Prague 7 is a municipal district (''městská část'') in
Prague
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,
Czech Republic
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.
The administrative district (''správní obvod'') of the same name consists of the quarters
Letná
Letná is a hill overlooking Prague historic centre and Vltava River just besides Prague Castle. It neighbours Stromovka, the largest park in Prague. The hill belongs to Holešovice and Bubeneč quarters of Prague 7
Prague 7 is a municipal d ...
,
Holešovice, Bubny,
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, ...
,
Troja as well as a small part of
Libeň
Libeň (german: Lieben) is a cadastral area and district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was incorporated into Prague in 1901.
People
* Reinhard Heydrich, assassinated here
* Herz Homberg, born here
* Ernestine Schumann-Heink, born here
* Bo ...
. It's one of the smallest Prague districts and stretches along the left bank of the
Vltava
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 ...
. In the Northern part is located Troja with the
Prague Zoo. It is linked to the city centre by
metro line C. Other attractions in Prague 7 include the
stadium of the Czech football club
AC Sparta, cultural centre
DOX, cinema
Bio Oko, museums (
National Technical Museum and National Museum of Agriculture) and the former trade fair centre
Veletržní palác. Its parks
Stromovka
Stromovka (Royal Game Reserve) is a large park in the Bubeneč district of Prague. It sits on the floodplain of the river Vltava. At present, it spreads over an area of 95 hectares. It was established in the thirteenth century as a game reserve f ...
and
Letná
Letná is a hill overlooking Prague historic centre and Vltava River just besides Prague Castle. It neighbours Stromovka, the largest park in Prague. The hill belongs to Holešovice and Bubeneč quarters of Prague 7
Prague 7 is a municipal d ...
rank among the biggest in the capital.
See also
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Districts of Prague#Symbols
References
External links
More information about Prague 7 and life there may be found in the correspondent article on the Prague Website Citypilot.cz*
Districts of Prague
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