Bubeneč

Bubeneč
Cadastral Area of Prague
Československé armády street at Bubeneč
Location of Bubeneč in Prague
Coordinates: 50°6′17″N 14°23′54″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Prague
District	Prague 6, Prague 7
Area
• Total	4.44 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	21,989
• Density	5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Bubeneč is a district in the north-west of Prague. 52% of the district is in Prague 7, but most of the built-up area is in Prague 6. Sparta Prague football club and their stadium Generali Arena is situated at the south-eastern edge of Bubeneč, and the district also covers Stromovka park (Královská obora) and a convention centre Výstaviště. The name Bubeneč is masculine, although Czech grammar rules also allow its use as a feminine.

Bubeneč is sometimes informally called "Little Moscow" due to the high concentration of various entities and buildings related to the Russian government and private businesses, including the vast Embassy of Russia and the office of Rossotrudnichestvo.

History

The earliest mention of Bubeneč is in 1197. On 26 October 1904, Bubeneč acquired city status. Bubeneč was a city between 1904 and 1921, when it was merged with Prague. The area attracted large numbers of Russian immigrants in the period before World War II.

In 1980 the controversial Statue of Ivan Konev in Prague has been erected here. The monument was finally removed on 3 April 2020.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,083 —     1880 1,394 +28.7% 1890 1,698 +21.8% 1900 5,538 +226.1% 1910 10,657 +92.4% 1921 15,830 +48.5% 1930 30,514 +92.8% 1950 36,382 +19.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1961 39,121 +7.5% 1970 34,953 −10.7% 1980 29,660 −15.1% 1991 25,415 −14.3% 2001 22,296 −12.3% 2011 20,647 −7.4% 2021 21,989 +6.5%
Source: Censuses

See also

• Boris Nemtsov Square, Prague