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Wimmer’s Fountain

Wimmer's Fountain, or Wimmer Fountain, is an outdoor fountain and sculpture in , , Czech Republic.
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Photo: Aktron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Fountain
  • Description: Fountain and sculpture in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Wimmerova Fountain”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Uhelný trh and National Library of the Czech Republic.

Square
Photo: Che, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a square.

Library
Photo: Skot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the central library of the . It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of , where approximately half of its books are kept. is situated 440 metres northwest of Wimmer’s Fountain.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the river in , Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. is situated 760 metres northwest of Wimmer’s Fountain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Josefov and New Town.

Photo: Yelkrokoyade, CC BY 2.0.
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

Suburb
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is a quarter in the city of in the . is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.

Suburb
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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the .

Wimmer’s Fountain

Latitude
50.08393° or 50° 5′ 2″ north
Longitude
14.42041° or 14° 25′ 14″ east
Inception
1797
Height
1 metre (3.3 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3CMC+H5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 927307797
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­fountain
Wiki­data ID
Q26689587
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In Other Languages

From Czech to Vietnamese—“Wimmer’s Fountain” goes by many names.
  • Czech: “Kašna na Uhelném trhu v Praze”
  • Czech: “Wimmerova kašna na Uhelném trhu v Praze”
  • Czech: “Wimmerova kašna”
  • French: “Fontaine Wimmer”
  • Vietnamese: “Đài phun nước Wimmer”

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Highlights include Dům U Cibulků and U Vavrysů.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wimmer’s Fountain”. Photo: Aktron, CC BY-SA 3.0.