St. Michael’s Church in Jircháře
St. Michael's Church in Jircháře, Prague - New Town near the National Theatre, specifically the New Town street, which is called v Jirchářích. It is the seat of Czech, Slovak and English congregation of the Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Czech Republic.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church in Prague - New Town
- Also known as: “kostel svatého Michala v Praze-Novém Městě”, “St. Michael’s Church in Jircháře, Prague”, and “svatý Michal”
- Address: V Jirchářích, Praha 1, 11000
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Czech Academy of Sciences and U Fleků.
Czech Academy of Sciences
Government building
The Czech Academy of Sciences was established in 1993 by the Czech National Council as the Czech successor of the former Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. Czech Academy of Sciences is situated 310 metres northwest of St. Michael’s Church in Jircháře.
U Fleků
Public building
U Fleků is a pub and microbrewery in Prague, Czech Republic. It occupies buildings around a central courtyard at Křemencova 11 in New Town, not far from the National Theatre. The front facade of the building has an old, highly decorated clock above its door. U Fleků is situated 180 metres southwest of St. Michael’s Church in Jircháře.
Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. Charles Bridge is situated 1 km northwest of St. Michael’s Church in Jircháře.Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Town and Old Town and Josefov.
New Town
Suburb
New Town is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.
Old Town and Josefov
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of Prague and the Jewish Town.New Town and Vysehrad
The New Town of Prague 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.St. Michael’s Church in Jircháře
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Praha 1, Prague 1, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.08016° or 50° 4′ 49″ north
Longitude
14.41801° or 14° 25′ 5″ east
Established
1363
Open location code
9F2P3CJ9+36
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Czech to German—“St. Michael’s Church in Jircháře” goes by many names.
- Czech: “kostel svatého Michala v Jirchářích”
- Czech: “Kostel svatého Michala v Jirchářích”
- German: “Kirche St. Michael”
- German: “Sankt-Michaelskirche”
- German: “St. Michael”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Fara kostela svatého Michala v Jirchářích and Galerie ART+UM.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Hotel Adler Praha and Café Jericho.
Prague: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Václav Havel Airport Prague and Old Town and Josefov.
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