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Žižkov

Žižkov is a cadastral district of , . Most of Žižkov lies in the municipal and administrative district of , except for very small parts which are in and .
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  • Type: Suburb with 58,300 residents
  • Description: urban district of Prague
  • Also known as: “Veitsberg”, “Zischkaberg”, “Zizkov”, and “Zizkow”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fortuna Arena and Prague - Main railway station.

Stadium
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is a football , in -, . The stadium has a capacity of 19,370 people and it is the biggest and the most modern football stadium in the Czech Republic.

Railway station
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Praha hlavní nádraží is the largest railway station in , . It opened in 1871 as Franz Josef Station, after Franz Joseph I of Austria.

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The is a transmitter tower built in between 1985 and 1992. Designed by the architect Václav Aulický and the structural engineer Jiří Kozák, it stands high above the city's traditional skyline from its position on top of a hill in the district of Žižkov, from which it takes its name.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East bank of Vltava and New Town and Vysehrad.

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The East of is on the east side of the Vltava River beside the Old Town and New Town districts. It consists of the numbered districts of Praha 3, Praha 10, Praha 11 and Praha 12.

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The New Town of is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town. A large part of New Town that borders Old Town from east and south belongs to Praha 1 district.

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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

Žižkov

Latitude
50.0856° or 50° 5′ 8″ north
Longitude
14.4716° or 14° 28′ 18″ east
Population
58,300
Elevation
259 metres (850 feet)
Open location code
9F2P3FPC+7M
Open­Street­Map ID
node 297896691
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3061412
Wiki­data ID
Q378120
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Žižkov” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ժիժկով”
  • Belarusian: “Жыжкаў”
  • Bulgarian: “Жижков”
  • Catalan: “Žižkov”
  • Chinese: “日什科夫”
  • Chinese: “日日科夫”
  • Chinese: “日热科夫”
  • Czech: “Žižkov”
  • Danish: “Žižkov”
  • Dutch: “Žižkov”
  • Esperanto: “Žižkov”
  • Estonian: “Žižkov”
  • Finnish: “Žižkov”
  • French: “Žižkov”
  • Georgian: “ჟიჟკოვი”
  • German: “Veitsberg”
  • German: “Zischkaberg”
  • German: “Žižkov”
  • German: “Zizkow”
  • German: “Žižkow”
  • Greek: “Ζίζκοφ”
  • Hebrew: “ז’יז’קוב”
  • Hungarian: “Žižkov”
  • Irish: “Žižkov”
  • Italian: “Žižkov”
  • Japanese: “ジシュコフ”
  • Mazanderani: “جیجیکو”
  • Persian: “ژیژکوف”
  • Polish: “Veitsberg”
  • Polish: “Zischkaberg”
  • Polish: “Žižkov”
  • Polish: “Zizkow”
  • Polish: “Žižkow”
  • Portuguese: “Žižkov”
  • Russian: “Жижков”
  • Slovak: “Žižkov”
  • Slovenian: “Žižkov”
  • Spanish: “Žižkov”
  • Swedish: “Žižkov”
  • Ukrainian: “Жижков”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Nákladové nádraží Žižkov and Nákladové nádraží Žižkov, kino NFA.

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