Frymburk, Czech Republic
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N 48° 39.496 E 014° 09.965
33U E 438589 N 5389803
Boat Ramp on the bank of Lipno Dam
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Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/01/2011
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Frymburk is a market town in the Czech Republic, near to Austria. It is located in the South Bohemian Region on a peninsula on the left bank of the Lipno reservoir (
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The Lipno Dam is a dam with hydroelectric plant constructed along the Vltava River in the Czech Republic. Due to frequent flooding and subsequent damage, the Vltava River in Southern Bohemia had been problematic for the Ceský Krumlov (
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