Prague has a local-government structure of two or three tiers, depending on the area of town. At the top is the Magistrate of the Capital City of Prague ( Czech : Magistrát hlavního města Prahy ), which is responsible for public transport ; waste collection; municipal police ; firefighting ; ambulance services; cultural activities; care of historical sites; the Prague Zoo ; and other activities of citywide significance.
10-493: Malešice is a cadastral district in Prague . The earliest reference about the village is from 1309. It became a part of Prague on 1 January 1922. It lies mostly in the administrative district of Prague 10 while a small part is in Prague 9 . The district is bordered by Strašnice , Žižkov , Hrdlořezy , Kyje , Štěrboholy and Hostivař . The population is over 11,000 as of the 2021 census. This Prague location article
20-622: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prague city districts Prague is divided into 10 municipal districts (1-10), 22 administrative districts (1-22), 57 municipal parts, or 112 cadastral areas. Since 1990, the city has been divided into 56 (since 1992, 57) self-governing municipal parts ( Czech : městské části ). The parts are responsible for parks and environmental protection ; ordering equipment for schools and volunteer firefighters ; some cultural and sports activities; activities for seniors; some social and health programs; cemeteries; and collection of fees for dog tags and
30-409: Is bordered by the districts of Břevnov , Smíchov , Košíře , Střešovice and Malá Strana . Strahov is home to the premonstratensian Strahov Monastery ( Czech : Strahovský klášter ), Štefánik's Observatory ( Czech : Štefánikova hvězdárna ) and Great Strahov Stadium ( Czech : Velký strahovský stadion ), a former sports stadium that was once the largest in the world and famously hosted
40-764: 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 . In Communist times, a radio frequency jammer was situated in the district to block the broadcasts of Radio Free Europe . It was a featured location in the game Tomb Raider: The Angel of Darkness (2003). 50°05′10″N 14°23′24″E / 50.086°N 14.390°E / 50.086; 14.390 This Prague location article
50-828: The 111 cadastral areas named above, many other Prague settlements, quarters and housing estates are perceived as districts, although they do not constitute their own cadastral areas. Examples: Barrandov , Spořilov , Sídliště Košík , Zahradní Město , Pankrác , Letná , Bubny , Zlíchov , Klíčov , Butovice , Klukovice , Kačerov , Jenerálka , Šárka , Strahov , Chodovec , Litochleby , Dubeček , Lázeňka , Netluky , Zmrzlík , Cikánka , Kateřinky , Hrnčíře , Pitkovičky , Lahovičky , Dolní Černošice , Kazín , Závist , Baně , Strnady , and many others. The biggest panelák complexes are Jižní Město ("South City"), Severní Město ("North City") and Jihozápadní Město ("Southwest City"), all of which consist of partial housing estates. Most of Prague's panelák estates that were built between
60-630: The 1960s and 1980s have names that incorporate the Czech word sídliště , which refers to a post-World War 2 eastern bloc housing estate. Many local names originated from names of historic villages in today's Prague area. Strahov (Prague) Strahov ( Czech pronunciation: [ˈstraɦof] ) 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
70-562: The Prague 19 government, to get an identity card. Both the citywide government and the municipal districts have elected councils and mayors . The mayor of the Capital City of Prague is known as the primátor , which is sometimes translated into English as "lord mayor" (even though the Czech title carries no connotations of nobility). Since 1960, Prague has been divided into 10 municipal districts. Those 10 districts are still used for addressing and transportation purposes and, for example,
80-403: The like. Another important activity of the municipal parts is the ownership, maintenance and, sometimes, sale of public property, especially public housing . Since 2001, the 57 municipal parts have been grouped into 22 numbered administrative districts ( Czech : správní obvody ), for national-government purposes. One administrative district has responsibility for providing certain services for
90-468: The municipal parts. Those services include providing business licenses, identity cards and passports. The administrative district with such responsibility sometimes shares a name with the municipal part it serves. For example, the administrative district of Prague 19 provides those services to the municipal parts of Prague 19 (Kbely), Prague- Satalice and Prague- Vinoř . Residents of Satalice can get dog tags in their neighborhood but must go to Kbely, home of
100-476: The organisation of courts and prosecutions. Street signs usually reflects the name of a municipal district and additionally add the name of the cadastral area ( Czech : katastrální území ). Thus, a sign in Kbely will say "Praha 9-Kbely," not "Praha 19." Prague residents are much more likely to use the name of a cadastral area, than the name of an administrative district in everyday communication. Notes: Beyond
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