Veslařský Island

The island, created by the sinking of the sands, but also artificially extended, is a centre for rowing and yachting in Prague.

Veslařský Island mirrors the Podolí Embankment on the right bank opposite the Císařská louka. The first mention of the island dates back to the 1420s and was the result of the gradual flooding of the sand during the period when the ice bed was blocked in the place of the narrowing at Žluté lázně. But the island was also artificially prolonged by the sinking of a cargo ship in order to expedite the depositing of river sediments.

The Schwarzenbergs here set up a small wharf for rafts and a warehouse for timber extracted in the Šumava. As the importance of timber waned, the island gradually transformed into a sports port, from which it also derives its name.

It is connected with the right bank of the Vltava by a concrete bridge. There is a catchment facility for taking the water of the Vltava to the nearby Podoli Waterworks, which serves as a backup water treatment plant for Prague.

On Veslařský Island you will find a golf course, as well as a clubhouse, a dock and other sports facilities for sailing, canoeing and rowing.

Every June a boat race is held here under the auspices of the Mayor of the Capital City of Prague whose tradition dates back to 1910.