Best places to visit in Kolín

Kolín's Essential Landmarks

Kolín’s historic center showcases architectural evolution from the Gothic mastery of Peter Parler at St. Bartholomew’s Church to the Baroque elegance of the town’s plague column and ossuary. This selection highlights the city’s dual identity: its deep-rooted Jewish history, preserved in the 15th-century cemetery, and its industrial legacy represented by the unique 600mm narrow-gauge beet sugar railway. The list also includes significant ecclesiastical sites across the Elbe river and the Práchovna lookout tower.

Kolín's Essential Landmarks — Map

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svatý Bartoloměj

Significant 14th-century Gothic church designed by Peter Parler, featuring a high choir and an adjacent bell tower.

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B

Kolín zastávka

Local railway stop serving the northern part of the city center near the Elbe river.

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C

Městský úřad Kolín

Neo-Renaissance administrative building on the main square, featuring a decorated facade and historic interiors.

D

KOSTNICE/ charnel house

Baroque ossuary from 1733 located within the St. Bartholomew church precinct, containing decorative bone arrangements.

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E

Morový sloup

Baroque Marian column erected in 1682 on Karlovo náměstí to commemorate the end of a plague epidemic.

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ROZHLEDNA /lookout tower

Known as Práchovna, this 15th-century stone tower originally served as a gunpowder store and defense point.

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Kolínská řepařská drážka

Restored 600mm narrow-gauge railway, originally built in 1894 to transport sugar beets to the local refinery.

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Kolínská řepařská drážka

Tourist terminal for the narrow-gauge beet railway, offering seasonal steam and diesel train rides.

I

svatý Vít

Gothic church from the 14th century located in the Zálabí district on the right bank of the Elbe.

J

svatý Jan Křtitel

Originally a Gothic church, later rebuilt in Baroque style, situated near the Masaryk Bridge.

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K

Nejsvětější Trojice

Early Baroque church from the mid-17th century, formerly part of a Capuchin monastery.

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sv. Martin

Roman Catholic church located in the center of the village of Zibohlavy.

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židovský hřbitov

Founded in 1418, this is one of Bohemia's oldest Jewish cemeteries, containing over 2,600 tombstones.