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Štvanice, centrálnà tenisový dvorec a socha tenisty.jpg, Štvanice tennis arena
Skate stvanice.jpg, Å tvanice skatepark
Zimni stadion Stvanice Praha 005.jpg, Former winter stadium of Å tvanice, shortly before demolition
Negrelliho viadukt.JPG, Negrelli viaduct
Vodnà elektrárna Štvanice.JPG, Hydropower plant
Sportovnà kanál Štvanice z Negrelliho viaduktu.jpg, Sport canal of Štvanice
Å tvanice island at Prague.net
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Å tvanice is an island on the Vltava
The Vltava ( , ; ) is the longest river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Elbe River. It runs southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague. It is com ...
river in Prague
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, Czech Republic. It is located in the Prague district of Holešovice. At the end of the 17th century, a wooden arena was built there. Until 1816, the island was used for dog hunts involving various animals such as bears, bulls, deer, and cows, although these were repeatedly banned. This is the origin of the island's name, which translates to ''hunt'' or ''chase''.
In 1931, Å tvanice Stadium
Å tvanice stadium was a sports stadium situated on Å tvanice, Å tvanice Island, Czech Republic, and was ranked among the oldest stadiums in Prague. The stadium was in its heyday in the first half of the 20th century, but has been in decline sin ...
was built on the island and originally consisted entirely of wood. This later became the ice skating centre of Prague, until its demolition in 2011. Ice Hockey World Championships
The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international men's ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), first officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the I ...
were held at the stadium four times: in 1933, 1938, 1947, and 1959. It was here that in 1947, the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team won the world championship for the first time.
In 1986, an arena for the I. ÄŒLTK Prague tennis club was built on Å tvanice, with nine outdoor and two indoor courts. The central court has a capacity of 8,000 seats and is the annual site of the ATP and WTA Prague Open In tennis, Prague Open may refer to:
* Prague Open (1987–1999)
* 1992 HTC Prague Open, HTC Prague Open, held only in 1992
* BVV Prague Open (1993–1994)
* I.ÄŒLTK Prague Open, Advantage Cars Prague Open
* WTA Prague Open, Livesport Prague Open
* ...
tournaments.
The island also has a roofed skatepark
A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, Freestyle scootering, scootering, and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairw ...
and as such, it is the only place that allows year-round skateboarding in Prague. In 2006, a neighbouring indoor skate bowl was added to the facility. In the eastern part of the island, there used to be a public swimming pool, which in the 1990s had a nudist resort. This was of interest for being set up almost directly in the centre of Prague, near a hydropower plant and an adjustable water slalom track. The island is spanned by the Hlávkův Bridge and Negrelli Viaduct.
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Å tvanice island at Prague.net
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