Mala Strana, both meaning in English literally “Little Side”, though more frequently referred to as “Lesser Town”, “Lesser Quarter”, or “Lesser Side”) was originally a popular and nowadays also the official name for “The Lesser Town of Prague”, one of Prague’s historical and oldest boroughs. Its name comes from its position on the left (west) bank of the river Vltava, on the slopes just below the Prague Castle, in opposition to the larger towns of Prague on the right bank, to which it is conjoined by the Charles Bridge. In the Middle Ages, it was a dominant centre of the ethnic German citizens of Prague. It also housed a large number of noble palaces while the right-bank towns were comparatively more bourgeois and more Bohemian Czech. The famous Czech novelist Jan Neruda was born, lived in and wrote about Mala Strana; Nerudova Street is named after him. The Petřín lookout tower is located in Mala Strana. The famous statue of the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague is located in the Church of Our Lady Victorious in Mala Strana, Prague. The devotion and the church drew millions of Roman Catholic faithful to Mala Strana throughout the years. Top vacation destinations.
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