Salt springs gave Slaný its name - slaný translates as "salty" in Czech - though the brine sources that once drew settlers to this Bohemian hilltop dried up centuries ago. What persisted was the town's position on a trade route northwest of Prague, which sustained it as a minor royal town from the 13th century through the Hussite Wars and beyond.
Roughly 15,100 people live in Slaný, set on an elevated ridge in the Central Bohemian Region about 30 kilometres northwest of Prague. The old town preserves a late Gothic church, a Baroque Capuchin monastery, and a main square with arcaded houses that reflect the economic cycles of a Bohemian market town over several centuries. Escortservice.com publishes reviewed companion profiles for this area. The site does not arrange, mediate, or provide services.
Accommodation is available at hotels and pensions near the square. Prague is reachable in roughly 40 minutes by bus. All users of the directory must be at least 18 years old.
Slánská hora, a basalt hill on the town's eastern edge, supports dry grassland and thermophilic plant communities more typical of steppe landscapes. The hill is a protected natural monument and offers a brief climb with views over the surrounding agricultural plateau toward the České středohoří volcanic range in the north.
Salt springs gave Slaný its name - slaný translates as "salty" in Czech - though the brine sources that once drew settlers to this Bohemian hilltop dried up centuries ago. What persisted was the town's position on a trade route northwest of Prague, which sustained it as a minor royal town from the 13th century through the Hussite Wars and beyond.
Roughly 15,100 people live in Slaný, set on an elevated ridge in the Central Bohemian Region about 30 kilometres northwest of Prague. The old town preserves a late Gothic church, a Baroque Capuchin monastery, and a main square with arcaded houses that reflect the economic cycles of a Bohemian market town over several centuries. Escortservice.com publishes reviewed companion profiles for this area. The site does not arrange, mediate, or provide services.
Accommodation is available at hotels and pensions near the square. Prague is reachable in roughly 40 minutes by bus. All users of the directory must be at least 18 years old.
Slánská hora, a basalt hill on the town's eastern edge, supports dry grassland and thermophilic plant communities more typical of steppe landscapes. The hill is a protected natural monument and offers a brief climb with views over the surrounding agricultural plateau toward the České středohoří volcanic range in the north.
Country selected
Region selected
City selected