Libeň

Libeň (German: Lieben) is a cadastral area and district of Prague, Czech Republic. It was incorporated into Prague in 1901.

Libeň
Cadastral Area of Prague
Libeň bridge connecting Libeň with Holešovice
Location of Libeň in Prague
Coordinates: 50°06′42″N 14°28′13″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Prague
District	Prague 7, Prague 8, Prague 9
Area
• Total	7.38 km2 (2.85 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	36,151
• Density	4,900/km2 (12,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	180 00, 190 00

Places

• Praha-Libeň railway station

Bohumil Hrabal painted among his beloved cats on the "Hrabal Wall" in Prague

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 5,845 —     1880 9,669 +65.4% 1890 12,536 +29.7% 1900 21,242 +69.4% 1910 27,192 +28.0% 1921 29,679 +9.1% 1930 40,755 +37.3% 1950 48,283 +18.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1961 48,351 +0.1% 1970 42,181 −12.8% 1980 34,024 −19.3% 1991 29,476 −13.4% 2001 27,506 −6.7% 2011 32,749 +19.1% 2021 36,151 +10.4%
Source: Censuses[2][1]

People

• Reinhard Heydrich, assassinated here
• Herz Homberg, born here
• Ernestine Schumann-Heink, born here
• Bohumil Hrabal, lived here
• Karel Hlaváček, was born and lived here
• Karel Janoušek, was buried here