Dětský Island

Dětský Island is an island on the River in , . It lies in the district of the city. It is mentioned in texts as early as 1355.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island on Vltava in Prague
  • Also known as: “Children’s Island”, “Childrens Island”, “Detsky ostrov”, and “Židovský ostrov”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Charles Bridge and Žofín Palace.

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.

Public building
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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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smíchov and Old Town and Josefov.

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.

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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

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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.

Dětský Island

Latitude
50.07833° or 50° 4′ 42″ north
Longitude
14.40908° or 14° 24′ 33″ east
Elevation
189 metres (620 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CH5+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 102685206
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
6461768
Wiki­data ID
Q3509511
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Satellite Map

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

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Dětský Island” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Dětský ostrov”
  • Chinese: “兒童島”
  • Czech: “Dětský ostrov”
  • French: “Île Dětský”
  • German: “Kinderinsel”
  • Hungarian: “Gyermekek szigete”
  • Spanish: “Isla Dětský”
  • Swedish: “Dětský ostrov”
  • Turkish: “Dětský Adası”
  • Welsh: “Ynys Y Plant”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Justiční palác and Slovanka.

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