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Strašnice Tram Depot
Strašnice is a Districts of Prague, cadastral district in Prague. It became part of Prague on 1 January 1922. 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. The area contains an Evangelical Cemetery (Strašnice), Evangelical cemetery and the Parish Congregation of the Evangelical Church (Prague 10), Parish Congregation of the Evangelical Church. Strašnice Crematorium is actually situated at the edge of Vinohrady (Prague), Vinohrady, close to Strašnice. 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 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague 3
Prague 3 (formally the ''Prague 3 Municipal District'', ), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. It is geographically identical to the national administrative district (''správní obvod'') and city administrative district (''městský obvod'') of the same name. The district includes most of the cadastral area of Žižkov and parts of Vinohrady, Vysočany and Strašnice. The district area has remained intact since its creation in 1960. Like many districts of the city, Prague 3 is socioeconomically diverse. The western part of Žižkov is known for its high concentration of brothels, strip clubs and cheap bars. Yet only a short distance away are nice apartments and a new shopping mall with expensive stores. Two of Prague's most-visible landmarks are in Prague 3: the National Monument on the Vítkov hill, with its giant equestrian statue of Jan Žižka; and the 216 metre-high Žižkov Tower, Prague's tallest structure. The large Olšany Cemetery take up much of the distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinohrady (Prague)
Vinohrady (until 1960 Královské Vinohrady, in English literally "Royal Vineyards" ) is a cadastral district in Prague. It is so named because the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century. Vinohrady lies in the municipal and administrative districts of Prague 2 (west part), Prague 3 (north-east part) and Prague 10 (south-east part), little parts also of Prague 1 (Prague State Opera and Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia) and Prague 4 (near Nusle). Between 1788–1867 it was called ''Viničné Hory'' (Vineyard Mountains). From 1867 to 1968 it was called Královské Vinohrady ("Royal Vineyards"). In 1875, Královské Vinohrady was divided into two parts, Královské Vinohrady I and Královské Vinohrady II, the part I was renamed to Žižkov and the part II to Královské Vinohrady in 1877. In 1922 Královské Vinohrady was made part of Prague as district XII. In 1949, the west part was conjoined with Prague 2 and the east part remain separate district Prag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Praha-Eden Railway Station
Praha-Eden is a railway station in Prague, between Praha-Vršovice and Praha-Zahradní Město stations. The platforms are located in the Strašnice district of Prague, south of Vršovice and north of Záběhlice. It was opened in 13 December 2020. It is served by Esko Prague (a commuter rail system, part of the Prague Integrated Transport) trains (line S9). Construction The construction started in 2018, as a part of modernisation of a corridor section between Praha-Hostivař and Praha hlavní nádraží. Location The station lies near the Slavia Prague stadium and Eden shopping centre. It is connected to Prague public transport by buses and trams A tram (also known as a streetcar or trolley in Canada and the United States) is an urban rail transit in which Rolling stock, vehicles, whether individual railcars or multiple-unit trains, run on tramway tracks on urban public streets; some .... Opening The station was put in operation at 13 December 2020. At the sam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benešov
Benešov (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 17,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle. Administrative division Benešov consists of 15 municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Benešov (15,232) *Baba (1) *Bedrč (127) *Boušice (49) *Buková Lhota (127) *Červený Dvůr (14) *Chvojen (12) *Dlouhé Pole (114) *Konopiště (54) *Mariánovice (203) *Okrouhlice (66) *Pomněnice (63) *Radíkovice (13) *Úročnice (246) *Vidlákova Lhota (48) Etymology The name is derived from the personal name Beneš. Geography Benešov is located about southeast of Prague. It lies in the Benešov Uplands. The highest point is the hill U Vlčí jámy at above sea level. The stream Benešovský potok flows through the town. In the western part of the municipal territory are situated the fishponds Konopišťský rybník and Jarkovický rybník. History The area of Benešov began to be settled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buses In Prague
Bus services in Prague are provided by a number of transport operators, the chief of which is ''Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy, a.s.'' (the Prague Capital City Transport Company). Almost all city and suburban buses (as well as the city's metro and tramway lines, the Vltava ferries, and a funicular railway) are run as part of the ''Pražská integrovaná doprava'' (PID – Prague Integrated Transport) network, under the management of the regional organizing agency ROPID. History The first buses in Prague were operated experimentally in 1908 in the Malá Strana Malá Strana ( Czech for "Little Side (of the River)", ) or historically Menší Město pražské () is a district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic, and one of its most historic neighbourhoods. In the Middle Ages, it was a dominant center o ... district, but the unreliable technology at the time led to the trial service being declared a failure after 20 months. Regular services did not begin again until ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strašnice Tram Depot
Strašnice is a Districts of Prague, cadastral district in Prague. It became part of Prague on 1 January 1922. 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. The area contains an Evangelical Cemetery (Strašnice), Evangelical cemetery and the Parish Congregation of the Evangelical Church (Prague 10), Parish Congregation of the Evangelical Church. Strašnice Crematorium is actually situated at the edge of Vinohrady (Prague), Vinohrady, close to Strašnice. 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 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trams In Prague
The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of of standard gauge ( mm) track, 882 tram vehicles (one of the largest fleets in the world) and 26 daytime routes, 2 historical and 10 night routes with a total route length of . It is operated by ''Dopravní podnik hlavního města Prahy a.s.'', a company owned by the city of Prague. The network is a part of Prague Integrated Transport, the city's integrated public transport system. Prague's first horsecar tram line was opened in 1875, and the first electric tram ran in 1891. Expansion plans were scaled down since the 1970s with the introduction of Prague Metro, however trams still serve a crucial transit and tourist element serving Prague's city centre as well as Prague's suburbs. The Prague tram system (including the Petřín funicular) served 373.4 million passengers in 2018, the highest number in the world after Budapest. Rolling stock for the network consists solely of trams ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skalka (Prague Metro)
Skalka is a Prague Metro station of Line A, located in Strašnice, 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 Stra .... It was opened on 4 July 1990 as the southern terminus of the extension of the line from Strašnická. On 27 May 2006 the line was extended to Depo Hostivař. The station appears in the music video of One Armed Scissor a song by the band At The Drive In. Gallery Image:Skalka nápis.JPG, Station name Image:13-12-31-metro-praha-by-RalfR-049.jpg, Station lobby References Prague Metro stations Prague 10 Railway stations in the Czech Republic opened in 1990 {{CzechRepublic-railstation-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line A (Prague Metro)
Line A () is a line of the Prague Metro, serving the Czech Republic, Czech capital. Chronologically the second line in the system, it was first opened in 1978 and has expanded mostly during the 1980s. With the opening of the extension to Nemocnice Motol on 6 April 2015, Line A operates on approximately of route and serves 17 stations. An extension with a further five stations to the airport is currently planned. History Construction of the first segment started in 1973, part of this segment was also a tunnel connecting this line with the already existing Line C (Prague Metro), Line C between Muzeum and Náměstí Míru stations. After completion of the second section, work was started on the extension to the new metro depot at Depo Hostivař, Hostivař. The long tunnel was completed in 1985, and the second tube in 1987 with the new station Strašnická on that line. In 1990 Skalka (Prague Metro), Skalka station was opened, again on that line, and in 2006 Depo Hostivař statio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
