{{Short description|Municipal area of Prague, Czech Republic}} {{Multiple issues| {{More citations needed|date=June 2025}} {{Expand Czech|topic=geo|Letňany|date=May 2025}} }} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Letňany | settlement_type = [[Districts of Prague|Cadastral Area of Prague]] | image_skyline = Praha-letnany.jpg | image_caption = Aerial view of Letňany | image_map = Praha KÚ Letňany.png | map_caption = Location of Letňany in [[Prague]] | coordinates = {{coord|50|08|13|N|14|30|52|E|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Czech Republic | subdivision_type2 = Region | subdivision_name2 = Prague | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = [[Prague 18]] | area_total_km2 = 5.61 | population_total = 21702 | population_as_of = 2021 | population_footnotes = <ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Results of the 2021 Census – Open data|language=cs|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/vysledky-scitani-2021-otevrena-data|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=27 March 2021}}</ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 199 00 | website = {{url|letnany.cz}} }}
'''Letňany''' is a cadastral area of [[Prague]], Czech Republic. It was founded in 1307 and became part of Prague in 1968. It has been included in [[Prague 18]] since 2001, having previously been in the local government district of Prague-Letňany, and it has its own [[Cadastral community|cadastral area]] (also called "Prague 18").
There is a large shopping mall, [[Obchodní centrum Letňany]], with an area in excess of 125,000 m<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oc-letnany.cz/en/o-centru/|title=Letňany Shopping Centre website|access-date=15 May 2008|archive-date=30 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430130656/http://www.oc-letnany.cz/en/o-centru/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Letňany was the centre of Czech aircraft production, with major aviation companies such as [[Avia Motors|Avia]] and [[Letov Kbely|Letov]], but as the industry gradually declined, Letňany became a mostly residential district. There are two airports: the non-public international{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}} Letňany Airport and [[Prague–Kbely Airport|Kbely]] military airport.
Nearby [[Letňany (Prague Metro)|Letňany metro station]] opened in May 2008, on the new extension of Prague's [[Line C (Prague Metro)|Line C]].
==Government== The [[Air Accidents Investigation Institute]] has its head office in Letňany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uzpln.cz/en/contacts|title=AAII Contacts|publisher=[[Air Accidents Investigation Institute]]|access-date=15 February 2012}}</ref>
==Demographics== {{historical population|1869|395|1880|440|1890|606|1900|707|1910|754|1921|718|1930|1527|1950|2040|1961|2550|1970|3619|1980|10666|1991|14432|2001|14275|2011|16996|2021|21702|align=none|cols=2|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha|url=https://csu.gov.cz/docs/107508/8e8d8a88-22cc-41a3-b523-7b0fbab7c040/130084150100.pdf?version=1.0|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|language=cs|date=21 December 2015}}</ref><ref name=":0" />}}
==Concerts== {{More citations needed section|date=June 2025}}
{{ill|Letňany Airport|cs|Letiště Letňany}} has been used as the venue for major concerts since 2015,<ref name="Landa">{{cite news |title=V Letňanech v sobotu vystoupí Landa, očekává se přibližně 40 tisíc lidí |url=https://prazsky.denik.cz/volny-cas/v-letnanech-v-sobotu-vystoupi-landa-ocekava-se-priblizne-40-tisic-lidi-20150912.html |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=[[Deník]] |agency=Czech News Agency |publisher=[[Vltava Labe Media]] |date=12 September 2015 |language=cs |trans-title=Landa will perform in Letňany on Saturday, approximately 40,000 people are expected}}</ref> including by [[AC/DC]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Ed Sheeran]], [[the Rolling Stones]], [[Guns N' Roses]], [[Metallica]], and [[Rammstein]].
{| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" |Concerts at Letňany |- !Date !Artist !Tour !Attendance |- |12 September 2015<ref name="Landa"/> |[[Daniel Landa]] |Velekoncert |— |- |22 May 2016 |[[AC/DC]] |[[Rock or Bust World Tour]] |60,000<ref>{{cite news |last=Koval |first=Vojtěch |title=Koncert AC/DC v Praze sledovalo 60 tisíc lidí, zážitek kazilo jen placení u stánků |url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/kultura_hudba/koncert-ac-dc-v-praze-sledovalo-60-tisic-lidi-zazitek-kazilo-jen-placeni-u-stanku_201605230302_mkaspar |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=iROZHLAS |publisher=[[Czech Radio]] |date=23 May 2016 |language=cs |trans-title=60,000 people watched the AC/DC concert in Prague, the only thing that spoiled the experience was paying at the stands}}</ref> |- |4 July 2017 |[[Guns N' Roses]] |[[Not in This Lifetime... Tour]] |49,756 / 50,000 |- |19 August 2017 |[[Robbie Williams]] |[[The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour]] |— |- |13 June 2018 |[[Ozzy Osbourne]] |[[No More Tours II]] |— |- |20 June 2018 |[[Iron Maiden]] |[[Legacy of the Beast World Tour]] |30,000<ref>{{cite web |last=Skácel |first=Petr |title=Recenze: Iron Maiden přivezli spitfire, divadlo i bezchybného Dickinsona |url=https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/hudba/iron-maiden-bruce-dickinson-koncert-praha-recenze.A180621_084525_hudba_vha |website=iDNES.cz |publisher=Mafra |date=21 June 2018 |access-date=4 June 2025 |language=cs |trans-title=Review: Iron Maiden brought a spitfire, theatre, and a flawless Dickinson}}</ref> |- |4 July 2018 |[[The Rolling Stones]] |[[No Filter Tour]] |65,250 / 65,250 |- |26 May 2019 |[[Muse (band)|Muse]] |[[Simulation Theory World Tour]] |32,987 / 35,093 |- |7 July 2019 | rowspan="2" |[[Ed Sheeran]] | rowspan="2" |[[÷ Tour]] | rowspan="2" |139,036 / 157,980 |- |8 July 2019 |- |18 August 2019 |[[Metallica]] |[[WorldWired Tour]] |73,555 / 73,658 |- |15 May 2022 | rowspan="2" |[[Rammstein]] | rowspan="2" |[[Rammstein Stadium Tour]] | rowspan="2" |99,512 / 99,512 |- |16 May 2022 |- |5 June 2022 | rowspan="2" |[[Imagine Dragons]] | rowspan="2" |[[Mercury Tour]] | rowspan="2" |115,018 / 115,018 |- |6 June 2022 |- |18 June 2022 |Guns N' Roses |[[Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour]] |35,000 / 48,382 |- |22 June 2022 |Metallica |[[Metallica 2021–2022 Tour]] |— |- | 21 June 2023 | [[Maroon 5]] | [[UK + Europe 2023]] | — |- |30 July 2023 |[[Depeche Mode]] |[[Memento Mori World Tour]] |60,000<ref>{{cite web |last=Šanda |first=Štěpán |title=Recenze: Smíření ve věku strojů. Depeche Mode odehráli svůj největší koncert v Česku |url=https://magazin.aktualne.cz/kultura/recenze-depeche-mode-letiste-letnany/r~f77f2d3c2f8711ee93abac1f6b220ee8/ |website=aktualne.cz |publisher=[[Economia]] |date=31 July 2023 |access-date=4 June 2025 |language=cs |trans-title=Review: Reconciliation in the Machine Age. Depeche Mode played their biggest concert in the Czech Republic}}</ref> |- |6 August 2023 |[[The Weeknd]] |[[After Hours til Dawn Tour]] |60,000<ref>{{cite news |last=Štefl |first=Jiří |title=Kanadský hitmaker The Weeknd se v Praze rozloučil se svým alter egem. Na koncert dorazilo 60 tisíc lidí |url=https://www.irozhlas.cz/kultura/hudba/weeknd-praha-koncert-after-hours-tour_2308070657_har |access-date=4 June 2025 |work=iROZHLAS |publisher=[[Czech Radio]] |date=7 August 2023 |language=cs |trans-title=Canadian hitmaker The Weeknd said goodbye to his alter ego in Prague. 60,000 people came to the concert}}</ref> |- |31 May 2025 |Iron Maiden |[[Run for Your Lives World Tour]] |60,000<ref>{{cite news |title=Metalový nářez v Letňanech. Iron Maiden v Praze oslavili 50. výročí svého vzniku |url=https://www.denik.cz/hudba/iron-maiden-praha-letnany-metal-koncert.html |work=[[Deník]] |agency=Czech News Agency |publisher=[[Vltava Labe Media]] |date=1 June 2025 |access-date=4 June 2025 |language=cs |trans-title=Metal blast in Letňany. Iron Maiden celebrated their 50th anniversary in Prague}}</ref> |- |9 June 2025 | rowspan="2" |Imagine Dragons | rowspan="2" |[[Loom World Tour]] |60,000<ref>{{cite news |title=Imagine Dragons rozproudili Letňany, 60 tisícům lidí představili nové album |url=https://www.denik.cz/hudba/imagine-dragons-koncert-cesko-praha-letnany.html |work=[[Deník]] |first=Jiří |last=Janda |publisher=[[Vltava Labe Media]] |date=10 June 2025 |access-date=13 June 2025 |language=cs |trans-title=Imagine Dragons stirred up Letňany, presented their new album to 60,000 people}}</ref> |- |11 June 2025 |60,000<ref>{{cite web |title=Recenze: Imagine Dragons v Praze ukázali, že naživo znějí úžasně, a frontman kapely se vyznal ze své lásky k Česku |url=https://grapesmag.cz/fun/recenze-imagine-dragons-v-praze-ukazali-ze-nazivo-zneji-uzasne-a-frontman-kapely-se-vyznal-ze-sve-lasky-k-cesku/ |work=grapesmag.cz |first=Káťa |last=Matoušková |date=12 June 2025 |access-date=4 June 2025 |language=cs |trans-title=Review: Imagine Dragons showed in Prague that they sound amazing live, and the group's frontman confessed his love for the Czech Republic}}</ref> |- |15 June 2025 |[[Bruce Springsteen]] & the [[E Street Band]] |[[Springsteen and E Street Band 2023–2025 Tour]] |60,000<ref>{{cite web |title=Springsteen nahradil Čechům koncert a zkritizoval Trumpa. Užíval si i Petr Pavel |url=https://www.idnes.cz/kultura/hudba/springsteen-koncert-praha-letnany.A250615_220757_hudba_remy |website=iDNES.cz |publisher=Mafra |date=15 June 2025 |access-date=16 June 2025 |language=cs |trans-title=Springsteen replaced the concert for the Czechs and criticized Trump. Petr Pavel also enjoyed it}}</ref> |- |26 June 2025 |AC/DC |[[Power Up Tour]] | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{Portal|Czech Republic}} * {{official website|letnany.cz}} {{in lang|cs}} * [http://www.letnany-airport.cz Official Letňany Airport website] {{in lang|cs}}
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