Podolí is a
district in Prague located south of the city centre, on the right (east) riverbank. It borders
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 ...
in the north,
Pankrác
Pankrác is a neighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic. It is located south of the city centre on the hills of the eastern bank of the Vltava River and is part of the Prague 4 municipal district, situated in the district of Nusle. Bordering distri ...
(a part 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 ...
and
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 ...
districts) in the east and
Braník in the south. The river
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 ...
separates Podolí from
Smíchov
Smíchov () is, since 1922, a district and cadastral area of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and is part of Prague 5. It is on the west bank of the Vltava river.
History
It was only on 22 February 1903, that Smíchov was elevated to ...
and
Hlubočepy on the other riverbank.
Notable buildings of the district include the
neoclassical Podolí Waterworks completed in the 20th century,
Church of St. Michael the Archangel which is one of the oldest churches in the whole city or
Podolí Swimming Stadium.
Demographics
References
Districts of Prague
Prague 4
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Cadastral territories in Prague