Břevnov
Břevnov is a cadastral district in the west of Prague, located in Prague 6. The district is home to the Břevnov Monastery. On the territory of Břevnov stems Brusnice brook.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 25,800 residents
- Description: district of Prague
- Also known as: “Břewnow”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Břevnov Monastery and Josefka gloriette.
Břevnov Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Sokoljan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Břevnov Monastery is a Benedictine archabbey in the Břevnov district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded by Saint Adalbert, the second Bishop of Prague, in AD 993 with the support of Bohemian Duke Boleslaus II.
Chapel of Saint Florian
Church
Photo: Daniel Baránek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapel of Saint Florian is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schleiferka and Veleslavín.
Veleslavín
Suburb
Photo: Jedudedek, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Veleslavín is a district of Prague, part of Prague 6, situated in the west of the city approximately 5 km from Ruzyně International Airport. It was probably founded in the 10th or 11th century, first recorded in records from the nearby Břevnov Monastery, and has been part of Prague since 1922.
Břevnov
- Categories: cadastral area in the Czech Republic, town, municipal part of the Czech Republic, and locality
- Location: Praha 5, Prague 5, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.08547° or 50° 5′ 8″ northLongitude
14.36154° or 14° 21′ 42″ eastPopulation
25,800Elevation
305 metres (1,001 feet)Open location code
9F2P39P6+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 297896669OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
3078748Wikidata ID
Q2446033
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Břevnov” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Břevnov”
- Bulgarian: “Бржевнов”
- Catalan: “Břevnov”
- Chinese: “佈列夫諾夫”
- Chinese: “布列夫诺夫”
- Czech: “Břevnov”
- Dutch: “Brevnov”
- Dutch: “Břevnov”
- Esperanto: “Břevnov”
- French: “Břevnov”
- German: “Breunau”
- Hungarian: “Břevnov”
- Polish: “Břevnov”
- Russian: “Бржевнов”
- Slovak: “Břevnov”
- Slovenian: “Břevnov”
- Turkish: “Břevnov”
- Ukrainian: “Бржевнов”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Na Bateriích and Na Císařsce.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Park Josefa Škvoreckého and Registr vozidel.
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