Karlín () is a
cadastral area of
Prague
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, part of
Prague 8
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The administrative district (''správní obvod'') of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 8, Březiněves, Ďáblice and Dolní Chabry.
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municipal district, formerly an independent town (which became part of Prague in 1922). It is bordered by the river
Vltava
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and
Holešovice to the north,
Vítkov hill and
Žižkov to the south,
New Town
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to the west and
Libeň to the east.
History
The building of the Karlín district began in 1817, surrounding the Rosarium of the
Knights of the Cross with the Red Star. The new settlement was named after the fourth wife of Emperor
Francis I of Austria,
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria.
After the demolition of the city walls, the properties in Karlín were counted among the cheapest properties of Prague. For that reason, the number of industrial enterprises and dwellings grew very quickly in the area of "Rohan Island" (''Rohanský ostrov''). On 1 January 1922 Karlín was incorporated into Prague. At this time, the electrical engineering pioneer and industrialist
František Křižík had great influence in the area. He established a streetcar line, which he then sold to the city.
In the 1970s, traffic was rerouted onto the Rohanské nábřeží and the main arterial road was relieved. Since 1990 Karlín is connected to the
Prague Metro
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by
Křižíková station named after Křižík, and a pedestrian zone has been established as well. In 2002 Karlín was severely affected by the
100-year flood
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. It has since recovered and is becoming a new destination for businesses and residences.
Notable buildings
A notable building in Karlín is the
Karlín Railway Bridge, which connects the
Masaryk Railway Station to the
Bubny station. The viaduct (also called Karlín viaduct) was named after
Alois Negrelli
Nikolaus Alois Maria Vinzenz Negrelli, Ritter von Moldelbe (born Luigi Negrelli; 23 January 1799 – 1 October 1858) was a Tyrolean civil engineer and railroad pioneer mostly active in parts of the Austrian Empire, Switzerland, Germany and I ...
, it is long and was put into operation on 1 June 1850. It is the longest bridge/viaduct on Czech territory.
Other notable buildings include:
* Theater Karlín (
Karlínské hudební divadlo)
*
Hotel Olympik
* Hotel Hilton Prague
* House of the Invalid (
Invalidovna)
*
Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Kostel Sv. Cyrila a Metoděje)
* Danube House
*
Czech Statistical Office
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(Český statistický úřad)
* Karlín Synagogue
Demographics
Notable people
*
Lucia Moholy
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(born ''
Schulz
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'' 18 January 1894, ''Karolinenthal bei Prag''; died 17 May 1989,
Zollikon,
Switzerland
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) photographer, documentarist, publicist
*
Franz Baermann Steiner (born 12 October 1909; died 17 November 1952,
Oxford
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,
England
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) ethnologist, polymath, essayist, aphorist, and poet.
References
External links
Karlin Real Estate Group
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Prague 8
Cadastral territories in Prague