Letňany

Letňany was founded in 1307, and became part of Prague in 1968. Now it is part of the Prague 9 administrative district, form local government district of Prague 18 and its own cadastral area. The district has become one of the richest districts of Prague.

There is a large shopping mall, "Obchodní centrum Letňany", with shopping area exceeding 125 000 m².

Letňany was site of the aircraft industry (Avia and Letov), but the industry gradually declined and Letňany became a mostly residential district. There are two airports - non public international Letňany airport and Kbely military airport.

Nearby Prague Metro station Letňany on the new extension of Line C was opened in May 2008.

Government

The Air Accidents Investigation Institute has its head office in Letňany.

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Letňany (Prague Metro)

Letňany (Czech pronunciation: [ˈlɛtɲanɪ]) is a Prague Metro station of Line C. The station is located about one kilometre south of Letňany, on the border between areas Letňany and Vysočany, near a tripoint with Kbely, and it belongs to the section IV.C2, connecting Ládví and Letňany. The station is opened from 8 May 2008 and since then has served as the new terminus of the line.

Station characteristics

The Letňany Station has been the terminal station of the line C. It is located east from the street crossing (streets Beranových and Prosecká) and south from Tupolevova street.

The station is excavated, has an island platform and two entrance halls, each of them connected with the platform by a staircase, two escalators and a lift. The south hall serves to the Prague Exhibition Centre (PVA) and a parking, the north hall connects the platform with bus stops. There are 18 bus lines of PID (Prague Integrated Transport) and one parking "P+R".

The platform is 10,3m under ground. The supporting structure of the platform is made from closed monolithic reinforced concrete.