1st Czech Lawn Tennis Club - Prague, Czech Republic
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1st Czech Lawn Tennis Club and Stvanice Island
Waymark Code: WMWTY2
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/14/2017
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Štvanice is an island on Vltava river, between Prague districts of Holešovice and Karlín. At the end of 17th century there was established a wooden arena in which were until 1816 held (which was repeatedly banned) dog hunts at animals (bears, bulls, deers and cows). From which is derived the name of island (Štvanice = Hunt, Chase). In the 1930s there was built the wooden winter Štvanice Stadium, which became the Ice skating centre of Prague, it was definitively demolished in 2011.
In 1986 there was opened a modern Tennis area Štvanice, which has 9 outdoor and 2 indoor courts, the central court has the capacity of 8.000 seats and is the annual place of ATP and WTA tournaments (Strabag Prague Open).
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