Strašnice
Strašnice | |
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Cadastral district of Prague | |
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Coordinates: 50°4′20″N 14°29′52″E / 50.07222°N 14.49778°E | |
Country | Czech Republic |
City | Prague 3 |
District | Prague 10 |
Incorporated into Prague | 1922 |
Area | |
• Total | 6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi) |
Strašnice is a cadastral district in Prague. It became part of Prague on 1 January 1922.[1] It lies mostly in the municipal and administrative district of Prague 10 while a small part is in Prague 3. The district is bordered by Vršovice, Vinohrady, Žižkov, Malešice, Hostivař, Záběhlice and Michle.
Only four streets in Strašnice are in Prague 3, while 180 streets of the district are in Prague 10.[2][3] The area contains an Evangelical cemetery and the Parish Congregation of the Evangelical Church.
Parish of Strašnice
The parish of Strašnice was created in 1929 although it was a parish without a church. The congregation initially met at a private house until a small chapel could be built. The desire to build a proper church was held up initially by lack of funds, then by the
Transport
Public transport
The area is serviced by three stations on the city's
Rail
A railway line connecting Prague with Benešov passes through the area and until 2020, the Praha-Strašnice railway station was served by local trains on the line. The station was closed in 2020 as part of a modernization of the line, and replaced by Praha-Eden railway station (in Vršovice) and Praha-Záhradní Město railway station (in Záběhlice).[6]
References
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- ^ "Před 90 lety vznikla Velká Praha. Spolkla Vinohrady, Žižkov i Dejvice". idnes.cz (in Czech). 29 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
- ^ Municipal Prague – Strašnice (P-3), Praha.cz, retrieved 15 November 2013
- ^ Municipal Prague – Strašnice (P-10), Praha.cz, retrieved 15 November 2013
- ^ History of Strašnice parish, Strašnice Parish, translated from Czech, retrieved 16 November 2013
- ^ Hradil, Jakub; Brejška, Václav (2008). 100 let vozovny 100 let vozovny Strašnice Strašnice 8. 10. 1908 – 2008 (PDF) (in Czech). SPKD.
- ^ "Železniční Nový rok: nové zastávky, jednotný tarif a Arriva na dalších rychlících". zdopravy.cz. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.