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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 Apr 06 5 1 3 0 Partially cloudy Apr 07 8 -2 3 0.2 Partially cloudy Apr 08 11 4 7 0.1 Partially cloudy Apr 09 12 0 6 0.1 Clear Apr 10 15 5 10 0 Overcast Apr 11 15 5 10 0 Overcast Apr 12 14 9 10 0 Partially cloudy Apr 13 18 6 12 0 Clear Apr 14 16 7 12 0 Overcast Apr 15 14 10 12 0.6 Overcast Apr 16 12 9 11 0.9 Overcast Apr 17 17 10 13 1.1 Overcast Apr 18 10 8 9 0.2 Overcast Apr 19 15 8 11 0.6 Overcast Apr 20 18 7 12 0.2 Partially cloudy Apr 21 14 9 11 2.1 Overcast Credit