South Bohemia
České Budějovice District
České Budějovice

Black Tower

Black Tower is a well-known 16th century in , . It is situated near the north-east corner of Přemysl Otakar II Square, next to the , and is a favourite sight. The tower has seven bells.
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Photo: Karakal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Tower
  • Description: tower in České Budějovice
  • Also known as: “Cerna vez [Ceske Budejovice]” and “Černá věž [České Budějovice]”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathedral of St Nicholas, České Budějovice and Přemysl Otakar II. Square.

Church
Photo: Ecelan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of St Nicholas is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of in the .

Square
Photo: Cheva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a in in the . It is in the central public space in the historical city centre, named after the city's founder, Bohemian king Ottokar II. is situated 150 metres southwest of Black Tower.

Church
Photo: Draceane, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include České Budějovice and České Budějovice 1.

Photo: Czeva, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in , in the . The town has since grown into the metropolitan centre. It is the largest town in South Bohemia region and it has approximately 96,000 inhabitants.

Suburb
Photo: Noebu, CC BY 2.5.
is a suburb.

Suburb
Photo: Aktron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Black Tower

Latitude
48.97552° or 48° 58′ 32″ north
Longitude
14.47569° or 14° 28′ 33″ east
Elevation
392 metres (1,286 feet)
Open location code
8FWPXFGG+67
Open­Street­Map ID
way 452697060
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Geo­Names ID
10858556
Wiki­data ID
Q3565955
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“Black Tower” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Black Tower”. Photo: Karakal, CC BY-SA 3.0.