📜 A low weir on the Ohře river in Karlovy Vary, reconstructed in 2010.
⚠️ Formerly known as the 'Weir of Death' due to numerous fatalities.
🚣♀️ Navigate the improved sports sluice for boaters
🐟 Observe the brush-type fish pass on the left side
🚶♀️ Easy portage along the left bank for boats
🏗️ See a successful EU-funded reconstruction project
💀 Before 2010, the weir was 0.8 meters high and extremely dangerous.
🌊 A powerful hydraulic jump (vodní válec) formed below it, leading to 16-20 deaths.
🛠️ Reconstruction lowered it by 20cm and reshaped it to prevent the deadly hydraulic jump.
🇪🇺 Funded by the European Union through the Cíl 3 Czech-Bavaria cross-border program.
💰 Grant of approximately €833,000 covered most costs.