Řeporyje is a cadastral area of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
. Most of it belongs to the municipal district of the same name, the rest belonging to
Prague 13
Prague 13 is a municipal district (''městská část'') in Prague, Czech Republic.
The administrative district (''správní obvod'') of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 13 and Řeporyje
Řeporyje is a cadastral area of Prague ...
. Řeporyje became part of Prague in 1974, before which it was recorded as a ''
městys
Městys (or, unofficially or obsolete, městečko (literally "small town")), translated as "market town", is a status conferred on certain municipalities in the Czech Republic, lying in terms of size and importance higher than that of simple ''ob ...
''.
The district is situated on Dalejský potok and borders
Prokopské údolí
Prokop Valley ( cs, Prokopské údolí) is a recreational area in southwestern Prague, located in the districts of Barrandov, Holyně, Řeporyje, Stodůlky and Hlubočepy. It encompasses two streams, Dalejský potok and Prokopský potok, the latte ...
to the east. The western part of Řeporyje is an industrial area, marked by the visually prominent
silo
A silo (from the Greek σιρός – ''siros'', "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used t ...
belonging to
Soufflet Agro a.s. The district is served by
Praha-Řeporyje railway station, a
passing point
A passing loop (UK usage) or passing siding (North America) (also called a crossing loop, crossing place, refuge loop or, colloquially, a hole) is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at or near a station, where trains or ...
on the Praha –
Rudná –
Beroun
Beroun (; german: Beraun) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Berounka and Litavka rivers. Beroun creates a conurbation with Králův Dvůr, former par ...
railway line.
Global stratigraphic boundary
Řeporyje is home of a
global stratigraphic boundary for the
Silurian
The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the shortest period of the Paleozo ...
. The base boundary for the
Přídolí epoch and stage is located in a quarry southwest of Řeporyje ().
Gallery
File:Řeporyje-u viaduktu.jpg, Viaduct over Dalejský potok
File:Železniční přejezd Řeporyje.jpg, The passing loop before Praha-Řeporyje station
File:Silo Řeporyje.jpg, Soufflet Agro silo
References
External links
Praha-Řeporyje - Official homepage
Districts of Prague
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