Prague 10

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Prague 10
Coat of arms of Prague 10 Location of Prague 10
Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Hlavní město Praha
Municipality : Praha
Area : 1900 ha
Geographic location : 50 ° 4 '  N , 14 ° 30'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 4 '18 "  N , 14 ° 29' 53"  E
Residents : 108,756 (December 31, 2015)
Postal code : 148 00, 149 00
administration
Mayor : Vladimír Novák ( ČSSD ) (as of 2016)
Address: Vršovická 68
101 38 Praha-Vršovice
Website : www.praha10.cz

Prague 10 is an administrative district of the Czech capital Prague . It includes the cadastral parish Vršovice , where the official seat is located, completely. In addition, part of Vinohrady , most of Strašnice and Malešice, and part of Záběhlice and Michle belong to the 10th district. In addition, minor areas of the cadastral communities Žižkov , Hrdlořezy and Hloubětín are part of the district.

Attractions

In the Prague 10 district there are two modern church buildings from the first half of the 20th century. These are the Church of St. Wenceslas, a functionalist building by Josef Gočár , and the Hussite Church in Vinohrady, built by Pavel Janák . The Romanesque Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary in Záběhlice is a monument from the 12th century.

In addition, Prague 10 has the largest crematorium in Europe, the Strašnice crematorium . This is followed by the Vinohrady cemetery , the second largest in Prague. The Čapek brothers' villa and Jan Kotěra's villa Trmal are located in the district .

Twin cities