Prague 3 (formally the Prague 3 Municipal District, ), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. It is geographically identical to the national administrative district (správnàobvod) and city administrative district (mÃÂstský obvod) of the same name.
The district includes most of the cadastral area of à ½ià ¾kov and parts of Vinohrady, VysoÃÂany and Straà ¡nice. The district area has remained intact since its creation in 1960.
Like many districts of the city, Prague 3 is socioeconomically diverse. The western part of à ½ià ¾kov is known for its high concentration of brothels, strip clubs and cheap bars. Yet only a short distance away are nice apartments and a new shopping mall with expensive stores.
Two of Prague's most-visible landmarks are in Prague 3: the National Monument on the VÃÂtkov hill, with its giant equestrian statue of Jan à ½ià ¾ka; and the 216 metre-high à ½ià ¾kov Tower, Prague's tallest structure. The large Olà ¡any Cemetery take up much of the district. A New Jewish Cemetery nearby, one of two historic Jewish burial places in the district, contains the grave of Bohemian-German writer Franz Kafka.