Strahov Library
Strahov Library is a library in Praha 1, Prague 1, Prague, Central Bohemia which is located on Strahovské nádvoří. Strahov Library is situated nearby to the wayside shrine Column with statue of Saint Norbert, as well as near the church Assumption of the Virgin Mary.Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours: 9:00 AM—noon and 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
- Type: Library
- Description: monastic library in Czech Republic
- Address: Strahovské nádvoří 132/1, 132 Hradčany, Praha 1, Praha, 11800
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Assumption of the Virgin Mary and Memorial of National Literature.
Assumption of the Virgin Mary
Church
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The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady is a church in the Strahov Monastery, Prague. It was originally constructed as a Romanesque basilica and later rebuilt in Baroque style.
Memorial of National Literature
Museum
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Memorial of National Literature is a museum, which is situated 110 metres east of Strahov Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hradčany and West bank of Vltava.
Hradčany
Suburb
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Hradčany, is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle. The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about 570 metres in length and an average of about 130 metres wide.
West bank of Vltava
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The West of Prague is to the west of the Castle district.
Strahov Library
- Categories: monastic library, historic site, and education
- Location: Praha 1, Prague 1, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.08629° or 50° 5′ 11″ northLongitude
14.38871° or 14° 23′ 19″ eastOpen location code
9F2P39PQ+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 3920219970OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesWikidata ID
Q12056498
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Russian—“Strahov Library” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ստրախովյան գրադարան”
- Catalan: “Biblioteca Strahov”
- Chinese: “斯特拉霍夫修道院圖書館”
- Czech: “Strahovská knihovna”
- French: “Strahovská knihovna. Prague”
- Galician: “Biblioteca Strahov”
- German: “Strahov Bücherei”
- Italian: “Biblioteca Strahov”
- Japanese: “ストラホフ図書館”
- Russian: “Страговская библиотека”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Column with statue of Saint Norbert and rajský dvůr.
Nearby Places
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