Karlín
Karlín | |
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Cadastral Area of Prague | |
Thámova Street in Karlín, renovated after 2002 floods | |
Location of Karlín in Prague | |
| Coordinates: 50°5′31″N 14°26′43″E / 50.09194°N 14.44528°E | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | Prague |
| District | Prague 8 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.16 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 12,261 |
| • Density | 5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 180 00 |
Karlín (German: Karolinenthal) is a cadastral area of Prague, part of Prague 8 municipal district, formerly an independent town (which became part of Prague in 1922). It is bordered by the river Vltava and Holešovice to the north, Vítkov hill and Žižkov to the south, New Town to the west and Libeň to the east.