Petřín

Petřín is a railway station in , . Petřín is situated nearby to the memorial , as well as near the public building .
Photo: ŠJů, Public domain.
  • Opening hours: 7:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Railway station
  • Also known as: “Petřín LD”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Petřín and Štefánik Observatory.

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.

Public building
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Štefánik's Observatory, sometimes called the Prague Observatory, is an astronomical on hill in the center of founded in 1928 and named after astronomer Milan Rastislav Štefánik. is situated 110 metres southeast of Petřín.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The Petřín Lookout Tower is a steel-framework tower 63.5 metres tall on Hill in , built in 1891. It resembles the and was used as an observation tower as well as a transmission tower. Today, the tower is a major tourist attraction. is situated 210 metres northwest of Petřín.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle and Lesser Town and West bank of Vltava.

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.

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The West of is to the west of the Castle district.

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.

Petřín

Latitude
50.08197° or 50° 4′ 55″ north
Longitude
14.39679° or 14° 23′ 49″ east
Elevation
324 metres (1,063 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F2P39JW+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 55691863
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q66888363
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Spanish—“Petřín” goes by many names.

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