Řeporyje is a cadastral area of

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

. Most of it belongs to the municipal district of the same name, the rest belonging to Prague 13. Řeporyje became part of Prague in 1974, before which it was recorded as a ''

městys Městys (or, unofficially or obsolete, městečko (literally "small town")), translated as "market town", is a status conferred on certain municipalities in the Czech Republic, lying in terms of size and importance higher than that of simple '' o ...

''. 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 (from the Greek σιρός – ''siros'', "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used ...

belonging to Soufflet Agro a.s. The district is served by Praha-Řeporyje railway station, a passing point on the Praha – Rudná –

Beroun Beroun (; german: Beraun) is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 20,000 inhabitants. It lies at the confluence of the Berounka and Litavka rivers. Beroun creates a conurbation with Králův Dvůr, former ...

railway line.

Global stratigraphic boundary

Řeporyje is home of a global stratigraphic boundary for the

Silurian The Silurian ( ) is a geologic period and system spanning 24.6 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 shortest period of the Paleozoi ...

. 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

References

External links

Praha-Řeporyje - Official homepage
Districts of Prague {{Prague-geo-stub