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Český Krumlov

Czech Republic
Also known as: Krumau, Krumau an der Moldau
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Český Krumlov, city, South Bohemia region, southwestern Czech Republic. Situated roughly 15 miles (25 km) southwest of the larger city of České Budějovice, it lies on the Vltava River. The first part of the city’s name, Český, means “Czech,” and the second part, Krumlov, was derived from a German description of the tight bends in the river there. The town grew up around a Gothic castle, built on the cliffs above the Vltava by Bohemian...

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