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September 23
Architect Rajniš will receive a medal
Architect Martin Rajniš will receive the Silver Medal of the Capital City of Prague for his lifelong contribution to the metropolis. His most famous recent work is the wooden Doubravka lookout tower between the districts of Kyje and Hloubětín. He made the most significant interventions in the city as a co-author of the Máj department store in the 1970s.
August 7
The Vyšehrad tunnel is being repaired, and a steamer is running instead of a tram
The tram line is being repaired in the Vyšehrad tunnel from 7 to 27 August. The tunnel has remained open to pedestrians and cyclists, cars and trams are not allowed. Instead, the ship rides around Vyšehrad Rock. It is a unique opportunity to ride on the Vltava to Lítačka or a public transport ticket. The alternative boat line X21 runs from 6 am to 10 pm on the Výtoň – Podolská vodárna route. It can also be used free shared bikes in the Rekola system.
5th August
Suburban camps in Letňany
Jungle Park in Letňany, it organizes suburban camps throughout the holidays. He still has vacancies. The camps are focused on movement, which every child should be able to handle – gymnastics, parkour, climbing.
1st August
Increasing the price of public transport
Fares in Prague’s public transport and also in the Central Bohemian Region are becoming more expensive. Only the price of monthly, quarterly and annual Lítačky stay the same.
11 July
Rorys nad Botič
A flock of rorys is like every year revealed over the Botič valley in May. The young came out in late June. Now the training of young in the air is running in July. Their favorite terrain is the sky over Záběhlice and Hostivaří.
May 19
Girls’ castles
Four mares graze on the pastures of Dívčí hrady Převalský’s horse, one stallion will join them later. On 20 hectares, they have an enclosure for animals from the breeding wall in Dolní Dobřejov, which belongs to the Prague Zoo.
15 th May
Ferries do not run
All seven ferries in Prague across the Vltava ceased operations until further notice. The reason is the increased level of the river after the rains. In Velká Chuchle, the Vltava reached the 1st degree of flood activity.
May 5
The first tram in the PID scheme
Tram 14T number 9121 became the first to go in new color scheme. The SOR bus has already started running in this version. Over the next 15 years, all means of Prague Integrated Transport will be painted in this way – they will receive a new coating during repairs and during production.
21st of March
Train to Čakovice
Čakovice has chosen the construction company Hans Wendel, which will operate a sugar siding for passenger train transport. An extension to the castle park is planned. Trains of the S34 line should run to Čakovice already this year and could reach the planned final in 2024.
March 20
By train from Hostivař to Libno
The railway administration announced a competition for the double-tracking of the Malešice line between Libní and Hostivaří, specifically the section from Hrdlořez. The line from Libno to Hostivař via Malešice is an important connection for freight transport. The Malešice single-track line is at the capacity limit. In addition to freight trains, the S49 passenger line runs here from Hostivař to Roztoky near Prague. “The work will include the construction of a new parallel single-track tunnel under the Tábor hill,” says Nela Friebová, a spokeswoman for the Railway Administration. The construction is to cost six billion crowns.
10th of February
Petrin stairs on a snowboard
Last open ski pass in #Czech Republic. With the cable car to Petřín and then from the park. pic.twitter.com/A0m8fA0hFc
– Danko Handrick (@danko_handrick) February 9, 2021
February 8
Petřín as a ski slope
The Petřín cable car serves the owners of Lítačka as the cheapest ski lift in the Czech Republic. Snowboarders and skiers are taken to Nebozízek and go down the Petřín orchards to Újezd. Let us remind you that in 2001 the capital city of Prague explicitly banned tobogganing and skiing in this area.
February 8
Old town under snow
Snow removal on the Old Town Square and Charles Bridge did not take place until the morning. Until then, several cross-country skiers raced across the bridge and into the square.
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