Prague Castle
Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Ludek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 6:00 AM—9:00 PM
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic, dating from the 9th century
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Notable Places in the Area
Golden Lane
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Golden Lane is a street situated in Prague Castle, Czech Republic.
Lobkowicz Palace
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The Lobkowicz Palace is a part of the Prague Castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic.
Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Charles Bridge is situated 710 metres southeast of Prague Castle.Localities in the Area
Malá Strana
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of Prague is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of Prague is the lower area on the left bank.Hradčany
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Hradčany, the Castle District, is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle.
Castle and Lesser Town
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Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of Prague is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of Prague is the lower area on the left bank.
Prague Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction, hillfort, historic site and tourism
- Location: Praha 1, Prague 1, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.09124° or 50° 5' 29" northLongitude
14.40377° or 14° 24' 14" eastElevation
250 metres (820 feet)Open Location Code
9F2P3CR3+FGOpenStreetMap ID
node 6815500185OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=castleGeoNames ID
6290257Wikidata ID
Q193369Prague Castle Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Afrikaans: Praagse kasteel
- Arabic: قلعة براغ
- Arabic: قلعه براغ
- Armenian: Պրահայի ամրոց
- Azerbaijani: Praqa qalası
- Azerbaijani: Praqa qəsri
- Basque: Pragako gaztelua
- Belarusian: Пражскі Град
- Belarusian: Праскі Град
- Bulgarian: Пражка крепост
- Bulgarian: Пражки град
- Catalan: Castell de Praga
- Catalan: castell de Praga
- Cebuano: Pražský hrad
- Chinese: 布拉格城堡
- Croatian: Praški dvorac
- Czech: Hradčany
- Czech: Pražský hrad
- Danish: Prags borg
- Dutch: Burcht van Praag
- Dutch: Praagse burcht
- Egyptian Arabic: قلعة براج
- English: Prague Palace
- Esperanto: Kastelo de Prago
- Esperanto: Praga burgo
- Finnish: Prahan linna
- French: Chateau de Prague
- French: Château de Prague
- French: château de Prague
- Galician: Castelo de Praga
- Galician: Pražský hrad
- Georgian: პრაღის ციხესიმაგრე
- German: Prager Burg
- Greek: Κάστρο της Πράγας
- Greek: Χρατσάνι
- Hebrew: מצודת פראג
- Hungarian: Prágai vár
- Hungarian: prágai vár
- Icelandic: Pragarkastali
- Indonesian: Kastil Prague
- Indonesian: Kastil Praha
- Italian: castello di Praga
- Japanese: プラハ城
- Kazakh: Прага бекініс
- Korean: 프라하 성
- Korean: 프라하성
- Latin: Arx Pragensis
- Latvian: Prāgas hrada
- Lithuanian: Prahos pilis
- Lombard: Castell de Praga
- Macedonian: Прашки град
- Macedonian: Прашки замок
- Norwegian: Borgen i Praha
- Norwegian Bokmål: Borgen i Praha
- Persian: قلعه پراگ
- Polish: Zamek Królewski w Pradze
- Polish: Zamek Praski
- Polish: Zamek na Hradczanach
- Portuguese: Castelo de Praga
- Pushto: د پراګ کلا
- Pushto: د پراگ کلا
- Romanian: Castelul Praga
- Romanian: Castelul praghez
- Romanian: Cetatea Praga
- Romanian: Cetatea din Praga
- Russian: Пражский Град
- Russian: Пражский Замок
- Scots: Prague Castle
- Serbian: Praški hrad
- Serbian: Прашки град
- Serbian: Прашки храд
- Serbo-Croatian: Praški grad
- Serbo-Croatian: Praški zamak
- Serbo-Croatian: Pražský hrad
- Slovak: Pražský hrad
- Slovenian: Praški grad
- Slovenian: Pražský hrad
- Slovenian: grad Praga
- Slovenian: grad v Pragi
- Spanish: Castillo de Praga
- Spanish: Hradcany
- Spanish: Hradchin
- Spanish: Hradčany
- Swedish: Pragborgen
- Swiss German: Prager Burg
- Tagalog: Kastilyo ng Praga
- Tagalog: Kastilyo ng Prague
- Thai: ปราสาทปราก
- Tosk Albanian: Prager Burg
- Turkish: Prag Kalesi
- Turkish: Pražský hrad
- Ukrainian: Празький град
- Urdu: قلعہ پراگ
- Uzbek: Praga qal'asi
- Vietnamese: Thành cổ Praha
- Western Panjabi: قلعہ پراگ
- Wu Chinese: 布拉格城堡
- Castello di Praga
- Hrad
- Kastel Praha
- Lâu đài Praha
- Prazsky hrad
- Pražský Hrad
Other Places Named Prague Castle
In the Area
Localities
- Stalin MonumentLocality
- Jewish TownSuburb
- poloostrov HollarLocality
- Old Town and Josefov
- BubenečSuburb
- StřešoviceSuburb
Other Places
- Golden Christmas at the Prague CastleGift shop
- Café GalleriaCoffeehouse
- Terasa U Zlaté studněRestaurant
- ManufakturaGift shop
- Bohemian CrystalGlaziery
- Malý Lobkovický palácBuilding
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