Muzeum lehkého opevnění Na Pomezí – Kořenov

Location: Kořenov 267, 468 50 Kořenov · Liberec Region

Category: Czechoslovak fortifications

A light fortification exhibition housed in an authentic LO type 37 pillbox beneath the Štěpánka lookout tower in Kořenov, on the border between the Jizera Mountains and the Krkonoše. The bunker is fitted out as it appeared in September 1938 and equipped with military materiel; the village of Kořenov contains 50 pillboxes from the originally constructed border defenses of Czechoslovakia.

Why visit this place?

• Rated 4.7 out of 5 by 176 visitors on Google Maps.
• Admission is free, which helps when the class budget is tight.
• Allow roughly two hours; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 112 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

Practical information

• Opening hours: April–June and September–October: Sat 9–18, Sun 9–17; July–August: Tue–Sat 9–18, Sun 9–17
• Typical visit: 120 min
• Admission: free
• Visitor rating: 4.7 ★ from 176 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Tour of an authentic pillbox on the Jizera Mountains–Krkonoše border, with commentary on the history of Czechoslovak fortifications and the defense of Czechoslovakia's borders in 1938.

Official website: https://www.kudyznudy.cz/aktivity/muzeum-lehkeho-opevneni-na-pomezi-v-korenove

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