| A woman who I was travelling with pointed out this station to me as a bit of a landmark in railway architecture. It was built after World War II, although I think it bears more of a resemblance to stations built in the 1930s. The city itself, for many years known by its German name of Klattau, has long been home to some of the richest Czechs, being originally built with the profits from nearby gold mines in the 14th Century. In more recent decades it has been a resort town, partly for skiing. The town, like most of its era, also has a castle, which now features an art gallery. |