Prague 17
Prague 17 Řepy |
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Region : | Hlavní město Praha | ||
Municipality : | Praha | ||
Area : | 326 ha | ||
Geographic location : | 50 ° 4 ' N , 14 ° 18' E | ||
Residents : | 24,666 (December 31, 2015) | ||
Postal code : | 163 00 | ||
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Status: | District ( městská část ) | ||
administration | |||
Mayor : | Jitka Synková ( ODS ) (as of 2016) | ||
Address: | Žalanského 291 / 12b 163 00 Praha-Řepy |
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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
Commons : Řepy - collection of images, videos and audio files