Hlinsko
Hlinsko, a small town in the Pardubice Region, sits in the valley of the upper Chrudimka river within the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands, with a café-equipped centre and a UNESCO-listed folk tradition: the village carnival processions and masks of the Hlinsko region were inscribed on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2010. The Betlém quarter, a protected reservation of folk architecture established in 1995, houses the open-air Museum of the Vysočina region. First recorded in 1349, the town received its formal status in 1834.
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- Population10,411
- Nearest water from center 0.1 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.8 km1.7 mi
Nearest airports
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Hlinsko: quick answers
Where is Hlinsko?
Hlinsko is in Czechia, about 41 km25 miles in a straight line from Benetice.
How do you get to Hlinsko?
The nearest airport is Pardubice (PED), about 41 min away by road. The nearest train station is Hlinsko v Čechách, about 2 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Hlinsko?
The warmest month is July, averaging 18°C64°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -2°C29°F. The wettest month is July, with about 103 mm4.1 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Hlinsko?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 11 restaurants, 2 cafés and 8 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Hlinsko?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Jihlava, Litomyšl and Novy Hradec Kralove. Hlinsko is listed among the day trips from Prague.