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Žižkov
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Also known as Zischkaberg, Zizkow, Veitsberg

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Žižkov
Settlement.settlement_type
Cadastral district of Prague
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Žižkov z Vítkova.jpg
Settlement.image_caption
Žižkov as seen from Vítkov hill, with Žižkov Television Tower
Settlement.image_shield
Historický znak Žižkova.jpg
Settlement.shield_size
130px
Settlement.image_map
Praha KÚ Žižkov.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Žižkov within Prague
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Czech Republic
Settlement.subdivision_type1
City
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Prague
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Prague 3, Prague 8, Prague 10
Settlement.established_title
Incorporated into Prague
Settlement.established_date
1922
Settlement.area_total_km2
5.44
Settlement.population_as_of
2021

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Jan Žižka
Official name
Žižkov
Located in
Prague 8
Population
58267
Area
5.442
Shares border with
Strašnice
Image
Žižkov z Vítkova.jpg
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topic's main category
Category:Žižkov
Commons gallery
Žižkov
Commons category
Žižkov
number of houses
137
native label
Žižkov
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Encyclopedic overview

22 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Early history
  • 20th-century
  • Žižkov today
  • Significant sights
  • Žižkov Television Tower
  • National Monument
  • Olšany Cemetery
  • New Jewish Cemetery
  • Churches of Žižkov
  • Parks
  • Demographics
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Transport
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Theatre
  • Events
  • Notable people
  • References
  • Sources

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Žižkov ( or Zizkow, between 1939 and 1945 Veitsberg) is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Žižkov” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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