Řeporyje is a cadastral area of
Prague
Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...
. Most of it belongs to the municipal district of
Prague-Řeporyje, the rest belonging to
Prague 13. Řeporyje became part of Prague in 1974, before which it was recorded as a
market town
A market town is a settlement most common in Europe that obtained by custom or royal charter, in the Middle Ages, a market right, which allowed it to host a regular market; this distinguished it from a village or city. In Britain, small rura ...
.
The district is situated on Dalejský potok and borders
Prokopské údolí to the east. The western part of Řeporyje is an industrial area, marked by the visually prominent
silo
A silo () is a structure for storing Bulk material handling, bulk materials.
Silos are commonly used for bulk storage of grain, coal, cement, carbon black, woodchips, food products and sawdust. Three types of silos are in widespread use toda ...
belonging to
Soufflet Agro a.s. The district is served by
Praha-Řeporyje railway station, a
passing point on the Praha –
Rudná –
Beroun
Beroun (; ) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 22,000 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Berounka and Litavka rivers. Beroun creates a conurbation with Králův Dvůr, former part of Beroun. ...
railway line.
Demographics
Global stratigraphic boundary
Řeporyje is home of a
global stratigraphic boundary for the
Silurian
The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 23.5 million years from the end of the Ordovician Period, at million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Devonian Period, Mya. The Silurian is the third and shortest period of t ...
. The base boundary for the
Přídolí epoch and stage is located in a quarry southwest of Řeporyje ().
Gallery
File:Řeporyje-u viaduktu.jpg, Viaduct over Dalejský potok
File:Železniční přejezd Řeporyje.jpg, The passing loop before Praha-Řeporyje station
File:Silo Řeporyje.jpg, Soufflet Agro silo
Twin town
Řeporyje is
twinned with:
*
Hostomel
Hostomel (, ) is a Rural settlement#Ukraine, rural settlement in Bucha Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. It is located northwest of the capital Kyiv. It hosts the administration of Hostomel settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Populatio ...
, Ukraine
References
External links
Praha-Řeporyje - Official homepage
Districts of Prague
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