TOURS

TECHNICAL TOUR

Each participating and accompanying person of the conference can use one of the following offers of Technical Tours. The number of places for each day and space is limited. Please book your choice of Technical Tour during online registration as participant . Registration is based on first come first takes.

Date of tour	Venue
24.8.2015	Orlik Cenkova Pila Prague Karlovy Vary
25.8.2015	Prague Karlovy Vary
26.8.2015	Prague Karlovy Vary
27.8.2015	Prague Karlovy Vary
28.8.2015	Prague Karlovy Vary

Orlik – Hydroelectric Power Plant

127 m long dam accommodate Power plant with four Kaplan turbines. New turbine with ten blades was exhibited at EXPO 58 in Brussels and won the gold medal. The median annual production of electrical energy is 398,1 GWh. The total installed power is 364 MW. Rated voltage of 15 kV is transformed by six single-phase transformers to 220 kV network.

Cenkova pila - Historical Small Hydroelectric Power Plant

Its origin in 1908 when it was in the original sawmill for wood from the forest calamities (1863 and 1870. In the year 1912 based on the decision of the town Kasperske Hory converted into a hydroelectric power plant, which was at that time a modernly equipped eg. with automatic voltage regulator. Horizontal Francis turbine made by Voight company is still located in a brick container with a tower next to the engine room. The initial annual production was 500 MWh (enough to supply the town Kašperské Hory with electricity). Almost original plant is still in operation (energy produced is transmitted to near Vydra hydroelectric power plant).

 

Prague

Praha (Prague) is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. It is the fourteenth largest city in the European Union. It is also the historical capital of Bohemia. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava River, the city population is about 1.24 million people, while its larger urban zone is estimated to have a population of nearly 2 million. Prague has been a political, cultural, and economic centre of central Europe. Founded during the Romanesque and flourishing by the Gothic and Renaissance eras. Prague is home to a number of famous cultural attractions, many of which survived the violence and destruction of 20th-century Europe. Main attractions include the Prague Castle, the Charles Bridge, Old Town Square with the Prague astronomical clock, the Jewish Quarter, the Lennon Wall and Petřín hill. Since 1992, the extensive historic centre of Prague has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

 

Karlovy Vary

Karlovy Vary or Carlsbad is a spa town situated in western Bohemia. It is named after King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, who founded the city in 1370. It is historically famous for its hot springs (13 main springs, about 300 smaller springs, and the warm-water Teplá River). It is the most visited spa town in the Czech Republic.

 

 

ACCOMPANYING PERSON PROGRAM

Book during online registration

 

25.8.2015 Spa of Western Bohemia

Mariánské lázně, Kynžvart, Park Boheminium, Krakonoš, Singing Fountain

Marianske Lazne is a spa town in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. The town, surrounded by green mountains, is a mosaic of parks and noble houses. Most of its buildings come from the town's Golden Era in the second half of the 19th century, when many celebrities and top European rulers came to enjoy the curative carbon dioxide springs.

Kynzvart Castle (German: Schloss Königswart) is located in the District of Cheb in the Czech Republic and is built in neoclassical archytectural style. After extensive renovations, the castle was reopened to the public in 2000. The guided tour takes visitors through 25 rooms of the castle.

Lunch included

Cost 50 €,  paid on conference reception

 

26.8.2015 Prague – Time Honored

Prague Castle, Mala Strana (Lesser Quarter), Karluv Most (Charles Bridge), Stare mesto (Old Town), Former Jewish Quarter, Old Town Square with Medieval Astronomical Clock

Prazsky hrad (Prague Castle) - by the year 800 there was a simple fort fortified with wooden buildings, occupying about two-thirds of the area that is now Prague Castle. Prague Castle is dominated by the cathedral, which was founded in 1344.

Mala Strana ("Lesser Quarter") was founded in 1257, under King Ottokar II, in Prague on the site of an older village in what would become the Hradcany (Prague Castle) area.

Karluv most (Charles Bridge) is a famous historic bridge that crosses the Vltava river. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV. The bridge replaced the old Judith Bridge built 1158–1172 that had been badly damaged by a flood in 1342.

Josefov (Jewish quarter) is a town quarter and the smallest cadastral area of Prague. It is completely surrounded by Old Town. Most of the quarter was demolished between 1893 and 1913 as part of an initiative to model the city on Paris. What was left were only six synagogues, the old cemetery, and the Old Jewish Town Hall (now all part of the Jewish Museum in Prague).

Lunch on boat included

Cost 60 €, paid on conference reception

MAP OF TOURS

	Conference Venue
	Orlik
	Praha (Prague)
	Karlovy Vary (Carlsbad)
	Lazne Kynzvart (Bad Konigswart)
	Cenkova pila
	Marianske Lazne (Marienbad)