Prague is divided into 10 municipal districts (1-10), or 22 administrative districts (1-22).
I personally think that splitting the city into its 112 cadastral areas is very much an overkill for the purposes of CityStrides.
My profile link : murarzxvii - CityStrides
OpenStreetMap only has two levels available - admin level 10 (the 112 that are currently in CityStrides), or admin level 7 (there are 10 of these)
The admin level 10 includes places like Relation: ‪Běchovice‬ (‪433480‬) | OpenStreetMap while admin level 7 in that same spot would include places like Relation: ‪obvod Praha 9‬ (‪17450432‬) | OpenStreetMap
Another pair of examples would be this level 10 Relation: ‪Old Town‬ (‪428812‬) | OpenStreetMap and this level 7 Relation: ‪obvod Praha 1‬ (‪17444551‬) | OpenStreetMap
It does seem like level 7 makes more sense, given the level 10 places have a maximum distance of ~56 miles (~90km). If that collection of places looks better for nested cities, I can replace them. If they look odd/unfamiliar, then it may be better to stay with the current very small places.
indeed I think level 7 makes the most sense in such a case!
I thought about this too some years ago when I started exploring OpenStreetMap in relation to CityStrides. As someone who’s now completed 100% of Prague in CityStrides, I’d strongly prefer keeping the admin_level=10 divisions (the named cadastral areas). That’s how people actually refer to places day to day, whereas the obvody “Prague 1–10” are mainly an administrative/postal construct.
This isn’t just a preference, since the named districts reflect real, long-standing identities. Many were independent municipalities folded into Prague (some as late as the 1970s), and they still feel distinct from the rest of their obvod. Wikipedia also notes that everyday usage favors the named areas over the numbered districts: Quote from “Districts of Prague - Wikipedia”
In practice, the admin_level=10 units align with how the city feels on foot. The admin_level=7 obvody lump very different places together.
Example east of the city:
– Královice (admin_level=10), looks and functions like a standalone village
– its obvod, Praha 10 (admin_level=7), which also includes dense inner-city areas as well as rural places
OSM links:
Královice: Relation: ‪Královice‬ (‪426954‬) | OpenStreetMap
Praha 10 obvod: Relation: ‪obvod Praha 10‬ (‪17450433‬) | OpenStreetMap
Prague even has two overlapping numbering schemes: the 10 obvody (Praha 1–10) and the 22-unit administrative system (Praha 1–22). Their borders don’t match, and both appear on street signs, so “Praha 10” can mean two different areas depending on context. The local OSM group has discussed this repeatedly, but there’s no consensus on how to represent it without confusion. The named cadastral units (admin_level=10) are unambiguous and match everyday usage.
Having spent a lot of time on the ground here, I really hope we keep the named districts in CityStrides.