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Libeň (German: Lieben) is a cadastral area and district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was incorporated into Prague in 1901.

Libeň
Cadastral Area of Prague
Libeň bridge connecting Libeň with Holešovice
Location of Libeň in Prague
Coordinates: 50°06′42″N 14°28′13″E / 50.11167°N 14.47028°E / 50.11167; 14.47028
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Prague
District	Prague 7, Prague 8, Prague 9
Area
• Total	7.38 km² (2.85 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	36,151
• Density	4,900/km² (13,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	180 00, 190 00

Places

Praha-Libeň railway station

Bohumil Hrabal painted among his beloved cats on the "Hrabal Wall" in Prague

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1869	5,845	—
1880	9,669	+65.4%
1890	12,536	+29.7%
1900	21,242	+69.4%
1910	27,192	+28.0%
1921	29,679	+9.1%
1930	40,755	+37.3%
1950	48,283	+18.5%

Year	Pop.	±%
1961	48,351	+0.1%
1970	42,181	−12.8%
1980	34,024	−19.3%
1991	29,476	−13.4%
2001	27,506	−6.7%
2011	32,749	+19.1%
2021	36,151	+10.4%

Source: Censuses^[2]^[1]

People

Reinhard Heydrich, assassinated here
Herz Homberg, born here
Ernestine Schumann-Heink, born here
Bohumil Hrabal, lived here
Karel Hlaváček, was born and lived here
Karel Janoušek, was buried here

References

^ ^a ^b "Results of the 2021 Census - Open data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.

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