Štvanice
Štvanice is an island on the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. It is located in the Prague district of Holešovice. At the end of the 17th century, a wooden arena was built there.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: Island in Prague
- Also known as: “Velke Benatky”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tennis courts at Štvanice and National Gallery in Prague - Trade Fair Palace.
National Gallery in Prague - Trade Fair Palace
Museum
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The National Gallery Prague, formerly the National Gallery in Prague, is a state-owned art gallery in Prague, which manages the largest collection of art in the Czech Republic and presents masterpieces of Czech and international fine art in permanent and temporary exhibitions.
Negrelli Viaduct
Bridge
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The Negrelli Viaduct, Czech Republic, is a railway bridge over Štvanice Island that connects Masaryk Railway Station in central Prague with a railway station in Bubny.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Florenc and Holešovice.
Holešovice
Suburb
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Holešovice is a district in the north of Prague situated on a meander of the River Vltava, which makes up the main part of the district Prague 7. In the past Holešovice was a heavily industrial suburb; today it is home to the main site of the Prague's National Gallery with the Trade Fair Palace, and the National Technical Museum.
Karlín
Suburb
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Karlín is a cadastral area of Prague, part of Prague 8 municipal district, formerly an independent town. It is bordered by the river Vltava and Holešovice to the north, Vítkov hill and Žižkov to the south, New Town to the west and Libeň to the east.
Štvanice
- Categories: river island and landform
- Location: Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Štvanice from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Štvanice” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Velké Benátky”
- Czech: “Štvanice”
- Dutch: “Štvanice”
- French: “Île Štvanice”
- French: “Štvanice”
- German: “Hetzinsel”
- German: “Štvanice”
- Italian: “Štvanice”
- Japanese: “シュトヴァニツェ”
- Russian: “Штванице”
- Spanish: “Štvanice”
- Swedish: “Štvanice”
- Swedish: “Velké Benátky”
- Turkish: “Štvanice”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hlávkův most and Hilton Prague.
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