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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  • Type: Suburb with 1,910 residents
  • Description: historic fort in Prague
  • Also known as: “Burg Wyschehrad”, “Festung Vysehrad”, “Vysehrad”, and “Vyšehrad Fortress”

Places of Interest

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

Church
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The Basilica of St. Peter and St.

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Devil's Column is a formation of three stone columns, located in Vyšehrad, , Czech Republic.

Public building
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is a public building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smíchov and New Town and Vysehrad.

Suburb
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has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral…

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The New Town of is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town.

Suburb
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is a quarter in the city of in the .

Vyšehrad

Latitude
50.06442° or 50° 3′ 52″ north
Longitude
14.41739° or 14° 25′ 3″ east
Population
1,910
Elevation
221 metres (725 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3C78+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 297896659
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
8643889
Wiki­data ID
Q616334
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Vyšehrad” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Вышаград”
  • Bulgarian: “Вишеград”
  • Cebuano: “Vyšehrad”
  • Chinese: “高堡”
  • Croatian: “Vyšehrad”
  • Czech: “Vyšehrad”
  • Danish: “Vyšehrad”
  • Dutch: “Vyšehrad”
  • Esperanto: “Vyšehrad”
  • Estonian: “Vyšehrad”
  • Finnish: “Vyšehrad”
  • French: “Vyšehrad”
  • Galician: “Vyšehrad”
  • German: “Prager Hochburg”
  • German: “Vyšehrad”
  • Greek: “Βίσεχραντ”
  • Hebrew: “וישהראד”
  • Hungarian: “Vyšehrad”
  • Italian: “Vyšehrad”
  • Japanese: “ヴィシェフラット”
  • Japanese: “ヴィシェフラド”
  • Korean: “비셰흐라트”
  • Lithuanian: “Vyšehrad”
  • Macedonian: “Вишехрад”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vyšehrad”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vyšehrad”
  • Norwegian: “Vyšehrad”
  • Ossetian: “Вышеград”
  • Persian: “ویشهراد”
  • Polish: “Wyszehrad”
  • Romanian: “Vyšehrad”
  • Russian: “Вышеград”
  • Serbian: “Вишехрад”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Vyšehrad”
  • Slovak: “Vyšehrad”
  • Slovenian: “Višegrad, Praga”
  • Slovenian: “Višegrad”
  • Spanish: “Vyšehrad”
  • Swedish: “Vyšehrad”
  • Tatar: “Вышеһрад”
  • Turkish: “Vyšehrad”
  • Ukrainian: “Вишеград”
  • Vietnamese: “Vyšehrad”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Podolí and Dívčí hrady.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Remains of the Portal of the Baroque Armory and základy knížecí akropole.

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