University Infrastructure












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            Charles University’s faculties are located in Prague, Hradec Králové, Plzeň and Brandýs na

            the faculties have their own student accommodation (halls of residence) and refectories. T
            Language and Preparatory Studies has teaching centres in Prague and Poděbrady. Sports faci
            training centres are located in Horní Poříčí, Dobronice, Plavsko, Albeř, Špindlerův Mlýn, 

            pod Sněžkou, and in the Hostivař and Troja districts of Prague. The University also has fi
            teaching centres in Rejvíz, Tchořovice, Velemín, Mělník, Litoměřice and Horusice. The Char
            archive and depository are located in Lešetice.


            Charles University owns 111 buildings in Prague. Outside the city, it owns 141 holiday cha

            University owns 743 tracts of land with a total area of 121 hectares. The University also 
            other teaching and research facilities which it leases from cooperating host institutions 
            General University Hospital, the Královské Vinohrady University Hospital, the Motol Univer

            the Archbishopric of Prague.

            University buildings and compounds are scattered throughout Prague – in the Old Town (Facu

            the New Town (First Faculty of Medicine, Protestant Theological Faculty, Faculty of Law, F
            Social Sciences, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics), Břevnov (halls o
            Veleslavín (Faculty of Physical Education and Sport), Libeň (Faculty of Mathematics and Ph

            Humanities, halls of residence), and Hostivař (halls of residence, sports centre). The Uni
            other smaller facilities at various different locations in Prague.







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            * History of Charles University’s compounds and minicampuses

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            The oldest building at Charles University is the Carolinum. It was dedicated to the Univer
            Czech King Václav (Wenceslas) IV in 1386 and has been serving the University ever since. T

            Prague’s most venerable historic buildings and provides a beautiful venue for academic, so
            events – including graduation and inauguration ceremonies. After the Second World War the 
            acquired and reconstructed some of the neighbouring buildings. Now this complex, located i

            Prague’s Old Town, houses the University’s headquarters (Rectorate).

            Another Charles University compound is located in the New Town. Dating from the late 19th 

            century, these buildings were acquired by the University for its natural sciences teaching
            The University is now planning to develop this facility into a minicampus for biomedicine.


            More recently built sites owned by the University include the halls of residence at Hvězda
            (dating from the 1960s) plus several facilities from the 1980s, including the halls of res
            Kajetánka and the compound in Libeň (originally shared with the Czech Technical University

            of residence and a refectory have been added.

            Some of the University’s buildings have been listed as cultural monuments in recognition o

            historical and architectural value. These include the Carolinum, the buildings in Celetná 
            and 24), Kamzíkova St. (No. 4), the Lesser Town Square (Malostranské náměstí, No. 25), Sme
            (Smetanovo nábřeží, No. 6), Curie Square (Náměstí Curieových, No. 7), Studničkova St. (No.

            St. (No. 4), Opletalova St. (No. 49), and Slavíkova St. (No. 22). Cultural monuments belon
            University in locations outside Prague can be found in Hradec Králové (Na Hradě St., No. 9
            no. 13), and in Plzeň (Karlovarská St., Nos. 48 and 50).