Divoká Šárka (; Wild Šárka) is a

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on the northwestern outskirts of

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, the capital city of the

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. Around the 6th century the

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came to this area. In the 7th to 9th centuries above the Džbán gorge was a Slavic settlement, with an area of approximately 20 ha (3 ha fortified settlement). A

gorge A canyon (from ; archaic British English spelling: ''cañon''), or gorge, is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic time scales. Rivers have a natural tendency to ...

in the area is named after the female warrior Šárka, who, according to Ancient Bohemian Legends, threw herself to her death from its cliffs after betraying her lover

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during the Maidens' War. It is the closest site to the city where the black woodpecker lives.Czech Society for Ornithology: Birding in Prague
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Džbán
(The Pitcher) on the border of the Divoká Šárka reserve area and a public swimming pool located in the middle of the reserve. The water of the pool is supplied by clean and fresh water from the Šárka spring creek that passes through the park and the lake.

Photo

Image:23.06.2012 Divoka Sarka Czech (27).JPG, View in Divoká Šárka Image:23.06.2012 Divoka Sarka Czech (28).JPG, View in Divoká Šárka Image:Praha, Vodní nádrž Džbán 01.jpg, The Džbán

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Image:Praha, Vokovice, Divoká Šárka X.JPG, Restaurant Dívčí skok (''A girl jump'') Image:Praha, Vokovice, Divoká Šárka, skály u Džbánu.jpg, Džbán gorge in Divoká Šárka Image:Divoká Šárka.jpg, Divoká Šárka. June 2019

References

External links

Divoká Šárka travel guide from expats.cz
Geography of Prague Nature reserves in the Czech Republic Tourist attractions in Prague {{protected-area-stub