Vršovice is a cadastral district of Prague . All of Vršovice lies within the Prague 10 administrative district. Vršovice is located south-east of the city centre. It borders Vinohrady to the north, Nusle to the south-west, Michle to the south and Strašnice to the east. The name is first mentioned in 1088 in the founding document of the Vyšehrad Chapter . In 1922 the district was incorporated into the city of Prague. It has 107 streets and 1,611 addresses and has about 38,700 inhabitants.
5-610: Train stations Praha-Vršovice (formerly known as Nusle , German : Nusl-Verschowitz ) and Praha-Eden serve this part of the city. There is a shopping centre in Vršovice, called Eden and the Koh-i-Noor Waldes factory, which is a manufacturer of buttons and press-studs. It should not be confused with the Czech company Koh-i-Noor Hardtmuth , one of the world's largest producers and distributors of pencils and office supplies. In
10-480: A 2016 travel feature about the district, The New York Times identified Vršovice as "one of the capital’s 'it' neighborhoods." Some of the most notable people born there are Michael Stevens, Dominik Hlavacka, Johnny Studnicny and Krystof Hanzal. There are two professional football teams in the area: SK Slavia Prague and Bohemians 1905 . Slavia uses the Eden Arena , which is the largest football stadium in
15-478: Is a railway station located in Prague 4 , located at the edge of Vršovice and Nusle , which carried 1,826,000 passengers in 2009. The station is located on the main line from Praha hlavní nádraží to České Budějovice , and the local line to Dobříš and Čerčany via Vrané nad Vltavou . The mainline to České Budějovice opened in 1871, beginning from what is now Praha-Hostivař railway station . On March 1, 1882,
20-592: The Czech Republic and Bohemians 1905 the Ďolíček Stadium. There are also teams playing in the lower leagues, for example SK Union Vršovice . There are two Roman Catholic churches, St. Wenceslas Church , completed in 1930, and one dedicated to St. Nicholas which dates from 1374. Since 1930 there has been the Hus' House which has also included a theatre in the past. Praha-Vr%C5%A1ovice Praha-Vršovice railway station ( Czech : Nádraží Praha-Vršovice )
25-497: The line was extended further towards Prague to this station, which was opened under the name Nusle . The station was renamed Nusle-Vršovice in 1912, and then Praha-Vršovice in 1948. The station is classed as a cultural monument. The station was reconstructed between 2019 and 2021, which included the opening of a new underpass to Nusle. Vršovice station is not served by the Prague Metro , but numerous tram routes call outside
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