Hloubětín (, ) is a district of
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
located from the centre, belonging mostly to
Prague 9
Prague 9 is both a municipal and an administrative district in Prague, Czech Republic. Prague 9 administrative districts takes care mainly of districts of Vysočany, Prosek, Hrdlořezy, and partly of Hloubětín, Libeň, Střížkov a Malešic ...
, with parts of it also belonging to
Prague 14
Prague 14 is a municipal district in Prague since 1994. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city, east of district Prague 9. It consists of four cadastres: Hloubětín (part), Kyje, Černý Most and Hostavice.
The administrative dist ...
and
Prague 10
Prague 10 is both a municipal and administrative district in Prague, Czech Republic with more than 110,000 inhabitants.
Neighbourhood ( cadastral communities) of Prague 10
* Vršovice
* large part of Strašnice (except the block with Tesla Stra ...
. There were 10,704 people living in this area in 2001. The area, first recorded in the 13th century due to presence of the
Teutonic Knights
The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem. The Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem was formed to aid Christians on their pilgrimages to t ...
, became part of Prague in 1922. Today it is mainly an industrial area, located on the edge of Prague's so-called ''průmyslový polookruh'' (industrial semi-circle). During communist times, Hloubětín was well known as the home of the
Tesla company.
Etymology
The name "Hloubětín" derives from the surname ''Hlúpata'', and was previously known as ''Lupatin'', ''Glupetin'', ''Hlupetin'' and ''Hloupětín'' before becoming Hloubětín in 1907.
Geography
The area lies on the
Rokytka river, and its northern reaches back onto the area of
Kbely Airport. To the west of Hloubětín lies
Hořejší rybník, a protected area centered on a lake.
Demographics
Transport
Hloubětín is located close to the
D11 and
R10 roads, and
Praha-Kyje railway station on the main corridor linking Prague and
Pardubice
Pardubice (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 92,000 inhabitants. It is the capital city of the Pardubice Region and lies on the Elbe River. The historic centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Repub ...
. It is served by
Hloubětín metro station on Line B of the Prague Metro, which opened in 1999. It is also an important hub on the
Prague tram system
The Prague tramway network is the largest tram network in the Czech Republic, consisting of of standard gauge ( mm) track, 882 tram vehicles (one of the largest fleets in the world) and 26 daytime routes, 2 historical and 10 night routes w ...
.
References
External links
Prague 9 official website
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Districts of Prague