Děčín
Sitting at the confluence of the Elbe and Ploučnice rivers in North Bohemia, Děčín is a photogenic Czech town with a walkable centre, a castle, and a zoo, ringed by dramatic sandstone mountain terrain on multiple sides. Bohemian Switzerland National Park and the Elbe Sandstone Mountains lie close by, and the city sits near the Czech-German border, historically significant as a rail and river transport junction between Prague and Germany.
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- Population46,376
- Nearest water from center 0.4 km0.2 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 1.0 km0.6 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Děčín: quick answers
Where is Děčín?
Děčín is in Ústecký kraj, Czechia, about 45 km28 miles in a straight line from Dresden.
How do you get to Děčín?
The nearest airport is Vodochody (VOD), about 1 hr 17 min away by road. The nearest train station is Děčín východ, about 4 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Děčín?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C65°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -1°C30°F. The wettest month is July, with about 99 mm3.9 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Děčín?
OpenStreetMap lists 4 museums, 20 restaurants, 13 cafés and 7 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Děčín?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Rtyně nad Bílinou, Trnovany and Hely. Děčín is listed among the day trips from Prague.