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Central Bohemia

Poděbrady Castle – Lock on the Elbe River loop from Libice nad Cidlinou

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Czech Republic

Central Bohemia

Poděbrady Castle – Lock on the Elbe River loop from Libice nad Cidlinou

Moderate

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Poděbrady Castle – Lock on the Elbe River loop from Libice nad Cidlinou

03:11

12.6km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.56 km

Primátorské ostrovy

Forest

5.33 km

Suburban Church

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First buildings in the 16th century

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5.87 km

View of the Lock on the Elbe River

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.05 km

Podebradský Závor Brewery & Restaurant

Highlight • Restaurant

Rustic beer brewery with spacious rooms and beer garden directly on the Elbe. Nice to sit and linger

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6.29 km

Information board at the southern end of the city park.

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Here you can find information about many of the city's sights in four languages.

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6.52 km

George Square

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Here you will also find the cityscape of old George, who was the last Bohemian on the local throne.

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6.62 km

On the site of the present-day castle, there was originally a wooden fortress, which King Otakar II Přemysl had converted into a stone castle. It became the seat of the eponymous estate, which was pledged to Hynek of Lichtenburg in 1345 under King John of Bohemia. Through his daughter Elisabeth (Eliška z Lichtemburka), who married Boček of Poděbrady and Kunštát (died 1373) in 1350, the castle and estate passed to the Kunštát family. After Emperor Charles IV granted Poděbrady to Boček as a hereditary estate, he was the first to call himself Boček of Poděbrady, thus establishing the Kunštát branch of the Poděbrady family.

The castle, where, according to tradition, the future King George of Poděbrady, a grandson of Boček, was born, was rebuilt several times. After George's death in 1471, the castle and estate passed to his son, Henry the Younger, in 1472, whose heirs were forced to cede both to King Vladislav II in 1495. After several pledgings, King Ferdinand I redeemed the castle and estate. Both remained in the possession of the royal chamber until 1839.

From 1548 to around 1580, the castle was rebuilt into a Renaissance palace according to plans by Giovanni and Ulrico Aostalli and Hans Tirol. After the Thirty Years' War, the palace initially declined in importance. In 1723–1724, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style under the direction of the architect Franz Maximilian Kaňka. Further renovations took place after 1750. Maria Theresa, in her capacity as Queen of Bohemia, stayed at the palace several times. Under her son, Joseph II, the palace served as the residence of retired officers of the imperial army.

In 1839, the castle and estate were acquired by the Viennese banker Georg Simon Sina (1783–1856). Through marriage, the castle passed to the Princes of Ypsilanti in 1884 and, before the First World War, to Philipp Ernst zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst. His brother and heir, Moritz zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, was forced to sell the estate after the First World War.

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7.26 km

Lock on the Elbe River

Highlight • Structure

12.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.0 km

1.12 km

476 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

2.27 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 9 July

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Poděbrady Castle – Lock on the Elbe River loop from Libice nad Cidlinou

Suburban Church

View of the Lock on the Elbe River

Podebradský Závor Brewery & Restaurant

Statue of Jiří of Poděbrady

Information board at the southern end of the city park.

George Square

Poděbrady Castle

Lock on the Elbe River

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