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National Library of the Czech Republic

The National Library of the Czech Republic is the central library of the . It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of , where approximately half of its books are kept.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
    Sunday and public holidays: closed
  • Email: posta@nkp.cz
  • Type: Library
  • Description: central library of the Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Czech National Library”, “Národní Knihovna Ceské Republiky”, “Národní knihovna České republiky”, “NL CR”, and “NLCR”
  • Address: Klementinum 190, Praha 1, 11000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Charles Bridge and St. Clement’s Cathedral, 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 370 metres west of National Library of the Czech Republic.

Church
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St. Clement's Cathedral also known as the Church of St. Clement or St. Kliment, is a Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic church located in , , and functions as the cathedral of the Ruthenian Catholic Apostolic Exarchate of Czech Republic.

Church
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St. Salvator Church is a Catholic church in the Klementinum in , , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Josefov and Jewish Town.

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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

Suburb
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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the .

Suburb
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
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.

National Library of the Czech Republic

Latitude
50.08642° or 50° 5′ 11″ north
Longitude
14.41568° or 14° 24′ 56″ east
Operator
Ministerstvo kultury České republiky
Open location code
9F2P3CP8+H7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1758121558
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Wiki­data ID
Q1967876
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Welsh—“National Library of the Czech Republic” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Nasionale Biblioteek van die Tsjeggiese Republiek”
  • Albanian: “Biblioteka Kombëtare e Republikës Çeke”
  • Arabic: “المكتبة الوطنية لجمهورية التشيك”
  • Armenian: “Չեխիայի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Asturian: “Biblioteca Nacional de la República Checa”
  • Azerbaijani: “Çex Respublikası Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Azerbaijani: “Çexiya Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Basque: “Txekiako Errepublikako Liburutegi Nazionala”
  • Basque: “Txekiar Errepublikako Liburutegi Nazionala”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка Чэхіі”
  • Bhojpuri: “चेक गणराज्य के राष्ट्रीय लाइब्रेरी”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Češke”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална библиотека на Чехия”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional de la República Txeca”
  • Catalan: “Národní knihovna České republiky”
  • Chinese: “捷克共和國國家圖書館”
  • Czech: “Národní knihovna České republiky”
  • Czech: “Národní knihovna ČR”
  • Czech: “NK ČR”
  • Czech: “NKČR”
  • Danish: “Tjekkisk nationalbibliotek”
  • Danish: “Tjekkisk Nationalbibliotek”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Tsjechie”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Tsjechië”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المكتبه الوطنيه لجمهوريه التشيك”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبة جمهورية التشيك الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Ĉeĥa Respubliko”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de la Ĉeĥa Respubliko”
  • Finnish: “Tšekin kansalliskirjasto”
  • Finnish: “Tšekin tasavallan kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale de la République tchèque”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de la République tchèque”
  • French: “bibliothèque nationale de Prague”
  • French: “NK ČR”
  • French: “NKČR”
  • French: “NKP”
  • Galician: “Biblioteca Nacional da República Checa”
  • Georgian: “ჩეხეთის რესპუბლიკის ეროვნული ბიბლიოთეკა”
  • German: “Národní knihovna České republiky”
  • German: “National- und Universitätsbibliothek Prag”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek der Tschechischen Republik”
  • German: “NKČ”
  • German: “Tschechische Nationalbibliothek”
  • German: “Universitätsbibliothek in Prag”
  • German: “Universitätsbibliothek Prag”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Τσεχίας”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Τσεχικής Δημοκρατίας”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית של צ’כיה”
  • Hindi: “चेक गणराज्य का राष्ट्रीय पुस्तकालय”
  • Hungarian: “a Cseh Köztársaság Nemzeti Könyvtára”
  • Hungarian: “A Cseh Köztársaság Nemzeti Könyvtára”
  • Hungarian: “Cseh Köztársaság Nemzeti Könyvtára”
  • Hungarian: “Cseh Nemzeti Könyvtár”
  • Hungarian: “Csehország Nemzeti Könyvtára”
  • Hungarian: “Národní knihovna České republiky”
  • Hungarian: “NK ČR”
  • Iloko: “Nailian a Biblioteka ti Republika a Tseka”
  • Iloko: “National Library of the Czech Republic”
  • Indonesian: “Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Ceko”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Nazionale della Repubblica Ceca”
  • Japanese: “チェコ共和国国民図書館”
  • Japanese: “チェコ共和国国立図書館”
  • Japanese: “チェコ国立図書館”
  • Japanese: “国民図書館”
  • Korean: “체코 국립도서관”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Nationalis Bohemica”
  • Latin: “Bibliotheca Nationalis Rei publicae Bohemicae”
  • Lithuanian: “Čekijos Respublikos nacionalinė biblioteka”
  • Macedonian: “Национална библиотека на Чешка”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan Negara Republik Czech”
  • Northern Frisian: “National Library of the Czech Republic”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی جمهوری چک”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Republiki Czeskiej”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional da Chéquia”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional da República Checa”
  • Romanian: “Biblioteca Națională a Republicii Cehe”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Чехии”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Чешской Республики”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Leabharlann Nàiseanta Poblachd na Seice”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Češke Republike (Prag)”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Češke Republike Prag”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Češke Republike u Pragu”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Češke Republike”
  • Serbian: “National Library of the Czech Republic”
  • Serbian: “NLCR”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Чешке Републике (Праг)”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Чешке Републике Праг”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Чешке Републике у Прагу”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Чешке Републике”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Češke Republike”
  • Slovenian: “Narodna knjižnica Češke republike”
  • Slovenian: “NK ČR”
  • Slovenian: “NKČR”
  • South Azerbaijani: “چک جومهوریتی نین میلی کیتابخاناسی”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de la Republica Checa”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de la República Checa”
  • Swedish: “Tjeckiens nationalbibliotek”
  • Swedish: “Tjeckiska nationalbiblioteket”
  • Tagalog: “Pambansang Aklatan ng Republikang Tseko”
  • Tamil: “செக் குடியரசின் தேசிய நூலகம்”
  • Tatar: “Чехия милли китапханәсе”
  • Telugu: “చెక్ గణతంత్రం జాతీయ గ్రంథాలయం”
  • Telugu: “చెక్ రిపబ్లిక్ జాతీయ గ్రంథాలయం”
  • Turkish: “Çek Cumhuriyeti Millî Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека Чеської Республіки”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Narodna knihownja Čěskeje republiki”
  • Upper Sorbian: “NK ČR”
  • Upper Sorbian: “NKČR”
  • Vietnamese: “Thư viện Quốc gia Cộng hòa Séc”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol y Weriniaeth Tsiec”
  • “चेक गणराज्य के राष्ट्रीय लाइब्रेरी”

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