Saint Margaret
Saint Margaret is a church in Praha 6, Prague 6, Prague, Central Bohemia. Saint Margaret is situated nearby to Hotel Adalbert, as well as near the memorial Saint John of Nepomuk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: church building in Břevnov, Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Basilica of Saint Margaret” and “svatá Markéta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Břevnov Monastery and Hotel Adalbert.
Břevnov Monastery
Monastery
Photo: Sokoljan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Břevnov Monastery is a Benedictine archabbey in the Břevnov district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded by Saint Adalbert, the second Bishop of Prague, in AD 993 with the support of Bohemian Duke Boleslaus II.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Břevnov and Veleslavín.
Břevnov
Suburb
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Břevnov is a cadastral district in the west of Prague, located in Prague 6. The district is home to the Břevnov Monastery. On the territory of Břevnov stems Brusnice brook.
Veleslavín
Suburb
Photo: Jedudedek, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Veleslavín is a district of Prague, part of Prague 6, 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 Prague since 1922.
Saint Margaret
- Categories: minor basilica, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Praha 6, Prague 6, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.08474° or 50° 5′ 5″ northLongitude
14.35643° or 14° 21′ 23″ eastInception
1715Open location code
9F2P39M4+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 31064702OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q27678958
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Indonesian—“Saint Margaret” goes by many names.
- Czech: “bazilika svaté Markéty”
- Czech: “Bazilika svaté Markéty”
- Czech: “kostel svaté Markéty”
- German: “Sankt Margareta”
- Hungarian: “Szent Margit-bazilika”
- Indonesian: “Basilika Santa Margareta di Biara Břevnov, Praha”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint John of Nepomuk and Břevnovský klášter.
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