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Chodov (; ) is a town in the Sokolov District of the Czech Republic, on the border with the Karlovy Vary District (both districts lie within the Karlovy Vary Region). , it has around 14,500 inhabitants. From 1938 to 1945 it was one of the municipalities in Sudetenland.
Chodov may refer to:
- Chodov (Sokolov District), town in the Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
- Chodov (Karlovy Vary District), village in the Karlovy Vary Region, Czech Republic
- Chodov (Domažlice District), village in the Plzeň Region, Czech Republic
- Chodov (Prague), suburb of Prague, Czech Republic
- Chodov (Prague Metro), metro station in the Prague suburb of the same name
Chodov is a suburb of Prague in the Czech Republic. It lies in the south-east of the city, and became part of the Prague municipality in 1968. In terms of the Prague districts defined in 1960, it lay in administrative district 4, and its postal address is still Prague 4. However, since 2001 it has been placed in the administrative district Prague 11; within that, it lies in the Prague 11 municipal district. It has a Metro station, on the C line. It is principally an area of large high-rise post- Second World War housing developments, but since the Velvet Revolution of 1989 there has been rapid development of commercial sites such as car dealerships; there are also some areas of detached housing. There are a number of hotels in the district, some of them large establishments catering to the congress and package holiday trade. Notable buildings include:
- the Chodovská vodní tvrz or Chodov fort, a round building with its origins in the 13th century (though heavily restored) which now serves as a cultural centre and includes a gallery and a small recital room.
- the new location (opened on 1 January 1999) of the National Archives, in a striking modern building
- The Chodov Shopping Center - one of the biggest shopping malls in Prague and in the whole Czech Republic with more than 210 stores; located above the Chodov metro station
Chodov is a Prague Metro station on the second section of Line C, opened in 1980.
The station is located under Roztylská Street in the southwestern part of the Chodov district. It is a shallow sub-surface station with a straight ceiling and an island platform 10 m below ground level. Centrum Chodov, the largest shopping centre in the Czech Republic, was built next to the station in 2005.
The station was called Budovatelů until 1990.
Category:Prague Metro stations Category:Railway stations opened in 1980
Chodov is a village and municipality in Karlovy Vary District in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic.
Category:Villages in Karlovy Vary District
Chodov (German Meigelshof) is a village and municipality ( obec) in Domažlice District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.
The municipality covers an area of , and has a population of 660 (as at 3 July 2006).
Chodov lies approximately west of Domažlice, south-west of Plzeň, and south-west of Prague.