Stodůlky, , is a cadastral area (''katastrální území'') in

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. Originally a village (first written mention of which dates from 1159), later municipality (since 1849), it remained a predominantly agricultural settlement until the 1960s. Stodůlky became part of Prague in 1974 and the large housing estate of Jihozápadní Město gradually arose on fields in vicinity of the old village in the late 1970s through mid-1990s. Nowadays Stodůlky covers an area of and has over 60 thousand inhabitants (these figures account for approximately 1/50 of territory and 1/40 of Greater Prague population). Západní Město, a western extension of the built-up area is currently (as of 2011) under construction. The name derives from the Czech noun '' stodola'' for

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; Stodůlky is then a

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ized diminutive of that word (i.e. meaning "small barns"). Stodůlky is located at the southwestern outskirts of the city, about from the centre. It borders cadastral areas of

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in the north, Motol in the northeast,

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in the east, Holyně and Řeporyje in the south, Třebonice in the west and

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in the northwest. As a whole it belongs to Praha 5 territorial district. For administrative purposes the vast majority of Stodůlky is designated as an administrative district of Praha 13, while a small section of it falls under Praha-Řeporyje. Stodůlky is served by Line B of the Prague Metro with five stations being located on its territory (each station in general bears the name of the corresponding housing subdistrict). The stations are (in direction from city centre): * Nové Butovice * Hůrka * Lužiny *

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* Stodůlky

Gallery

File:Praha,_Stodůlky,_pohled_na_starou_zástavbu.jpg, Old part of Stodůlky with church of St. James the Great. History of the church dates at least to 13th century but the current Gothic revival edifice is much more recent (1902-3) File:Praha, Stodulky - Kaple Nalezeni svateho Krize.jpg, Baroque circular chapel of Finding of the Holy Cross (attributed to K. I. Dientzenhofer and built 1743-1754) stands in a remote location on halfway between Stodůlky and Řepy. File:Hůrka B povrch.jpg, Surface view of Hůrka metro station File:Praha Stodůlky most metro 3.jpg, Most of Prague metro network runs underground. Here is a rare surface section in closed tube spanning Central Park in Stodůlky. File:Luziny metro station Prague CZ 040.jpg, Lužiny metro station File:Luka-Zvenku1.jpg, Exterior of

metro station File:BIS_HQ_Prague-Stodulky_CZ_028.jpg, Headquarters of BIS, the domestic secret service of the Czech Republic File:Řepora.jpg, Řepora, a replica of a 14th-century rural settlement, is located in an abandoned claypit between Stodůlky and Řeporyje File:Staré Stodůlky jezírko.jpg, Artificial pond and statue of Rusalka in Stodůlky File:Rezidence Prague Towers, přes Červeňanského.jpg, Prague Towers - residential towers

External links

Praha 13 - Official homepage
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