Bubeneč is a district in the north-west of
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
. 52% of the district is in
Prague 7
Prague 7 is a municipal district (''městská část'') in Prague, Czech Republic.
The administrative district (''správní obvod'') of the same name consists of the quarters Letná, Holešovice, Bubny, Bubeneč, Troja as well as a small part ...
, but most of the built-up area is in
Prague 6
Prague 6, officially known as the Municipal District of Prague 6 (''Městská část Praha 6''), is the largest Districts of Prague, district in Prague. Located in the northwest, it covers 41.54 km2 and had a population of 100,600 as of 31 D ...
.
Sparta Prague
Athletic Club Sparta Praha (), commonly known as Sparta Prague and Sparta Praha, is a professional football club based in Prague.
It is the most successful club in the Czech Republic and one of the most successful in central Europe, winning t ...
football club and their stadium
Generali Arena is situated at the south-eastern edge of Bubeneč, and the district also covers
Stromovka park (Královská obora) and a convention centre
Výstaviště. The name Bubeneč is masculine, although Czech grammar rules also allow its use as a feminine.
Bubeneč is sometimes informally called "Little
Moscow
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" due to the high concentration of various entities and buildings related to the Russian government and private businesses, including the vast
Embassy of Russia and the office of
Rossotrudnichestvo
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.
History
The earliest mention of Bubeneč is in 1197. On 26 October 1904, Bubeneč acquired city status. Bubeneč was a city between 1904 and 1921, when it was merged with Prague. The area attracted large numbers of Russian immigrants in the period before World War II.
In 1980 the controversial
Statue of Ivan Konev in Prague was erected there. The monument was finally removed on 3 April 2020.
Demographics
See also
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Boris Nemtsov Square, Prague
References
Districts of Prague
Prague 7
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