Libuš
| Praha-Libuš | |||
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| Basic data | |||
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| Region : | Hlavní město Praha | ||
| Municipality : | Prague | ||
| Administrative district : | Prague 12 | ||
| Area : | 524 ha | ||
| Geographic location : | 50 ° 0 ′ N , 14 ° 28 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 10,263 (2017) | ||
| Postal code : | 142 00 | ||
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| Status: | District ( městská část ) | ||
| administration | |||
| Mayor : | Jiří Koubek (as of 2018) | ||
| Address: | Libušská 35/200  142 00 Prague 411  | 
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| Website : | www.praha-libus.cz | ||
Libuš is a district on the southern edge of the Czech capital Prague . It belongs to the 12th district and is composed of the two cadastral communities Libuš (German Libusch ) and Písnice ( Piesnitz ). Part of the Modřany Gorge lies in Libuš .
history
The name of the place is Libuš Folk etymology incorrectly to the legendary Princess Libuse returned. In the 18th century, Libuš consisted of only 8 houses. Goose breeding led to an increase in population in the 19th century. In 1933 Kunratice was split off and became a municipality, which was incorporated into Prague in 1968. In 1974 Písnice came to Prague and was assigned to the Libuš district.
The observatory of the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute ( Český hydrometeorologický ústav ) is located in Libuš .