Libuš () is one of the
municipal districts of
Prague. It is located in the southern part of Prague in the administrative district of
Prague 4 and consists of the cadastral areas of Libuš and
Písnice
Písnice (german: Piesnitz) is a borough of the city of Prague, and a cadastral subdivision of Libuš and the municipal district of Prague 12. It was an independent municipality until its amalgamation into Prague in 1974. There are 42 streets a ...
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Both Libuš and Písnice were once independent villages near Prague. Libuš was attached to Prague in 1968 and Písnice in 1974; now they are both part of the Prague City in Prague-Libuš municipal district.
The history of Libuš goes back probably to the 13th century, but it is not documented. The first written information is from 1321, when Prague citizens gained power over the Libuš fort. Better information begins in the 17th century, when there was a pub on the road from Prague to the south.
Area: 5.24 km²
Population: 9,702
External links
Official web presentation (in Czech)Discussion forum for Libuš and Písnice
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Districts of Prague