Olomouc Region
Olomouc District
Olomouc

Saint Wenceslas Cathedral

Saint Wenceslas Cathedral is a gothic cathedral at Wenceslas Square in , in the , founded in 1107. The square was named after Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia on the thousandth anniversary of his death in 935.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Olomouc District of Olomouc region
  • Wheelchair access: limited
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Zdíkův palác and Kaple Panny Marie Opatrovnice.

Castle
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is a castle.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 110 metres west of Saint Wenceslas Cathedral.

Church
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or Church of St. Gorazd is an Orthodox Christian church in the city of in , in the . It was built and consecrated in 1939 and dedicated to Saint Gorazd. is situated 450 metres east of Saint Wenceslas Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olomouc and Nový Svět.

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has the second largest and second oldest historic preservation zone in the . lies astride the Morava River and is surrounded by the fertile Haná plain.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Village
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is a municipality and village in in the of the . It has about 1,000 inhabitants. lies approximately 5 kilometres east of and 216 km east of . is situated 4½ km east of Saint Wenceslas Cathedral.

Saint Wenceslas Cathedral

Latitude
49.59773° or 49° 35′ 52″ north
Longitude
17.26258° or 17° 15′ 45″ east
Inception
1107
Height
33 metres (108 feet)
Open location code
8FXVH7X7+32
Open­Street­Map ID
way 397092392
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
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historic=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q2268666
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Saint Wenceslas Cathedral” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Vatslav kafedralı”
  • Belarusian: “Сабор Святога Вацлава”
  • Chinese: “圣瓦茨拉夫主教座堂”
  • Chinese: “聖瓦茨拉夫主教座堂”
  • Czech: “Dóm sv. Václava”
  • Czech: “Dóm svatého Václava”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Václava v Olomouci”
  • Czech: “Katedrála svatého Václava”
  • Czech: “Olomoucká katedrála”
  • Dutch: “Saint Wenceslas Cathedral”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Wenceslauskathedraal”
  • French: “cathédrale Saint-Venceslas d’Olomouc”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Venceslas d’Olomouc”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Venceslas de Olomouc”
  • French: “Cathédrale Saint-Wenceslas de Olomouc”
  • German: “Wenzelsdom”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת אולומוץ”
  • Hebrew: “קתדרלת ואצלב הקדוש”
  • Iban: “Katedral Sante Wenceslas”
  • Indonesian: “Katedral Olomouc”
  • Italian: “cattedrale di Olomouc”
  • Italian: “Cattedrale di San Venceslao”
  • Latin: “Ecclesia Cathedralis Sancti Venceslai Olomucensis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wenceslas katedral”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Wacława w Ołomuńcu”
  • Polish: “Katedra Świętego Wacława w Ołomuńcu”
  • Pushto: “د مقدس واتسلاف کليسا”
  • Russian: “Собор святого Вацлава”
  • Russian: “Собор Святого Вацлава”
  • Slovak: “Katedrála svätého Václava”
  • Spanish: “Catedral de San Venceslao”
  • Ukrainian: “Кафедральний собор Святого Вацлава”

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