Strašnice: nature and quiet

Strašnice: parks and greenery, noise by day and night, air, summer heat, radon, floods and tap water.

Parks, noise and air

Parks, noise and air – Strašnice
Photo: ŠJů, CC BY-SA 3.0
17 %
of the area is parks and forests
About average Prague 18 %
26 %
of addresses have over 60 dB by day
About average Prague 25 %

Parks and forests in Strašnice

Details
47 m
typical walk to a park or forest
Parks closer than average Prague 82 m
42 %
of the area is green, gardens included
About average Prague 46 %
37 %
of addresses have over 50 dB at night
About average Prague 33 %

Parks, forests and greenery are counted from the neighbourhood’s area by current land use, the distance to a park or forest as the crow flies as the median over the neighbourhood’s addresses. We take the noise at the loudest point within 20 m of the address, usually the street-facing façade.

No address in a flood zone.
Which neighbourhoods floods threaten most →
Air: NO₂ 21.6 µg/m³, PM2.5 13.1 µg/m³ (usual in the city NO₂ 18.2) · usual for the city. Average of 2020–2024.
Where the air is cleanest →
In summer the surface here is 2.0 °C warmer than the city average. Surface temperature from Landsat satellite images, summers 2024–2025.
72. coolest in summer of 85 neighbourhoods →
Trees and shrubs cover 14 % of the area, sealed surfaces 74 %. Copernicus satellite land-cover map, 2021.
53. most trees of 85 neighbourhoods →
Bedrock radon index: mostly medium, high at 2 % of addresses (city-wide high at 2 %). A measurement decides for a specific plot.
Which neighbourhoods have the lowest radon →
No address on undermined land or on a slope deformation.

Frequently asked questions

Is there traffic noise in Strašnice?

26 % of addresses have daytime traffic noise above 60 dB (strategic noise map). The median of the city’s neighbourhoods is 21 %.

How far is a park or forest from Strašnice?

Half of the addresses have a park or forest within 47 m. The median of the city’s neighbourhoods is 85 m.

Is Strašnice in a flood zone?

No, no address in Strašnice lies in an unprotected 100-year flood zone. City-wide it is 1.0 % of addresses.

What is the radon index in Strašnice?

By the Czech Geological Survey map, the bedrock under Strašnice has a mostly medium radon index, high for 2.1 % of addresses (city-wide 1.9 %). A measurement decides for a given house.

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