Opening Times & Visitor Information

Museum of air battle over the Ore Mountains
Sept 11, 1944 in Kovarska, Czech Republic

The museum was officially opened by the American and German veterans of the battle on Sept 13, 1997. Amongst the exhibits, you will find artifacts from the crashed aircraft, historical photographs, documents, uniforms and dioramas.

The village of Kovarska is located in the northwest part of Bohemia, in the Chomutov district about 120 km from Prague.

How to get there:

• By car:  Follow route No. 7 to Chomutov, then in the general direction of Chemnitz. After passing Krimov, turn left in the direction of Vejprty. At Prisecnice reservoir turn left towards Kovarska
• By train: Line No. 137 from Chomutov
• Border crossings: The nearest border crossings with Germany are Oberwiesenthal and Reitzenhain. Border crossings for pedestrians are Loucna (Oberwiesenthal), Vejprty (Bärenstein) and Cerny Potok (Jöhstadt)
  
• By plane: The nearest airport for small aircraft is by Chomutov (Aeroklub Chomutov), or the nearest International Airport is Karlovy Vary.