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Břevnov Monastery

Břevnov Monastery is a Benedictine archabbey in the district of , Czech Republic. It was founded by Saint Adalbert, the second Bishop of Prague, in AD 993 with the support of Bohemian Duke Boleslaus II.
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  • Opening hours: Saturday—Sunday 10:00 AM or later and 2:00 PM or later
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: monastery in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Benediktinské arciopatství sv. Vojtěcha a sv. Markéty”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Klášterní zahrada and Vojtěška, spring.

Park
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is a park.

Spring
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Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Břevnov and Veleslavín.

Suburb
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is a cadastral district in the west of , located in . The district is home to the Monastery. On the territory of stems Brusnice brook.

Suburb
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is a district of , part of , situated in the west of the city approximately 5 km from Ruzyně International Airport. It was probably founded in the 10th or 11th century, first recorded in records from the nearby Břevnov Monastery, and has been part of since 1922.

Locality
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is a locality.

Břevnov Monastery

Latitude
50.0856° or 50° 5′ 8″ north
Longitude
14.35638° or 14° 21′ 23″ east
Operator
OSB
Open location code
9F2P39P4+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1075829711
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
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historic=­yes
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landuse=­religious
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q959499
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Břevnov Monastery” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բրժևնովսկի վանք”
  • Belarusian: “Бржэўнаўскі кляштар”
  • Bulgarian: “Бржевновски манастир”
  • Catalan: “Monestir de Břevnov”
  • Chinese: “布雷诺夫修道院”
  • Czech: “Břevnovský klášter”
  • Dutch: “Klooster Brevnov”
  • Dutch: “Klooster Břevnov”
  • French: “monastère de Břevnov”
  • French: “Monastère de Břevnov”
  • German: “Stift Breunau”
  • German: “Stift Břevnov”
  • Hungarian: “Břevnovi kolostor”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Adalbert és Szent Margit bencés főapátság”
  • Indonesian: “Biara Břevnov”
  • Italian: “abbazia di Břevnov”
  • Italian: “Abbazia di Břevnov”
  • Japanese: “ブジェブノフ修道院”
  • Latin: “Abbatia Brewnouiensis”
  • Latin: “Archiabbatia Brevnoviensis”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Břevnovski”
  • Polish: “Klasztor na Břevnovie”
  • Pushto: “بژېونوف صومعه”
  • Russian: “Бржевновский монастырь”
  • Slovak: “Břevnovský kláštor”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Břevnov”
  • Turkish: “Břevnov Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Бржевновський монастир”
  • Vietnamese: “Tu viện Břevnov”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Břevnov Monastery”. Photo: Sokoljan, CC BY-SA 3.0.