Vysočany (Prague)
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Hlavní město Praha | ||
| Municipality : | Prague | ||
| Administrative district : | Prague 9 , Prague 3 | ||
| Area : | 6068 ha | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 7 ′ N , 14 ° 30 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 15,795 (December 31, 2016) | ||
| Postal code : | 190 00 | ||
Vysočany (German Wissotschan ) is a cadastral municipality in the Czech capital Prague . It is located on Rokytka northeast of the city center and largely belongs to the Prague 9 district , only a small part in the south-west belongs to Prague 3 .
history
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Vysočany was first mentioned in writing in 1239 as the property of the Kladruby Benedictine monastery . Vysočany became a municipality in 1849 and a school was added in 1854, the first teacher of which was the patriotic reformer Jan Pravoslav Přibík . In 1850 Vysočany had 650 inhabitants.
An upswing began in the 19th century with the construction of a sugar factory and the train station , which continued with the connection of the electric tram and in particular the establishment of the Emil Kolbens electrotechnical factory in 1896. In 1902 Vysočany was granted town charter by Emperor Franz Joseph , and the town hall was opened in 1915.
In 1922 the city was incorporated into the capital with Prosek and Hloubětín and became the new district of Prague IX. The industrialization of the area advanced, including factories of the mechanical engineering company ČKD and the aircraft manufacturer Aero . The industrial character was only lost at the end of the 20th century when Vysočany became a residential area.
traffic
Are on the cadastral area of Vysočany of Praha-Vysočany railway station and the Praha-Libeň railway station and the stations Vysočanská and Kolbenova the B metro line .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Area and inhabitants of the Prague cadastral parishes - Český statistický úřad
- ↑ Vysočanské Proměny - site of Prague 9