Location

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Czech International Hockey Camp is located in a beautiful Bohemian town of Nymburk.
Nymburk has a population of 15,000 and is rich in historical tradition. Nymburk is situated 40 km (25 miles) east of Prague, and just 8 km (5 miles) north of famous spa Podebrady.

A map of Nymburk and the camp.

Sport Facilities

Nymburk

The sport center in Nymburk is the best in the Czech Republic. This facility serves as a training ground for the best Czech athletes and national teams, including the Czech National Hockey Team. Every athletic and training requirement for these competitors is met at the Nymburk Sport Center. You will use, or have access to an Olympic-sized ice arena, running trail, gym, indoor tennis courts, outdoor tennis courts, basketball court, 25-meter indoor swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi, massage facility and a pro shop, as well as hotel-class lodging. This sport center offers great facilities for sport camps.

The Czech Republic

Thanks to its location at the crossroads of various cultures in the heart of Europe, the Czech Republic has countless cultural and historical points of interest. The Czech Republic is a country of great historical and cultural importance. Czech historical monuments and entire towns have been included to the UNESCO World Heritage List. Some of the towns are known as glowing assets of the Czech Republic due to the existence of therapeutic mineral spring spas there. Spas like Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad) and Marianske Lazne (Marienbad) acquired their international eminence many years ago. Not far from Prague the fortress of Terezin is often visited by tourists. Terezin was a fort town from the end of the 18th century which was transformed into a Jewish ghetto by the Nazis during the World War II.

Of course when discussing tourism in the Czech Republic, one cannot overlook the overwhelmingly popular tourist destination of Prague. The city is generally considered to be one of the most beautiful world capitals with an exquisitely preserved historical center.

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In 1992 the historical centre of Prague covering an area of 866 hectares was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register. Prague has always played an important role in the history of the nation, the country and whole Europe. It has cherished the reputation of one of the most beautiful cities in the world and has been paid tribute by many notable personalities.

Selected Distances:

  • Berlin - 282 km
  • Paris - 864 km
  • London - 1.030 km
  • New York - 6.561 km
  • Moscow - 1.665 km / 1.000 miles
  • Warsaw - 512 km
  • Budapest - 457 km
  • Istanbul - 1.504 km

Other interesting information about Prague

location-karlsteinKarlstein

This Gothic castle which dates from the 14th century was founded by Emperor Karel IV. (Charles IV.) as a repository of imperial crown jewels and sacred remains. It was modified in the Renaissance style and re-built in the purism style between the 19th and 20th century. It includes historic interiors of the Emperor's Palace and of the Marianska Tower. It contains also the Well Tower (Studnicní vez). The St. Cross Chapel is closed.

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This originally early Gothic castle was built in the style of "French kastel" and modified in the Renaissance style. Later it was re-built as a baroque chateau. At the end of the 19th century the chateau was renovated in the romantic style for Archduke Frantisek Ferdinand d´Este. It includes a rose garden, a large English park, luxurious lounges and chateau collections (such as an armoury, a library, a chapel and others), private rooms of F. F. d´Este, a picture gallery, the St. Jiri´s (Georg´s) Museum and a shooting gallery.

location-podebradyPodebrady

District of Nymburk, located in a beautiful park and forest park area in the lowlands, 188m above sea level with a typical lowland climate. In total, 13 springs rise directly in the spa area. The well-known Podebradka mineral water is tapped and bottled here.

location-khoraKutna Hora

The earnings from the Kutna Hora silver mines ensured the fame of the Czech royalty in the middle ages. Kutna Hora became the most significant and wealthiest town in the Czech lands. At the turn of the 14th and 15th centuries the city of silver became the town residence of King Wenceslas IV.
The gothic church of St. Jacob (1330) and the cathedral of St. Barbara, patron saint of miners (1388), are the most important architectural monuments in Kutna Hora. Other adornments of the Kutna Hora treasury include the former mint - the Italian's Courtyard - from the 13th century, and several aristocratic dwellings. In the building known as Hradek, which is part of the former town defenses, there is a mining museum. Part of the exhibition is a tour around a medieval mine. Other monuments deserving of interest are the former Latin school or the cloistered church in Sedlec municipal area where is a quaint ossuary. More known as Bone Church. The interior is made entirly of human bones.

Kutna Hora lies 60 km in East of Prague.

location-crajCesky Raj

The region of romantic trips and rocky nooks. This is truly the region of Cesky Raj (the Czech Paradise in English). It is one of the most remarkable nooks in the Czech Republic. These words have been used by Czech spa guests, staying in Sedmihorky, as far back as 1870, to describe the beautiful surrounding scenery, which has been created by the magic of nature and by the people who live and have lived here.

Brief Description of the Region

The magnificent Prachovske skaly sandstone rock town, where the writer Vaclav Ctvrtek has set his fables Rumcajs and Manka with their small smart son Cipisek, rises nearly on the door-step of the town of Jicin. Other sandstone formations, such as a plateau with a basalt peak known as "Muzsky" ("Male"), "Drabske svetnicky" (the "Drabske dwelling rooms") and small romantic rock castles are located near the town of Mnichovo Hradiste. A number of castles and chateaux, along with the Hruboskalske Rock Town, which was admired not only by the famous poet K.H.Macha, but also by other artists, extend over the area of Hruba Skala. Painters took a fancy to the Maloskalsko Region, which boasts a number of smaller sandstone towns, bizarre rock formations and castle ruins rising above the valley of the Jizera River.

Travel Documents

Foreign visitors to the Czech Republic must have a passport valid at least 90 days beyond the time of their planned stay in the Czech Republic. Immigration officers may require a foreign visitor arriving in the Czech Republic to produce a certificate of travel health insurance for the intended time of stay.
Further information is available at: www.mzv.cz.

Visas

Citizens of European countries are not required to have a Czech visa with the exception of Albania, Byelorussia, Russia, Ukraine, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Bosna-Herzegovina, Moldavia and Macedonia. Regarding non-European states, citizens of the USA, Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay, the Korean Republic (South Korea), Malaysia, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore and Israel are not required to have a visa. All other nationalities must have a visa. These can be obtained from the Czech embassy offices abroad, which may require applications to produce other necessary documents, such as invitations, return tickets, vouchers for services, or confirmations of the reservation of spa and other treatment. Every Czech embassy office provides up-to-date information concerning the procurement of visas and conditions of entry to the Czech Republic.

Health Insurance and Healthcare For Foreign Visitors to the Czech Republic

Visitors are recommended to purchase health and travel insurance. Health care is available to foreigners as follows:

  • non-cash payments, claims against health insurance
  • payment in cash
  • free of charge on the basis of valid international reciprocal agreement (the extent of the health care provided is generally limited to necessary treatment; in the case of out-patient treatment, patients are usually required to pay the cost of medicine and medical material (hospital treatment, including medicine and medical material, is always provided free of charge).

Import Of Duty-free Goods

The following non-commercial goods can be brought into the Czech Republic without the payment of customs duty:

1. Tobacco products:

  • 200 cigarettes or 100 cigarillos (cigars up to 3 grams) or
  • 50 cigars or 250 g pipe or cigarette tobacco or
  • a proportional combination of the quantities stated above

2. Alcoholic beverages:

  • 1 litre of distilled liquor or sparkling or liqueur wine
  • 2 litre of table wine.

3. Scents:

  • 50 grams or
  • 0,25 litre of eau de cologne.

4. Medicines of kind and quantity required for individual use.

5. Other goods with a total value not exceeding 6,000 CZK per person, for persons under 15 years of age the limit is 3,000 CZK per person. These limits are non-compoundable.

In common travel alcoholic beverages can be imported by individuals over 18 years of age, cigarettes and other tobacco products by individuals over 16 years of age.

Exporting Goods from the Czech Republic

Any quantity of non-commercial goods can be taken out of the Czech Republic without an export permit with the exception of:

  • objects forming part of the national cultural heritage
  • when exporting antique and other art objects, it is necessary to have a certificate stating that these are not part of the national cultural heritage.

Transport of Domestic Animals

Visitors travelling to the Czech Republic with a domestic animal must produce an internationally valid certificate of vaccination against rabies a veterinary certificate of the animal's examination dated no more than 3 days prior to departure. Municipal veterinary administration in Prague - tel.: +420 222 522 126.

Travellers Cash

The import or export of foreign currencies, other means of payment, shares and savings books in other currencies than CZK (Kc) is not restricted, with the exception of those gained illegally in the Czech Republic. The import and export of Czech and foreign banknotes and coins, payment certificates and shares with a total value exceeding 350 000 CZK must be declared, as be the import and export of gold.