Žižkov
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Hlavní město Praha | ||
| Municipality : | Praha | ||
| Administrative district : | Prague 3 , Prague 8 , Prague 10 | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 5 ' N , 14 ° 27' E | ||
| Residents : | 57,300 (December 31, 2015) | ||
| Postal code : | 130 00 | ||
Žižkov (German: Zischkaberg , Žižkow , Zizkow , 1939–1945 Veitsberg ) is a district of the Czech capital Prague . It is located east of the center. From an administrative point of view, Žižkov belongs to the Prague 3 district , only two small areas belong to Prague 8 and Prague 10 respectively . The district is named after the Hussite leader Jan Žižka .
character
Žižkov is a settlement of tenement houses from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The streets are narrow and steeply sloping. Because of the relatively cheap rents and the proximity to the center, Žižkov has developed into a center of Prague's artist and pub scene since the 1990s.
history
The village of Weinberge also benefited from the enormous growth of Prague in the 19th century . The community, which previously lived only from viticulture on the slopes of Vitusberg , was finally able to take advantage of its proximity to Prague. In 1849 the village became independent, in 1867 the community was given the new name Royal Vineyards / Královská Vinohradská obec. From 1868 Royal Vineyards belonged to the Karolinenthal district . In 1875, Royal Vineyards was divided into two parishes; the north-eastern part was named Vinohrady I and was renamed Žižkov two years later, the southwest part became the municipality of Vinohrady II, which since 1877 has been called the Royal Vineyards / Královské Vinohrady. In 1878 Žižkov was assigned to the newly formed judicial district Royal Vineyards . In 1881 Žižkov was promoted to town.
In 1889 the Žižkov judicial district was formed from three parishes of the Royal Vineyards judicial district. With the creation of the Žižkov District in 1898, the town became a district town. The construction, which began at the end of the 19th century, increased very quickly. In 1920 almost the entire area was built on, only in the district of Ohrada was newly built. The district was connected to the tram system . In 1922 the city of Žižkov was incorporated into Prague.
In the 1970s, the communist government began to consider completely rebuilding the district. The narrow streets were to be widened and the apartment buildings replaced by prefabricated buildings. However, these plans were repeatedly postponed and discarded after the overthrow of 1989 . Even though some houses have been renovated since the 1990s, not much has changed in the appearance of the district. In 1991 the district had 61,286 inhabitants. In 2001 Žižkov consisted of 2,358 houses in which 55,401 people lived.
Special buildings
The most famous building is the Žižkov TV tower . It is located on the border between Žižkov and Vinohrady in the Mahler Park and was put into operation in 1992. It is open to the public and offers a good view of Prague. The Church of St. Procopius is located on Sladkov Square and there is an economic college in the municipality.
On the Veitsberg (Czech: Vítkov ) is the national monument on the Veitsberg, inaugurated in 1950 . Because of its history, the monument is one of the most unpopular monuments in Prague.
At the foot of Vitusberg there is the Army Museum (Armádní muzeum) , which shows the history of the Czechoslovak army and the resistance in the years 1914–1945.
Immediately next to the Žižkov TV tower is the old Žižkov Jewish cemetery . Also part of Žižkov is the Olšany location with the Olšany Cemetery , the largest burial site in Prague, and the New Jewish Cemetery opposite .
Sports
The neighborhood is home to the FK Viktoria Žižkov football club . Before World War II , Žižkov had the highest density of football clubs in Prague. In addition to Viktoria, the most famous clubs included the Czechoslovak amateur champions from 1925, AFK Union Žižkov , the Werkself SS Plincner, the Central Bohemian Cup finalist from 1941, and Čechie Žižkov. Under the communist regime, numerous soccer fields and with them the clubs located there disappeared in the course of development. Of the more than 20 teams at times, only Viktoria and Union still exist today.
The following football clubs once played in Žižkov: Amatérský lev XI., SK Amatéři Žižkov, ČAFC Žižkov, SK Čechie Žižkov, SK Čechoslovan Žižkov, SK Černobílí Žižkov, Žižkov XI , SK Pařík Žižkov, SS Plincner Praha, Pražské sportovní sdružení, SK Rapid Žižkov, Rudá Hvězda Žižkov, SK Slavia Žižkov, SK Slavoj Žižkov, SK Slovan Žižkov, Sokol Žižkovížkov, Sokol Žižkovížk, Sokolíl Žižkov, Sokolíl Žižkov, Sokolíl Žižkov I. , SS Žižkov, Studentský SK Žižkov, SS Vítkov Žižkov, AFK Union Žižkov, SK Union Žižkov, SK Viktoria Žižkov, Sokol Žižkov, Žižkovský SK, SK Žižkovský team.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Prague TV Tower ( Memento June 4, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), English and Czech
- Army Museum , Czech