Slav Island

Slav Island is an islet in , . Slav Island is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the suburb .
Photo: ŠJů, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “ostrov Žofín”, “Slovansky ostrov”, and “Slovanský ostrov”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Žofín Palace and Czech Academy of Sciences.

Public building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a Neo-Renaissance building in , in the . It is a cultural centre, a venue for concerts, balls, conferences and exhibitions. It is situated on Slovanský ostrov, an island in the river in .

Government building
Photo: Akademie věd České republiky, CC BY-SA 3.0 cz.
The was established in 1992 by the Czech National Council as the Czech successor of the former Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and its tradition goes back to the Royal Bohemian Society of Sciences and the Emperor Franz Joseph Czech Academy for Sciences, Literature and Arts.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the river in , Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smíchov and Old Town and Josefov.

Suburb
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral area of , the capital of the , and is part of . It is on the west bank of the river.

Photo: Yelkrokoyade, CC BY 2.0.
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

Suburb
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a quarter in the city of in the . is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.

Slav Island

Latitude
50.07848° or 50° 4′ 43″ north
Longitude
14.41287° or 14° 24′ 46″ east
Elevation
190 metres (623 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CH7+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 548158993
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6285757
Wiki­data ID
Q3509915
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Satellite Map

Discover Slav Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Slav Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Slovanský ostrov”
  • Chinese: “斯洛萬斯基島”
  • Czech: “Barvířský ostrov”
  • Czech: “Engelův ostrov”
  • Czech: “Šítkovský ostrov”
  • Czech: “Slovanský ostrov”
  • Czech: “Žofín”
  • Czech: “Žofínský ostrov”
  • Dutch: “Slovanský ostrov”
  • Esperanto: “Slava insulo”
  • French: “Île Slovanský”
  • German: “Slawische Insel”
  • Japanese: “ジョフィーン島”
  • Russian: “Славянский остров”
  • Slovak: “Barvířský ostrov”
  • Slovak: “Engelův ostrov”
  • Slovak: “Šítkovský ostrov”
  • Slovak: “Slovanský ostrov”
  • Slovak: “Žofín”
  • Slovak: “Žofínský ostrov”
  • Swedish: “Slovanský ostrov”
  • Turkish: “Slovanský Adası”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Y Slovanský”

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