Praha 1 launched a survey regarding the use of the summer palace in Kampa

Prague - Residents of Prague 1 can send proposals to the town hall by April 17 on what purposes the currently empty Michnovský summer house on Kampa, nicknamed the Fisherman's House, could serve in the future. The city district announced this in a press release. Last October, the town hall opened a competition for the operator of the monument-protected house, but in January, the coalition in Prague 1 changed and the new council canceled the original selection procedure.

"The Fisherman's House, or the Michnovský summer house, is for many of us one of the symbols of Prague 1, and its future should reflect that. Therefore, in our opinion, its further use must be the subject of a thorough public debate," said the mayor of Prague 1, Petr Hejma (STAN). According to information from the town hall, the survey will be conducted in two rounds, and the results of the first round will be published in the town hall magazine and on the city district's website.

According to councilor Michal Caban (Citizen Initiative), after two rounds of the survey, a meeting will follow with the participation of citizens, local associations, and experts. "Personally, I can't quite imagine that the goal should be to create a luxury restaurant or another tourist attraction that will be intended more for tourists than for the residents of Prague 1," he stated. The town hall reports that a structural historical survey is currently being conducted in the building.

Since mid-January, a coalition called "We Who Live Here" (STAN, KDU-ČSL, Citizen Initiative), ODS, TOP 09, and ANO has been in power in Prague 1. The aforementioned grouping is the only one that remains from the original coalition, while Prague 1 Sobě and the Pirates have moved into opposition. Former property councilor David Bodeček (Pirates) criticized the cancellation of the original selection procedure, stating that the bids were varied and economically advantageous for the city district.

The house near the Sovovy mlýny got its nickname because it used to house the Czech Fishing Union, which also ran a fish restaurant on the ground floor. It is also known from the film "How to Drown Dr. Mráček or The End of the Water Sprites in Bohemia," which was filmed there. Originally a Renaissance house, it was first remodeled in the early Baroque period and in the mid-19th century in the Classicist style. According to the website of the National Heritage Institute, the building has been protected since 1958.