Stodůlky

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Stodůlky

| settlement_type = Cadastral area of Prague

| image_skyline = Sluneční náměstí Praha 13 2010.jpg

| image_caption = Town hall of Prague 13 in Sluneční náměstí (Sun Square)

| image_map = Praha KÚ Stodůlky.png

| map_caption = Location of Stodůlky in Prague

| coordinates = {{coord|50|03|01|N|14|19|30|E|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Czech Republic

| subdivision_type2 = Region

| subdivision_name2 = Prague

| subdivision_type3 = District

| subdivision_name3 = Prague 13, Prague-Řeporyje

| area_total_km2 = 9.62

| population_total = 60758

| population_as_of = 2021

| population_footnotes = {{cite web |title=Results of the 2021 Census - Open data|language=cs|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/vysledky-scitani-2021-otevrena-data|work=Public Database|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|date=2021-03-27}}

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = CET

| utc_offset1 = +1

| timezone1_DST = CEST

| utc_offset1_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 155 00

}}

Stodůlky, {{IPA|cs|ˈstoduːlkɪ}}, is a cadastral area in Prague, Czech Republic. 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 {{convert|9.62|km2|sqmi|2}} and has over 60,000 inhabitants, making Stodůlky the most populated cadastral area of Prague. Západní Město, a western extension of the built-up area is currently under construction as of 2011.

Etymology

The name derives from the Czech noun stodola for barn; Stodůlky is then a pluralized diminutive of that word (i.e. meaning "small barns").

Geography

Stodůlky is located at the southwestern outskirts of the city, about {{convert|9|km|mi|0}} from the centre. It borders cadastral areas of Řepy in the north, Motol in the northeast, Jinonice in the east, Holyně and Řeporyje in the south, Třebonice in the west and Zličín in the northwest. As a whole it belongs to Prague 5 territorial district. For administrative purposes the vast majority of Stodůlky is designated as an administrative district of Prague 13, while a small section of it falls under Prague-Řeporyje.

Transport

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):

Demographics

{{historical population|1869|765|1880|830|1890|1017|1900|1132|1910|1303|1921|1309|1930|2641|1950|3062|1961|3173|1970|3506|1980|3414|1991|35489|2001|52101|2011|59742|2021|60758|align=none|cols=3|source=Censuses{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha|url=https://csu.gov.cz/docs/107508/8e8d8a88-22cc-41a3-b523-7b0fbab7c040/130084150100.pdf?version=1.0|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}}}

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 Luka 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

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