St. Wenceslas Church

The Church of Saint Wenceslas is a Roman Catholic church in in , . The church was built in 1930 as a commemoration of the 1,000th anniversary of the death of St. Wenceslas.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: Roman Catholic church in Prague
  • Also known as: “Church of Saint Wenceslaus (Vršovice)” and “svatý Václav”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ďolíček Stadium and Fortuna Arena.

Stadium
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is a football stadium in the district of , . It is the home ground of Bohemians Praha 1905. The stadium was opened on 27 March 1932 for a match against SK Slavia Prague. is situated 440 metres southwest of St. Wenceslas Church.

Stadium
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is a football , in -, . The stadium has a capacity of 19,370 people and it is the biggest and the most modern football stadium in the Czech Republic. is situated 1 km east of St. Wenceslas Church.

Arts center
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is an arts center, which is situated 330 metres west of St. Wenceslas Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vinohrady and Nusle.

Suburb
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is a cadastral district in . It is so named because the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century. lies in the municipal and administrative districts of , and , little parts also of and .

Suburb
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is a district of . It became part of the city in 1922.

Suburb
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is a cadastral district of , . Most of lies in the municipal and administrative district of , except for very small parts which are in and .

St. Wenceslas Church

Latitude
50.06924° or 50° 4′ 9″ north
Longitude
14.45928° or 14° 27′ 33″ east
Inception
1930
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3F95+MP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28282381
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2937484
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“St. Wenceslas Church” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “聖瓦茨拉夫教堂”
  • Czech: “Funkcionalistický kostel svatého Václava”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Václava ve Vršovicích”
  • Czech: “Kostel svatého Václava”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Wenceslauskerk (Vrsovice)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Wenceslauskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس فينسيسلاوس”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de sankta Venceslao (Prago-Vršovice)”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de sankta Venceslao”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de Sta Venceslao en la Kvartalo Vrsovice”
  • Esperanto: “Preĝejo de Sta Venceslao en la Kvartalo Vršovice”
  • French: “église Saint-Venceslas de Prague”
  • French: “Église Saint-Venceslas de Prague”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Вацлава”
  • Russian: “церковь святого Вацлава в Вршовице”
  • Vietnamese: “Nhà thờ Thánh Václav ở Vršovice”

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