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Hostivice

Hostivice (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦoscɪvɪtsɛ]) is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,200 inhabitants.

Hostivice consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):

The name was derived from the personal name Hostivít, meaning "Hostivít's village".

Hostivice is located west of Prague, in its immediate vicinity. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape in the Prague Plateau. The stream of Litovický potok flows through the territory and supplies a system of three fishponds, protected as the Hostivice Ponds Nature Monument.

Břve is the oldest part of the town, first mentioned in 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.

Hostivice lies close to Václav Havel Airport Prague. The D6 motorway from Prague to Karlovy Vary runs next to the town.

Hostivice is located on the railway lines Prague–Kladno and Prague–Rudná.

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