Castles of "Czech Republic" HLOUBĚTÍN vs HLUBOČEPY

Hloubětín

Hloubětín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦloubjɛciːn], German: Tiefenbach[1]) is a district of Prague located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the centre, belongin...

Hloubětín (Czech pronunciation: [ˈɦloubjɛciːn], German: Tiefenbach[1]) is a district of Prague located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from the centre, belonging mostly to Prague 9, with parts of it also belonging to Prague 14 and Prague 10. There were 10,704 people living in this area in 2001.[2][3] The area, first recorded in the 13th century due to presence of the Teutonic Knights, became part of Prague in 1922. Today it is mainly an industrial area, located on the edge of Prague's so-called průmyslový polookruh (industrial semi-circle). During communist times, Hloubětín was well known as the home of the Tesla company.

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Hlubočepy

Hlubočepy is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. In 2015 it had 22,466 inhabitants. In this cadastral district lies a neighbourhood cal...

Hlubočepy is a cadastral district of Prague, Czech Republic. In 2015 it had 22,466 inhabitants. In this cadastral district lies a neighbourhood called Barrandov which is famous for its film studios (Barrandov Studios). The studios are now often called the "European Hollywood" or "Hollywood of the East" because of the increasing interest of western productions (such as the movies Mission Impossible, The Bourne Identity, Casino Royale, Prince Caspian, and many others). The name Barrandov is derived from the fossil-rich rocks which were studied by the French geologist Joachim Barrande.[2] The German name of Hlubočepy is Kohlfelden.

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