Prague 5

Prague 5, officially the Prague Municipal District (Městská čast Praha 5), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. The administrative region (správní obvod) of the identical title comprises of municipal districts Prague 5 and Slivenec.

Prague 5 is just one of the largest areas of Prague located in the west side of the Vltava lake. It includes Smíchov, Radlice, Košíře, Barrandov, Zlíchov, Zličín, Jinonice, Hlubočepy, Motol, Slivenec, Butovice, Chuchle, and Klukovice, also a tremendously small part of Malá Strana.

The area ended up being the very first one in Prague that provided free wireless web connection to its residents. Prague 5 keeps growing more crucial since the repair of Anděl on Smíchov. Now, Anděl is the heart of Prague 5, with tens of thousands of offices and something huge shopping mall. In addition, the underground garages in Anděl will be the biggest in Prague. Prague 5 is quite easily accessible by trains and buses: Metro range B, dozens of tram lines and buses.

Barrandov[edit]

Barrandov began as a film creating borough. The film studios, which are energetic even today, were soon enclosed by many stunning villas of the very first Republic and therefore a tiny garden town developed. This section of Barrandov is till today regarded as being a “good target" in Prague. Essential landmarks besides the Barrandov movie Studios would be the Barrandov Terraces (Barrandovské Terasy), an old useful luxury restaurant with a marvelous look at Vltava river.

Brand new Barrandov is mentioned because of its unique tram channels. The Hlubočepy-Sídliště Barrandov course (tram no.20, 12 or 14) was opened in 2003 and is undeniably more interesting in Prague. Architect, Patrik Kotas, designed the ultra-modern channels that create a distinctive feature from humdrum, grey walls.

Smíchov[edit]

Textile production facilities, breweries, railway carriages – the industrial reputation for Prague ended up being printed in Smíchov. These days, the commercial age is recalled only by the sizeable area of the Staropramen Brewery. Smíchov has encountered an extraordinary change in the past several years. This employees’ district was transformed into an area of ultra-modern workplaces, buying centers and multiplex cinemas. The main point may be the crossroads called Anděl and also the Metro station of the same name. Exactly how did this destination get its name? There as soon as was once a classicistic building with a brewery, adorned by a painted fresco of an angel which, however, had to make-way for construction for the Prague Metro in 1980. Also in the neighbourhoods: The Anděl Media Centre, the site for the editorial offices of Mladá Fronta Dnes, Lidové Noviny, and Rádio Expres.

Malá Strana[edit]

Prague 5 covers in addition 4percent of Malá Strana which is just the few blocks of structures of the main previous village Ujezd, today in the middle of Vítězná Street, Janáčkov Embankment, Petřínská, Mělnická, Plaská Streets, also a part of the Vltava nearby the bridge Most Legí.

Additional quarters with unique landmarks[edit]

• Radlice and Kosire - peaceful centrally located domestic places with old mansions and household houses
• Chuchle - noted for its horseracing occasions regarding the Prague racecourse Velká Chuchle
• Zličin - big professional area located in the motorways with many shopping centers

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