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Evangelical Cemetery (Strašnice)
Evangelical Cemetery () is a former cemetery that was used mainly by German diaspora, German Protestants in Prague from 1795 to the end of the Second World War. History The cemetery is thought to have been started around 1795 although the oldest legible gravestone dates from 1828.Evangelical Cemetery in Strašnice retrieved 10 November 2013 The cemetery was officially closed in 1950, but it had been effectively closed since 1945. In 1955 the chapel at the cemetery was given to the Czech Hussite Church. Three years later there was a failed plan to re-use the ground for sports and for public recreation. In 1998 there were over 600 tombs. In 2000 it was announced that soldiers of the German Wehrmacht were to be re-buried here from an existing common grave. Notable b ...
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Prague 10
Prague 10 is both a municipal and administrative district in Prague, Czech Republic with more than 110,000 inhabitants. Neighbourhood ( cadastral communities) of Prague 10 * Vršovice * large part of Strašnice (except the block with Tesla Strašnice and part of Nákladové nádraží Žižkov, which fall within the city district Prague 3) * small part of Vinohrady (south and east from the streets Slovenská, U vodárny, Korunní, Šrobárova, U vinohradského hřbitova a Vinohradská) * large part of Malešice * part of Záběhlice * part of Michle ( Bohdalec and the greater part of the Slatiny settlement) * small part of Žižkov * other small parts Important Buildings * Hus' House (Vinohrady) * Trmalova Villa * Strašnice Crematory * Vršovice Castle * Vlasta Neighborhood * Vršovice Savings Bank Building Demographics Twin towns * Ballerup, Denmark * Prešov, Slovakia * Nyíregyháza, Hungary * Jasło, Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |