- Address: 170 00 Bubeneč, Česko
- Opening date: XIII century.
- Area: 95 hectares
- Working hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Phone of the restaurant: +420 725 123 705
- Restaurant site: www.vozovna-stromovka.cz
- Restaurant opening hours: daily from 10:00 to 20:00
Stromovka Park is a large landscape park in the Bubeneč district of Prague, a monument of culture and nature . It is considered the most beautiful of all the parks of the Czech capital. Since the XIX century has become a favorite holiday destination of Prague and a popular tourist attraction .
A bit of history
Stromovka Park in Prague was founded in the 13th century - presumably by King Przemysl Otakar II. The name itself comes from the word tree (in Czech - strom), but it also has a different name - Královská obora, which translates as "Royal Park", since it was originally a royal park for game hunting for deer.
Since 1319, the territory was used for conducting knight tournaments, and under King Wladyslaw II Jagiellon, at the end of the XV century, the park again became hunting grounds; here even a hunting lodge was erected.
In 1548 the park was expanded, but soon ceased to be used for its intended purpose and came to desolation, even the peasants of the suburbs and surrounding villages grazed their cattle here. At Rudolph II he was again restored and expanded.
In 1804 the park was open to the public. In 2002 Stromovka was badly affected by the flood; The restoration of the park began only in 2003, after the residential areas of the city were restored. Not only were the damaged trees removed, but even the top layer of the soil was replaced. All bushes and perennial flowers were re-planted.
What is Stromovka in the park?
The landscape park occupies 95 hectares of land. There are many interesting things for tourists:
- Several artificial lakes , inhabited by ducks and other waterfowl, many green glades on which you can relax, sitting right on the grass, wide avenues with many benches. There are even special places for picnics.
- Sculpture of the girl-bather , located near one of the reservoirs, is a real decoration of the park. Its length reaches 15 m. The sculpture was not damaged during the flood. There are other statues in the park.
- The Summer Palace is a neo-gothic building that was the residence of the Governor of Bohemia, from the moment the Habsburgs came to power and until the end of the monarchy in the Czech Republic . The palace was erected (or rather rebuilt from a hunting lodge) in 1805 according to the project of architect Palliardi, under whose leadership the Stromovka park itself was altered in Prague, before becoming public property.
- Several playgrounds for children , as well as attractions.
- Restaurant Restaurant Depot Stromovka . Here you can relax after a good stroll through Stromovka, enjoying the traditional Czech cuisine . The institution is open from 10:00 to 20:00 daily.
- The Planetarium is the largest of the 3 Prague. It was built here in 1859. Originally it was planned to be built on Charles Square, but then the park was given preference. In the early 1990s, it was equipped with a Zeiss cosmorama with 230 projectors and 120 projection lamps.
The vegetation of the park is very rich: there are many coniferous trees, among which are blue fir trees, deciduous trees, including fruit trees and shrubs. Weeping willows grow over the ponds, and water lilies bloom in the lakes themselves. On a large lake you can make a boat trip on a boat.
How to get to the park?
You can reach Stromovka by:
- by trams Nos. 12, 17, 24, 53, 54 by day, Nos. 91, 93, 94 by night; go out at the Vystavyste stop;
- metro (exit at the station Nádraží Holešovice);
- by bus 131 (stop Sibiřské náměstí).
The park is always open.