Průhonice

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.

Průhonice
Průhonice Castle and its park
Průhonice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°0′6″N 14°13′37″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-West
First mentioned1187
Area
  Total7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Elevation
306 m (1,004 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total2,934
  Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
252 43
Websitewww.pruhonice-obec.cz

Administrative parts

Village of Rozkoš is an administrative part of Průhonice.

Sights

Průhonice Castle Park is one of the most significant castle parks in the Czech Republic. Since 2010 it has a status of 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).[2]

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. "Průhonický park pronikl mezi památky UNESCO, přiřadili ho k centru Prahy" (in Czech). iDnes. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 2020-07-21.


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