Prokop Valley ( cs, Prokopské údolí) is a recreational area in southwestern

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, located in the districts of

Barrandov Barrandov is a neighbourhood in southwest Prague, Czech Republic, located in the cadastral district of Hlubočepy, in Prague 5. It is situated on and around some rock formations above the Vltava River. Barrandov is known for its film industry ...

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, Stodůlky and

Hlubočepy Hlubočepy is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. In 2015 it had 22,466 inhabitants. In this cadastral district lies a neighbourhood called '' Barrandov'' which is famous for its film studios (Barrandov Studios). The studios are now ...

. 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

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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

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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 Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

railway line ;Panorama A view over all the surroundings, through the

Vltava river Vltava ( , ; german: Moldau ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Labe at M ...

Vyšehrad Vyšehrad (Czech for "upper castle") is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle, on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was probably built in the 10th century. Inside the fort are the Basilica ...

, 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 {{Prague-geo-stub