Čakovice Speedway
Čakovice (German Tschakowitz) is a municipal district (městská část) in Prague. It is located in the north-eastern part of the city. As of 2021, there were 11,984 inhabitants living in Čakovice. The municipal district consists of three cadastral areas (katastrální území): Čakovice, Miškovice and Třeboradice.
The Čakovice cadastre has an area of 3.83 km and a population of about 8,000 inhabitants.
The first written record of Čakovice is from the 11th century. The town became part of Prague in 1968.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% |
---|---|---|
1869 | 1,664 | — |
1880 | 2,269 | +36.4% |
1890 | 2,867 | +26.4% |
1900 | 2,949 | +2.9% |
1910 | 3,017 | +2.3% |
1921 | 2,981 | −1.2% |
1930 | 4,469 | +49.9% |
1950 | 5,746 | +28.6% |
1961 | 6,868 | +19.5% |
1970 | 7,041 | +2.5% |
1980 | 6,282 | −10.8% |
1991 | 5,561 | −11.5% |
2001 | 5,681 | +2.2% |
2011 | 10,379 | +82.7% |
2021 | 11,984 | +15.5% |
Source: Censuses |
Sport
TJ Avia Čakovice are a football team that play at the Letňa Avia, off Ke Stadionu 705. In 1971, the Victoria Speedway Club Praha began racing motorcycle speedway at the venue, originally called Zizkov Prague before taking the name AMK Čakovice in the late 1970s. The venue also hosted a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Championship eight times from 1973 to 1983.
References
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Praha" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 7–8.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "History before the establishment of AMK Čakovice". Speedway Hanzz. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Individual Czechoslovak Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
External links
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