Strahov
Sign in to savethumb|300px|View over Strahov -The stadium and university accommodation are clearly visible.Strahov () is a district of Prague in the Czech Republic. It lies on the west bank of the Vltava, west of Petřín hill, Malá Strana and Hradčany. It is bordered by the districts of Břevnov, Smíchov, Košíře, Střešovice and Malá Strana.
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- Czech Republic
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- Smíchov
- Population
- 263
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thumb|300px|View over Strahov -The stadium and university accommodation are clearly visible.Strahov () is a district of Prague in the Czech Republic. It lies on the west bank of the Vltava, west of Petřín hill, Malá Strana and Hradčany. It is bordered by the districts of Břevnov, Smíchov, Košíře, Střešovice and Malá Strana.
==Description== Strahov is home to the premonstratensian Strahov Monastery (), Štefánik's Observatory () and Great Strahov Stadium (), a former sports stadium that was once the largest in the world and famously hosted the spartakiáda gatherings. A smaller stadium, Stadion Evžena Rošického, currently home to football club SK Sparta Krč is in Strahov, as is a large accommodation block for the Czech Technical University in Prague.
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