Prague 3

Prague 3, is a second-tier municipality in . It is geographically identical to the national administrative district and city administrative district of the same name.
  • Type: administrative district of Prague with 74,300 residents
  • Description: administrative district, municipal district and municipal part of Prague
  • Also known as: Praha 3

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Library of the Czech Republic and Charles Bridge.

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.

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.

Museum
The National Gallery Prague, formerly the National Gallery in Prague, is a state-owned art gallery in , which manages the largest collection of art in the and presents masterpieces of Czech and international fine art in permanent and temporary exhibitions.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Josefov and East bank of Vltava.

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

The East of is on the east side of the Vltava River beside the Old Town and New Town districts. It consists of the numbered districts of Praha 3, Praha 10, Praha 11 and Praha 12.

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.

Prague 3

Latitude
50.0851° or 50° 5′ 6″ north
Longitude
14.4523° or 14° 27′ 8″ east
Population
74,300
Elevation
237 metres (778 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3FP2+2W
Geo­Names ID
8378771
Wiki­data ID
Q2598899
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Prague 3” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Պրահա 3
  • Bavarian: Prag 3
  • Belarusian: Прага 3
  • Catalan: Praga 3
  • Cebuano: Praha 3
  • Czech: Městská část Praha 3
  • Czech: Praha 3
  • Dutch: Praag 3
  • Esperanto: Prago 3
  • Finnish: Praha 3
  • French: Prague 3
  • German: Prag 3
  • Hebrew: פראג 3
  • Hungarian: Prága 3
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Praha 3
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Praha 3
  • Persian: پراگ ۳
  • Persian: پراگه ۳
  • Polish: Praga 3
  • Russian: Прага 3
  • Slovak: Praha 3
  • Slovenian: Praga 3
  • Spanish: Praga 3
  • Swedish: Praha 3
  • Turkish: Prag 3
  • Ukrainian: Прага 3
  • Urdu: پراگ 3

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Národní dům – Hotel Theatrino and Hotel Carlton Prague.

Prague: Must-Visit Destinations

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