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Czechia
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West Bohemia is a region in the Czech Republic.
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A tin mine and processing site used during World War II, where mostly political prisoners worked. The buildings hidden in the woods are generally accessible (on your own risk), they are mostly in the state in which they were left in the 1950s.
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Karlovy Vary · International · KLV
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Town in the westernmost part of the country
A historical city in West Bohemia. During the Thirty Years War, Albrecht von Wallenstein was assassinated here
A historic spa town, one of the "corners" of the West Bohemian Spa Triangle
A historic spa resort, formerly Carlsbad, one of the "corners" of the West Bohemian Spa Triangle
The town centre is a national monument
A historic spa resort known as Marienbad, one of the "corners" of the West Bohemian Spa Triangle.
(Czech:Plzeň) An industrial city, birthplace of "Pilsner" beer
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Travel tipsThe railway system of the Czech Republic is relatively fast, reliable and very dense. In comparison to Western Europe, train travel is inexpensive and Czech trains are therefore very popular across all social classes.
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Food & drinkAs wine is usually regarded as the most sophisticated of alcoholic beverages, wine tourism or enotourism is highly developed in many regions around the world, and it can be as simple as hopping on a wine shuttle in Napa…
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Culture & historyFrom the end of World War II in 1945 until the Eastern European revolutions of 1989, Europe was divided between two political blocs: east and west. The border was figuratively called the Iron Curtain.
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