Průhonice is a municipality and village in
Prague-West District in the
Central Bohemian Region of the
Czech Republic. It has about 2,800 inhabitants. It is known for Průhonice Park, which has been included in the UNESCO list of
World Heritage Sites.
Administrative parts
The village of Rozkoš is an administrative part of Průhonice.
History
The first written mention of Průhonice is from 1187, when the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was consecrated.
Transport
The
D1 motorway from Prague to
Brno
Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
passes through Průhonice. On 1 January 2023, the long section of the D1 motorway from Prague to Průhonice was reclassified to a 1st class road.
Sights
Průhonice Castle Park is one of the most significant castle parks in the Czech Republic. Since 2010, it has been protected as a national cultural monument. Later in 2010, it also has been included in the UNESCO list of
World Heritage Sites (as part of Historic Centre of Prague). It is described as "original masterpiece of garden landscape architecture of worldwide importance".
It has area of ,
out of which is UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was founded in 1885 by Count Arnošt Emanuel Silva Tarouca.
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The Romanesque Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in the park. It is the oldest preserved building in the municipality.]Dendrological
Dendrology ( grc, δένδρον, ''dendron'', "tree"; and grc, -λογία, ''-logia'', ''science of'' or ''study of'') or xylology ( grc, ξύλον, ''ksulon'', "wood") is the science and study of woody plants (trees, shrubs, and lianas), s ...
Garden was founded in the 1970s. It has an area of . There are about 5,000 taxa of woody plants and perennials, which makes it one of the largest collections of ornamental plants in the country.[
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Notable people
*Andrej Babiš
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(born 1954), politician and businessman; lives here
References
External links
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Průhonice Park and Castle official website
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Villages in Prague-West District