Břevnov
Sign in to saveBřevnov () is a cadastral district in the west of Prague, located in Prague 6. The district is home to the Břevnov Monastery (Czech: Břevnovský klášter). On the territory of Břevnov stems Brusnice brook. Břevnov was first mentioned in the 10th century. In 1907 was promoted to the city and since 1921 then became part of the City of Prague.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Břevnov
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Cadastral Area of Prague
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Praha Břevnov monastery from SE DSCN0284.JPG
- Settlement.image_caption
- Břevnov monastery
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- Praha KÚ Břevnov.png
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- Location of Břevnov in Prague
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- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Czech Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Prague
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Prague 5, Prague 6
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 5.24
- Settlement.population_total
- 25756
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +1
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Břevnov
- Population
- 25756
- Area
- 5.241
- Image
- Praha Strahovsky stadion.jpg
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- Commons category
- Břevnov
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- Břevnov
- number of houses
- 2306
- inception
- 1922-00-00
- native label
- Břevnov
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Břevnov () is a cadastral district in the west of Prague, located in Prague 6. The district is home to the Břevnov Monastery (Czech: Břevnovský klášter). On the territory of Břevnov stems Brusnice brook. Břevnov was first mentioned in the 10th century. In 1907 was promoted to the city and since 1921 then became part of the City of Prague.
Apart from the Břevnov monastery, we can find other remarkable buildings on the area. The building of the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences is located in the north-western of Břevnov. The legend of this institute was its former director Otto Wichterle, to whom is devoted the monument in front of the building. Others are: Ladronka homestead, Hostinec U Kaštanu and Hotel Pyramida. There is also a large Military University Hospital (Ústřední vojenská nemocnice).
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