Baba (Czech: Zřícenina Baba) are remains of a 17th-century winepress and an imitation of a castle ruin in Prague in the Czech Republic. It is located on a promontory on the left bank of the Vltava in Dejvice, on Baba hill (259 m above sea level). The spot offers views of Troja, Bubeneč, and Dejvice, and it is a dominant feature of this part of the valley. It is within the Baba nature monument.
| Baba ruins | |
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Zřícenina Baba | |
 Baba ruins in 2007 | |
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| Etymology | Baba hill |
| General information | |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Type | Castle ruin imitation |
| Location | Dejvice |
| Address | Nad Paťankou street |
| Town or city | Prague |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Coordinates | 50°07′08″N 14°23′26″E / 50.1188333°N 14.3906111°E |
| Opened | 1650 |
| Demolished | 1840s |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Stone, masonry |
History
editAccording to archaeological surveys from the 1970s, the hill has been inhabited since the early Stone Age, when a fortified settlement existed there. The name of the hill is attested from the 15th century.[1][2]
In 1622, Jindřich Žežule, a local burgher, founded a vineyard on the hill. In 1650, the vineyard's owner, Servác Engel of Engelfluss, had a summer house with a wine press built there. In 1673, the vineyard and the building were bought by Tomáš Pešina of Čechorod, dean of the Metropolitan Chapter of St. Vitus in Prague, a priestly congregation, and the vineyard was henceforth known as Děkanka, or Čechorodka.[1][2][3]
In 1748, A. T. Lohnerová bought the land and added it to the Šárka homestead.[1] In the 1840s, during the War of the Austrian Succession,[verification needed] the summer house was demolished by Bavarian and French troops.[2] In 1858, the state railways had the remains of the wine press modified as an imitation of a castle ruin.[4]
The building is freely accessible. Since 2006, it has been illuminated at night.[5] The red-marked tourist route number 0043, a 19 km walking trail of the Czech Tourist Club, passes around the ruins and completes a circuit around the entire territory of Divoká Šárka. The Baba ruins offer views of Troja, Bubeneč, and Dejvice,[2] and as part of the Baba nature monument since 1982,[2][3] they are a dominant feature of this part of the valley.
Gallery
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Baba ruins seen from the back -
Baba ruin from a distance -
View of the ruins from across the valley -
View from Podbabská street -
Podhoří, as seen from Baba
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Zřícenina Baba" [Baba ruins]. turistik.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 15 March 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Schlitzová, Jana (1 January 2018). "BABA – z letohrádku zřícenina" [Baba – from a summer house to a ruin]. kamsevydat.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Zřícenina Na Babě" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ Šalek, Martin (25 September 2006). "Zřícenina Baba svítí" [Baba ruin shines]. praha6.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 30 May 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
External links
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