Dejvice

Dejvice is a historical community, a municipal quarter, a cadestal ground in the city part of Prague 6 district. Dejvice chained off itself from Prague Castle.

History

VItinze Namesti, the tranportation hub.

The history of modern Dejvice as of a city quarter begins in 1920ies. That time, it was an wntire part, with its cente in at Vítězným náměstí (Viking Square) standing at once, under modern urban architecture development plan by Antonín Engel. The tram line was established incorporate with a trolleybus by wartime. The build up of the quarted was also kept on. From the VIking Square ti sequientially shifted to the North to Podbaba neighborhood. Furing the war there was also an International Hotel built, as a symbol of teh Social Realism in Czechoslovakia. In the year of 1978 the metro line was extended to Dejvice (station was named Leninova, now it is Dejvická). Todays motorway, called Evropska also appeated that time. That time it was also called Leninova. The airport, united with the center of Prague, and that newly built newighborhood, by asequency of primary streets.

Character of the Quarter

dwelling houses in Dejvice

Dejvice are relatively luxuarious residential quarter, even a dominantly great in post-secondary schools, and armies. But it includes many dwellign sites with in mosaics places with the acting royal representation. This neighborhood is treasured near as a central region of Prague, by its great areas of Greenery, such as Divoka Sarka and Stromovka.

Between the Evropska and Yugoslavina Partizan streets the university campus begins and the Deans office of the Eelctronics Department of the Prague Technology University, as well the the construction and architecture departments. There is also VŠCHT with the theology seminary.

Transportation

Tram from Dejvice to the center

Dejvice is linked with the center of Prague by multiple tram lines (8,20,25,26, and more). The metro line A terminated in Dejvice, and gets to the heart of the city in minutes. Prague International airport is accessible from Dejvice by a bus # 119, which travels down Evropska in 20 minutes.