Bubeneč

Bubeneč
Basic data
State :	Czech Republic
Region :	Hlavní město Praha
Municipality :	Praha
Administrative district :	Prague 6 , Prague 7
Area :	444 ha
Geographic location :	50 ° 6 ' N , 14 ° 24' E Coordinates: 50 ° 6 '17 " N , 14 ° 23' 54" E
Residents :	21,267 (December 31, 2015)
License plate :	A.

Bubeneč (German Bubentsch ) is a district in the north of Prague . The community, first mentioned in 1197, was elevated to a town in 1904 and incorporated into the municipality in 1922. The district on the left bank of the Vltava is one of the most popular residential areas in Prague due to its many green spaces and its proximity to the center.

history

Band ceramic vessel from Bubeneč

Parish church of St. Gotthard in Bubeneč, in the background the former town hall

Rich archaeological artifacts from the Neolithic to the early Middle Ages have been found in Bubeneč since the 19th century. The Stone Age plow marks discovered in 2011 are the oldest in the Czech Republic and point to prehistoric agriculture.

The settlement was originally called Přední Ovenec (Vorder Owenetz) . Zadní Ovenec (Hinter-Owenetz) was the name for the neighboring today's district of Troja . The first mention of Ovenec comes from a document from 1197 in which it is listed as the property of the Teplá Monastery . The church consecrated to St. Gotthard is documented for the year 1313.

Výstaviště (exhibition area)

In 1840 Bubeneč received the status of an independent municipality. During this whole time the area was dominated by agriculture. In the second half of the 19th century, the Prague suburbs grew in connection with industrialization and the construction of railways. In 1891 the Prague exhibition grounds were built on the occasion of the anniversary exhibition . Although it is formally located in the Bubeneč district, it is closer to the built-up area of neighboring Holešovice .

On October 26, 1904, Bubeneč was raised to town by Emperor Franz Joseph I and also received a town coat of arms. Bubeneč became part of Prague on January 1, 1922 as part of the formation of Greater Prague. Together with the also incorporated localities Dejvice , Sedlec , Veleslavín and Vokovice, Bubeneč then formed the XIX. District of Prague.

Since 1960 Bubeneč has been divided between the districts of Prague 6 and Prague 7 . Despite the division, there is still a district identity.

Today there are several embassies in the villa districts of Bubenec, including the Dutch, Belgian, Mexican and Chinese.

Limits

Bubeneč borders the Troja district to the north, Holešovice to the east and south and Dejvice to the west . The exact boundary is as follows:

in the north: the island of Císařský ostrov
to the east: Za Elektrámou, U Výstaviště
in the south: along the railway, then Gerstnerova, Kamenická, Veletržní, Letenské náměstí, Milady Horákové, Pelléova, Jaselská
in the west: Dejvická, Vítězné náměstí, Jugoslávských partyzánů, Podbabská to Roztocká.

Green areas, parks

In Bubeneč there are large green and open spaces such as Letná , Stromovka and the exhibition center.

Lázaro Cárdenas Park
Stromovka
Stromovka
Track fallow Pod Peckou

architecture

Kaisermühle
Místodržitelský letohrádek
Pelléova vila
Bubenečská 35
Atelier AVU
Molochov

Museums, galleries

Muzeum Stanislava Suchards
Alchymista Coffee Museum
Gallery Villa Pellé
AVU Gallery
Veteran car museum of Auto Štangl
Gallery DOX
Scarabeus Gallery
Museum of the old sewage treatment plant

Statues in public spaces

“Danube” by Břetislav Benda
Monument to the freedom fighter Simón Bolívar
Monument to the composer Karel Bendl
“Peace” by Karel Hladík

The Cologne artist Gunter Demnig laid 19 stumbling blocks in Bubeneč in memory of deported and murdered citizens of the district who were persecuted by the Nazi regime because of their Jewish origins.

Sports

The Generali Arena , the stadium of the AC Sparta Praha football club

The district has three major sports facilities:

Generali Arena , the home stadium of FC Sparta Prague and home of the Czech national football team
Tipsport Arena , ice hockey hall from HC Lev and HC Sparta
Athletics hall Otakar Jandera. The only covered athletics hall in Prague, under the roof of which there is a two hundred meter oval and the environment for technical disciplines (high jump, pole vault, long jump, poking ball, etc.).

traffic

Bubenečský tunel

The Blanka tunnel complex is located in Bubeneč .

Bubeneč does not have a metro connection, but it is accessible via the tram lines: 5, 8, 12, 17, 24, 25 and 26 as well as city bus lines.

The Prague-Bubeneč railway station was built in 1850 and was an important stop on the Prague – Děčín line , which was expanded to Dresden in 1851 . It was, after Praha Masarykovo nádraží , the second train station to be built in what is now the city of Prague. The station was closed in August 2014. Its function was taken over by the newly built Praha-Podbaba station.