Kampa (Prague)
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| Waters |
Čertovka (Teufelsbach) Vltava |
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| Geographical location | 50 ° 5 '5 " N , 14 ° 24' 30" E | |
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| length | 620 m | |
| width | 120 m | |
| surface | 2.5 ha | |
Kampa is a 2.65 ha large island in the Vltava River in the Czech capital Prague . It is separated from the Lesser Town of Prague in the west by the artificial side canal Čertovka ( Teufelsbach ) . The first written mention comes from 1169.
location
The southern end of Kampas is a few meters above the Most Legií ( Bridge of the Legions ). The Čertovka is channeled underground from the Vltava to the left bank of the Vltava and can only be seen after a few meters on the surface. Before the Čertovka flows into the Vltava again, marking the northern end of Kampas, the canal crosses under the Charles Bridge , which can be reached from the island via a staircase. A total of five brick bridges lead to the Vltava Island.
Kampa is divided into two areas with different landscapes. The southern part of the island is the Kampa Park, with wide green spaces and the Kampa Museum , in which modern art from Central Europe is shown. The northern part of the island, however, is built on. The houses here are right on the Čertovka, which is why the island is also known as "Pražské Benátky" ( Prague Venice ) , primarily by the Prague Tourist Office .
history
Kampa is an artificial island that was created when the Čertovka was created, which was used as a mill stream for centuries . Two wooden mills still exist today. The large mill wheel belonged to the former Grand Prior Mill and is believed to date from 1400. The Kampa Museum was opened in 2003 in a disused mill.
After the Kampa had been a large garden area for a long time, construction began after the Prague Castle fire in 1541. The rubble that was piled up on the island served as the building fabric. At first the island was inhabited by people of the lower classes, from the 17th century aristocrats began to settle. Some of the preserved houses in the main square of Kampa date from this period.
Web links
- Kampa - the tourist portal of the city of Prague
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b short article about Kampa on praguewelcome.cz (German)
- ↑ George Pacurar: Prague - The Czech Republic Venice. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin. June 1, 2013, accessed July 14, 2013 .
- ↑ Kampa. In: www.marcopolo.de. Retrieved July 14, 2013 .
- ↑ Georg Pacurar: Kampa between art and kitsch. In: www.tschechien-online.org. June 30, 2013. Retrieved July 14, 2013 .