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Košíře
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Košíře is a district of Prague, part of the municipal area Prague 5. It is situated in the valley of the Motol brook between the districts Smíchov and Motol. Košíře became a town in 1896 and was joined onto Prague in 1921.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Košíře
Settlement.settlement_type
Cadastral Area of Prague
Settlement.image_skyline
Praha, Motol, Poštovka, pohled ze srázu.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Košíře as seen from Motol
Settlement.image_map
Praha KÚ Košíře.png
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Košíře in Prague
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Czech Republic
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Prague
Settlement.subdivision_type3
District
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Prague 5
Settlement.area_total_km2
3.23
Settlement.population_total
16145
Settlement.population_as_of
2021
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto
Settlement.timezone1
CET
Settlement.utc_offset1
+1

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Košíře
Located in
Prague 5
Population
16145
Area
3.227
Shares border with
Motol
Image
Praha, Motol, Poštovka, pohled ze srázu.JPG
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Commons category
Košíře
time of earliest written record
1185-01-01
number of houses
1207
inception
1922-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Characteristics
  • Demographics
  • Neighboring districts
  • References

Košíře is a district of Prague, part of the municipal area Prague 5. It is situated in the valley of the Motol brook between the districts Smíchov and Motol. Košíře became a town in 1896 and was joined onto Prague in 1921.

== History ==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Košíře” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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