Hostivice

Hostivice
Town
Town centre
Flag Coat of arms
Hostivice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°4′53″N 14°15′9″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Central Bohemian
District	Prague-West
First mentioned	1277
Government
• Mayor	Klára Čápová
Area
• Total	14.47 km2 (5.59 sq mi)
Elevation	341 m (1,119 ft)
Population  (2022-01-01)
• Total	8,777
• Density	610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	253 01
Website	www.hostivice.cz

Hostivice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦoscɪvɪtsɛ]) is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 8,800 inhabitants.

Administrative parts

Aerial view

The village of Břve is an administrative part of Hostivice.

Geography

Hostivice is located west of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in the Prague Plateau. The Litovický Stream flows through the territory and supply a set of ponds.

History

Břve is the oldest part of the town, the first written mention is from 1184. The first written mention of Hostivice is from 1277.

The current appearance of the town was created by merging and growing four separate villages: Hostivice, Litovice, Jeneček, and Břve. In 1849, Litovice, Jeneček and Břve merged to create one municipality of Litovice, and in 1950, it was merged with Hostivice. In 1978 Hostivice became a town.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 1,661 —     1880 2,009 +21.0% 1890 2,267 +12.8% 1900 2,291 +1.1% 1910 2,564 +11.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,802 +9.3% 1930 4,248 +51.6% 1950 4,113 −3.2% 1961 4,327 +5.2% 1970 4,157 −3.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 4,310 +3.7% 1991 4,021 −6.7% 2001 4,586 +14.1% 2011 8,224 +79.3% 2021 9,787 +19.0%
Source: Censuses

Transport

Hostivice lies close to Václav Havel Airport Prague. The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs next to the town. Hostivice is also connected with Prague with the Smíchov – Hostivice railway line.

Notable people

• David Rath (born 1965), politician; lives here

External links

• Official website