Mala Strana

Mala Strana, originally uploaded by Pensiero.

Mala Strana was originally a popular and nowadays also the official name for the former Menší město pražské, one of Prague's historical and oldest boroughs. Its name comes from its position on the left (west) bank of the river Vltava, on the slopes just below the Prague Castle, in opposition to the larger towns of Prague on the right bank, to which it is conjoined by the Charles Bridge. Hradcany, he Castle District, is the Prague district surrounding the Prague Castle. It was an independent borough until 1784, when the four independent boroughs that had formerly constituted Prague were proclaimed a single city. by: Peterkein