{{Short description|City district surrounding Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic}} {{Other uses|Hradčany (disambiguation)}} {{See also|Prague Castle}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Hradčany | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = Cadastral Area of Prague | image_skyline = Hradcany2.jpg | image_caption = Hradčany from the Petřín Tower | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Praha KÚ Hradčany.png | map_caption = Location of Hradčany in Prague | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_caption = | pushpin_relief = | coordinates = {{coord|50|05|29|N|14|23|50|E|region:CZ|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = <!-- government type, leaders --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Czech Republic | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Prague | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Prague 1, Prague 6 | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = <!-- maps and coordinates --> | established_title = | established_date = <!-- area --> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 1.51 | area_total_sq_mi = | area_land_sq_mi = | area_water_sq_mi = <!-- elevation --> | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = <!-- population --> | elevation_footnotes = | population_total = 1774 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = <ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Results of the 2021 Census - Open data|language=cs|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/vysledky-scitani-2021-otevrena-data|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | population_density_sq_mi = | population_demonym = <!-- time zone(s) --> | timezone1 = CET | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = CEST | utc_offset1_DST = +2 <!-- postal codes, area code -->| postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = | area_code = | area_code_type = | geocode = | iso_code = <!-- website, footnotes --> | website = | footnotes = | etymology = <!-- location --> }} '''Hradčany''' ({{IPA|cs|ˈɦratʃanɪ|-|Cs-Hradcany.ogg}}; {{langx|de|Hradschin}}), is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle.
The castle is one of the biggest in the world<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.prague-wiki.com/wiki/Prague_Castle |title=Prague Castle |publisher=Prague-wiki |date=2012-02-02 |access-date=2012-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110401120047/http://www.prague-wiki.com/wiki/Prague_Castle |archive-date=2011-04-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> at about {{convert|570|m|ft|abbr=off}} in length and an average of about {{convert|130|m|ft|abbr=off}} wide. Its history stretches back to the 9th century. St Vitus Cathedral is located in the castle area.
Most of the district consists of noble historical palaces. There are many other attractions for visitors: romantic nooks, peaceful places and beautiful lookouts.
Hradčany was an independent borough until 1784, when the four independent boroughs that had formerly constituted Prague were proclaimed a single city. The other three were Malá Strana ({{langx|de|Kleinseite|links=no}}, Lesser Quarter), Staré Město ({{langx|de|Altstadt|links=no}}, Old Town) and Nové Město ({{langx|de|Neustadt|links=no}}, New Town).
== Demographics == {{historical population|1869|5940|1880|12330|1890|12584|1900|12906|1910|10580|1921|10732|1930|9100|1950|8203|1961|6154|1970|4590|1980|3464|1991|2797|2001|2313|2011|2079|2021|1774|align=none|cols=1|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha|url=https://csu.gov.cz/docs/107508/8e8d8a88-22cc-41a3-b523-7b0fbab7c040/130084150100.pdf?version=1.0|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref name=":0" />}}
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==External links== {{Wikivoyage|Prague/Castle and Lesser Town|Castle and Lesser Town}} {{Commons category}} * [https://www.prague.eu/cs/objekt/mista/31/prazsky-hrad/ Official Website of the City of Prague] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110323005753/http://www.prague-wiki.com/wiki/Hrad%C4%8Dany Hradčany - Prague-wiki]
==Photo gallery== <gallery mode=packed heights=160px> NearPrazhskyHrad.jpg|The architecture of Hradčany Neighborhood Hradcany11.jpg|In a quiet corner of Hradčany neighborhood. Hradcany1927.JPG|The promenade at Hradčany Nanebevzetí Panny Marie Na Strahově, Strahovský Klášter, Hradčany, Praha, Hlavní Město Praha, Česká Republika (48790717818).jpg|Church at Hradčany HardcanyLittlePark.JPG|A little park a few steps away from Prague Castle </gallery>
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