St. Vitus Cathedral

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert is a Catholic metropolitan cathedral in , and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: Roman Catholic cathedral in Prague
  • Also known as: “Cathedral of Saint Vitus”, “Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert”, “Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert”, and “Saint Vitus Cathedral”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prague Castle and Old Provost Residence.

Castle
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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. is situated 240 metres east of St. Vitus Cathedral.

Public building
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is a public building.

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The of is installed at in Prague, Czech Republic. The bronze sculpture was created in 1373 by Transylvanian Saxon sculptors Martin and Georg of "Clussenberch", today's Cluj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hradčany and Malá Strana.

Suburb
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, is the district of the city of , surrounding . The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about 570 metres in length and an average of about 130 metres wide.

Suburb
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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.

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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.

St. Vitus Cathedral

Latitude
50.09089° or 50° 5′ 27″ north
Longitude
14.40051° or 14° 24′ 2″ east
Elevation
266 metres (873 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CR2+96
Geo­Names ID
9613572
Wiki­data ID
Q5949
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“St. Vitus Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Sint-Vituskatedraal”
  • Arabic: “كاتدرائية القديس فيتوس”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Վիտուսի Մայր Տաճար”
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Vit kafedralı”
  • Bashkir: “Изге Вита соборы”
  • Basque: “San Vito katedrala”
  • Belarusian: “Катэдра сьвятога Віта”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святога Віта”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Вит”
  • Catalan: “Catedral de Praga”
  • Chinese: “圣维特主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “聖維特主教座堂”
  • Croatian: “Katedrala sv. Vida u Pragu”
  • Czech: “chrám sv. Víta”
  • Czech: “dóm sv. Víta”
  • Czech: “katedrála sv. Víta”
  • Czech: “katedrála svatého Víta v Praze”
  • Czech: “katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha”
  • Czech: “katedrála svatého Víta”
  • Danish: “Sankt Vitus-katedralen”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Vituskathedraal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس فيتوس”
  • Esperanto: “Katedralo de sankta Vito”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Vituksen katedraali”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Guy de Prague”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Guy de Prague”
  • Galician: “Catedral de San Vito”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა ვიტის კათედრალური ტაძარი”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა ვიტის საკათედრო ტაძარი”
  • German: “Sankt Veits-Dom”
  • German: “Sankt-Veits-Dom”
  • German: “St Veits-Dom”
  • German: “St. Veits-Dom”
  • German: “St.-Veits-Dom”
  • German: “Veitsdom”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός Αγίου Βίτου”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός Ναός των Αγίων Βίτου, Βεντσεσλάου και Αδαλβέρτου”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת ויטוס הקדוש”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Vitus-székesegyház”
  • Icelandic: “Vítusarkirkjan í Prag”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Praha”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Santo Vitus”
  • Irish: “Ardeaglais Naomh Vitus”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di San Vito”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Vito”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale Metropolitana dei Santi Vito, Venceslao ed Adalberto”
  • Japanese: “聖ヴィート大聖堂”
  • Korean: “성 비투스 대성당”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia Cathedralis Sancti Viti Pragensis”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Vita katedrāle”
  • Latvian: “Svētā Vīta katedrāle”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Vito katedra”
  • Luxembourgish: “Sankt Väitsdoum”
  • Luxembourgish: “Väitsdoum”
  • Macedonian: “Катедрала „Св. Вид“”
  • Macedonian: “Катедрала Свети Вид”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Vitus-katedralen (Praha)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “St. Vitus-katedralen”
  • Norwegian: “St. Vitus-katedralen”
  • Persian: “کلیسای ویتوس مقدس”
  • Polish: “Archikatedra Świętych Wita, Wacława i Wojciecha w Pradze”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Wita”
  • Polish: “Katedra świętego Wita”
  • Portuguese: “Catedral de São Vito”
  • Pushto: “د مقدس ویټوس کليسا”
  • Romanian: “Catedrala Sfântul Vitus din Praga”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Вита”
  • Scots: “St. Vitus Cathedral”
  • Serbian: “Катедрала Светог Вида”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Katedrala sv. Vida u Pragu”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Katedrala Svetog Vida”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Víta, Václava a Vojtecha”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Víta”
  • Slovenian: “katedrala sv. Vida”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica sv. Vida”
  • Slovenian: “Stolnica svetega Vida, Praga”
  • Slovenian: “stolnica svetega Vida”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Vito”
  • Swedish: “Vituskatedralen”
  • Swiss German: “Veitsdom”
  • Tagalog: “Katedral ni San Vito”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Veitsdom”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Vitus Katedrali”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор святого Віта”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор Святого Віта”
  • Urdu: “مقدس ویٹوس کیتھیڈرل”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ chính tòa Thánh Vitus”
  • Western Panjabi: “مقدس ویٹوس کیتھیڈرل”
  • Wu Chinese: “圣维特主教座堂”
  • Yue Chinese: “聖維特主教座堂”

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