Čakovice | |
Native Name: | Čakovice |
Settlement Type: | Municipal District of Prague Cadastral Area of Prague |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Czech Republic |
Subdivision Type2: | Region |
Subdivision Name2: | Prague |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Prague 18 |
Coordinates: | 50.1511°N 14.5247°W |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Alena Samková |
Area Total Km2: | 10.19 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 11984 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 196 00 |
Website: | http://www.cakovice.cz |
Čakovice (German Tschakowitz) is a municipal district (městská část) in Prague. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city. As of 2021, there were 11,984 inhabitants living in Čakovice. The municipal district consists of three cadastral areas (katastrální území): Čakovice, Miškovice and Třeboradice.
The Čakovice cadastre has an area of 3.83 km2 and a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.
The first written record of Čakovice is from the 11th century. The town became part of Prague in 1968.
TJ Avia Čakovice are a football team that play at the Letňa Avia, off Ke Stadionu 705. In 1971, the Victoria Speedway Club Praha began racing motorcycle speedway at the venue, originally called Zizkov Prague before taking the name AMK Čakovice in the late 1970s.[1] The venue also hosted a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Championship eight times from 1973 to 1983.[2]