Prague 8

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Prague 8
Coat of arms of Prague 8 Location of Prague 8
Basic data
State : Czech RepublicCzech Republic Czech Republic
Region : Hlavní město Praha
Municipality : Praha
Geographic location : 50 ° 8 '  N , 14 ° 27'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 8 '4 "  N , 14 ° 27' 10"  E
Residents : 103,049 (December 31, 2015)
Postal code : 180 00
administration
Mayor : Roman Petrus ( ČSSD ) (as of 2016)
Address: Zenklova 35
180 48 Prague 8
Website : www.praha8.cz

Prague 8 is an administrative district and a district of the Czech capital Prague . The district is in the north of the city.

structure

The Prague 8 administrative district comprises the districts of Prague 8 (2182 ha), Ďáblice (721 ha), Dolní Chabry (499 ha) and Březiněves (338 ha).

The Prague 8 district in turn includes the cadastral municipalities of Bohnice , Kobylisy , Čimice and Karlín completely, most of Libeň , the northern part of Troy , about half of Střížkov and a small part of Prague New Town and Žižkov .

history

Libeň has been part of the capital Prague since 1901 as District Prague VIII . Karlín, Bohnice, Troja and Kobylisy came to the Prague urban area in 1922. From 1949 the Prague 8 district existed roughly in its current form. In 1960 Čimice was incorporated, in 1968 Ďáblice and Dolní Chabry and 1974 Březiněves.