Park Santoška, Garden in Smíchov district, Prague, Czech Republic
Park Santoška stretches across the slopes of Paví vrch, featuring multiple levels connected by stone staircases and interwoven with pathways throughout the grounds. The layout provides various entry points and allows exploration of different sections at distinct elevations.
Paví vrch was covered with vineyards in the Middle Ages, and an early Baroque estate was built beside them in 1654. Around 1719 Prince Adam František of Schwarzenberg gave the estate to the lawyer František Vilém Sonntag, after whom it was named. The Prague Daubek family bought it in 1813 and enlarged it with the neighbouring Klavírka, Březinka and Václavka estates; the Smíchov municipality purchased the property in 1907 and turned the garden into a public park.
The garden's name comes from František Vilém Sonntag, who received the estate around 1719 from Prince Adam František of Schwarzenberg for legal services; it was first called Sontoška. From 1768 water from the garden well was sold as mineral and healing water at the U černého orla pharmacy in Malá Strana.
The park is accessible year-round and well served by public transportation. Multiple entrances allow visitors to access and explore different sections conveniently.
In 1768 water from the garden's well was sold as mineral and healing water at the U černého orla pharmacy in Malá Strana. The sandstone statue of Flora and the putti group on the entrance gate are fragments of Baroque sculptures by Ignác František Platzer from the second half of the 18th century.
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