Saint Lawrence

The Church of Saint Lawrence in is a church of the Old Catholic Church of the Czech Republic. It is located on hill, next to and the Hunger Wall.
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Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
  • Type: Church
  • Description: cathedral
  • Also known as: Cathedral of Saint Lawrence” and “Cathedral of St Lawrence, Prague
  • Address: Praha

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Petrin Observation Tower and 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.

Peak
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.

Places in the Area

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

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.

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.

Saint Lawrence

Latitude
50.08308° or 50° 4′ 59″ north
Longitude
14.3961° or 14° 23′ 46″ east
Inception
1735
Height
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
9F2P39MW+6C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27581155
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q739366
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Spanish—“Saint Lawrence” goes by many names.
  • Czech: Kostel sv. Vavřince v Praze
  • Czech: Kostel svatého Vavřince (Praha)
  • Czech: Kostel svatého Vavřince na Petříně
  • Czech: Kostel svatého Vavřince v Praze
  • Czech: Kostel svatého Vavřince
  • Czech: svatý Vavřinec
  • Dutch: Cathedral of Saint Lawrence
  • Egyptian Arabic: كاتدرائيه سانت لورانس
  • French: Église Saint-Laurent de Prague
  • French: église Saint-Laurent
  • German: St. Laurentius (Prag)
  • German: St. Laurentius
  • Italian: cattedrale di San Lorenzo
  • Italian: Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
  • Polish: Katedra św. Wawrzyńca w Pradze
  • Russian: кос­тёл Св. Вавр­жин­ца
  • Slovak: Katedrála svätého Vavrinca (Petřínské sady)
  • Slovak: Katedrála svätého Vavrinca
  • Spanish: San Lorenzo (Praga)

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Highlights include Strahovská 204 and Calvary chapel at Petřín.

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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 “Saint Lawrence”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.