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April 2003: Troja has sort of survived the huge floods of 2002 and is open for training again. For a status report and photos, see the new Troja pages. Playspot: Czech Republic, Prague, Troja, River Moldau, Troja Wave.

What's it like

An artificial whitewater course, originally built for slalom races, right in the Czech capital. There are a couple of playspots that entitle it to be listed on PLAYAK.COM. The first one is not too huge, but still pretty retentive. It is always there as the water levels are fairly stable over the year:

There are a couple of other nice waves on the course:

There is a small kiosk as well as a camping place 'Camp Sokol Troja' next to the course. The next picture shows an overview of the complete area:

A trip to this play area can well be combined with visits to the Slalom courses in Roudnice and Cunovo in Slovakia.

How to get there

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Info sources

Andrea Schumacher, Jozefina Zahorska

Nearest weather station (°C): Libuš, 142 00 Praha, Česko Daily Hourly Jun 05 19 15 17 0.7 Overcast Jun 06 24 13 18 0.1 Overcast Jun 07 21 15 18 2.2 Rain, Overcast Jun 08 19 13 16 5.2 Rain, Overcast Jun 09 18 10 14 0 Partially cloudy Jun 10 22 9 15 0.1 Overcast Jun 11 18 10 14 0.1 Clear Jun 12 23 8 16 0 Partially cloudy Jun 13 28 11 19 0.1 Partially cloudy Jun 14 28 16 22 7.1 Partially cloudy Jun 15 26 16 21 0.4 Partially cloudy Jun 16 28 15 22 0 Clear Jun 17 24 16 21 1.9 Partially cloudy Jun 18 21 13 17 6.7 Overcast Jun 19 18 10 14 0.2 Partially cloudy Jun 20 22 8 15 0 Clear Credit