Nature reserve in Prague, Czechia
View of Divoká Šárka
Public swimming pool in Divoká Šárka
Divoká Šárka (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɟɪvokaː ˈʃaːrka] ; wild Šárka ) is a nature reserve on the northwestern outskirts of Prague , the capital city of Czechia.[ 1]
Around the 6th century, the Slavs came to this area. In the 7th to 9th centuries, there was a Slavic settlement above the Džbán gorge, consisting of an area of approximately twenty ha .[citation needed ]
A gorge in the area is named after the female warrior Šárka , who, according to Ancient Bohemian Legends , threw herself to her death from its cliffs after betraying her lover Ctirad during the Maidens' War .[ 2]
Divoká Šárka is the closest location to Prague where the black woodpecker lives.[ 3]
The reserve has a lake along its edge as well as a public swimming pool within.[ 4]
Gallery
Restaurant Dívčí skok
Džbán gorge
References
50°06′31″N 14°21′03″E / 50.10861°N 14.35083°E / 50.10861; 14.35083