Å koda Auto
Škoda Auto a.s. (), often shortened to Škoda, is a Czech automobile manufacturer established in 1925 as the successor to Laurin & Klement and headquartered in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic. Škoda Works became state owned in 1948. After 199 ...
is one of just four automakers in the world which has an unbroken history stretching back over 100 years (1895). The Å koda Auto Museum is located in
Mladá Boleslav
Mladá Boleslav (; german: Jungbunzlau) is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 42,000 inhabitants.
Mladá Boleslav is the second most populated city in the region and a major centre of the Czech automotive ind ...
,
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...
, adjacent to a large production facility (tours of the factory can be arranged). The remodeled museum were opened in Autumn 2012.
Å koda otevÃrá v Mladé Boleslavi nové muzeum
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The museum is now divided into three divisions in separate spaces. In ''Evolution'' section are the most important products, from the first bicycle, motorcycle, tricycle, first car (1906) with performance of seven hp and other important products up to newest designs. There is also a racing car 720 Spider, 1100 OHC and Super-Sport Ferat. Division ''Tradition'' shows cars from different eras, brand participation in motorsport, logo development and personalities and events associated with the brand. In the last section ''Precision'', people can see reconstruction of historical car in various stages of development.
file:Skoda-museum-mlada-boleslav-rr-040.jpg, Å koda 422 faeton (front) and Å koda 422 Tudor
file:Mladá Boleslav, Škoda museum.jpg, Škoda museum
file:Skoda-museum-mlada-boleslav-rr-082.jpg, Å koda VOS Limousine
file:Skoda-museum-mlada-boleslav-rr-113.jpg, Å koda 110R
file:Skoda-museum-mlada-boleslav-rr-087.jpg, Å koda Super-Sport Ferat
file:Skoda-museum-mlada-boleslav-rr-104.jpg, Å koda 1100 OHC
file:Skoda-museum-mlada-boleslav-rr-017.jpg, Logo
File:Ordinary bicycle01.jpg, A penny-farthing
The penny-farthing, also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, is an early type of bicycle. It was popular in the 1870s and 1880s, with its large front wheel providing high speeds (owing to its travelling a large distance for every r ...
in the Å koda Auto Museum
See also
* Techmania Science Center
Techmania Science Center is one of the first science centers in the Czech Republic and an important institution of informal education. The project was established in 2005 by the Å koda Transportation joint-stock company and the University of ...
External links
Official page
References
Museums in the Central Bohemian Region
Museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
Buildings and structures in Mladá Boleslav
Automotive museums in the Czech Republic
Museums established in 2012
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