Rozkoš Lake

#170 among destinations in Czech Republic

Nature, Lake, Natural attraction

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Rozkoš Lake is a reservoir located in the northern part of the Czech Republic, located close to the town of Česká Skalice. The reservoir is fed by the Rovenský potok, Rozkoš and a 2,34 km in length canal from the Úpa. The building of the reservoir dam began in 1951, however after one year of construction, further works were halted. The construction of the dam was resumed in 1964. The dam's construction was completed in 1969. The reservoir functions as a flood preventative, retention basin, recreation and for the breeding of fish. ()

Local name: Vodní nádrž Rozkoš Area: 3.45 mi²Elevation: 906 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 50°22'41"N, 16°4'11"E

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KrálovéhradeckýCzech Republic

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Rozkoš Lake – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ratibořice Castle, Museum of Textile in Česká Skalice, Zámek Nové Město nad Metují, Chateau Náchod.

2.7 miN
Historical place, Forts and castles, Baroque architecture
Ratibořice Castle, Česká Skalice
68 min walk • Ratibořice Château is a chateau in Ratibořice village in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. It stands on an elevated plain below which valley in the bend of the Úpa river widens.
1.9 miNW
Museum, Fashion museum
Museum of Textile in Česká Skalice, Česká Skalice
49 min walk • The textile museum in Česká Skalice is the only Czech museum specialized in the history of textile production. Its displays and collections represent a unique body of work reflecting the development of textile industry, especially cloth printing, in the Czech Republic and abroad.
4.2 miSE
50°20'38"N • 16°8'59"E
Zámek Nové Město nad Metují, Nové Město nad Metují
108 min walk • Historical place, History museum, Forts and castles
4.9 miNE
Forts and castles
Chateau Náchod, Náchod
126 min walk • Náchod is a castle converted into a chateau in the town of the same name in the Hradec Králové Region. From its foundation in the middle of the 13th century until 1945 it was the main seat of the owners of the Náchod estate.
3.3 miN
Park
NPP Babiččino údolí, Žernov
84 min walk • Babičino údolí - a protected area and a national monument to nature and culture in the Nachodzki poviat in the Czech Republic. Babičino údolí is the valley of the Upa river north of Česka Skalice near the palace in Ratibo. The name comes from the novel by Božena Němcova Grandma, whose action, the author placed here.
6 miNW
Cemetery
Jewish Cemetery
152 min walk • The Jewish cemetery is located in Velké Bukovina in the Náchod district. It belongs to the Jewish community in Prague and is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
4.3 miSE
50°20'37"N • 16°9'8"E
Kostel Nejsvětější Trojice, Nové Město nad Metují
111 min walk • Church
4.3 miSE
50°20'39"N • 16°9'5"E
Mariánský sloup, Nové Město nad Metují
110 min walk • Monuments and statues
4.2 miSE
50°20'44"N • 16°9'0"E
Pomník I. a II. světové války, Nové Město nad Metují
107 min walk • Memorial
4.9 miNE
50°25'12"N • 16°9'39"E
Galerie výtvarného umění v Náchodě, Náchod
126 min walk • Museum
5.6 miE
Hiking, Alpine hut
Jiráskova chata
142 min walk • Chata Jiraska - a tourist hostel with an observation tower located on a hill approx. 615 m a.s.l. In the town of Dobroszow, parts of the city of Náchod - on the route of the main mountain trail of Jiraska, in the Hradec country, in the Czech Republic, several kilometers from the border with Poland.