Prague 6, formally the municipal district Prague 6 (''Městská část Praha 6''), is the largest
Prague district.
It is located in the north-west of Prague. It covers 41.54 km² and has 100,600 inhabitants (31.12.2008).
The administrative district (''správní obvod'') of the same name comprises Prague 6 and municipal districts Lysolaje,
Nebušice
Nebušice is a district of Prague 6
Prague 6, formally the municipal district Prague 6 (''Městská část Praha 6''), is the largest Prague district.
It is located in the north-west of Prague. It covers 41.54 km² and has 100,600 inhabitan ...
,
Přední Kopanina
Přední Kopanina is a suburb of Prague, Czech Republic. It is located northwest of the city centre in the vicinity of Václav Havel Airport Prague
Václav Havel Airport Prague ( cs, Letiště Václava Havla Praha), formerly ''Prague Ruzyn ...
and
Suchdol.
Prague 6 includes cadastral areas
Ruzyně,
Liboc
Liboc is a district of the city of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is part of Prague 6, located near Divoká Šárka.
The Prague British International School Vlastina Campus is in Liboc; it formerly belonged to the pre-merger Prague ...
,
Veleslavín
Veleslavín (, german: Weleslawin) is a district of Prague, part of Prague 6, situated in the west of the city approximately 5 km from Ruzyně International Airport. It was probably founded in the 10th or 11th century, first recorded in reco ...
,
Vokovice
Vokovice is a district of Prague city, part of Prague 6.
It has been a part of Prague since 1922 and as of 2006, 11,197 people live there.
Part of this district is Šárecké údolí, a natural valley, part of which was declared in 1964 as p ...
,
Dejvice
Dejvice is a historical community, a municipal quarter of the Prague 6 district of Prague, Czech Republic. Its history can be traced back to the late Roman era. Dejvice is known for its appeal to the upper middle class, foreign diplomatic corps ...
,
Střešovice and parts of cadastral areas
Břevnov
Břevnov () is a district in the west of Prague, located in Prague 6. The district is home to the Břevnov Monastery (Czech: ''Břevnovský klášter''). On the territory of Břevnov stems Brusnice brook. Břevnov was first mentioned in the 10th c ...
,
Sedlec,
Bubeneč
Bubeneč is a district in the north-west of Prague. 52% of the district is in Prague 7, but most of the built-up area is in Prague 6. Sparta Prague football club and their stadium Generali Arena is situated at the south-eastern edge of Bubeneč, ...
and
Hradčany
Hradčany (; german: Hradschin), the Castle District, is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle.
The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about in length and an average of about wide. Its history ...
.
The district contains several sites (e.g.
Břevnov Monastery
Břevnov Monastery ( cs, Břevnovský klášter, german: Stift Breunau) is a Benedictine archabbey in the Břevnov district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded by Saint Adalbert, the second Bishop of Prague, in 993 AD with the support of ...
) and cultural institutions (
Semafor,
Divadlo Spejbla a Hurvínka, the Baba district and the Hvězda Game Reserve with its many chateaux in an area of 86 hectares. Also the biggest airport in Czech Republic, the
Václav Havel Airport Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav.
Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda
For ...
is located in this District.
Ondřej Kolář from
TOP09
TOP 09 (name derived from cs, Tradice Odpovědnost Prosperita, lit=Tradition Responsibility Prosperity) is a liberal-conservative political party in the Czech Republic, led by Markéta Pekarová Adamová. TOP 09 holds 14 seats in the Chamber o ...
is the
Mayor
In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...
of the municipal district Prague 6 since 2014.
Strahov
Strahov is characterised by an aging sports stadium and constant construction works and is especially popular amongst students. Their “town” consists of ten large blocks of dormitories accommodating not only young people from all over the world but also several classic student pubs and restaurants and some of the best night clubs in town. Important sight:
Strahov Monastery
Strahov Monastery ( cs, Strahovský klášter) is a Premonstratensians, Premonstratensian abbey founded in 1143 by Jindřich Zdík, Bishop John of Prague, and Vladislaus II, Duke of Bohemia. It is located in Strahov (district of Prague), Strahov, P ...
.
Břevnov
Home of the medical students and the Kajetánka University Residence. However, it is also considered a “good address" in Prague. For this reason, the current Czech President resides here, as have all his predecessors. Also
Jaroslav Seifert
Jaroslav Seifert (; 23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet and journalist. Seifert was awarded the 1984 Nobel Prize in Literature "for his poetry which endowed with freshness, sensuality and rich inventiveness provides ...
, the poet and Literature Nobel Laureate, lived in Břevnov. Important sight:
Břevnov Monastery
Břevnov Monastery ( cs, Břevnovský klášter, german: Stift Breunau) is a Benedictine archabbey in the Břevnov district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded by Saint Adalbert, the second Bishop of Prague, in 993 AD with the support of ...
.
Dejvice
Home to many technically oriented faculties of Charles University, such as those of Engineering, Civil Engineering and Chemistry. Popular residential area amongst "better” Prague families and foreigners, especially Americans.
Important sights: National Technical Library, Vítězné náměstí (Victory Square)- the central square of Dejvice -, and the Stalinist building of the
Hotel International Prague
The Hotel International Prague is a four-star hotel located in the Dejvice quarter of Prague, in the Czech Republic. It was completed in 1956 in the socialist realism style, and is a Czech cultural monument. The hotel has retained much of its ...
.
Střešovice
One of Prague's most expensive places in terms of rental prices. Many rich and ancient houses from the Functionalist period. Important sights: Villa Mueller or Baba - a completely protected area, full of Functionalist villas, which were built in 1937.
Ruzyně
Famous for the
Václav Havel Airport Prague
Václav Havel Airport Prague ( cs, Letiště Václava Havla Praha), formerly ''Prague Ruzyně International Airport'' ( cs, Mezinárodní letiště Praha-Ruzyně, ) , is the international airport of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. T ...
as well as for its prison which also accommodated former President
Václav Havel
Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and then as ...
during the communist regime, together with other dissidents.
Government
The
Civil Aviation Authority
A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory authority that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register.
Role
Due to the inherent dangers in the use of flight vehicles, ...
has its head office on the property of
Václav Havel Airport Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav.
Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda
For ...
in
Ruzyně.
Economy
Czech Airlines
Czech Airlines j.s.c. (abbreviation: ČSA, cz, České Aerolinie, a.s.) is the flag carrier of the Czech Republic. Its head office is located in the Vokovice area of Prague's 6th district and its hub is Václav Havel Airport Prague. The compa ...
has its head office on the grounds of
Václav Havel Airport Václav () is a Czech male first name of Slavic origin, sometimes translated into English as Wenceslaus or Wenceslas. These forms are derived from the old Slavic/Czech form of this name: Venceslav.
Nicknames are: Vašek, Vašík, Venca, Venda
For ...
in
Ruzyně.
Travel Service Airlines
Smartwings, a.s. (formerly ''Travel Service, a.s.'') is a low-cost leisure Czech airline, with its head office on the property of Václav Havel Airport Prague in Ruzyně, 6th district, Prague. It is the biggest airline in the Czech Republic and ...
and its low cost subsidiary
Smart Wings
Smartwings, a.s. (formerly ''Travel Service, a.s.'') is a low-cost leisure Czech airline, with its head office on the property of Václav Havel Airport Prague in Ruzyně, 6th district, Prague. It is the biggest airline in the Czech Republic and ...
have their head office on the airport property.
Education
Universities located in Prague 6:
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Czech Technical University
Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU, cs, České vysoké učení technické v Praze, ČVUT) is one of the largest universities in the Czech Republic with 8 faculties, and is one of the oldest institutes of technology in Central Europe. It ...
(ČVUT)
*
Institute of Chemical Technology
Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT) is a state-funded deemed university in Mumbai, India. The institute also has campuses at Bhubaneswar, Odisha and Jalna, Marathwada. It is focused on training and research in the fields of chemical engin ...
(VŠCHT)
*
Czech University of Agriculture (ČZU)
* Catholic Theological Faculty (KTF UK) and Faculty of Physical Education and Sport (FTVS UK) of
Charles University
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International schools:
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Prague British International School
Prague British International School (PBIS), previously Prague British School (PBS), is a British international school in Prague, Czech Republic. It is an independent English language, multinational day school, providing British education for chi ...
Vlastina Campus in
Liboc
Liboc is a district of the city of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. It is part of Prague 6, located near Divoká Šárka.
The Prague British International School Vlastina Campus is in Liboc; it formerly belonged to the pre-merger Prague ...
; it formerly belonged to the pre-merger Prague British School.
*
International School of Prague
*
Japanese School of Prague
The Japanese School in Prague ( cz, Japonská škola v Praze, プラハ日本人学校 ''Puraha Nihonjin Gakkō'') is a Japanese international school in Řepy, District 6, Prague, Czech Republic. It is attached affiliated with the Embassy of Japa ...
(
Řepy
Řepy is a district in the west of Prague, located in and making up most of Prague 17 district, part of Prague 6
Prague 6, formally the municipal district Prague 6 (''Městská část Praha 6''), is the largest Prague district.
It is located in ...
)
[子女教育]
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Riverside School, Prague
Riverside School is an international school in Prague being both independent and non-profit. It is a day school offering students aged 3–18 an international approach to education in the English language that opened in 1994. The curriculum is ba ...
See also
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Districts of Prague#Symbols
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Statue of Ivan Konev in Prague
References
External links
Prague 6 official website
{{Authority control
Districts of Prague