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Town in Central Bohemian, Czech Republic
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Podebrady is a town in the Czech Republic.
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he birthplace of St. Adalbert, is located 4 km south. Not much to be seen there, though - just marked fundaments of a fortress that was destroyed on 28 September 995 when the ruling Přemyslides murdered the whole Slavník family which resided there and competed for power over Bohemia. (St Adalbert survived by being away and was killed two years later by pagans in East Prussia.) Take a walk on a marked path, or one stop by a local train with a destination of Kolín (fast trains do not stop there). Train travel time 5 mins, distance 4 km, basic fare 14 Kč.
A famous baroque castle now in private hands. Sightseeing April to October. To get there, take a fast train (rychlík) with destination Hradec Králové and get off at the next stop (Chlumec nad Cidlinou); then walk about 1 km to the suburb of the city.
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n. or Praha-Vysočany) with destination Hradec Králové every hour during daytime. Travel time to Poděbrady is approx. 1 hour, basic fare 78 Kč single, 140 Kč return (March 2010).
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