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Prague Old Town Square
A spectacular medieval square dominated by the Astronomical Clock, Týn Church, and colorful baroque facades.
7 km · about 15 min drive
Prague, Czechia · Europe
Vysočany works well as a base: 30km from Karlštejn Castle.
Vysočany is a town located in Prague, Czechia. With a population of 17,465, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Vysočany sits in Czechia, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Prague time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Vysočany to your route.
Vysočany (German: Wissotschan) is a part of Prague in the Prague 9 administrative district (partly in Prague 3), Czech Republic. It lays in the eastern part of Prague around the valley with Rokytka river.History
The first recorded information about Vysočany is from 1115 when the duke Vladislav I. gave VysočanyRead more
vineyards to Kladruby monastery.
In 1896 - Emil Kolben - important Czech engineer and entrepreneur (former employee and friend of Thomas Edison) founded its factory which later became the famous ČKD. This strongly influenced Vysočany as a heavily industrial district of Prague.
In the year 1902 - the emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria awarded Vysočany with the title of city and the right to use its coat of arms.
1911 - Vysočany Town Hall was built
In 1922 - Vysočany became part of Prague.
In 1939 - after the Nazi invasion of Prague. The majority of industrial production had to be refocused on military production to support Nazi-Germany war
In 1942 - several families from Vysočany were involved in the Operation Anthropoid (assassination of Reinhard Heydrich)
In 1945 - during the end of World War II the district was heavily damaged during the Bombing of Prague. The targets were factories which were forced to produce military material.
In 1968 - after the invasion of Russian armies - there was a special convention of the Czechoslovak Communist Party held in Vysočany which strongly condemned the invasion of the Soviet armies.
Since 1990s - the new era after Velvet Revolution saw Vysočany transforming from heavily industrial district to new modern residential part of Prague. Big part of construction is focused on the "brown-fields" after former factories.
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Vysočany is located in Prague, Czechia, Europe. The coordinates are 50.1094 latitude, 14.5167 longitude.
Vysočany has a population of approximately 17,465 people, making it a town in Czechia.
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A spectacular medieval square dominated by the Astronomical Clock, Týn Church, and colorful baroque facades.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Medieval astronomical clock on the Old Town Hall that has been ticking since 1410, the third-oldest in the world.
7 km · about 15 min drive
cafe
The world's only surviving Cubist café, on the first floor of Josef Gočár's House of the Black Madonna (1912) in Prague. Closed when Cubism went out of fashion, it reopened in 2005 restored to the original design down to the light fittings.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Medieval stone arch bridge lined with 30 baroque statues crossing the Vltava River in Prague.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Consistently ranked among the world's best zoos, set in a beautiful valley along the Vltava River.
8 km · about 15 min drive
cathedral
The largest and most important cathedral in the Czech Republic, situated within Prague Castle.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Sprawling 9th-century castle complex that is the largest ancient castle in the world by area.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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A large Gothic castle founded by Charles IV in 1348 to safeguard the Imperial Regalia and Czech crown jewels.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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