Chodov (Prague)

For other places with the same name, see Chodov (disambiguation).

Rear view of Chodov fort

Chodov (Czech pronunciation: [ˈxodof]) is a suburb of Prague in the Czech Republic. It lies in the south-east of the city, and became part of the Prague municipality in 1968. In terms of the Prague districts defined in 1960, it lay in administrative district 4, and its postal address is still Prague 4. However, since 2001 it has been placed in the administrative district Prague 11; within that, it lies in the Prague 11 municipal district. It has a Metro station, on the C line. It is principally an area of large high-rise post-Second World War housing developments, but since the Velvet Revolution of 1989 there has been rapid development of commercial sites such as car dealerships; there are also some areas of detached housing. There are a number of hotels in the district, some of them large establishments catering to the congress and package holiday trade. Notable buildings include:

the Chodovská vodní tvrz or Chodov fort, a round building with its origins in the 13th century (though heavily restored) which now serves as a cultural centre and includes a gallery and a small recital room.
the new location (opened on 1 January 1999) of the National Archives, in a striking modern building
The Chodov Shopping Center - one of the biggest shopping malls in Prague and in the whole Czech Republic with more than 210 stores; located above the Chodov metro station

External links

Chodov fort official website

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Districts and cadastral areas of Prague

Former names shown in italics

Big municipal districts	Prague 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 (Radotín) 17 (Řepy) 18 (Letňany) 19 (Kbely) 20 (Horní Počernice) 21 (Újezd nad Lesy) 22 (Uhříněves)

Small municipal districts	Běchovice Benice Březiněves Čakovice Ďáblice Dolní Chabry Dolní Měcholupy Dolní Počernice Dubeč Klánovice Koloděje Kolovraty Královice Křeslice Kunratice Libuš Lipence Lochkov Lysolaje Nebušice Nedvězí Petrovice Přední Kopanina Řeporyje Satalice Slivenec Suchdol Šeberov Štěrboholy Troja Újezd (u Průhonic) Velká Chuchle Vinoř Zbraslav Zličín

Cadastral areas	Běchovice Benice Bohnice Braník Břevnov Březiněves Bubeneč Čakovice Černý Most Chodov Cholupice Čimice Ďáblice Dejvice Dolní Chabry Dolní Měcholupy Dolní Počernice Dubeč Háje Hájek Hloubětín Hlubočepy Hodkovičky Holešovice Holyně Horní Měcholupy Horní Počernice Hostavice Hostivař Hradčany Hrdlořezy Jinonice Josefov (Jewish Quarter) Kamýk Karlín Klánovice Kobylisy Koloděje Kolovraty Komořany Košíře Královice Krč Křeslice Kunratice Kyje Lahovice Letňany Lhotka Libeň Liboc Libuš Lipany Lipence Lochkov Lysolaje Malá Chuchle Malá Strana ("Lesser Town") Malešice Michle Miškovice Modřany Motol Nebušice Nedvězí Nové Město ("New Town") Nusle Petrovice Písnice Pitkovice Podolí Přední Kopanina Prosek Radlice Radotín Řeporyje Řepy Ruzyně Satalice Sedlec Slivenec Smíchov Sobín Staré Město ("Old Town") Štěrboholy Stodůlky Strašnice Střešovice Střížkov Suchdol Točná Třebonice Třeboradice Troja Uhříněves Újezd nad Lesy Újezd (u Průhonic) Veleslavín Velká Chuchle Vinohrady Vinoř Vokovice Vršovice Vyšehrad Vysočany Záběhlice Zadní Kopanina Zbraslav Žižkov Zličín

Coordinates: 50°01′53″N 14°29′30″E / 50.03139°N 14.49167°E / 50.03139; 14.49167

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