Velká Chuchle is part 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 ...

situated in the southwest of the city. It is part of Praha 16 administrative district. The district includes Prague-Velká Chuchle Racecourse, Prague's only

horse-racing Horse racing is an equestrianism, equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all spor ...

track, offering flat racing on most Sundays from April to October. The track was founded in 1906. This horse - racing track ("Hippodroma") was very often visited by the first Czechoslovak president Thomas Garrigue Masaryk, and in 1930, the primary school in Velká Chuchle was named after his wife Charlotte. On a sunny Sunday, September 6, 2020, the 100th "Czechoslovak" (Czech) derby was held at the racecourse. There was also a great defilé of President Masaryk, represented by a race rider and accompanied by four legionnaires, as well as a parade of racewear of the First Republic. Slovak stallion Opasan won the main race of three-year-old horses with jockey Radek Koplík, so the Slovak anthem was played above the racecourse on this festive day.TW ČT2, 6. 9. 2020, 14:20 - 17:30

Malá Chuchle Malá Chuchle is a cadastral area of Prague, Czech Republic Prague ( ; ) is the capital and 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 milli ...

, a part of Velká Chuchle, is the site of so-called Chuchle battle in 1881. There is an interesting old limekiln with the duplex Pacold's shaft furnace – unique technical monument from the second half of the 19th century – to see in Velká Chuchle
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Velká Chuchle railway station can be seen here https://www.google.fr/maps/@50.0068861,14.3885872,3a,60.8y,339.47h,93.61t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1svCFxhSSVpY9qWdtC3zDl6Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=fr

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