Troja became part of
Prague in 1922. Now it is part of the district of
Prague 7 and its own cadastral area.
The area is 3.36 km
2, the population is 1,272 and the population density is 379 inhabitants / km
2.
Troja is the site of
Troja Palace
Troja Palace ( cs, Zámek Troja) is a Baroque palace located in Troja, Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historica ...
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Prague Zoo and the .
In Troja are also
Vineyards (vineyards ''vinice svaté Kláry'' and ''Salabka'').
Due to its premium location, Troja has long been an attractive Prague district for many successful
Czechs from business, sports or arts, among them
Michael Kocáb
Michael Kocáb (born 28 July 1954) is a Czech composer, singer, and political activist. He is the leader of Pražský výběr, a popular music band suppressed by the Czechoslovak communist regime in the 1980s.
At the spring 1989 Kocab with Mic ...
,
Dana Zátopková
Dana Zátopková (; née Ingrová , 19 September 1922 – 13 March 2020) was a Czech javelin thrower. She won the gold medal for javelin at the 1952 Summer Olympics (only an hour after her husband, Emil Zátopek, won the 5,000 m), and the silver ...
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Emil Zátopek,
Bohdan Ulihrach or
Věra Chytilová.
References
Districts of Prague
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