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Our Lady of the Snows

The Church of Our Lady of the Snows is a Catholic church established in 1347 near Jungmann Square in , . It is operated by the and was the site of the murders of the Martyrs of Prague in 1611.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church building in New Town, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Church of Our Lady of the Snow in Prague” and “Church of Our Lady of the Snows”
  • Address: Jungmannovo náměstí 18, Praha

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Můstek and National Library of the Czech Republic.

Metro station
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is a Prague Metro station that serves as an interchange point between lines A and B, situated under the lower end of . Each line has a separate set of platforms which are connected by a series of corridors.

Library
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The is the central library of the . It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of , where approximately half of its books are kept. is situated 680 metres northwest of Our Lady of the Snows.

Public building
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is a public building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Josefov and New Town.

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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

Suburb
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is a quarter in the city of in the . is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.

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The New Town of is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town. A large part of New Town that borders Old Town from east and south belongs to Praha 1 district.

Our Lady of the Snows

Latitude
50.083° or 50° 4′ 59″ north
Longitude
14.42363° or 14° 25′ 25″ east
Inception
September 3rd, 1347
Height
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CMF+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27909528
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q1742720
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Our Lady of the Snows” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Աստվածամոր եկեղեցի”
  • Czech: “Kostel Panny Marie Sněžné”
  • Czech: “Panna Maria Sněžná”
  • Dutch: “Maria Sneeuwkerk (Praag)”
  • Dutch: “Maria Sneeuwkerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه سيده الثلج”
  • French: “église Notre-Dame-des-Neiges de Prague”
  • French: “Église Notre-Dame-des-Neiges de Prague”
  • German: “Kirche St. Maria Schnee”
  • German: “Kloster St. Maria Schnee (Prag)”
  • German: “Sankt Maria Schnee”
  • German: “St. Maria Schnee”
  • German: “St.-Maria-Schnee-Kirche”
  • Hungarian: “Havas Boldogasszony-templom”
  • Italian: “chiesa della Vergine della neve”
  • Italian: “Chiesa della Vergine della neve”
  • Korean: “눈의 성모 마리아 교회”
  • Polish: “Kościół Matki Bożej Śnieżnej w Pradze”
  • Polish: “Matki Bożej Śnieżnej”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Maica Domnului a Zăpezii din Praga”
  • Romanian: “Biserica Maicii Domnului a Zăpezii (Praga)”
  • Russian: “Костел Девы Марии Снежной”
  • Russian: “Храм Девы Марии Снежной”
  • Russian: “Церковь Девы Марии на Снегу”
  • Russian: “Церковь Девы Марии Снежной”
  • Slovak: “Kostol Panny Márie Snežnej (Praha)”
  • Slovak: “Kostol Panny Márie Snežnej”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves (Praga)”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de las Nieves”
  • Spanish: “Nuestra Señora de las Nieves”
  • Turkish: “Karların Meryem Anası Kilisesi”
  • Turkish: “Marie Sněžné Kilisesi”

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