Changelog

This page had been live and empty since 1 August — the tool's code never made it out of the session that wrote it. It is rebuilt: all 64 benefits, filterable by category and by whether they are in town or elsewhere in the region, and a calculator that works out what a year's use would come to. Nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere.

The FAQ still carried a May reading — about 3,800 cards and 66 benefits. The city's own counter said 3,924 cards and 64 benefits on 29 July 2026, and the page now says that.

Every one of the 64 discounts the free residents' card carries, grouped by category and split between town and region, each with the business's own conditions and address. Beside every one there is a box for how often you would use it, and the page adds up what a year of the card would be worth to you — on your numbers, in your browser, nothing saved or sent. As of 29 July the city had issued 3,924 cards to a town of 12,797.

The live level at the Nové Spolí gauge placed against the town's official flood degrees (185, 200 and 220 cm), with what to do at each — and the alerts to sign up for so the town can reach you when it counts. The degree in force is declared by the flood commission; this shows where the river sits and what it means.

The sketch shows the river curling past the castle tower and the old town's rooftops.

The Vltava through Český Krumlov is one of the most-paddled rivers in the country. This new tool reads the live flow at the Vyšší Brod gauge — the one local boat operators watch — and places it against the range they consider runnable: too low and you scrape the gravel, too high and it's for experienced paddlers only. When the river reaches a flood degree it is closed, and that call rests with the hydrological service and the town flood commission, both linked here. The flow is the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute's open data.

A new tool reads the live Vltava level at the gauges upstream of town — Vyšší Brod (about 43 km up) and Zátoň (about 20 km) — next to the town's own Nové Spolí gauge. Because the upstream gauges rise before the water reaches the centre, a climbing reading there is an early sign of a flood pulse heading down the valley. It stays descriptive: the official flood degree is still set by ČHMÚ and the town flood commission, both linked.

Český Krumlov sits inside a tight bend of the Vltava, and a rising river is the town's oldest risk — the 2002 flood was catastrophic, and the Vltava reached its highest flood degree again twice in 2024. "Is the Vltava Rising?" now shows the live water level at the Český Krumlov (Nové Spolí) gauge, with its recent range and whether it's rising, steady or falling. The reading comes straight from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute's open data (ČHMÚ, under CC BY 4.0), updated through the day. The page describes the river — it is not a flood warning. The official flood degree is set by ČHMÚ and the town flood commission, both linked from the tool, along with the 24-hour flood hotline.

Four tools built for the people who live here, not for visitors: the Karta Krumlováka residents'-card companion (what it gets you, who can get one, how to sign up), a festivals calendar that flags resident pricing, an "open for locals" board where residents share where to shop and eat away from the crowds, and a parking & arriving guide.