Vršovice (Prague)
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 Czech Republic
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| Region : | Hlavní město Praha | ||
| Municipality : | Praha | ||
| Administrative district : | Prague 10 | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 4 ' N , 14 ° 28' E | ||
| Residents : | 35,787 (December 31, 2015) | ||
Vršovice (German Wršowitz , Wrschowitz , Werschowitz ) is a Prague district. It is located southeast of the city center and belongs to the Prague 10 district . The neighboring districts are Strašnice , Vinohrady , Nusle and Michle .
history
The village of Vršovice was established at the time of settlement in the valley of the Botič river during the rule of the first princes on Vyšehrad . Vršovice is first mentioned in a document in 1088 in the basic index of the Vyšehrad chapter. At the beginning of the 14th century, the village then belonged to the Prague Štuka, who sold it to the Order of German Knights . At that time, the village still had a fortress that served as the center of trade.
It was probably involved in the battle for Vyšehrad in 1420 and suffered its defeat under King Sigismund . Here in 1448 the fighting of the Bohemian King George of Podebrady began against Vyšehrad, which was captured a short time later.
In 1556 Vršovice belonged to Kašpar Granovský z Granova, a secretary of Emperor Ferdinand I. A short time later, they sold it to Trčka z Lípy , from whom it was confiscated in 1620 and passed to the Sternbergers . The Thirty Years War hit the village hard.
In 1797 Jakob von Wimmer bought Vršovice, who also owned Nusle, Záběhlice and a few other villages in the area. He introduced new methods of agricultural use, modernized the timber industry, planted orchards, promoted the development of textile manufacturers and supported cultural activities. With the last aristocrat of the Buquoy , the party went under.
The last owners until 1909 were the Procházka family. The Praha-Vršovice railway station was put into operation on March 1, 1882. In 1885 the community was raised to a market town . In 1922, the town, which was elevated to a city in 1902, was incorporated into Prague . In 1991 the place had 41,567 inhabitants. In 2001 Vršovice consisted of 1338 houses in which 37301 people lived.
Population development
- 1840: 900 inhabitants
- 1860: 2,400 inhabitants
- 1885: 7,000 inhabitants, 313 houses
- 1900: 14,000 inhabitants
- 1991: 41,567 inhabitants
- 2001: 37,301 inhabitants, 1,338 residential buildings
Attractions
- Gothic Church of St. Nicholas (1374)
- Modern reinforced concrete church of St. Wenceslas on Čechovo náměstí (architect Josef Gočár ) (1929–1930)
- Neo-Renaissance Rangherka Castle
- Eden Stadium
- Ďolíček Stadium
- Sights in Vršovice
The main square, Vršovické náměstí , with the Church of St. Nicholas in the background
Reinforced concrete church of St. Wenceslas
Rangherka Castle
Sports
Vršovice is home to two football clubs , Slavia Prague and Bohemians 1905 Prague , the stadiums of both clubs are only about 1,500 meters apart.
