Prague 2
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Prague 2, formally the Prague 2 Municipal District (Městská čast Praha 2), is a second-tier municipality in Prague
. It is co-extensive with the national administrative district (správní obvod) of the same name.
As of the end of 2004, 48,918 people lived in 34,689 homes in the district. At 4.19 km² (1,035 acre
s), Prague 2 is the smallest administrative district in the country.
The district includes all of Vyšehrad
and parts of Vinohrady
, New Town
and Nusle
. The district has remained intact since its creation in 1960.
- the biggest square in Prague and also among the biggest squares in Europe - with the New City Hall / Gothic
town hall, Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Botanical Gardens and several Charles University buildingsin Albertov, as well as the Baroque Villa America.
The centre of Nusle is Náměstí bratři Synků, where trams connect I.P.Pavlova and Charles Square. This Square certainly belongs among the less safe and cosy in Prague. Important sights: Folimanka Park, Nusle Bridge, and Havlíčkovy sady with its remarkable view of industrial Spořilov and the high-rise buildings of Pankrác,
Prague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. It is co-extensive with the national administrative district (správní obvod) of the same name.
As of the end of 2004, 48,918 people lived in 34,689 homes in the district. At 4.19 km² (1,035 acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
s), Prague 2 is the smallest administrative district in the country.
The district includes all of Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad is a castle located in the city of Prague, Czech Republic. It was probably built in the 10th century, on a hill over the Vltava River...
and parts of Vinohrady
Vinohrady
Vinohrady is a cadastral district in Prague. It is so named because the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century...
, New Town
New Town, Prague
The New Town is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague...
and Nusle
Nusle
Nusle is a district of Prague, created in 1922). Part of Nusle is in Prague 2 while most is in Prague 4. Nusle are located south of the city centre in Nuselské údolí on the Botič brook. There are interesting a rustically building of Nusle Town Hall from the year 1908, and a late old Nusle brewery...
. The district has remained intact since its creation in 1960.
Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad contains the Czech national cemetery and the ruins of a medieval fortress. It is considered the area of the historic establishment of the Czech rulers. High-priced residential area.Vinohrady
The historical center of Vinohrady, with its expensive apartment buildings from the late 19th and early 20th century, also falls under the jurisdiction of Prague 2.The popularity of this district as a residential area is not based only on the beauty of the facades, tidiness of the streets, but also for its ranking among the top in Prague in the area of gastronomic services in terms of quality and quantity. And it is one of Prague's main epicentres of nightlife, also for gays and lesbians. Important sights: The Žižkov television tower and the Rieger Gardens - one of the most famous Prague parks. The grand central plaza of Vinohrady is Namesti Miru with the Vinohrady Theatre, the National House of Vinohrady and the main Prague 2 municipal building.Nove Mesto / New Town
New Town is less a residential but a business area and known for the "Pavlak" - I.P. Pavlova station which connects Karlovo náměstí – and thus also New Town – with Náměstí Míru in Vinohrady. Tramlines cross here with Metro line C, as well as night buses and the expressway bringing cars from the D1 highway directly to the centre and through to Holešovice in the north of the city. Important sights:Charles SquareCharles Square
Charles Square is a city square in the New Town of Prague, Czech Republic. It is one of the largest squares in the world and very likely the largest medieval square in Europe. Founded in 1348 as the main square of the New Town by Charles IV, it was known as Dobytčí trh from the 15th century and...
- the biggest square in Prague and also among the biggest squares in Europe - with the New City Hall / Gothic
Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is a style of architecture that flourished during the high and late medieval period. It evolved from Romanesque architecture and was succeeded by Renaissance architecture....
town hall, Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, the Botanical Gardens and several Charles University buildingsin Albertov, as well as the Baroque Villa America.
Nusle
Buildings are notably plainer, streets less tidy and 40 metres overhead the sound of the passing Metro thunders on Nusle Bridge.The centre of Nusle is Náměstí bratři Synků, where trams connect I.P.Pavlova and Charles Square. This Square certainly belongs among the less safe and cosy in Prague. Important sights: Folimanka Park, Nusle Bridge, and Havlíčkovy sady with its remarkable view of industrial Spořilov and the high-rise buildings of Pankrác,