Petřín

Petřín (327 m) is a hill in the center of Prague, Czech Republic. It rises some 130 m above the left bank of the Vltava River. The hill, almost entirely covered with parks, is a favorite recreational area for the inhabitants of Prague. The hill (in German known as Laurenziberg) is featured prominently in Franz Kafka's early short story "Description of a Struggle" and briefly in Milan Kundera's novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

The chronicler Cosmas describes Petřín as a very rocky place, the hill is allegedly called Petřín because of the large number of rocks (Latin: petra). Since ancient times there was digged stones, from which Prague has built a lot of buildings. Medieval defence wall, the Hunger Wall was built on Petřín Hill during 1360 - 1362, by the order of Czech King Charles IV. The Petřín Lookout Tower, which strongly resembles the Eiffel Tower, was built atop a hill in 1891. Other sights include the Rose Garden, Mirror Maze, St Lawrence Cathedral and St Michael Church.

Petín

Petín is a municipality in the Spanish province of Ourense. It has a population of 1131 (Spanish 2001 Census) and an area of 31 km².

Coordinates: 42°23′N 7°07′W / 42.383°N 7.117°W / 42.383; -7.117

Petén

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