Smíchov hills used to belong to the Carthusian Order of monks where its members committed themselves to the noble pursuit of creating vineyards. In general, many local estates used to be part of vineyards and often housed winepresses. Over time, a large proportion of those vineyards were joined together into bigger units. This went in hand with the building development of Smíchov where not only ordinary small houses but also splendid villas were built, and were often created by joining smaller plots.

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