Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Pilsen, Czechia

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 6 sights
Distance 2.2 km
Ascend 44 m
Descend 49 m

Explore Pilsen in Czechia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in PilsenIndividual Sights in Pilsen

Sight 1: Old Synagogue

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The Old Synagogue in Pilsen has been standing in the courtyard of house No. 80/5 in Smetana Park since 1859. It is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. Right next to the Old Synagogue building is the Auxiliary Synagogue with a memorial to the victims of the Shoah, the Garden of Memories.

Wikipedia: Stará synagoga v Plzni (CS)

600 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 2: Korandův sbor

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Parish congregation of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren in Pilsen – Koranda's congregation is a congregation of the Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren in Pilsen. The choir falls under the West Bohemian Seniorate.

Wikipedia: Farní sbor Českobratrské církve evangelické v Plzni - Korandův sbor (CS), Website

922 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 3: svatý Mikuláš

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The Church of St. Nicholas is a church in Pilsen, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1406 in the historical fortress of Mitrvald of the Lords of Litice. A significant change took place in 1599, when the presbytery and the chapel of St. Anne were vaulted. Further modifications of the church were carried out in the Baroque period in 1739–1744, when a new portal and a side aisle were built. Even in the 19th century, the church did not remain unchanged. The last modification included the completion of the sacristy.

Wikipedia: Chrám svatého Mikuláše (Plzeň) (CS)

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 4: Nejsvětějšího Jména Ježíš

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The Church of the Holy Name Jesus is a Baroque church in Pilsen. It is one of the four churches in the Czech Republic with this patrocinium, but the only one with the name of the Jesus. Its owner was never a church, but he always belonged to his private hands. This building is a protected immovable cultural monument.

Wikipedia: Kostel Nejsvětějšího Jména Ježíš (Plzeň) (CS), Website, Facebook

375 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Železničář

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Železničář

The railwayman is a statue in the entrance hall of the main railway station in Pilsen. Next to the staircase, it forms a pair with a statue of the Metal Worker. The statue made of patinated plaster dates back to 1956. The authors of the statue are Václav (Vyacheslav) Irmanov and Karel Čermák.

Wikipedia: Železničář (socha) (CS)

25 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 6: Kovodělník

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Kovodělník

The Metalworker is a sculpture in the entrance hall of the main railway station in Pilsen. On the sides of the staircase they form a pair with a statue of the Railwayman. The bronze statue dates back to 1956. The author of the statue is Ladislav Novák.

Wikipedia: Kovodělník (socha) (CS)

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