Prague
Capital city of the Czech Republic
Citymunicipality with town privileges in the Czech Republicdistrict of the Czech Republicelectoral unitQ1085
Also known as Hlavní město Praha · City of Prague
- Country
- Czech Republic(since 1993)
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- , Czechoslovakia(1945–1992)
- , Austria–Hungary(1867–1918)
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- Czech Republic(since 1993)
- Located in
- Czech Republic(since 1993)
- , Duchy of Bohemia(0870–1198)
- , Kingdom of Bohemia(1198–1918)
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- Population
- 1,397,880(January 1, 2025)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Počet obyvatel v obcích – k 1. 1. 2025Retrieved 2025-05-18
- , 1,384,732(January 1, 2024)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Počet obyvatel v obcích – k 1. 1. 2024Retrieved 2024-05-19
- , 1,357,326(January 1, 2023)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Population in municipalities – 1 January 2023Retrieved 2023-05-25
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- 1,397,880(January 1, 2025)
- Area
- 496.21 km²
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Sources- 1.Stated in Malý lexikon obcí České republiky - 2017Retrieved 2018-08-28
- 496.21 km²
- Elevation
- 235 m
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- 235 m
- Head of government
- Bohuslav Svoboda(since 2023)
- , Adriana Krnacova(2014–2018)
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Sources- 1.“Přehled primasů a primátorů Prahy”ahmp.cz/index.html?mid=49Retrieved 2016-11-08
- , Tomáš Hudeček(2013–2014)
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Sources- 1.“Přehled primasů a primátorů Prahy”ahmp.cz/index.html?mid=49Retrieved 2016-11-08
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- Founded
- 8th century
- Postal code
- 100 00–199 00
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Sources- 1.Stated in Register of territorial identification, addresses and real estatesRetrieved 2023-02-28
- , 252 26
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Sources- 1.Stated in Register of territorial identification, addresses and real estatesRetrieved 2023-02-28
- , 252 28
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Sources- 1.Stated in Register of territorial identification, addresses and real estatesRetrieved 2023-02-28
- 100 00–199 00
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Dated values recorded in Wikidata, each with its own source
All data
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- Shares border with
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- Jenštejn
- Hovorčovice
- Radonice
- Hostivice
- Roztoky
- Jíloviště
- Sibřina
- Podolanka
- Jinočany
- Chrášťany
- Dobrovíz
- Vestec
- Jesenice
- Únětice
- Zbuzany
- Veleň
- Šestajovice
- Křenice
- Ořech
- Kněževes
- Průhonice
- Zlatníky-Hodkovice
- Horoměřice
- Kosoř
- Čestlice
- Tuchoměřice
- Nupaky
- Jirny
- Dolní Břežany
- Zvole
- Prague-East District
- Prague-West District
- Central Bohemian Region
- Contains the administrative territorial entity
- Radotín
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Kbely
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Újezd nad Lesy
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Kunratice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Slivenec
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Suchdol
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Lysolaje
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Nebušice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
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- Přední Kopanina
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Troja
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Ďáblice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Březiněves
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Dolní Chabry
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Šeberov
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Újezd
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Křeslice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Libuš
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Řeporyje
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Dolní Počernice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Dolní Měcholupy
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Štěrboholy
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Petrovice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Dubeč
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Velká Chuchle
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Lochkov
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Zbraslav
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Lipence
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Čakovice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Vinoř
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Satalice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Klánovice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Koloděje
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Běchovice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Královice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Nedvězí u Říčan
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Kolovraty
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Benice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Bohnice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Braník
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Břevnov
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Bubeneč
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Černý Most
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Čimice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Dejvice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Háje
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Hájek u Uhříněvsi
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Hloubětín
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Hlubočepy
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Hodkovičky
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Holešovice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Holyně
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Horní Měcholupy
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Hostavice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Hostivař
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Hradčany
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Hrdlořezy
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Chodov
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Cholupice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Jinonice
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Josefov
1
Sources- 1.Stated in Czech location identification systemRetrieved 2016-11-03
- Radotín
- Twinned administrative body
- Taipei(since 2020)
- Berlin(since 1995)
- Copenhagen
- Miami-Dade County
- Nuremberg(since 1990)
- Luxembourg
- Guangzhou
- Hamburg(since 1990)
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- Helsinki
- Nîmes(since 1967)
- Prešov
- Rosh HaAyin
- Teramo
- Bamberg(since 1992)
- Brussels
- Frankfurt(since 1990)
- Jerusalem
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg(1992–2014)
- Chicago
- Terni
- Ferrara
- Trento
- Monza
- Lecce
- Naples
- Vilnius
- Istanbul
- Sofia
- Buenos Aires
- Athens
- Bratislava
- Madrid
- Tunis
- Brussels metropolitan area
- Amsterdam
- Phoenix
- Tirana
- Kyoto(since 1996)
- Cali
- Drancy
- Beijing(until 2019)
- Shanghai(until 2020)
- Tbilisi(since 2015)
- Capital of
- Czech Republic(since 1993)
- Czechoslovakia(1918–1992)
- Kingdom of Bohemia(1198–1806)
- Duchy of Bohemia(0895–1198)
- First Czechoslovak Republic(1918–1938)
- Czech and Slovak Federal Republic
- Czechoslovak Republic
- Third Czechoslovak Republic
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- Lowest point
- Vltava coordinates: 50.1434°N, 14.3981°E · elevation: 175.5 m
- Coordinates of southernmost point
- 49.9419°N, 14.3956°E statement is subject of: Q112213153
- Coordinates of northernmost point
- 50.1774°N, 14.5269°E statement is subject of: Q122228918
- Coordinates of easternmost point
- 50.0870°N, 14.7068°E statement is subject of: Východní pól Prahy
- Coordinates of westernmost point
- 50.1030°N, 14.2244°E statement is subject of: Q122228970
- Demonym
- Pražan applies to part: male, literary Czech
- Pražanka applies to part: female, literary Czech
- Pražák applies to part: man, non-standard language
- Pražačka applies to part: woman, non-standard language
- Praguer
- Pragano
- Pragois applies to part: masculine singular
- Pragoise applies to part: feminine singular
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- praghesi applies to part: masculine plural
- Contains settlement
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- Native label
- Praha pronunciation audio: Cs-Praha.ogg · ipa transcription: ˈpraɦa
- Official name
- Praha lexeme sense: L21285-S1
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- hlavní město Praha
- Praha lexeme sense: L21285-S1
- Geoshape
- Data:Czech Republic/Hlavní město Praha.map
- Data:Map of Praha, Hlavní město Praha District.map
- Mean age
- 41.4(March 26, 2021)
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- 42(December 31, 2016)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Czech Statistical Officeczso.cz/csu/czso/okresy-ceske-republiky-2016Retrieved 2017-10-31
- 41.4(March 26, 2021)
- Vehicle registration plate code
- A(since 1960)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Q57978520“Kódování okresů pro SPZ (1960 – 2002)”k-report.net/spz/?kapitola=24Retrieved 2018-10-30
- A(since 1960)
- Employees
- 4,787(2018)
- Child organization or unit
- Modrá škola
- Základní škola pro žáky se specifickými poruchami chování
- Odborné učiliště Vyšehrad
- Základní škola pro slabozraké Koperníkova
- Uměleckoprůmyslová škola Žižkov
- Vyšší odborná škola ekonomická a Obchodní akademie Kollárova
- Vyšší odborná škola grafická a Střední průmyslová škola grafická
- SOŠP and Grammar School Prague 6
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- Vyšší odborná škola a Střední umělecká škola Václava Hollara
- Vyšší odborná škola ekonomických studií a Střední průmyslová škola potravinářských technologií
- Gymnázium Arabská
- Gymnázium Botičská
- Gymnázium Elišky Krásnohorské
- Jan Neruda Grammar School
- Gymnázium Jaroslava Heyrovského
- Jiří Guth-Jarkovský Gymnasium
- Gymnasium Sladkovského náměstí
- Gymnázium Na Pražačce
- Gymnázium Nad Alejí
- Gymnázium Opatov
- Gymnázium Voděradská
- Gymnázium Ústavní
- Gymnázium Českolipská
- Gymnázium Christiana Dopplera
- Jazyková škola s právem státní jazykové zkoušky hlavního města Prahy
- College of Information Services in Prague
- Gymnázium Na Zatlance
- Gymnázium prof. Jana Patočky
- Gymnázium Postupická
- Smíchovská střední průmyslová škola
- Střední průmyslová škola elektrotechnická a gymnázium V Úžlabině
- SPŠS Betlémská
- Střední průmyslová škola elektrotechnická Ječná
- Secondary Technical School for Surveyors in Prague
- Střední průmyslová škola sdělovací techniky
- Gymnázium Nad Kavalírkou
- Gymnázium Na Vítězné pláni
- Gymnázium a hudební škola hlavního města Prahy
- Gymnázium Písnická
- Střední škola obchodní, Belgická 29, Praha 2
- Q30152862
- Gymnázium Litoměřická
- Gymnázium U Libeňského zámku
- Mateřská škola Aloyse Klara
- Základní škola Práčská
- Základní umělecká škola Olešská
- Jedličkův ústav
- Gymnázium Špitálská
- Technologie hlavního města Prahy
- Základní umělecká škola Klapkova
- Mateřská škola speciální, základní škola praktická a základní škola speciální, Bártlova
- Základní umělecká škola Prosek
- ZUŠ Hostivař
- Základní škola Vokovice
- Základní umělecká škola Bajkalská
- VOŠ a SPŠE Františka Křižíka
- Gymnázium Oty Pavla
- Gymnázium Omská
- Střední odborné učiliště gastronomie a podnikání Praha, Hloubětín
- Obchodní akademie Heroldovy sady
- Uses
- orientation house number
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Sources- 1.Stated in Register of territorial identification, addresses and real estatesRetrieved 2019-04-15
- orientation house number
- Headquarters
- Prague postal code: 110 00 · located on street: Mariánské náměstí · conscription number: 2
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- Prague postal code: 110 00 · located on street: Mariánské náměstí · conscription number: 2
- Number of houses
- 108,146(2021)
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- 99,949(2011)
- 88,200(2001) criterion used: total number of houses
- 83,267(1991) criterion used: total number of houses
- 75,794(1980) criterion used: number of permanently inhabited houses
- 72,646(1970) criterion used: number of permanently inhabited houses
- 69,999(1961) criterion used: number of permanently inhabited houses
- 68,423(1950) criterion used: total number of houses
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- 46,654(1930) criterion used: total number of houses
- 25,550(1921) criterion used: total number of houses
- 22,466(1910) criterion used: total number of houses
- 18,835(1900) criterion used: total number of houses
- 15,430(1890) criterion used: total number of houses
- 13,261(1880) criterion used: total number of houses
- 10,947(1869) criterion used: total number of houses
- 108,146(2021)
- Number of households
- 721,332(2021)
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Sources- 1.Stated in Q111647375“Počet bytů podle obydlenosti a podle správních obvodů Prahy”vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/cs/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt&z=T&f=TABULKA&skupId=4549&filtr=G%7EF_M%7EF_Z%7EF_R%7EF_P%7E_S%7E_U%7E502_null_&katalog=all&pvo=SLD21030-PH22&pvo=SLD21030-PH22#w=
- 579,509(2011)
- 721,332(2021)
- Awards
- Rescuer City(October 28, 2022) conferred by: Volodymyr Zelenskyy · award rationale: За виявлені гуманізм, милосердя і солідарність з Українським народом, всебічну допомогу громадянам України, які вимушено залишили Батьківщину внаслідок збройної агресії Російської Федерації проти України, а також вагому підтримку України у захисті її незалежності та суверенітету
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- European City of the Trees(2010)
- Rescuer City(October 28, 2022) conferred by: Volodymyr Zelenskyy · award rationale: За виявлені гуманізм, милосердя і солідарність з Українським народом, всебічну допомогу громадянам України, які вимушено залишили Батьківщину внаслідок збройної агресії Російської Федерації проти України, а також вагому підтримку України у захисті її незалежності та суверенітету
- Member of
- Creative Cities Network(since 2014) subject has role: City of Literature
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- World Tourism Cities Federation
- League of Historical Cities
1
- Organization of World Heritage Cities
1
Sources- 1.ovpm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/liste-villes-en-regle-pour-page-web12-03-2024.pdfRetrieved 2023-12-31
- Creative Cities Network(since 2014) subject has role: City of Literature
- Water as percent of area
- 2.2
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Sources- 1.“Tab. S.2 Vybrané údaje podle katastrálních území v Hl. m. Praze k 31. 12. 2020”czso.cz/documents/10180/143060149/33012121q1s02.xlsx/b2ffbc55-84b7-4699-83fa-ae25f48946d0?version=1.3
- 2.2
- Nickname
- Mater urbium(since 1927)
- Stověžatá Praha
- Praga Caput Regni(since 1518)
- Praga Caput Rei publicae(since 1991)
- Related category
- Category:Prague-related lists category contains: Wikimedia list article
- GDP (nominal)
- 1.19T Czech koruna(2016)
- Phone number
- +420 800 100 000 has characteristic: toll-free telephone number
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Sources- 1.“Pražské kontaktní centrum”praha.eu/jnp/cz/kontakty/magistrat/callcentrum/index.htmlRetrieved 2023-03-21
- +420 800 100 000 has characteristic: toll-free telephone number
- Language used
- Czech
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Sources- 1.“Mateřský jazyk | Sčítání 2021”czso.cz/csu/scitani2021/matersky-jazykRetrieved 2023-04-17
- Czech
- Fax number
- +420 236 007 102
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Sources- 1.“Hlavní podatelna MHMP”praha.eu/jnp/cz/kontakty/magistrat/podatelna/index.htmlRetrieved 2023-04-23
- +420 236 007 102
- Present in work
- Civilization V subject has role: City-state
- Number of viewers/listeners
- 3,691,020(November 28, 2025) youtube channel id: UC2PrAs3ThtZ1Qi1lYxlC0Zw · youtube handle: portalprahaeu
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- 3,691,020(November 28, 2025) youtube channel id: UC2PrAs3ThtZ1Qi1lYxlC0Zw · youtube handle: portalprahaeu
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On other databases
169 identifiers linking Prague across the web's reference databases
- Administrative district of Czech municipality with authorized municipal office ID19
- Administrative district of Czech municipality with expanded powers ID19
- Alvin IDalvin-place:624
- Analysis & Policy Observatory term ID8920
- Apple Maps "auid" identifier16489904133740404650
- Arab Encyclopedia concept ID2461
- ArchINFORM location ID1752
- Armeniapedia ID12929
- Article ID in the Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia Onlinepraha
- BabelNet ID00024930n
- BBC News topic IDcewrdwy69g4t
- BBC Things ID862fb808-e7e9-4e2d-9d54-a09caf4eff5d
- BHCL UUID7c269947-ade4-448e-9f29-3f351f630855
- Bibliothèque nationale de France ID15239961p
- Biblissima authority IDQ28198
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online IDpraha
- Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)0061F4569
- Canadiana Name Authority IDncf10378383
- CANTIC ID981058616125506706
- Catholic Encyclopedia ID12338a
- CERL Thesaurus IDcnl00026998
- Comic Vine ID4020-57494
- COURAGE ID5561
- Curlie IDRegional/Europe/Czech_Republic/Regions/Prague/
- Cyprus Bibliography ID3063
- Czech district ID3100
- Czech municipality ID554782
- Czech region ID19
- Czech Registration ID (IČO)00064581
- Czech territorial region ID31
- De Agostini IDPraga
- Dewey Decimal Classification2--43712
- Dharma Drum Institute of Liberal Arts place IDPL000000058911
- Digital Scriptorium Catalog item IDQ42026
- Domain namepraha.eu
- Early Modern Letters Online location IDf59e87af-3d37-4914-aaef-f5338f2688ed
- Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID171052
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online IDplace/Prague
- Encyclopædia Universalis IDprague
- Encyclopedia of China (Second Edition) ID194626
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)1rtCcm
- Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)381457
- Enzyklopädie des europäischen Ostens IDa86a
- EU Knowledge Graph item IDQ44
- EU Participant Identification Code920245888
- EU VAT numberCZ00064581
- EuroVoc ID7849
- Facebook location ID110589025635590
- Facebook usernamePrahaeu
- FactGrid item IDQ10447
- FAST ID1205207
- FIPS 10-4 (countries and regions)EZ52
- Freebase ID/m/05ywg
- GADM IDCZE.11_1
- GayCities IDprague
- GeoNames ID3067696
- Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID7006464
- Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)3035-879
- Giant Bomb Wiki IDLocations/Prague
- GitHub topicprague
- Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online IDPrague (Czech Republic)
- GND ID4076310-9
- Google Doodle230th-anniversary-of-pragues-existence-as-a-single-capital-city
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana IDpraga
- Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)0052543
- Great Norwegian Encyclopedia IDPraha
- Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)3165617
- Grove Art Online IDT069190
- Gynopedia IDPrague
- Harper's tagprague
- HASCCZ.PM
- Hikr waypoint ID86321
- Hrvatska enciklopedija ID49920
- Hungarian National Namespace place ID (new)568833
- Hungarian National Namespace place ID (old)197470
- IDAI.gazetteer ID2093361
- IdRef ID026398702
- Image Archive, Herder InstituteQ1085
- IMDb keywordprague-czechoslovakia
- INaturalist place ID12806
- Instagram usernamecityofprague
- Interlingual Index IDi82908
- Internet Encyclopedia of Ukraine IDP\R\Prague
- ISDS ID48ia97h
- ISNI0000000406102462
- ISO 3166-2 codeCZ-PR
- J9U entity ID987007561803005171
- Japan Search name IDプラハ
- Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)13302
- Joconde location IDd99edb96-9383-4d2e-9224-b12f2525a76b