Obora v Uhříněvsi, Natural monument and protected area in Prague, Czech Republic
Obora v Uhříněvsi is a protected natural area in Prague that combines forested sections with open grassland in a single coherent landscape. The site supports a range of local wildlife and plant life that flourishes in this mixture of habitats.
First recorded in 1623 as a pheasantry owned by Karel of Liechtenstein, the preserve passed to the Liechtenstein family with Uhříněves after the Battle of White Mountain. A 1715 map labels it a pheasantry, and by 1806 it appears as a game park with pheasantry. The Liechtensteins managed it until 1945, when it was transferred to state forests; since 1997 it has been under the Konopiště forest administration. It was declared a natural monument in 1982.
The name obora refers to a game preserve; records from 1623 list it as a pheasantry owned by Karel z Lichtenštejna. Two marked hiking trails and a nature trail cross the area, and the Jewish cemetery from the 17th century lies on its northwestern edge, near the remains of a 1921 arboretum.
The preserve can be reached through several access points connected to Prague's public transportation network for easy arrival. Walking and cycling paths wind through the grounds, letting visitors move between different sections at their own pace.
Král dubů, the best-known tree in the preserve, is a boundary oak of the Uhříněves estate roughly 350 years old. It stands among the hornbeam-oak woods, where old oaks are the most valuable part of the canopy.
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