Pankrác is a neighborhood 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 ...
,
Czech Republic
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. It is located south of the city centre on the hills of the eastern bank of 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 and is part of the
Prague 4
Prague 4, formally the Prague 4 Municipal District (''Městská čast Praha 4''), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. The administrative district (''správní obvod'') of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 4 and Kunratice.
...
municipal district, situated in the district of
Nusle
Nusle () is a district 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 populati ...
. Bordering districts are
Krč
Krč is a cadastral district in the south of Prague, located in Prague 4. It became part of the city in 1922.
History
Krč () was first mentioned in written documents in 1222. During the time of the Hussites, the area was seized by the ''Praž ...
on the south and southwest,
Podolí on the west,
Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad (German: ''Wyschehrad,'' ''Prager Hochburg'', English: "upper castle") is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle, on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was probably built in the 1 ...
on the north and
Michle on the east.
The name derives from the local baroque initially very old
church
Church may refer to:
Religion
* Church (building), a place/building for Christian religious activities and praying
* Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination
* Church service, a formalized period of Christian comm ...
of
St Pancras (''Pankrác'' in Czech), which is filial to the parish church of
St. Wenceslas in
Nusle
Nusle () is a district 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 populati ...
. Pankrác is also a synonym for its
prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol, penitentiary, detention center, correction center, correctional facility, or remand center, is a facility where Prisoner, people are Imprisonment, imprisoned under the authority of the State (polity), state ...
, which lies within its borders.
Since the 1970s, several
high-rise commercial buildings have been built in
Pankrác Plain, and still others are being discussed amid some criticism that the skyline may threaten the historical character of Prague.
UNESCO: Pankrác skyscrapers must be lowered
/ref> Near the high-rise buildings is Centrální park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
(Central Park) with 4,8 ha, which is a place for recreation.
References
Districts of Prague
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