Vinohrady

Vinohrady (formerly Royal Vinohrady, German Royal Vineyards ) is located in a district of the Czech capital Prague, east of Neustadt.

The local government reform of 1960, the district was allocated a total of five boroughs: The largest part of Prague 2 was slammed shut. The elongated eastern tip was divided lengthwise between Prague 3 and Prague 10. Two smaller areas fell to Prague 1 and Prague 4

History

The name Vinohrady was derived from medieval vineyards that are renamed on the southwestern slopes behind the gates of the city, across the Ross Market ( Koňský trh ), in 1848 in Wenceslas Square, were located.

1849 the village was self-employed, 1875 the northern part was separated and renamed in Zizkov. The Austrian monarchy wanted to prevent the centralization of the city, and raised 1879 Royal Vinohrady to a royal city.

Since the mid 19th century, today the National Museum were increasingly built houses for the upper middle class neighborhood in direction. After the 1920s, the urbanization took place in the direction Ohrada and Malešice. From 1892 to 1894 was in the carousel of Vinohrady Vinohrady, which later moved to the Letna Park. 1897 Vinohrady was connected to the railway network of electric trams in 1978 and 1980 to the metro.

The town had 1913 84.000 inhabitants, in 1922 there were 90,000. Behind Prague and Brno, it was thus the third largest city on the territory of the Czech Republic. In the same year it was amalgamated with other villages and towns around the capital. Today this district is one of the luxury residential areas of Prague due to the exorbitant rents. Center of the district is the place of peace (Namesti Miru ), the street Vinohradská třída and Riegrovy sady. In 1991, the district had 65752 inhabitants. In 2001 Vinohrady was made in 2317 houses, in which 54516 people lived. The proportion of living here, not least Western foreigners is now relatively high.

Transport links

In 1897 was built in Vinohrady, a tram line that linked the National Museum with flora.

Today Vinohrady is connected to the city center and the rest of the city by the metro lines A and C as well as the tram lines 4, 6, 10, 11, 16, 22 and 23.

The bus plays apart from the line 135 in public transport this district only a subordinate role.

Important buildings

Theater

• Divadlo Smetana (1886-1887), has been known since 1992 as Státní opera Praha ( Prague State Opera )
• Vinohrady (1905-1909)

Public Buildings

• Building of Czech Radio (1929-1931)
• Central Station (1901-1909, Emperor Franz Josef station, Wilson Station )
• People's House (Narodni dum ) ( 1893-1894 )
• Market Hall ( Vinohradská tržnice ) ( 1902)
• Water Tower ( Vinohradská vodárenská vEz ) ( 1891)

Cemeteries and crematoria

• Crematorium in Prague (1929-1932)
• Graveyard Vineyards (1885 ) with the grave of Václav Havel

Chapels and churches

• Hus College ( Husuv sbor ) ( 1932-1935 )
• Church of the Sacred Heart of the Lord ( Kostel nejsvětějšího srdce Páně ) ( 1928-1932 )

Parks and Gardens

• Riegrovy sady (1904-1908), František Ladislav Rieger named after
• Havlíčkovy sady
• Bezrucovy sady
• Sady Svatopluka Čecha, named after Svatopluk Čech

Private houses, villas

• Duplex of the Čapek brothers ( Dvojdům bratří Čapků ) ( 1928-1929 )
• Villa Dimension ( Gröbova vila ) ( 1871-1888 )
• Kotěrova vila (1908-1909)
• Laichterův dum (1908-1909)
• Schnirchův Dum (1875 )
• Šalounova vila (1908-1909): home and studio of sculptor Ladislav Šaloun who created the Hus Monument in Old Town Square.