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Zbraslav

Zbraslav () is a municipal district and cadastral area of Prague

Prague

Prague is the Capital and World's largest cities of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn? mesto Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City....
. The southernmost district of Prague, it lies on the Vltava

Vltava

The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running north from its source in Bohemian Forest through Cesk? Krumlov, Cesk? Budejovice, and Prague , merging with the Elbe at Meln?k....
River in the national administrative district (správní obvod) of Prague 16.

The former independent municipality of Zbraslav is now one of two cadastral areas in the Prague-Zbraslav Municipal District (Mestská cást Praha-Zbraslav). The other is Lahovice.

Zbraslav was founded in 1118.

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Zbraslav () is a municipal district and cadastral area of Prague

Prague

Vltava

Cloister

A cloister is a covered walk with an open colonnade on one side, running along the walls of buildings that face a quadrangle or garth. The attachment of a cloister to a cathedral or church usually indicates that it is part of a monastic foundation....
of monks of the Cistercian Order

Cistercians

Image:Cistersian priests in Szczyrzyc monastery.JPGThe keynote of Cistercian life was a return to literal observance of the Rule of St Benedict. Rejecting the developments the Benedictines had undergone, the monks tried to reproduce life exactly as it had been in Benedict of Nursia time; indeed in various points they went beyond it in austerity....
. The Zbraslav cloister was called Aula regia and was ordered to be the burial place of Bohemian kings.

In 1935, V. F. Bulgakov founded an important Russian museum here with collections dedicated to Russia

Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
n emigrants, but the museum was closed and confiscated by the Communists before 1948.

Zbraslav was merged into Prague in 1974. Today, it is a residential community and the home of the Chinese

Chinese art

Chinese art is art that, whether ancient or modern, originated in or is practiced in China or by Chinese people artists or performers. Early so-called "stone age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of simple pottery and sculptures....
and Japanese

Japanese art

Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media, including ancient pottery, sculpture in wood and bronze, ink painting on silk and paper, and a myriad of other types of works of art....
collections of the Czech National Gallery.

Zbraslav was also the residence of songwriter

Songwriter

File:Beethoven.jpgA songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics, as well the musical composition or melody to songs. One who writes only lyrics is a lyricist, while one who writes only music is a composer....
Jaromír Vejvoda

Jaromír Vejvoda

Jarom?r Vejvoda was a Czech people composer and the author of the "Beer Barrel Polka"....
(1902-1988), best known internationally for "The Beer Barrel Polka

Beer Barrel Polka

Beer Barrel Polka, also known as Roll Out the Barrel, is a song which became popular world-wide during World War II. The music was originally composed by the Czech people musician Jarom?r Vejvoda in 1927....
(Roll Out the Barrel)." Vejvoda's home is now a restaurant called Škoda Lásky with paraphernalia relating to the songwriter.

Area: 9.85 km²
Population: 7,926

Other important personalities

Petr Žitavský (1270 – 1339), abbot of the Zbraslav cloister, politician and author of the Zbraslav Chronica, history of Bohemia in 13th and early 14th century.
Vladislav Vancura
Vladislav Vancura

Vladislav Vancura was one of the most important Bohemian writers of the 20th century. He was also active as a film director, playwright and screenwriter....
, famous novelist.

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