Letňany is an area of

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. It was founded in 1307, and became part of Prague in 1968. It has been part of the ''

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'' administrative district since 2001, having previously been in the local government district of '' Prague 18'', and it has its own

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(also called "Prague 18"). It has become one of the richest districts in Prague. There is a large

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, " Obchodní centrum Letňany", which has a shopping area in excess of 125,000 m². Letňany was the site of the aircraft industry (

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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 Line C on the Prague Metro.

Government

The Air Accidents Investigation Institute has its head office in Letňany.

Concerts

The place has also been used as the venue for some big concerts, including

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, or

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, and

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and more.

References

External links

The official Letnany website
— in Czech
The official Letnany Airport website
— in Czech 1307 establishments in Europe Populated places established in the 1300s Districts of Prague {{Prague-geo-stub