Letňany is an area of Prague, Czech Republic. It was founded in 1307, and became part of Prague in 1968. It has been part of the Prague 9 administrative district since 2001, having previously been in the local government district of Prague 18, and it has its own cadastral area (also called "Prague 18"). There is a large shopping mall, " Obchodní centrum Letňany", which has a shopping area in excess of 125,000 m2. [1]
Letňany was the site of the aircraft industry ( Avia and Letov), but as the industry gradually declined Letňany became a mostly residential district. There are two airports – the non-public international[ citation needed] Letňany airport and Kbely military airport.
Nearby Letňany metro station opened in May 2008, on the new extension of Line C on the Prague Metro.
Government
The Air Accidents Investigation Institute has its head office in Letňany. [2]
Concerts
The place has also been used as the venue for some big concerts, including AC/DC, Ed Sheeran, Rolling Stones, or Guns N' Roses, and Metallica, Rammstein and more.
| Concerts at Letňany | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Artist | Tour | Attendance |
| May 22, 2016 | AC/DC | Rock or Bust World Tour | 60,000 / 60,000 |
| July 4, 2017 | Guns N' Roses | Not in This Lifetime... Tour | 49,756 / 50,000 |
| August 19, 2017 | Robbie Williams | The Heavy Entertainment Show Tour | — |
| June 13, 2018 | Ozzy Osbourne | No More Tours II | — |
| June 20, 2018 | Iron Maiden | Legacy of the Beast World Tour | 29,763 / 30,000 |
| July 4, 2018 | Rolling Stones | No Filter Tour | 65,250 / 65,250 |
| May 26, 2019 | Muse | Simulation Theory World Tour | 32,987 / 35,093 |
| July 7, 2019 | Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | 139,036 / 157,980 |
| July 8, 2019 | |||
| August 18, 2019 | Metallica | WorldWired Tour | 73,555 / 73,658 |
| May 15, 2022 | Rammstein | Rammstein Stadium Tour | 99,512 / 99,512 |
| May 16, 2022 | |||
| June 5, 2022 | Imagine Dragons | Mercury Tour | 115,018 / 115,018 |
| June 6, 2022 | |||
| June 18, 2022 | Guns N' Roses | Guns N' Roses 2020 Tour | 35,000 / 48,382 |
| June 22, 2022 | Metallica | 2021–2022 Tour | — |
| June 21, 2023 | Maroon 5 | UK + Europe 2023 | — |
| July 30, 2023 | Depeche Mode | Memento Mori World Tour | — |
| August 6, 2023 | The Weeknd | After Hours til Dawn Tour | 60,714 / 60,714 |
References
- ^ "Letňany Shopping Centre website". Retrieved 15 May 2008.
- ^ "AAII Contacts". Air Accidents Investigation Institute. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
External links
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