Petřín

Coordinates: 50°05′01″N 14°23′43″E / 50.08361°N 14.39528°E / 50.08361; 14.39528
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Petřín as seen from the Old Town Bridge Tower
Hunger Wall at Petřín hill

Petřín (Czech pronunciation:

Vltava River. The hill, almost entirely covered with parks, is a favorite recreational area for the inhabitants of Prague.[1] The hill (in German known as Laurenziberg) is featured prominently in Franz Kafka's early short story "Description of a Struggle" and briefly in Milan Kundera's novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being.[2]

The chronicler

Cathedral of Saint Lawrence
, and St Michael Church.

The summit of the hill is linked to Prague's Malá Strana district by the Petřín funicular, a funicular railway that first operated in 1891.

Main sights

References

  1. ^ Czech-tourist-service - Petřín Gardens
  2. ^ "The Unbearable Lightness of Being Part 4: Soul and body Summary & Analysis".
  3. . page 31.
  4. ^ "Organizace". Archived from the original on 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2017-07-16.

50°05′01″N 14°23′43″E / 50.08361°N 14.39528°E / 50.08361; 14.39528