Prague 17

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Prague 17
Řepy
Coat of arms of Řepy Location of Prague 17
Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Hlavní město Praha
Municipality : Praha
Area : 326 ha
Geographic location : 50 ° 4 '  N , 14 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 4 '22 "  N , 14 ° 18' 27"  E
Residents : 24,666 (December 31, 2015)
Postal code : 163 00
structure
Status: District ( městská část )
administration
Mayor : Jitka Synková ( ODS ) (as of 2016)
Address: Žalanského 291 / 12b
163 00 Praha-Řepy
Website : www.repy.cz

Prague 17 or Řepy is an administrative district and a district of the Czech capital Prague . The Prague 17 administrative district is located on the western edge of the city and includes the Prague 17 district and the Praha-Zličín district . The district of Prague 17 is identical to the cadastral municipality Řepy (German beet ).

history

Řepy was first mentioned in 993 in the founding deed of Břevnov Monastery . In 1879 the robber Wenzel Babinsky died in the village and he was buried here.

Řepy was incorporated into the Prague urban area in 1968.

Attractions

  • Pilgrimage church Maria vom Siege on the White Mountain
  • Convent of the Sisters of Mercy of St. Karl Borromeo , founded in 1858, served as a women's prison for a long time. Disbanded during communism, it is now used again as a nursing home and women's prison
  • Church of St. Martin from the 12th century
  • Řepy cemetery with the grave of Wenceslaus Babinsky

Web links

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