St Ludmila's Church on Náměstí Míru
St Ludmila's Church on Náměstí MíruPhoto: Michal Klajban, 2012 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Prague 2 (Praha 2) is one of the 57 municipal districts of the capital city of Prague. It lies in the city centre and covers the whole cadastral area of Vyšehrad and parts of the cadastral areas of the New Town, Vinohrady and Nusle.[1] Its present boundaries were set by law in 1960.[1]*

Territory and population

The district covers 4.19 km². On 31 December 2025 it had 49,624 inhabitants.[1] Of its area, 211 ha belong to Vinohrady, 147 ha to the New Town, 36 ha to Vyšehrad and 28 ha to Nusle.[1] It is a built-up residential area without industrial land and with a large share of shops and services. It includes the parks Riegrovy sady and Havlíčkovy sady, Charles University's Albertov campus and the General University Hospital complex.[1]

The Dancing House on Rašínovo nábřeží
The Dancing House on Rašínovo nábřežíPhoto: Hans Peter Schaefer, 2005 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

History of the division

The numbering of Prague's parts from 1923 used Roman numerals: Praha II was the New Town, Praha VI Vyšehrad, Praha XII Královské Vinohrady and Praha XIV Nusle.[1] A government decree of 1949 divided the city into sixteen districts designated by Arabic numerals. Act No. 36/1960 defined ten districts from 11 April 1960; the northern part of the New Town then passed to Prague 1 and Vinohrady was divided between Prague 2, 3 and 10.[1] The division into 57 self-governing municipal districts has applied since 1990 and is now set by the Act on the Capital City of Prague of 2000.[1]

Heritage protection

Part of the district lies within the Prague Heritage Reserve declared in 1971, which has been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the historic centre of Prague since 1992. Vinohrady, together with Žižkov and Vršovice, and Nusle have been urban heritage zones since 1993.[1]

Today

In September 2026 the district reopened the renovated sports grounds next to the Sokol building in Riegrovy sady. The works cost 8.7 million korunas.[2][3] In the future the district is considering a multi-purpose hall for sport and culture on the site.[3]

Chronology

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Sources

  1. Encyklopedie Prahy 2, Městská část Praha 2
  2. Pražský deník — 23 September 2026
  3. Pražský patriot — 23 September 2026