Průhonice

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Průhonice
Municipality
Průhonice Castle and its park
Průhonice Castle and its park
Průhonice is located in Czech Republic
Průhonice
Průhonice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′6″N 14°13′37″E / 50.00167°N 14.22694°E / 50.00167; 14.22694Coordinates: 50°0′6″N 14°13′37″E / 50.00167°N 14.22694°E / 50.00167; 14.22694
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-West
First mentioned1187
Area
 • Total7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Elevation
306 m (1,004 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total2,902
 • Density380/km2 (980/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
252 43
Websitewww.pruhonice-obec.cz

Průhonice is a municipality and village in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,900 inhabitants. It is known for the Průhonice Park, which has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.

Administrative parts[]

The village of Rozkoš is an administrative part of Průhonice.

History[]

The first written mention of Průhonice is from 1187, when the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary was consecrated.[2]

Sights[]

Průhonice Castle Park is one of the most significant castle parks in the Czech Republic. Since 2010 it has a status of a national cultural monument. Later in 2010 it also has been included in the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites (as a part of Historic Centre of Prague).[3] It is described as "original masterpiece of garden landscape architecture of worldwide importance".[4] It has area of 250 ha,[5] out of which 211.42 ha is UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was founded in 1885 by Count Arnošt Emanuel Silva Tarouca.[4]

The Romanesque Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is located in the park. It is the oldest preserved building in the municipality.[6]

The Dendrological Garden was founded in 1970s in the area of 73 ha. There are about 5,000 taxa of woody plants and perennials, which makes it one of the largest collections of ornamental plants in the country.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. ^ "Z historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Průhonice. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  3. ^ "Průhonický park pronikl mezi památky UNESCO, přiřadili ho k centru Prahy" (in Czech). iDnes. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2020-07-21.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Historic Centre of Prague". UNESCO. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  5. ^ "The Průhonice Park". Institute of Botany of the CAS. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Základní informace o obci" (in Czech). Obec Průhonice. Retrieved 2021-06-22.

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