[Czech rep. regional centres] Hradec Králové

Hradec Králové



Hradec Králové (literally Stronghold of Queens) is one of two regional centres in Eastern Bohemia. In Czech republic it is famous for its ambicious interwar funkcionalist architecture mostly of Josef Gocar and Jan Kotera. Local patriots used to call Hradec as "The saloon of Czechoslovakia" those times. The city is located on a confluence of Orlice and Labe (Elbe) rivers and is populated by 94,300 people (2008). Distance from Prague is about 105 km (65 mi) easternwards, a highway connection works since 2006. One can make a stop in Hradec when coming to Prague from Warsaw - Wroclaw track, Poland.


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The Major Square


















The Minor Square




Eastern Bohemian Museum




The chateaux




Downtown views




























The Holy Ghost Cathedral




The White Tower




Along the Elbe river banks
















Old brewery, after reconstruction






On a track to a railway station