Kolín is a city in Central Bohemia. It has about 33,000 inhabitants in 2023. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.
Understand
[edit]Kolín lies about 47 kilometres (29 mi) east of Prague. The town is located on the Elbe River.
Get in
[edit]- The city of Kolín is included in the Prague integrated transport system. 17 PID lines pass through the city. The main point of bus transport is the Cologne railway station.
- In 2023, there were bus lines with direct connections to the following municipalities: Čáslav, Český Brod, Kouřim , Kutná Hora, Pečky, Poděbrady, Týnec nad Labem, Uhlířské Janovice, Vlašim, Zásmuky, Zruč nad Sázavou, Žiželice.
- 1 Kolín railway station, Rorejcova 569. It is a junction of five railway lines from Prague, Olomouc, Ledeček, Havlíčkov Brod, and Velké Osek.
Get around
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Map of Kolín
City bus service in 2023 had 11 lines and was provided by the Okresní autobusová doprava Kolín company.
See
[edit]- The historical centre of the town has many gothic and baroque buildings. Most notable are the main market (Karlovo Square) with the Neo-Renaissance town hall, and the Church of Saint Bartholomew from the 13th century, rebuilt in 1360 by the architect Peter Parler.
- 1 Radim castle.
- 2 Old city of Kouřim (Stará Kouřim). and 3 Lechův kámen (Lech stone).
- 4 Kolín Castle.
- 5 Muzeum lidových staveb v Kouřimi (Kouřim museum of folk architecture).
- 6 Zásmuky castle.
- 7 Kolín synagogue (Synagoga v Kolíně). A synagogue from 1696. It is the second oldest and most valuable synagogue in Bohemia.
- 8 The Jewish cemetery (Starý židovský hřbitov v Kolíně). One of the oldest and largest Jewish cemeteries in Bohemia. It was established in 1418 and has more than 2,600 tombstones