Vinoř
Vinoř is the city district of Prague-Vinoř on the north-eastern edge of the capital, consisting of the cadastral area of Vinoř. It belongs to the Prague 19 administrative district. Much of its northern and eastern boundary borders the Central Bohemian Region.[1]*
Territory and population
At the end of 2024 the district covered 599.8 ha and had 4,604 inhabitants. Houses and smaller apartment buildings around the historic core of the old village predominate. The Vinoř Brook flows through the area, and its valley contains the Vinoř Park nature reserve and several ponds. The main road is Mladoboleslavská Street. There is no railway; buses connect the district with, among others, Letňany station on metro line C.[1] The hamlet of Ctěnice also lies within its cadastral area.[2]
History
The area was settled in prehistoric times. The first written record dates from 1088, when King Vratislaus II gave Vinoř to the Vyšehrad chapter. The village suffered heavy damage in the Thirty Years' War. In 1650 the estate was bought by the Czernin of Chudenice family, who held it until 1917. Vinoř was incorporated into Prague on 1 July 1974 together with 29 other municipalities.[1]
Landmarks
Construction of Vinoř Château began in 1719 at the initiative of František Josef Černín and was completed in 1724. The building is now used by the Interior Ministry. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is the oldest documented building in the village. Originally Romanesque, it was rebuilt in Baroque style in 1727–1728.[1] Ctěnice Château, originally a medieval fortress, is managed by the Prague City Museum.[2] A sugar factory founded in 1868 stood in the east of Vinoř. Next to its site is an engineering firm that supplies switches and other track components to the Prague Public Transit Company.[1]
Wastewater treatment plant
In September 2026 the Prague Water Management Company began modernising and expanding the Vinoř wastewater treatment plant at a cost of about 503 million crowns. The plant also serves surrounding villages and had been operating at the limit of its capacity, which had earlier led to a ban on connecting new buildings. Its capacity will rise from 8,923 to 16,500 population equivalents. The works will have to be coordinated with the planned construction of the Prague Ring Road between Satalice and Březiněves.[3]
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