Bohnice () is a cadastral district in

Prague 8 Prague 8 is a municipal district (''městská část'') in Prague, Czech Republic. The administrative district (''správní obvod'') of the same name consists of municipal districts Prague 8, Březiněves, Ďáblice and Dolní Chabry. Demographic ...

, Czechia, some 5 km north of the city centre. It is home to a

psychiatric hospital A psychiatric hospital, also known as a mental health hospital, a behavioral health hospital, or an asylum is a specialized medical facility that focuses on the treatment of severe Mental disorder, mental disorders. These institutions cater t ...

and a large

tenement housing A tenement is a type of building shared by multiple dwellings, typically with flats or apartments on each floor and with shared entrance stairway access. They are common on the British Isles, particularly in Scotland. In the medieval Old Town, E ...

estate in which all the streets are named after cities or regions of

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukrai ...

. Psychiatrická_léčebna_Bohnice.JPG, Psychiatric hospital – administrative building with main entrance Lodžská str, Prague Bohnice.jpg, Lodžská (

Łódź Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Polan ...

) Street; names of Polish cities and rivers prevail in the housing estate. Krosenská str, Prague Bohnice.jpg, Krosenská (

Krosno Krosno (in full ''The Royal Free City of Krosno'', ) is a historical town and Krosno County, county in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in southeastern Poland. The estimated population of the town is 47,140 inhabitants as of 2014. The functional ...

) Street Bohnice Prague CZ SS Peter and Paul church.JPG, Saints Peter and Paul Church in the old part of Bohnice, consecrated in 1158.

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* Districts of Prague {{Prague-geo-stub Cadastral territories in Prague