Vyšehrad

Vyšehrad is a historic fort in , , just over 3 km southeast of , on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was likely founded in the 10th century.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and The Devil’s Pillar.

Church
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The Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul is a neo-Gothic collegiate and parish church in fortress in , . Founded in 1070–1080 by the King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, the Romanesque basilica suffered a fire in the year 1249 and has been rebuilt in Gothic and later in neo-Gothic style.

Photo: Miaow Miaow, Public domain.
Devil's Column is a formation of three stone columns, located in , , Czech Republic. For the first time, it was mentioned in the book Bellum hussiticum as fragments of one column, standing on the cemetery of the St.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Town and Vysehrad and Smíchov.

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The New Town of is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town. A large part of New Town that borders Old Town from east and south belongs to Praha 1 district.

Suburb
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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.

Suburb
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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.

Vyšehrad

Latitude
50.06425° or 50° 3′ 51″ north
Longitude
14.41829° or 14° 25′ 6″ east
Elevation
232 metres (761 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3C79+P8
Geo­Names ID
6290265
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Ukrainian—“Vyšehrad” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Вышаград”
  • Chinese: “高堡”
  • Czech: “Vyšehrad”
  • Dutch: “Vyšehrad”
  • Esperanto: “Vyšehrad”
  • Finnish: “Vyšehrad”
  • French: “Vyšehrad”
  • German: “Vyšehrad”
  • Greek: “Βίσεχραντ”
  • Hebrew: “וישהראד”
  • Hungarian: “Vyšehrad”
  • Italian: “Vyšehrad”
  • Japanese: “ヴィシェフラット”
  • Polish: “Wyszehrad”
  • Russian: “Вышеград”
  • Slovak: “Vyšehrad”
  • Ukrainian: “Вишеград”

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