Prague 5
Prague 5
Praha 5 | |
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Municipal District of Prague Administrative District of Prague | |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Postal code | 150 00 |
Website | http://www.praha5.cz |
Prague 5, formally the Prague 5 Municipal District (Městská čast Praha 5), is a
Prague 5 is one of the largest districts of Prague located at the west side of the Vltava river. It comprises Smíchov, Radlice, Košíře, Barrandov, Zlíchov, Zličín, Jinonice, Hlubočepy, Motol, Slivenec, Butovice, Chuchle, and Klukovice, as well as a very small part of Malá Strana.
The district was the first one in Prague that offered free
Barrandov
Barrandov originated as a film producing borough. The film studios, which are active even today, were soon surrounded by many beautiful villas of the First Republic and consequently a small garden town developed. This part of Barrandov is till today considered to be a “good address" in Prague. Most important landmarks besides the
New Barrandov is noted for its unique tram stations. The Hlubočepy-Sídliště Barrandov route (tram no.20, 12 or 14) was opened in 2003. Architect Patrik Kotas designed the ultra-modern stations that create a unique feature from the boring, grey walls.
Smíchov
Textile factories, breweries, railway carriages – the industrial history of Prague was written in Smíchov. Today, the industrial era is recalled only by the sizeable area of the
Malá Strana
Prague 5 covers also 4% of Malá Strana and it is only the few blocks of buildings which were part of the former village Ujezd, today surrounded by Vítězná Street, Janáčkov Embankment, Petřínská, Mělnická, Plaská Streets, as well as a part of the Vltava near the bridge Most Legí.
Further quarters with special landmarks
- Radlice and Kosire - quiet centrally located residential areas with ancient mansions and family homes
- Chuchle - noted for its horseracing events on the Prague racecourse Velká Chuchle
- Zličin - big industrial area located at the motorways with many shopping centres
- Slivenec - the přídolí epoch in the SilurianPeriod of geological time is named for rocks in Přídolí nature reserve near Slivenec.
Demographics
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Source: Censuses[1][2] |
Education
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International schools include:
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Prague 5 district is
See also
References
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- Lycée Français de Prague. Retrieved on 20 February 2015. "Drtinova 304/7"
- Lycée Français de Prague. 12 January 2003. Retrieved on 20 February 2015. "Adresse du lycée : Drtinova 7 - 150 00 Praha 5 Smichov"
- ^ "Kontakte Archived 2015-02-21 at the Wayback Machine." Deutsche Schule Prag. Retrieved on 20 February 2015. "Schwarzenberská 1/700 CZ-15800 Praha 5 – Jinonice"
- ^ "Újbuda története" [Újbuda - New in History, Twin Towns]. Rafia.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2013-05-21. Retrieved 2013-08-11.