Strašnice is a cadastral district in Prague. It became part of Prague on 1 January 1922. It lies mostly in the municipal and administrative district of

Prague 10 Prague 10 is both a municipal and administrative district in Prague, Czech Republic with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Twin towns *Ballerup, Denmark *Prešov, Slovakia *Nyíregyháza, Hungary *Jasło, Poland Neighbourhood ( cadastral communities ...

while a small part is in

Prague 3 Prague 3 (formally the ''Prague 3 Municipal District'', cs, Městská čast Praha 3), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. It is geographically identical to the national administrative district (''správní obvod'') and city administrative ...

. The district is bordered by

Vršovice Vršovice is a district of Prague. All of Vršovice lies within the Prague 10 administrative district. Vršovice is located south-east of the city centre. It borders Vinohrady to the north, Nusle to the south-west, Michle to the south and Stra� ...

Vinohrady Královské Vinohrady (in English literally "Royal Vineyards" german: Königliche Weinberge) is a cadastral district in Prague. It is so named because the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century. Vinohrady lies in the muni ...

Žižkov Žižkov is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. Most of Žižkov lies in the municipal and administrative district of Prague 3, except for very small parts which are in Prague 8 and Prague 10. Prior to 1922, Žižkov was an indep ...

Malešice Malešice is a cadastral district in Prague. It has population of approximately 10,000. The earliest reference about the village is from 1309. It became part of Prague on 1 January 1922. It lies mostly in the municipal and administrative ...

, Hostivař, Záběhlice and Michle. Only four streets in Strašnice are in Prague 3, while 180 streets of the district are in Prague 10. The area contains an Evangelical cemetery and the Parish Congregation of the Evangelical Church.

Strašnice Crematorium Strašnice Crematorium (in cs, link=no, Krematorium Strašnice) is the largest crematory in Europe in terms of area. President Václav Havel was cremated here. The crematorium was involved in the disposal of those who had been executed by the ...

is actually situated at the edge of

, close to Strašnice.

Parish of Strašnice

The parish of Strašnice was created in 1929 although it was a parish without a church. The congregation initially met at a private house until a small chapel could be built. The desire to build a proper church was held up initially by lack of funds, then by the

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and finally by the communist regime. The idea was reinvigorated by the

Prague Spring The Prague Spring ( cs, Pražské jaro, sk, Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It began on 5 January 1968, when reformist Alexander Dubček was elected First Se ...

and a foundation stone was laid by the Pope in 1990. The

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was constructed by 1994 and the previous chapel became a community space.

Transport

Public transport

The area is serviced by three stations on the city's metro line A, namely Strašnická,

Skalka Skalka (little rock in Czech and Slovak) may refer to: In the Czech Republic: * Skalka (Prague Metro), a Prague Metro station of Line A * Skalka (Hazlov), a village in Karlovy Vary Region * Skalka (Hodonín District), a village and municipalit ...

and the terminus,

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Trams in Prague The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of of track, 882 tram vehicles (one of the largest fleets in the world) and 26 daytime routes, 2 historical and 10 night routes with a total route length of ...

also service the area, specifically lines 5, 7, 13 and 26. The district is home to the

Strašnice tram depot Strašnice tram depot ( cs, Vozovna Strašnice) is a tram and trolleybus depot in Strašnice Strašnice is a cadastral district in Prague. It became part of Prague on 1 January 1922. It lies mostly in the municipal and administrativ ...

, which began operation in 1908 and is the oldest operational tram depot in the city. Bus services also call at stops in Strašnice, with the Depo Hostivař metro station being the terminal for out-of-city services.

Rail

A railway line connecting Prague with

Benešov Benešov (; german: Beneschau; also known as Benešov u Prahy) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 16,000 inhabitants. The town is known for the Konopiště Castle. Administrative parts Villages of Baba, ...

passes through the area and until 2020, the Praha-Strašnice railway station was served by local trains on the line. The station was closed in 2020 as part of a modernization of the line, and replaced by Praha-Eden railway station (in

) and Praha-Záhradní Město railway station (in Záběhlice).

References

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