Kobylisy is a district in the north of
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...
, located in
Prague 8
Prague 8 is a municipal district (''městská část'') in Prague, Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, ...
. The eastern part of the district is home to a large
panel housing estate with over 10,000 residents. The area is served by
Kobylisy Kobylisy is a district in the north of Prague, located in Prague 8. The eastern part of the district is home to a large panel housing estate with over 10,000 residents. The area is served by Kobylisy and Ládví stations on the Prague Metro, bo ...
and
Ládví stations on the
Prague Metro, both of which opened in 2004.
History
*May 27, 1942, a successful assassination of
Reinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( ; ; 7 March 1904 – 4 June 1942) was a high-ranking German SS and police official during the Nazi era and a principal architect of the Holocaust.
He was chief of the Reich Security Main Office (inclu ...
during the
Operation Anthropoid
On 27 May 1942 in Prague, Reinhard Heydrichthe commander of the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA), acting governor of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and a principal architect of the Holocaustwas attacked and wounded in an assassinati ...
.
*During
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
people were executed in
Kobylisy Shooting Range
Kobylisy Shooting Range () is a former military shooting range located in Kobylisy, a northern suburb of Prague, Czech Republic.
The shooting range was established in 1889–1891, on a site that was at the time far outside the city, as a train ...
Other photos
Image:Prague Ďáblice Chabařovická str.jpg, Ďáblice estates
Image:Kobyl strel1.jpg, Kobylisy Shooting Range
Image:Ládví 2.jpg, Ládví metro stop and Ďáblice estate
Neighbouring districts
Districts of Prague
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