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: “Burcht van Praag”, “Castelul Praga”, “Castelul praghez”, “Cetatea Praga”, “Chateau de Prague”, “grad Praga”, “grad v Pragi”, “Hrad”, “Hradcany”, “Hradčany”, “Hradchin”, “Hradschin”, “Kastelo de Prago”, “Kastil Prague”, “Kastilyo ng Prague”, “Prague Palace”, “Praški zamak”, “Prazsky hrad”, “Zamek Królewski w Pradze”, “Zamek na Hradczanach”, “Χρατσάνι”, “Пражский Замок”, “Прашки замок”, “قلعه براغ”, and “프라하 성”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Golden Lane and Lobkowicz Palace.

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is a street situated in Prague Castle, .

Museum
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The is a part of the Prague Castle complex in , .

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is a medieval stone arch bridge that… 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 …

Suburb
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, is the district of the city of , surrounding Prague Castle.

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Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of …

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”
  • 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: “Pražský hrad”
  • Czech: “Pražský Hrad”
  • Danish: “Prags borg”
  • Dutch: “Praagse burcht”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة براج”
  • Esperanto: “Praga burgo”
  • Estonian: “Praha linnus”
  • Finnish: “Prahan linna”
  • French: “château de Prague”
  • French: “Château de Prague”
  • Galician: “Castelo de Praga”
  • Georgian: “პრაღის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Prager Burg”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο της Πράγας”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת פראג”
  • Hindi: “प्राग गढ़”
  • Hungarian: “prágai vár”
  • Hungarian: “Prágai vár”
  • Icelandic: “Prag-kastali”
  • Icelandic: “Pragarkastali”
  • Indonesian: “Kastel Praha”
  • Indonesian: “Kastil Praha”
  • Italian: “castello di Praga”
  • Italian: “Castello di Praga”
  • Japanese: “プラハ城”
  • Kazakh: “Прага бекініс”
  • Korean: “프라하성”
  • Latin: “Arx Pragensis”
  • Latvian: “Prāgas hrada”
  • Lithuanian: “Prahos pilis”
  • Lombard: “Castell de Praga”
  • Luxembourgish: “Prager Buerg”
  • Macedonian: “Прашки град”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Borgen i Praha”
  • Norwegian: “Borgen i Praha”
  • Persian: “قلعه پراگ”
  • Polish: “Zamek Praski”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Praga”
  • Pushto: “د پراګ کلا”
  • Pushto: “د پراگ کلا”
  • Romanian: “Cetatea din Praga”
  • Russian: “Пражский Град”
  • Scots: “Prague Castle”
  • Serbian: “Praški hrad”
  • Serbian: “Прашки храд”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Praški grad”
  • Slovak: “Pražský hrad”
  • Slovenian: “Praški grad”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Praga”
  • Sundanese: “Kastil Praha”
  • Swedish: “Pragborgen”
  • Swiss German: “Prager Burg”
  • Tagalog: “Kastilyo ng Praga”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทปราก”
  • Turkish: “Prag Kalesi”
  • 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”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Stalin Monument and Jewish Town.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Golden Christmas at the Prague Castle and Café Galleria.

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