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Hostivice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦoscɪvɪtsɛ]) is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,800 inhabitants.

Hostivice
Town
Town centre
Flag
Coat of arms
Hostivice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′53″N 14°15′9″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-West
First mentioned1277
Government
 • MayorKlára Čápová
Area
 • Total14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation
341 m (1,119 ft)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total8,777
 • Density610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
253 01
Websitewww.hostivice.cz

Administrative parts


Aerial view
Aerial view

The village of Břve is an administrative part of Hostivice.


Geography


Hostivice is located west of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The Litovický Stream flows through the territory and supply a set of ponds.


History


Břve is the oldest part of the town, the first written mention is from 1184. The first written mention of Hostivice is from 1277.[2]

The current appearance of the town was created by merging and growing four separate villages: Hostivice, Litovice, Jeneček, and Břve. In 1849, Litovice, Jeneček and Břve merged to create one municipality of Litovice, and in 1950, it was merged with Hostivice. In 1978 Hostivice became a town.[2]


Demographics


Historical population
YearPop.±%
18691,661—    
18802,009+21.0%
18902,267+12.8%
19002,291+1.1%
19102,564+11.9%
YearPop.±%
19212,802+9.3%
19304,248+51.6%
19504,113−3.2%
19614,327+5.2%
19704,157−3.9%
YearPop.±%
19804,310+3.7%
19914,021−6.7%
20014,586+14.1%
20118,224+79.3%
20219,787+19.0%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Transport


Hostivice lies close to Václav Havel Airport Prague. The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs next to the town. Hostivice is also connected with Prague with the Smíchov – Hostivice railway line.


Notable people



References


  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2022". Czech Statistical Office. 2022-04-29.
  2. "Historie Hostivice" (in Czech). Město Hostivice. Retrieved 2021-06-21.
  3. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Praha-západ" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 3–4.
  4. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.


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[de] Hostivice

Hostivice (deutsch Hostiwitz) ist eine Stadt westlich von Prag in der Tschechischen Republik. Die Fläche der Stadt beträgt 14,60 km².
- [en] Hostivice


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