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Prague Castle

Prague Castle is a castle complex in , 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.
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  • Opening hours: 6:00 AM—9:00 PM
  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic, dating from the 9th century
  • Also known as: “Hrad”, “Prague Palace”, and “Prazsky hrad”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Lane and Lobkowicz Palace.

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is a street situated in Prague Castle, . Originally built in the 16th century to house Rudolf II's castle guards, it takes its name from the goldsmiths that lived there in the 17th century.

Museum
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The is a part of the Prague Castle complex in , . It is the only privately owned building in the Prague Castle complex and houses the Lobkowicz Collections and Museum.

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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. is situated 710 metres southeast of Prague Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malá Strana and Hradčany.

Suburb
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Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of is the lower area on the left bank.

Suburb
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, is the district of the city of , surrounding Prague Castle. The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about 570 metres in length and an average of about 130 metres wide.

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Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of is the lower area on the left bank.

Prague Castle

Latitude
50.09124° or 50° 5′ 29″ north
Longitude
14.40377° or 14° 24′ 14″ east
Elevation
250 metres (820 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CR3+FG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6815500185
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
6290257
Wiki­data ID
Q193369
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Wu Chinese—“Prague Castle” goes by many names.
  • 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”
  • Czech: “Pražský Hrad”
  • Danish: “Prags borg”
  • Dutch: “Burcht van Praag”
  • Dutch: “Praagse burcht”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة براج”
  • 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: “Hradschin”
  • German: “Prager Burg”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Πράγας”
  • Greek: “Χρατσάνι”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת פראג”
  • Hindi: “प्राग गढ़”
  • Hungarian: “prágai vár”
  • Hungarian: “Prágai vár”
  • Icelandic: “Pragarkastali”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Praha”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Prague”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Praha”
  • Italian: “castello di Praga”
  • 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 Bokmål: “Borgen i Praha”
  • Norwegian: “Borgen i Praha”
  • Persian: “قلعه پراگ”
  • Polish: “Zamek Królewski w Pradze”
  • Polish: “Zamek na Hradczanach”
  • Polish: “Zamek Praski”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Praga”
  • Pushto: “د پراګ کلا”
  • Pushto: “د پراگ کلا”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Praga”
  • Romanian: “Castelul praghez”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea din Praga”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea 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: “grad Praga”
  • Slovenian: “grad v Pragi”
  • Slovenian: “Praški grad”
  • Slovenian: “Pražský hrad”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Praga”
  • Spanish: “Hradcany”
  • Spanish: “Hradčany”
  • Spanish: “Hradchin”
  • Sundanese: “Kastil Praha”
  • 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: “Lâu đài Praha”
  • Vietnamese: “Thành cổ Praha”
  • Western Panjabi: “قلعہ پراگ”
  • Wu Chinese: “布拉格城堡”

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