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Prague Poles

Prague Poles is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Prague Poles rather than just read about it. In short: The Prague Poles are the furthest points of the territory of Prague in all four cardinal directions. The poles are determined by the border between the capital city of Prague and the Central Bohemian Region.

Key takeaways

Prague Poles belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Prague Poles to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Prague Poles from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

The Prague Poles are the furthest points of the territory of Prague in all four cardinal directions. The poles are determined by the border between the capital city of Prague and the Central Bohemian Region. The poles were marked in November 2020 by Ondřej Boháč, director of Prague Institute of Planning and Development and Czech reporter Janek Rubeš. In addition, the center of Prague is marked in the same way. They are marked by 180 kg concrete bollards.

North pole of Prague

50.1774297°N 14.5268564°E / 50.1774297; 14.5268564 The North pole of Prague lies on the border between the cadastral area of Třeboradice and Hovorčovice, on southeastern edge of the outskirts of Hovorčovice, in the Veleňská street near railway crossing. Place is publicly accessible. Concrete column marking the pole is not placed directly on the pole. Due to the railway protection zone, it is placed on the other side of railway tracks.

South pole of Prague

49.9419000°N 14.3955631°E / 49.9419000; 14.3955631 The South pole of Prague lies on the border of Zbraslav and Zvole, about 200 meters from the outskirts of Vrané nad Vltavou. The point is located in the floodplain on the right bank of the Vltava River between the A2 cycle path and the road connecting Vrané nad Vltavou and Jarov. Place is publicly accessible. Place is marked by a concrete column with a description.

East pole of Prague

50.0870189°N 14.7067875°E / 50.0870189; 14.7067875 The East pole of Prague lies in the Klánovice Forest near Klánovice on the border of Újezd nad Lesy and Úvaly, about 500 meters west of the outskirts of Úvaly. Place is publicly accessible. Place is marked by a concrete column with a description. It lies about 50 meters away from the forest road with a green tourist sign, but in a dense thicket.

West pole of Prague

50.1029964°N 14.2244369°E / 50.1029964; 14.2244369 The West pole of Prague lies on the border of Dobrovíz and Ruzyně, in the Security restricted area of Václav Havel Airport Prague, so it is inaccessible to the public. The concrete column with a description is therefore located at the end of the access road in front of the airport area, in a publicly accessible place about 100 meters from the geodetic west pole itself.

Center of Prague

50.0945138°N 14.4806441°E / 50.0945138; 14.4806441 It is located in the children's playground at the intersection of the lines connecting the East and West Poles and the North and South Poles, i.e., it is not a geometric center of Prague in any definitions. It was installed on June 4, 2021.

See also Extreme points of the Czech Republic

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Prague Poles

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Prague Poles claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Prague Poles before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Prague Poles ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Prague Poles

In research: Prague Poles appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Prague Poles in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Prague Poles is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Extreme points of Earth, Geography of Prague, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Prague Poles outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Prague Poles in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Prague Poles means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Prague Poles out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Prague Poles in simple terms?

Why does Prague Poles matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Prague Poles?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Prague Poles.