Operation Anthropoid Memorial

The Operation Anthropoid Memorial is a monument in Libeň district of Prague, Czech Republic. It commemorates Operation Anthropoid, an ambush on senior Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich by Czechoslovak partisans on 27 May 1942, which resulted in his death one week later.

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Type: Memorial
Description: memorial in Prague
Also known as: “Operace Anthropoid”, “Památník operace Anthropoid”, and “The Anthropoid Operation Memorial”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Vychovatelna and Okrouhlík.

Vychovatelna

Residential building

Photo: ŠJů, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vychovatelna is a residential building, which is situated 120 metres south of Operation Anthropoid Memorial.

Okrouhlík

Nature reserve

Photo: Dezidor, CC BY 3.0.

Okrouhlík is a nature reserve.

Kašparovo náměstí

Square

Kašparovo náměstí

Photo: Leotard, Public domain.

Kašparovo náměstí is a square, which is situated 500 metres southeast of Operation Anthropoid Memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Libeň and Kobylisy.

Libeň

Suburb

Photo: Karelj, Public domain.

Libeň is a cadastral area and district of Prague, Czech Republic.

Kobylisy

Suburb

Photo: Karelj, Public domain.

Kobylisy is a cadastral district in the north of Prague, located in Prague 8.

Pelc-Tyrolka

Locality

Photo: Jan Polák, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pelc-Tyrolka is a locality.

Operation Anthropoid Memorial

Categories: monument and historic site
Location: Praha 8, Prague 8, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.11784° or 50° 7′ 4″ north

Longitude

14.46518° or 14° 27′ 55″ east

Open location code

9F2P4F98+43

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=memorial

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Czech to Spanish—“Operation Anthropoid Memorial” goes by many names.

Czech: “Památník Operace Anthropoid”
French: “mémorial de l’opération Anthropoid”
French: “Mémorial de l’opération Anthropoid”
German: “Gedenkstätte Operation Anthropoid”
Norwegian Bokmål: “Aksjon Antropoid-minnesmerket”
Norwegian: “Aksjon Antropoid-minnesmerket”
Polish: “Pomnik Operacji Anthropoid”
Spanish: “Memorial de la Operación Antropoide”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Rokoska and 13. ARO, Ortopedie, Centrální sterilizace, CT, Magnetická rezonance.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Památník Operace Antropoid and Vychovatelna.

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