Letňany is a cadastral area of
Prague
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, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1307 and became part of Prague in 1968. It has been included in
Prague 18 since 2001, having previously been in the local government district of Prague-Letňany, and it has its own
cadastral area (also called "Prague 18").
There is a large shopping mall,
Obchodní centrum Letňany, with an area in excess of 125,000 m
2.
Letňany was the centre of Czech aircraft production, with major aviation companies such as
Avia and
Letov, but as the industry gradually declined, Letňany became a mostly residential district. There are two airports: the non-public international Letňany Airport and
Kbely military airport.
Nearby
Letňany metro station opened in May 2008, on the new extension of Prague's
Line C.
Government
The
Air Accidents Investigation Institute has its head office in Letňany.
Demographics
Concerts
has been used as the venue for major concerts since 2015,
including by
AC/DC
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,
Iron Maiden
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,
Ed Sheeran
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,
the Rolling Stones
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,
Guns N' Roses
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,
Metallica
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, and
Rammstein
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.
References
External links
*
Official Letňany Airport website
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1307 establishments in Europe
Populated places established in the 1300s
Districts of Prague
Cadastral territories in Prague