Herkules

Herkules is a memorial in , , , . Herkules is situated nearby to , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Saint Michael church and Petřín.

Church
Photo: Stefan Wisselink, CC BY 2.0.

Peak
Photo: Ludek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hill in the centre of , . It rises 327 m above sea level and some 130 m above the left bank of the Vltava River. The hill, almost entirely covered with , is a favorite recreational area for the inhabitants of Prague.

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. is situated 1¼ km northeast of Herkules.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smíchov and West bank of Vltava.

Suburb
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral area of , the capital of the , and is part of . It is on the west bank of the river.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The West of is to the west of the Castle district.

Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

Herkules

Latitude
50.07781° or 50° 4′ 40″ north
Longitude
14.39824° or 14° 23′ 54″ east
Open location code
9F2P39HX+47
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1200857327
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Russian—“Herkules” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Herkules”
  • Russian: “Геркулес”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ethnographical Museum – Musaion and Letohrádek Kinských.

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