Prokop Valley ( cs, Prokopské údolí) is a recreational area in southwestern
Prague, located in the districts of
Barrandov,
Holyně,
Řeporyje,
Stodůlky
Stodůlky, , is a cadastral area (''katastrální území'') in Prague, Czech Republic. Originally a village (first written mention of which dates from 1159), later municipality (since 1849), it remained a predominantly agricultural settlement unti ...
and
Hlubočepy. It encompasses two streams, Dalejský potok and Prokopský potok, the latter of which is surrounded by a valley, despite the fact that it is much shorter. The area includes a
natural reserve which encompasses a far wider area than the valley.
In the valley there was once a limy open-cast mine, therefore a lake and a cave cropped up. The first attempts to gain
lime were in the year 1860.
/ref> The territory is equipped with benches.
Illustrations
File:PR Prokopské údolí.jpg, Prokop valley nature reserve
File:Praha, Hlubočepy, Prokopské údolí IV.JPG, The valley
File:Prokopské jezírko (3).jpg, A lake that tourists like
File:Hlubočepské viadukty, JV, od zdravotního střediska.jpg, Viaduct on the Prague Semmering railway line
;Panorama
A view over all the surroundings, through the Vltava river to Vyšehrad, which be seen far away to the left
References
External links
58 - Přírodní rezervace Prokopské údolí
information about the natural reserve.
Geography of Prague
Nature reserves in the Czech Republic
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