Church of the Dormition
Church of the Dormition is a church in Prague, Central Bohemia. Church of the Dormition is situated nearby to the memorial Julius Fučík (Olšany Cemetery), as well as near the public building Obřadní síň Nového židovského hřbitova.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Russian Orthodox
- Description: church building in Žižkov, Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Uspenskij chrám” and “Zesnutí přesvaté Bohorodice”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Želivského and Julius Fučík (Olšany Cemetery).
Želivského
Metro station
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Želivského is a station on Line A of the Prague Metro. The station is located under Vinohradská street next to the Olšany Cemetery. It is named after the Jana Želivského street, which is itself named after Jan Želivský. Želivského is situated 370 metres south of Church of the Dormition.
Julius Fučík (Olšany Cemetery)
Memorial
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Julius Fučík (Olšany Cemetery) is a memorial, which is situated 140 metres northwest of Church of the Dormition.
Fortuna Arena
Stadium
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Fortuna Arena is a football stadium, in Prague-Vršovice, Czech Republic. The stadium has a capacity of 19,370 people and it is the biggest and the most modern football stadium in the Czech Republic. Fortuna Arena is situated 1½ km south of Church of the Dormition.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Žižkov and Třebešín.
Žižkov
Suburb
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Žižkov is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. Most of Žižkov lies in the municipal and administrative district of Prague 3, except for very small parts which are in Prague 8 and Prague 10.
East bank of Vltava
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The East of Prague is on the east side of the Vltava River beside the Old Town and New Town districts. It consists of the numbered districts of Praha 3, Praha 10, Praha 11 and Praha 12.
Church of the Dormition
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.08152° or 50° 4′ 54″ northLongitude
14.47558° or 14° 28′ 32″ eastOpen location code
9F2P3FJG+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 27930022OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=russian_orthodoxWikidata ID
Q4501082
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Ukrainian—“Church of the Dormition” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Chrám Zesnutí přesvaté Bohorodice (Praha, Žižkov)”
- Czech: “Chrám Zesnutí přesvaté Bohorodice na Olšanských hřbitovech”
- Czech: “Chrám Zesnutí přesvaté Bohorodice”
- Czech: “Pravoslavný Uspenskij chrám v Praze”
- Czech: “Uspenský chrám na Olšanských hřbitovech”
- French: “église de la Dormition de Prague-Žižkov”
- French: “église de la Dormition de Prague”
- French: “Église de la Dormition de Prague”
- French: “église de la Dormition de Žižkov”
- Polish: “Cerkiew Zaśnięcia Matki Bożej w Pradze”
- Russian: “Успенская церковь”
- Russian: “Храм Успения Пресвятой Богородицы в Праге”
- Russian: “Храм Успения Пресвятой Богородицы”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці (Прага)”
- Ukrainian: “Церква Успіння Пресвятої Богородиці”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Obřadní síň Nového židovského hřbitova and Hotel Don Giovanni (Prague).
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