Bubeneč

{{Short description|District of Prague, Czechia}}

{{refimprove|date=May 2021}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Bubeneč

| settlement_type = Cadastral Area of Prague

| image_skyline = Praha Bubenec Dejvice - Ceskoslovenske armady.jpg

| image_caption = Československé armády street at Bubeneč

| image_map = Praha KÚ Bubeneč.png

| map_caption = Location of Bubeneč in Prague

| coordinates = {{coord|50|6|17|N|14|23|54|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Czech Republic

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Prague

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Prague 6, Prague 7

| area_total_km2 = 4.44

| population_total = 21989

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes = {{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}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_demonym =

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code =

}}

Bubeneč is a district in the north-west of Prague. 52% of the district is in Prague 7,{{cite web

|title=Území

|date=7 February 2024

|url=https://www.bubenec.eu/uzemi/

|publisher=www.bubenec.eu

|language=cs

|access-date=2024-07-08}}

but most of the built-up area is in Prague 6. Sparta Prague football club and their stadium Generali Arena is situated at the south-eastern edge of Bubeneč, and the district also covers Stromovka park (Královská obora) and a convention centre Výstaviště. The name Bubeneč is masculine, although Czech grammar rules also allow its use as a feminine.

Bubeneč is sometimes informally called "Little Moscow" due to the high concentration of various entities and buildings related to the Russian government and private businesses, including the vast Embassy of Russia and the office of Rossotrudnichestvo.{{Cite web|last=Baker|first=Mark|date=2018-04-23|title=A Walk Through Prague's 'Little Moscow'|url=https://markbakerprague.com/a-walk-through-pragues-little-moscow/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Mark Baker {{!}} Travel Writer in Prague|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923114413/https://markbakerprague.com/a-walk-through-pragues-little-moscow/ |archive-date=2020-09-23 }}