Bell 9801
Bell #9801 is a memorial bell for Prague cast in 2022 in the Grassmayr Bell Foundry. With its weight of 9,801 kg, it is intended to refer to the 9,801 bells stolen by Nazi Germany during the Second World War in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia for the purposes of the arms industry.Photo: Matúš Sedlák, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: memorial bell for Prague cast in 2022
- Also known as: “#9801”, “9801”, and “Bell #9801”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vyšehrad railway bridge and Podskalí Customs House at Výtoň.
Vyšehrad railway bridge
Bridge
Photo: PetrS., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vyšehrad Railway Bridge is a bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. It was built in 1872 and rebuilt in 1901, linking the Nusle Valley with Smíchov. The pedestrian site footbridges of the bridge were closed in December 2017 due to safety concerns regarding its state. Vyšehrad railway bridge is situated 200 metres southeast of Bell 9801.
Podskalí Customs House at Výtoň
Museum
Photo: Aktron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Podskalí Customs House at Výtoň is a museum, which is situated 270 metres east of Bell 9801.
Podskalí Customs House at Výtoň, Prague-New Town
Public building
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Podskalí Customs House at Výtoň, Prague-New Town is a public building, which is situated 270 metres east of Bell 9801.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Smíchov and New Town and Vysehrad.
Smíchov
Suburb
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smíchov has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral area of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and is part of Prague 5. It is on the west bank of the Vltava river.
New Town and Vysehrad
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Town of Prague is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town. A large part of New Town that borders Old Town from east and south belongs to Praha 1 district.
New Town
Suburb
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Town is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.
Bell 9801
- Categories: bell, monument, and tourism
- Location: Praha 2, Prague 2, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.06841° or 50° 4′ 6″ northLongitude
14.41184° or 14° 24′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9F2P3C96+9POpenStreetMap ID
node 13617266620OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q118218490
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Slovak—“Bell 9801” goes by many names.
- Czech: “#9801”
- Czech: “9801”
- Czech: “Zvon #9801”
- Czech: “Zvon 9801”
- Slovak: “Zvon #9801”
- Slovak: “Zvon 9801”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aréna and Skatepark Smíchov.
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