KOPŘIVNICE Michaela Michálková

The Tatra Technical Museum Technické muzeum

At less than five thousand square meters, you will find the entire history of the automobile in the Czech lands. Not only in actual size, but also as models and photographs. Of course, you can also look under the hood and so to see the unique air-cooled engines and other components.

The Tatra Technical Museum Technické muzeumTATRA The tour is also accompanied by seven audivisual boxes, which include a number of interesting information. You can also see the trophies and medals, which competitors with models Tatra have won.

The Tatra Technical Museum Technické muzeum Tatra is not just about cars and trucks. At the entrance greets you formerly the fastest train Czechoslovak Railways "Slovak bullet" boasting at the time impressive speed 130 miles per hour. Over the heads of visitors "flutters" biplane Tatra 131.

The Tatra Technical Museum Technické muzeum Kopřivnice Technical Museum is a unique example, as well as a small workshop where in the 19th century Ignatius Šustala started to produce carriages, and after years of hard work and the help of several of wits became world famous automobile company employing generations of workers.

EMIL ZÁTOPEK Zatopek was the first athlete to break the 29-minute barrier in the 10 km run (28:54,2 on 1st June in 1954 in Brussels) and he had broken the hour for running 20 km. (59:51,8 on 29 September in 1951 in Stara Boleslav).

EMIL ZÁTOPEK In 1952 Olympic games in Helsinki was his the most successful run. He won gold in 5 km run, 10 km run and even a marathon, who ran for the first time in his life. In each of these disciplines he had also established a new Olympic record. This “triathlon” has not been overcome yet. He was nicknamed the "Czech Locomotive" for his multiple golds.

The Lookout Tower Bílá hora in Kopřivnice – Rozhledna Bílá hora v Kopřivnici The design of the lookout tower is inspired by DNA structure.

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