Prague 1

Prague 1, formally the Prague 1 Municipal District, is a second-tier municipality in . It is co-extensive with the national administrative district of the same name.
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  • Type: administrative district of Prague with 23,000 residents
  • Description: administrative district, municipal district and municipal part of Prague
  • Also known as: Městská část Praha 1” and “Praha 1

Places of Interest

Highlights include Charles Bridge and Prague Castle.

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.

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.

Library
The is the central library of the . It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of , where approximately half of its books are kept.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Josefov and New Town and Vysehrad.

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

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.

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 1

Latitude
50.088° or 50° 5′ 17″ north
Longitude
14.4217° or 14° 25′ 18″ east
Population
23,000
Elevation
202 metres (663 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CQC+6M
Geo­Names ID
8378769
Wiki­data ID
Q973974
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Prague 1” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Պրահա 1
  • Belarusian: Прага 1
  • Catalan: Praga 1
  • Cebuano: Praha 1
  • Chinese: 布拉格1区
  • Chinese: 布拉格一區
  • Chinese: 布拉格第1
  • Chinese: 布拉格第一区
  • Chinese: 布拉格第一區
  • Czech: Městská část Praha 1
  • Czech: Praha 1
  • Dutch: Praag 1
  • Esperanto: Prago 1
  • Finnish: Praha 1
  • French: Prague 1
  • Galician: Praga 1
  • German: Prag 1
  • German: Praha 1
  • Hebrew: פראג 1
  • Hungarian: Prága 1
  • Italian: Praga 1
  • Japanese: プラハ1区
  • Macedonian: Прага 1
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Prag 1
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Praha 1
  • Persian: پراگ ۱
  • Persian: پراگه ۱
  • Polish: Praga 1
  • Romanian: Praga 1
  • Russian: Прага 1
  • Russian: Прага-1
  • Slovak: Praha 1
  • Slovenian: Praga 1
  • Slovenian: Praha 1
  • Spanish: Praga 1
  • Swedish: Prag 1
  • Turkish: Prag 1
  • Ukrainian: Прага 1
  • Upper Sorbian: Praha 1
  • Urdu: پراگ 1

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Jewish Town and Praha-Nové Město.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Golz-Kinsky Palace and Kinsky Palace.

Prague: Must-Visit Destinations

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