Kobylisy

Kobylisy
Cadastral Area of Prague
Kobylisy: Ládví subway and Ďáblice housing estate
Location of Kobylisy in Prague
Coordinates: 50°07′45″N 14°27′49″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Prague
District	Prague 8
Area
• Total	3.23 km2 (1.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	27,030
• Density	8,400/km2 (22,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

Kobylisy is a cadastral district in the north of Prague, located in Prague 8. The eastern part of the district is home to a large panel housing estate with over 10,000 residents. The area is served by Kobylisy and Ládví stations on the Prague Metro, both of which opened in 2004.

Ládví is a Ládví station on Line C, located in Kobylisy, Prague 8

History

• May 27, 1942, a successful assassination of Reinhard Heydrich during the Operation Anthropoid.
• During World War II people were executed in Kobylisy Shooting Range

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 428 —     1880 565 +32.0% 1890 876 +55.0% 1900 2,125 +142.6% 1910 3,199 +50.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 3,384 +5.8% 1930 5,881 +73.8% 1950 10,308 +75.3% 1961 12,744 +23.6% 1970 11,061 −13.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 37,013 +234.6% 1991 32,903 −11.1% 2001 29,299 −11.0% 2011 28,657 −2.2% 2021 27,030 −5.7%
Source: Censuses