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Key facts
- Features
- Statue of Saint Wenceslas National Museum pedestrian zone shops markets hotels
- Location
- Prague , Czech Republic
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- square
- Named after
- Saint Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia
- Official name
- Václavské náměstí
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Located in
- New Town
- Image
- Václavské náměstí z kupole Muzea 3.jpg
- Width
- 60
- Length
- 750
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- Wenceslas Square
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- Wenceslas Square
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- Václavské náměstí (Praha)
- inception
- 1348-00-00
- nickname
- Václavák
- postal code
- 110 00
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- linked.cuzk.cz/resource/ruian/ulice/477265
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Encyclopedic overview
Wenceslas Square (Czech: Václavské náměstí, pronounced [ˈvaːtslafskɛː ˈnaːmɲɛstiː] , colloquially Václavák, pronounced [ˈvaːtslavaːk]; German: Wenzelsplatz) is one of the main city squares and the centre of the business and cultural communities in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. Many historical events occurred there, and it is a traditional setting for demonstrations, celebrations, and other public gatherings. It is also the place with the busiest pedestrian traffic in the whole country. The square is named after Saint Wenceslas, the patron saint of Bohemia. It is part of the historic centre of Prague, a World Heritage Site.
Formerly known as Koňský trh or Rossmarkt (Horse Market), for its periodic accommodation of horse markets during the Middle Ages, it was renamed Svatováclavské náměstí (English: Saint Wenceslas square) in 1848 on the proposal of Karel Havlíček Borovský.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Wenceslas Square” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.