Troja (Prague)

{{Short description|Cadastral area in Prague, Czechia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Troja

| settlement_type = Cadastral Area of Prague

| image_skyline = Troja Chateau Prague CZ 01.JPG

| image_caption = Troja Palace

| image_map = Praha KÚ Troja.png

| map_caption = Location of Troja in Prague

| coordinates = {{coord|50|07|20|N|14|25|11|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Czech Republic

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Prague

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Prague-Troja, Prague 8

| area_total_km2 = 5.43

| population_total = 14304

| 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

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 171 00, 181 00, 182 00

}}

Troja became part of Prague in 1922. Now it is part of the district of Prague 7 and its own cadastral area.

Troja is the site of Troja Palace, Prague Zoo and the {{ill|Botanical Garden of Prague|cs|Botanická zahrada hl. m. Prahy}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.zoopraha.cz/navsteva/kudy-do-zoo-praha|title=Kudy do Zoo Praha|website=www.zoopraha.cz|language=cs-cz|access-date=2017-11-03}}

In Troja are also vineyards (vineyards vinice svaté Kláry and Salabka).{{Cite web|url=http://www.botanicka.cz/hlavni-stranka/navstevnicke-okruhy/vinice-sv.-klary.html?page_id=181|title=Vinice sv. Kláry – Botanická zahrada Praha|website=www.botanicka.cz|language=cs|access-date=2017-11-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.salabka.cz/|title=Salabka|last=Salabka|website=www.salabka.cz|access-date=2017-11-03}}

Due to its premium location, Troja has long been an attractive Prague district for many successful Czechs from business, sports or arts, among them Michael Kocáb, Dana Zátopková, Emil Zátopek, Bohdan Ulihrach or Věra Chytilová.