CZECH CANADA 2008

 

International Four Days Orienteering Event

 

Welcome to spend your holiday into the beautiful landscape of ponds, forests and meadows in the South Bohemia. The Czech Canada region offers many natural and historical points of interest as well as one of the best terrains for orienteering in the Czech Republic.

 

ORGANISER                        Sportovní klub Praga

DATE                     July 3-6, 2008

EVENT CENTRE   Kunžak near Jindřichův Hradec, camping Zvůle

CLASSES               D10L (marked route), D10, D12, D14, D16, D18, D20, D21E, D21A, D21B, D21C, D35A, D35B, D40A, D40B, D45A, D45B, D50, D55, D60, D65, D70, D75, H10L (marked route), H10, H12, H14, H16, H18, H20, H21E, H21A, H21B, H21C, H35A, H35B, H40A, H40B, H45A, H45B, H50, H55, H60, H65, H70, H75, HDR (marked route – children and parents), P3 (open, simple), T6 (open, training).

STAGES                                03.07.2008 (Thursday)                         13:00      E1 – middle

                                               centre: Dobrá Voda (meadows), 10 km from EC (by bike) or 16 km (by car)

                                               04.07.2008 (Friday)                                              10:00      E2 – classic

                                               centre: Dobrá Voda (meadows), 10 km from EC (by bike) or 16 km (by car)

                                               05.07.2008 (Saturday)                          10:00      E3 – classic

                                               centre: camping Zvůle

                                               06.07.2008 (Sunday)                             9:30        E4 – middle (chasing start)

                                               centre: camping Zvůle

TERRAIN              Continental terrain. Mixed forest, moderately hilly with many situation details (stone boulders, rocks, knolls). Good runnability.

TRAINING            Training map 1:10 000 of the area around the Event Centre will be available at registration, routes will be posted between 2.7. 10:00 and 3.7. 12:00.

MAPS                     1:10 000, ISOM standard, spring 2008

ENTRIES                               Please include name, class, the year of birth and SI-number. To be sent by e-mail to vojta.hora@volny.cz or by regular mail to Vojtěch Hora, Hrdlořezská 29, Praha 9, 19100, Czech Republic.

FEES                                                                             before 30.4.       before 15.6.        after 15.6.

                   DH10-14, DH65-75                                     320 Kč/12 EUR    430 Kč/16 EUR    530 Kč/20 EUR

                   DH10L, HDR, P3, T6                    320 Kč/12 EUR    320 Kč/12 EUR    320 Kč/12 EUR

                   other classes                               480 Kč/18 EUR    640 Kč/24 EUR    800 Kč/30 EUR

                   one stage DH10L, HDR, P3, T6       80 Kč/3 EUR       80 Kč/3 EUR        80 Kč/3 EUR

                   one stage (other classes)          120 Kč/5 EUR      160 Kč/7 EUR      200 Kč/8 EUR

The Entry fee should be paid either in CZK or in EUR to the account of SK Praga at G.E. Money Bank a.s., Prague 7, SWIFTCODE: AGBACZPP, Account Number 1955703504/0600, IBAN: CZ72 0600 0000 0019 5570 3504. The payment information should indicate your nam. All bank transfer costs should be charged to the payer.

CANCELLATION  For cancelled entries there will be a refund: until 30.4. – 100% entry fee 100% accommodation fee less handling costs; until 15.6. – 80% entry fee 100% accommodation fee; after 16.6. – 100% accommodation fee.

REGISTRATION  2.7. 12:00-21:00 in the Event Centre, 3.7. 9:00-12:00 in the E1 centre

PUNCHING           SPORTIdent system. SI-chip can be hired for 1.5 EUR/day.

INFORMATION   http://www.skpraga.cz/soubory/ck2008/

         Petr Baldrian, e-mail: baldrian@biomed.cas.cz, phone 420723770570

ACCOMODATION  in own tents in the competition centre 11 EUR/person (whole stay). lease pay along with the entry fee. Information about other possibilities of accommodation (see above „INFORMATION“)

PARKING              Parking in the area of camping Zvůle (accommodated runners, stages 3 and 4) is 50 CZK / car / day, payable on site. Parking places in the camping may be separated from tents.

 

 

 

NIGHT SPRINT

 

DATE                                     Friday 4.7.2008

EVENT CENTRE                   camping Zvůle

REGISTRATION                  19:00 – 20:30 in the competition office

START                                   cca 22:15, (less than 1000 m from the competition centre)

MAP                                       1:10 000, E = 5m, Spring 2008

CLASSES                               DH14, DH16, DH18, DH20, DH21, DH35, H45, MIXshort, MIXlong (any pairs of runners), length 20-30 min for the winner

ENTRIES                              along with the entry to „Czech Canada 2008“,

or on site in the competition office until 4.7. 12:00

ENTRY FEE                           entried until 15.6. 40 , later 50 , to be paid in cash at the registration

PUNCHING                           SPORTident, hire 40

CONTROL POINTS             standard O-flags reflection cylinders

COURSESETTERS                               Martin Kondrát, Ondřej Sysel

 

 

 

CZECH CANADA

 

The area in the south of the Czech Republic between the towns of Jindrichuv Hradec, Dacice and Slavonice is called “Czech Canada”, due to its higher altitude and colder, yet healthy climate. The forested hills interspersed with meadows and pastures are typical for the landscape of Czech Canada, as well as many ponds and lakes. Czech Canada is one of the most attractive tourist areas in the Czech Republic not only due to its scenic landscape. The forests and meadows offer an almost unlimited network of marked and unmarked hiking and cycling routes and the ponds and lakes invite to bathing and water sports. If you like to pick blackberries or mushrooms, you have foud the right place here!

 

Due to its large forests characteristics with ponds, creeks, rocks and solitary stones, the area of Czech Canada offers the best possibilities for orienteering You will surely enjoy the pond Zvůle near the competition center, renowned for its picturesque setting in the middle of the forests and for its clean water. Czech Canada is also a region with rich history. You can choose between Jindřichův Hradec (20 km) – the district capital founded in the 12th century with its beautiful historical center, renaissance castle and many museums and restaurants, Dačice (20 km) – a small town dating from the 12th century is renowned for its, baroque monastery and empire castle and a birthplace of the sugar cube, Slavonice (25 km) – a small, yet one of the most valuable renaissance towns of the Czech Republic, Landštejn (12 km) – remains of one of the most important border castles of the former Bohemian kingdom built in the 13th century; South Bohemian scenic railway – a railroad connecting Jindřichův Hradec and Nová Bystřice was built in the end of the 19th century. It is famous for its damp locomotives. You can enjoy the beautiful trip through the forests of Czech Canada (station Kunžak 5 km), Telč (25 km) – UNESCO cultural heritage site – renaissance town and castle, Třebíč (35 km) – UNESCO cultural heritage site – medieval Jewish settlement and many other places of interest.