Krč is a

cadastral district A cadastre or cadaster ( ) is a comprehensive recording of the real estate or real property's metes-and-bounds of a country.Jo Henssen, ''Basic Principles of the Main Cadastral Systems in the World,'/ref> Often it is represented graphically in ...

in the south of

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

, located in

Prague 4 Prague 4, formally the Prague 4 Municipal District (''Městská čast Praha 4''), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. The administrative district (''správní obvod'') of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 4 and Kunratice. ...

. It became part of the city in 1922.

History

Krč () was first mentioned in written documents in 1222. During the time of the

Hussites upright=1.2, Battle between Hussites (left) and Crusades#Campaigns against heretics and schismatics, Catholic crusaders in the 15th century upright=1.2, The Lands of the Bohemian Crown during the Hussite Wars. The movement began during the Prag ...

, the area was seized by the ''Pražský svaz'', the Hussite denomination from Prague. In 1900, ''Dolní Krč'' (lower Krč) comprised 1,354 inhabitants, a chateau, a brewery and a brickyard, and was part of the

Nusle Nusle () is a district of Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a populati ...

district, while ''Horní Krč'' (upper Krč) and the nearby hamlet Jalové Dvory belonged to

Královské Vinohrady Vinohrady (until 1960 Královské Vinohrady, in English literally "Royal Vineyards" ) is a cadastral district in Prague. It is so named because the area was once covered in vineyards dating from the 14th century. Vinohrady lies in the municipal ...

. In 1922, when the area became part of Prague, there were 3,700 inhabitants and 323 addresses.

Krč today

Places of interest in Krč include the neo-gothic Chateau constructed in the mid 19th century, and , the largest health facility in the south of Prague. The hospital premises are also home to the

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine ( – IKEM) is the largest Czech medical research and clinical hospital located in Prague–Krč. It is directly managed the Ministry of Health and it was established in 1971 as a part of nearby . ...

(IKEM). The district is also home to many large office blocks, including the headquarters of Česká Spořitelna (a subsidiary of

Erste Group Erste Group Bank AG (shortened version Erste Group) is an Austrian financial service provider. It is one of the largest financial service providers in Central and Eastern Europe serving more than 16 million clients in over 2,000 branches in seven ...

), located around Budějovické náměstí and Budějovická metro station.

Demographics

Transport

Krč is served by line C of the

Prague Metro The Prague Metro () is the rapid transit network of Prague, Czech Republic. Founded in 1974, the system consists of three lines (Line A (Prague Metro), A, Line B (Prague Metro), B and Line C (Prague Metro), C) serving 61 stationsCounting the thre ...

Pankrác Pankrác is a neighborhood of Prague, Czech Republic. It is located south of the city centre on the hills of the eastern bank of the Vltava River and is part of the Prague 4 municipal district, situated in the district of Nusle. Bordering distri ...

, Budějovická and Kačerov stations all have onward bus connections to Krč. The planned line D of the Prague Metro will pass through Krč, directly serving Thomayer hospital, and interchanging with Praha-Krč railway station.

Sport

SK Sparta Krč SK Sparta Krč is a association football, football club from Prague, Czech Republic. It plays in the ninth level of Czech football. In 2007–08 Czech 2. Liga, 2007–08, the club played in the Czech 2. Liga. After finishing second behind FK Bohe ...

- football club

Notable residents

Writers

Antal Stašek Antal Stašek (born Antonín Zeman) (22 July 1843 – 9 October 1931) was a Czech writer and lawyer. Life and work Stašek was born in the village of Stanový (now part of Zlatá Olešnice) in northern Bohemia. From 1877, Stašek was a successfu ...

and

Ivan Olbracht Ivan Olbracht, born Kamil Zeman (6 January 1882 – 20 December 1952), was a Czech people, Czech writer, journalist, censor and translator of German language, German prose. Biography The son of writer Antal Stašek and his Jewish-born Catholic ...

lived in a

villa A villa is a type of house that was originally an ancient Roman upper class country house that provided an escape from urban life. Since its origins in the Roman villa, the idea and function of a villa have evolved considerably. After the f ...

located in the northern part of Krč. Today, two main roads leading through the district are named in their honour, as well as the ''Sídliště Antala Staška'' housing estate, located south-west of Budějovické náměstí.

References

Pražské zahrady, zastavení čtyřicáté páté - Praha 4 - Krč

External links

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