Poland
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Wrocław

Cathedral Island

The Cathedral Island is the oldest part of the city of in south-western . It was formerly an between branches of the . Today it is the city's popular tourist destination.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: quarter and former island in Wrocław
  • Also known as: “Cathedral Island, Wrocław”, “Ostrow Tumski”, and “Ostrów Tumski”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wrocław Cathedral and University of Wrocław Botanical Garden.

Church
Photo: Hic et nunc, FAL.
The St. John the Baptist Archcathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Wrocław and a landmark of the city of in . The cathedral, located in the Cathedral Island, is a Gothic church with Neo-Gothic additions.

Garden
Photo: Pimpinellus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Botanical Garden of the University of Wrocław is a botanical garden in founded in 1811 in the area of Ostrów Tumski. The garden was established for medical students at the local university.

Museum
Photo: Michał460, Public domain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manhattan Estate and Old Town, Wrocław.

Neighborhood
Photo: Emptywords, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The in is a residential and commercial complex located at Grunwaldzki Square and 15 Maria Skłodowska-Curie Street. The development consists of six residential buildings and three commercial pavilions.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Old Town is a neighbourhood in located in the central part of the city. It was established in the territory of the former Old Town district.

Suburb
Photo: Olgierd Rudak, CC BY 2.0.
is a district in located in the north-eastern part of the city, established in the territory of the former Downtown district. The name of the district comes from the centrally located .

Cathedral Island

Latitude
51.11501° or 51° 6′ 54″ north
Longitude
17.04649° or 17° 2′ 47″ east
Elevation
119 metres (390 feet)
Open location code
9F3V428W+2H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1184182207
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
11839967
Wiki­data ID
Q2657474
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Cathedral Island” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “弗罗茨瓦夫座堂岛”
  • Chinese: “弗羅茨瓦夫座堂島”
  • Croatian: “Ostrów Tumski”
  • Czech: “Dómský ostrov v Poznani”
  • Czech: “Katedrální ostrov”
  • Czech: “Ostrów Tumski”
  • French: “Ostrow Tumski de Wroclaw”
  • French: “Ostrow Tumski de Wrocław”
  • French: “Ostrów Tumski de Wrocław”
  • French: “Ostrów Tumski”
  • German: “Dominsel”
  • Greek: “Όστρουφ Τούμσκι”
  • Italian: “Ostrów Tumski”
  • Polish: “Ostrów Tumski we Wrocławiu”
  • Polish: “Ostrów Tumski”
  • Russian: “Тумский остров”
  • Russian: “Тумский”
  • Ukrainian: “Острів Тумський”
  • Ukrainian: “Тумський Острів”
  • Vietnamese: “Ostrów Tumski, Wrocław”
  • Vietnamese: “Ostrów Tumski”

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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 “Cathedral Island”. Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.