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Jižní Město
(, colloquially ' or ' and abbreviated JM) is a panel housing estate situated in an open area in the southeast of Prague. Its name translates from Czech to English as "South City" or "South Town". Home to most of the 90,000 inhabitants of the municipal district Prague 11, part of the Prague 4 administrative district, it is the largest housing estate in the Czech Republic. Large parts of Chodov and Háje, the two districts which belong to Prague 11, are part of Jižní Město. The natural areas Kunratický les and Hostivař Park Forest border the estate, on the west and east sides respectively. The D1 highway connecting Prague to Brno runs through the estate. History The construction of the housing estate began as an extension to some new buildings constructed in Pankrác and Kačerov. The housing built was still not enough to satisfy the huge volume of workers, so at the beginning of the 1970s construction began on further blocks in an empty meadow between Chodov and Há ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pankrác
Pankrác is a neighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic. It is located south of the city centre on the hills of the eastern bank of the Vltava River and is part of the Prague 4 municipal district, situated in the district of Nusle. Bordering districts are Krč on the south and southwest, Podolí on the west, Vyšehrad on the north and Michle on the east. The name derives from the local baroque initially very old church of St Pancras (''Pankrác'' in Czech), which is filial to the parish church of St. Wenceslas in Nusle. Pankrác is also a synonym for its prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre ..., which lies within its borders. Since the 1970s, several high-rise commercial buildings have been built in Pankrác Plain, and still others are being discussed amid some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line C (Prague Metro)
Line C () is a line on the Prague Metro. It crosses the right-bank half of the city center in the north-south directions and turns to the east at both ends of the line. It is the system's oldest and most used line, being opened in 1974 and transporting roughly 26,900 persons per hour in the peak. The line is long and includes 20 stations, journey from one end to the other taking approx. 35 min. History Segment I.C Construction was started in 1966 on an underground rapid tram line. One year later, the project was changed to a metro line. This segment, leading from Florenc to Kačerov, was opened on May 9, 1974. It is long and includes 9 stations and a train depot at Kačerov. It is mostly built using cut-and-cover technology, except for bored tunnels around the Pankrác station and crossing of the Nusle valley inside the Nusle Bridge. Between the Muzeum and Hlavní nádraží stations is the shortest distance in the system (ca. 400 m). Interior of the stations on this segm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Háje (Prague Metro)
Háje () is a Prague Metro station Station may refer to: Agriculture * Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production * Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle ** Cattle statio ... and the terminus of Line C. It is named after a local neighborhood, whose name in English literally means ''groves''. Háje station, along with the two stations preceding it, serve Jižní Město, the largest housing estate in the Czech Republic. The station was opened on 7 November 1980 as the southern terminus of the extension from Kačerov and was formerly known as ''Kosmonautů'' (meaning station of">/nowiki>station of/nowiki> the cosmonauts) until 1990. References Prague Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1980 1980 establishments in Czechoslovakia Háje (Prague) Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in the 20th century {{CzechRepublic-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opatov (Prague Metro)
Opatov () is a Prague Metro station on Line C, serving Jižní Město. The station was formerly known as ''Družby''. It was opened on 7 November 1980 as part of the extension from Kačerov to Kosmonautů (currently Háje). References Prague Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1980 1980 establishments in Czechoslovakia Chodov (Prague) Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in the 20th century {{CzechRepublic-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chodov (Prague Metro)
Chodov () is a Prague Metro station on the second section of Line C. It was opened on 7 November 1980 as part of the extension from Kačerov to Kosmonautů (currently Háje). The station is located under Roztylská Street in the southwestern part of the Chodov district. It is a shallow sub-surface station with a straight ceiling and an island platform 10 m below ground level. Centrum Chodov, the largest shopping centre in the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ..., was built next to the station in 2005. The station was named ''Budovatelů'' until 1990. References Prague Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1980 1980 establishments in Czechoslovakia Chodov (Prague) Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in the 20th centur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roztyly
Roztyly () is a Prague Metro station on Line C, located on the northern edge of Kunratický les in Prague 11. It was opened on 7 November 1980 as part of the extension from Kačerov to Kosmonautů (currently Háje). The station was formerly known as ''Primátora Vacka'' after communist politician Václav Vacek. Roztyly station is adjacent to a bus station A bus station or a bus interchange is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term bus depot can also be used to refer to a bus station, it generally refers to a bus garage. A bus station is l ... served by intercity and international services. References Prague Metro stations Railway stations opened in 1980 1980 establishments in Czechoslovakia Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in the 20th century {{CzechRepublic-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kunratice (Prague)
Kunratice is a municipal district (''městská část'') and cadastral area (''katastrální území'') in Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli .... It is located in the southern part of the city. As of 2008, there were 8,089 inhabitants living in Kunratice. The first written record of Kunratice is from the 13th century. The village became part of Prague in 1968. In 1990, a bronze bust of T. G. Masaryk, the work of sculptor Vincenzo Makovský from 1935 (twice removed in 1940 and 1950) was restored in the central square of President Masaryk.PRECLÍK, Vratislav. Masaryk a legie (Masaryk and legions), first issue, váz. kniha, 219 pages, vydalo nakladatelství “Paris” Karviná, Žižkova 2379 (734 01 Karviná) ve spolupráci s Masarykovým demokratickým hnutím ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirošovice
Mirošovice is a municipality and village in Prague-East District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,500 inhabitants. Geography Mirošovice is located about southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is at above sea level. History The first written mention of Mirošovice is from 1250. Transport The D1 motorway (Czech Republic), D1 motorway passes through the municipality. The I/3 road (part of European route E55) separates from it in Mirošovice. Mirošovice is located on the railway line Prague–Benešov. Sights Mirošovice is poor in monuments. The only cultural monument are the fragments of the Ježov Castle, located at the southern municipal border. It is a torso of a medieval castle which stood here from the 13th to the 15th century. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mirosovice Villages in Prague-East District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid digital subscribers. It also is a producer of popular podcasts such as '' The Daily''. Founded in 1851 by Henry Jarvis Raymond and George Jones, it was initially published by Raymond, Jones & Company. The ''Times'' has won 132 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any newspaper, and has long been regarded as a national " newspaper of record". For print it is ranked 18th in the world by circulation and 3rd in the U.S. The paper is owned by the New York Times Company, which is publicly traded. It has been governed by the Sulzberger family since 1896, through a dual-class share structure after its shares became publicly traded. A. G. Sulzberger, the paper's publisher and the company's chairman, is the fifth generation of the family to head the pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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