Petřín
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Petřín (327 m) is a hill in centre of Prague, Czech Republic. It rises some 130 m above left bank of the Vltava River. The hill, almost entire covered with parks is a favourite recreational area for inhabitants of Prague. The hill – then known as the Laurenziberg – is featured prominently in Franz Kafka's early short story "Description of a Struggle."
[edit] Major sights of Petřín
- Hunger Wall
- Strahov Monastery
- Petřín funicular
- Petřín lookout tower
- Štefánik´s Observatory
- Rose Garden
- St Lawrence church
- St Michael church (wooden, transferred from Subcarpathian Ruthenia in 1920s)
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