Letňany is a cadastral area of Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1307, and became part of Prague in 1968. It has been part of Prague 18 since 2001, having previously been in the local government district of Prague-Letňany, and it has its own cadastral area (also called "Prague 18"). There is a large shopping mall, "Obchodní centrum Letňany", which has a shopping area in excess of 125,000 m2.[2]
Letňany | |
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 Aerial view of Letňany | |
 Location of Letňany in Prague | |
| Coordinates: 50°08′13″N 14°30′52″E / 50.13694°N 14.51444°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Prague |
| District | Prague 18 |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 21,702 |
| • Density | 3,900/km2 (10,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 199 00 |
Letňany was the site of the aircraft industry (Avia and Letov), but as the industry gradually declined Letňany became a mostly residential district. There are two airports – the non-public international[citation needed] Letňany Airport and Kbely military airport.
Nearby Letňany metro station opened in May 2008, on the new extension of Line C on the Prague Metro.
Government
editThe Air Accidents Investigation Institute has its head office in Letňany.[3]
Demographics
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Concerts
editThe place has also been used as the venue for some big concerts, including AC/DC, Ed Sheeran, Rolling Stones, or Guns N' Roses, and Metallica, Rammstein and more.
References
edit- ^ a b "Results of the 2021 Census - Open data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Letňany Shopping Centre website". Retrieved 15 May 2008.
- ^ "AAII Contacts". Air Accidents Investigation Institute. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
External links
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