Pohořelec

Ideal platform for exploring old Prague

Beautiful place in the center of Prague.

A beautiful place on the border of Dlabačov and Hradčany. Next to the Strahov Monastery in sight, Prague Castle, Loreta and Malá Strana, what more could you want?

Take tram 22 or 25 until here, and then just walk downhill and you will automatically see Prague from its most beautiful side. Vitus Cathedral, Prague Castle, down the hill with the most beautiful views over and from Prague, St. Nicholas Church, Baroque garden, Charles Bridge, City Hall clock, Old Town, Jewish Quarter ...

Pohorelec is a local name that has some places affected by fire in the past. The first fire, which is mentioned, affected this suburb of Hradčany at the end of the 11th century. Other fires are recorded in 1420, 1541 and 1742. Hence the apt name. Pohořelec is a former suburb of Hradčany, founded in 1375 by Deputy Countess Alš of Malkovice. Probably already in the 8th century there was a market settlement on a long distance from the west of Bohemia. In the earliest times, a long-distance path led here from the west to Prague Castle and from there through Újezd ​​to the south and across the Vltava fords to the east and north. We know scattered settlements from the Romanesque period in the area of ​​today's Malá Strana: Obora, Trávníček, Nebovidy, Újezd ​​and Rybáře. The chronicler Kosmas writes about 1091 about the castle grounds, the castle ring and the Pohořelice market settlement. The Pohořelec settlement was destroyed by fire at the end of the 11th century, and it is possible that this fact was the reason why the market center was relocated to the right bank of the Vltava. At the beginning of the 15th century, this district was already completely built up, but it was completely destroyed in the battles with the Hussites in 1420. What was gradually laboriously built in this suburb over the years took over during the great fire of Hradčany and Malá Strana in 1541. Pohořelec was again affected by the invasion of French troops in 1742. By being one of the oldest settled places in Prague, he is also associated with several terrifying legends (eg about Princess Drahomíra, the alleged architect of the murder of St. Wenceslas' grandmother, Ludmila at the Tetín fortified settlement). Pohořelec (after the fire, destroyed by fire) is a local name that has some places affected by a fire in the past. The first fire, which is mentioned, affected this suburb of Hradčany at the end of the 11th century. Other fires are recorded in 1420, 1541 and 1742. There the fabled name came from. Pohořelec is the former suburb of Hradčany, founded in 1375 by the locksmith Alš of Malkovice. Probably in the 8th century a market settlement stood here as a stop on a long merchant way from West Bohemia. Even in the earliest times, the long-distance trail from the west to the Prague Castle led from there to Újezd ​​to the south and across the Vltava fords to the east and north. From the Romanesque period, we know some scattered settlements in the area of ​​today's Malá Strana: Obora, Trávníček, Nebovidy, Újezd ​​and Rybáře. Chronicler Kosmas writes about the castle, the lower castle and about the Pohořelec market settlement. It was destroyed by fire at the end of the 11th century and it is possible that this fact was the reason why the market center was relocated to the right bank of the Vltava River. At the beginning of the 15th century, this quarter was already completely built, but it was completely destroyed in the struggles with the Hussites in 1420. What was gradually built in the suburbs over the years, was destroyed again for the great fire by Hradčany and Malá Strana in 1541. The Pohořelec was again affected by the invasion of the French troops in 1742. By being one of the oldest inhabited settlements in Prague, a number of horrifying legends (such as Drahomíra's Princess, allegedly a grantor of the murder of the grandmother of St. Wenceslas, Ludmila at the Tetín fortress), are also linked to it´s area.

Pohořelec is a beautiful place in itself, and when the sleepy Karosa bus ride is passing by, it's really beautiful.