Bathing water quality in Central Bohemian Region, Czechia
Central Bohemian Region has 16 official bathing waters in the EEA dataset for the 2025 season (10 lake and 6 river). 100% were classified Excellent — 20.3 points above the 79.7% across Czechia — and 0 were Poor. 10 sites have been Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025.
official bathing waters
Excellent in 2025
Poor in 2025
Map of official bathing waters in Central Bohemian Region
Sea, lakes and rivers in Central Bohemian Region
| Water type | Sites | Excellent | Good | Sufficient | Poor | Not classified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake | 10 | 10 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| River | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Coastal waters are assessed against stricter bacterial limits than lakes and rivers but are diluted far more; see how the classes are calculated.
Most consistent Excellent sites
10 sites were Excellent in all eleven seasons. Ordered by the length of the unbroken Excellent run ending in 2025.
- JEZERO KONĚTOPY 11 seasons
- JEZERO PODĚBRADY 11 seasons
- PÍSNÍK BAKOV NAD JIZEROU 11 seasons
- PÍSNÍK HRADIŠŤKO 11 seasons
- PÍSNÍK LHOTA 11 seasons
- PŘÍBRAM - NOVÝ RYBNÍK 11 seasons
- VN ORLÍK - LAVIČKY 11 seasons
- VN ORLÍK - PODSKALÍ 11 seasons
- VN ORLÍK - POPELÍKY 11 seasons
- VN ORLÍK - TRHOVKY 11 seasons
- VN SLAPY - ŽUPANOVICE 10 seasons
- VN SLAPY - ŽIVOHOŠŤ 2 seasons
- VN SLAPY - MĚŘÍN 1 season
- VN SLAPY - NOVÁ RABYNĚ 1 season
- VN SLAPY - NOVÁ ŽIVOHOŠŤ 1 season
- VN SLAPY - ŽDÁŇ 1 season
Rated Poor in 2025
None of the 16 official bathing waters in Central Bohemian Region was classified Poor in 2025.
How Central Bohemian Region rated since 2015
Counts for the sites in today’s 2025 inventory; the Excellent share is calculated over classified sites only.
| Season | Classified | Excellent | Excellent share | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 100% | 0 |
| 2023 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2022 | 16 | 15 | 93.8% | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2019 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2017 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2016 | 16 | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 14 | 87.5% | 0 |
All 16 official bathing waters in Central Bohemian Region
Grouped by water type, alphabetical within each group. Open a site for its 2015–2025 history, nearby alternatives, weather forecast and the national profile link.
Download all 16 sites as CSV (classes 2015–2025, coordinates, nearest place; EEA data, CC BY 4.0)
Lake 10 sites · 100% Excellent
- VN ORLÍK - LAVIČKY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VN ORLÍK - PODSKALÍ Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VN ORLÍK - POPELÍKY · Krásná Hora nad Vltavou Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VN ORLÍK - TRHOVKY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- VN SLAPY - MĚŘÍN · Štěchovice Excellent
- VN SLAPY - NOVÁ RABYNĚ · Štěchovice Excellent
- VN SLAPY - NOVÁ ŽIVOHOŠŤ Excellent
- VN SLAPY - ŽDÁŇ · Štěchovice Excellent
- VN SLAPY - ŽIVOHOŠŤ · Neveklov Excellent Excellent 2 seasons in a row
- VN SLAPY - ŽUPANOVICE Excellent Excellent 10 seasons in a row
River 6 sites · 100% Excellent
- JEZERO KONĚTOPY · Dřísy Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- JEZERO PODĚBRADY Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PÍSNÍK BAKOV NAD JIZEROU Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PÍSNÍK HRADIŠŤKO · Veltruby Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PÍSNÍK LHOTA · Dřísy Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
- PŘÍBRAM - NOVÝ RYBNÍK Excellent Excellent 11 seasons in a row
Compared with other regions in Czechia
| # | Region | Sites | Excellent | Poor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central Bohemian Region | 16 | 100% | 0 |
| 2 | Moravian-Silesian Region | 26 | 65.4% | 0 |
| 3 | Vysočina Region | 16 | 62.5% | 0 |
Regions with at least 15 official bathing waters. Size, water type and how densely sites are designated differ, so the table is context rather than a verdict.
Quick answers
- How many bathing waters in Central Bohemian Region were rated Excellent in 2025?
- 16 of 16 (100%) in the official EEA 2025 classification; 0 were Good, 0 Sufficient and 0 Poor. That ranks Central Bohemian Region 1 of 3 Czechia regions by Excellent share.
- Which beaches and lakes in Central Bohemian Region have the best long-term record?
- 10 sites were Excellent in every season from 2015 to 2025, for example JEZERO KONĚTOPY, JEZERO PODĚBRADY, PÍSNÍK BAKOV NAD JIZEROU. See the ranking.
- Were any bathing waters in Central Bohemian Region rated Poor?
- No. None was classified Poor in 2025.
- Where do I check whether swimming is allowed today?
- On Koupání v přírodě (Ministry of Health) (Ministry of Health and the regional public-health stations (KHS)). Temporary bans, pollution alerts and closures are published there and on signs at the water, not in the annual EEA class.
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Sources and method
Bathing-water records: European Environment Agency (EEA), data and coordinates reported by Czechia, licensed CC BY 4.0. Region and area boundaries: Eurostat NUTS 2024 (© EuroGeographics for the administrative boundaries). Place names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). A site belongs to the area that contains its reported coordinates; a site up to 10 km off the generalised coastline is placed in the nearest area of Czechia. Counts, shares and rankings are calculated by BathingWaterFinder from the official records.