Písnice (german: Piesnitz) is a borough of the city of

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, and a cadastral subdivision of

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and the municipal district of Prague 12. It was an independent municipality until its amalgamation into Prague in 1974. There are 42 streets and 496 addresses registered, and a population of over 4,000.

Geography

Písnice consists of two distinct urban areas, separated by an undeveloped strip along the Kunratice bypass road, and its future extension. The southern part, consisting primarily of residential houses, is clustered around the historical village of Písnice. The northern part consists of a

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and the grounds of a former meat factory. Písnice is bordered on the north by

, in the west by the village of Cholupice, on the east by Kunratice and the southeast by Hodkovice and the village of Vestec. Písnice is home to a culinary

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, an elementary school Písnice, and a voluntary fire brigade. The former meat factory site has been transformed into a

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ese commercial, logistical, and cultural complex, known as

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. The eastern part of the Modřany Gully park falls within the boundaries of the municipality.

Transportation

The main thoroughfare through Písnice is Libušská street, which forms part of an important radial from

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and Libuš, extending south towards

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. This radial is also the (current) eastern end of the Kunratice bypass road, which leads through some undeveloped areas towards Kunratice and

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. The village of Písnice is the historical terminus of the 113 bus line, although some buses now continue all the way to Točná. Many other lines pass through Písnice towards Dolní Břežany and points south. Yet more bus lines end in the northern part of Písnice.

Future

In 2023, the final station of the new D line metro should open in Písnice, along with a new maintenance depot for the metro, located in the Bělnice area, south of SAPA. A new major road link between the Prague Ring Road and the planned D3 motorway should be constructed in the near future.

Sub-district name change controversy

The fact that Písnice is considerably larger than Libuše in area (3.67 km² vs. 1.60 km²) and only slightly less populous (4177 vs. 5525) led the district council, on March 6, 2007, to agree to the petition to change the name of the sub-district from ''Prague-Libuš'' to ''Prague-Libuš-Písnice'' (or, according to some, with slightly different spacing as ''Prague - Libuš-Písnice''). However, changing the name of a sub-district falls within the jurisdiction of the Prague Capital Region government, who have not yet disclosed whether any such proposal was ever received or discussed. In 1974, when Písnice was joined to Libuš, the local committee (a governing structure closely connected with the Communist era) was renamed from the committee of Libuš to the committee of Libuš-Písnice, a fact which has fueled the controversy over the name change.

Photo gallery

Image:Prague Pisnice Viet Nam1.jpg, Former meat factory, now a Vietnamese community center Image:Prague Pisnice Common.jpg, Village Commons Image:Prague Pisnice K Vrtilce str.jpg, Former farm Image:Housing estate Pisnice Prague.jpg, Panoramic view from the Písnice housing estate

References

*''This article was initially translated from the Czech Wikipedia.''

External links

Písnice in Wikimedia Commons
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