Learn
- Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem (Univerzita Jana Evangelisty Purkyně, UJEP).University with an international focus. There are numerous courses taught in English in the arts and design, humanities, education, environment, health, mechanical engineering, natural sciences, social and economic sciences.
- 1 Severočeská vědecká knihovna (SVKUL; North Bohemian Scientific Library), W. Churchilla 3.Regional library, which at the same time fulfills the function of the city library. The main building is located in the listed Villa Weinmann, an industrialist villa built in 1929/30. The children's department, the lending library of fiction and popular scientific literature and the music department are housed there. There is a reading room at Velká Hradební 49. There are also seven branches in different parts of the city.
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Work
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Practical advice
trips
- Litoměřice (20 km south, 25 minutes by train from Südbahnhof) - the old town around the large town square with well-preserved historical buildings and St. Stephen's Cathedral is well worth seeing
- Děčín (23 km northeast, 15-25 min by train or 26 km via the Elbe Cycle Path) - capital of Bohemian Switzerland (Czech part of the Elbe Sandstone Mountains), Renaissance castle, Schäferwand (sandstone rock massif above the city and the Elbe)
- Terezín (23 km south) - Theresienstadt Concentration Camp Memorial
- Bobří soutěska (Bieberbach Gorge; 28 km east) - the wild and romantic valley of the Bobří potok (Bieberbach) in the Bohemian Central Uplands with waterfalls
- Teplice (35 km southwest, approx. 20 minutes by train) - elegant spa town at the foot of the Ore Mountains, castle with castle garden and representative spa houses
- Great Prebischtor (Pravčická brána) in Bohemian Switzerland (40 km northeast) - the largest natural sandstone bridge in Europe.
literature
Web links
- https://www.usti-nad-labem.cz/en/ - Official website of Ústí nad Labem
