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Točná () is a village, and a cadastral subdivision of the municipal district of Prague 12. There are 31 streets and 413 addresses registered, and a population of 679. The village lies just north of Prague's southern border, formed by the Břežaný valley, south-west of Cholupice, north-west of the municipality of Dolní Břežany. Between Točná and the Vltava river to the west is a protected forest. A private airport is located within the northern part of the village limits, near the area called Nouzov. The northern part of the village limits are bisected by Prague's Outer Ring Road, which then submerges into a tunnel just south of the airport. Bus line 113 terminates in the village, and line 341 passes through it. The village has a football pitch, home of the ''TJ Točná'' football club. It also has a nursery school, one of the largest second-hand clothing stores in Prague, three automotive repair shops and a garden centre. In 2014, a pub, ''Hospoda na Točné'', opened on Branišovská street.


History

From its formation in 1850, Komořany estate and surrounding buildings and greater part of Závist was part of the political municipality of Točná. All this locations has belonged together since the times when Komořany belonged the
Zbraslav Zbraslav (; ; Latin ''Aula Regia'') is a municipal district and cadastral area of Prague. The southernmost district of Prague, it lies on the Vltava River in the national administrative district of Prague 16. The former independent municipal ...
monastery. After
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Komořany rise to village and became an independent municipality, detaching from Točná. Závist was also separated and newly belongs to Zbraslav. Starting in 1947, the local government of Modřany sought the transfer of the territory of Točná to Modřany. In 1960, the municipality of Točná was merged into the municipality of Cholupice. In 1974, Cholupice was joined to the Capital City of Prague. In 1976, the local government in Cholupice was dissolved, and both villages were attached to the local government in Modřany,Jan Mareš
Praha 12-Modřany, Kronika, volební období 1981–1985
MNV Praha-Modřany, chapter Vývoj zemědělství v Modřanech, source: ''Pamětní kniha MNV Točná''
which is now part of Prague 12. A remnant of the local committee system (, "local national committee") in Točná is the street ''K výboru'' ("towards the committee"), which was named in 1974.


Protected forest

The hilly, forested area to the west of the village, bordered by the Břežaný creek, and the communities of Závist, Komořany and Nouzov, is a protected habitat. The vague outlines of a Celtic
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are visible in the high area called ''Šance''. A large plaque commemorating the entomologist František Antonín Nickerl overlooks the Břežaný valley. The forest's steep trails have, in recent years, become popular among mountain bikers. The forest is bisected by the Branišovská switchback, which is limited to light vehicle traffic. Despite traversing a protected area, the road has been used several times as part of a rally race from
Zbraslav Zbraslav (; ; Latin ''Aula Regia'') is a municipal district and cadastral area of Prague. The southernmost district of Prague, it lies on the Vltava River in the national administrative district of Prague 16. The former independent municipal ...
to Točná.


Demographics


Community events

The village celebrates several annual events: * January 6 - ''Three Kings'' - a charity collection drive organized by the Catholic church, in which donators are rewarded with a chalk inscription of 'K+M+B' (from the names of the
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)) above a doorway or on a fencepost *
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Carnival Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that occurs at the close of the Christian pre-Lenten period, consisting of Quinquagesima or Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, and Shrove Tuesday or Mardi Gras. Carnival typi ...
- a charity collection drive organized by the local football club, involving a costume parade * Spring - Welcoming of Spring - a pageant put on by the local nursery school, culminating in the symbolic drowning of an effigy of winter * Mid-June - ''St. Anthony's Fair'' - an all-day event featuring exhibitions, rides, contests and raffles, and live music, organized by the local community association * Early September - ''Iron Kelt'' - a race uphill in the protected forest, 330m long with a rise of 40m * November 11 - St. Martin's Day - St. Martin, a Roman soldier, arrives on a horse, and shares his cloak with a beggar; the gathered crowd then parades through the village behind St. Martin, chanting; the parade terminates in an open field, where poppy-seed pastries are handed out, and everyone is encouraged to share the pastry with another attendee, following the example of St. Martin *
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- a pageant put on by the local nursery school, followed by the lighting of the village
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tree


Photo gallery

Image:Prague Tocna2.jpg, Točná's bus stop Image:Prague Tocna Common.jpg, Village pond File:Točná - křížek a zvonička na návsi (1).jpg, Cross and bell in the village square File:Točná - pomník padlým na rohu ulic K Výboru a Ke Spálence (2).jpg, Memorial on the corner of ''K Výboru'' and ''Ke Spálence'' streets File:Točná - památný dub v polích mezi Točnou a Cholupicemi (6).jpg, Memorial oak tree in the fields between Točná and Cholupice File:Točná - dva památné duby na rohu ulic Branišovská a K Výboru (5).jpg, Memorial oak trees on the corner of ''Branišovská'' and ''K Výboru'' streets File:Praha, Točná, letiště.jpg, Prague Točná Airport File:Tocna-Aerial.jpg, Aerial photo of Točná from above the gully


Famous Residents

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- Czech actor * Karel Vítězslav Mašek – Czech painter * Jiří Tichota – Czech musician


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Točná Districts of Prague Cadastral territories in Prague