Modřany

This article is about the Prague suburb. For the Slovak village, see Modrany.

Modřany
Cadastral Area of Prague
Department store and service building on Sofijské náměstí (Sofia Square), high-rise residential building with cultural center "12" in the background
Location of Modřany in Prague
Coordinates: 50°00′11″N 14°25′11″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Prague
District	Prague 12
Area
• Total	7.69 km2 (2.97 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	33,574
• Density	4,400/km2 (11,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	143 00

Modřany (Czech pronunciation: [ˈmodr̝anɪ]) is a suburb of Prague south of the city centre on the banks of the Vltava. It belongs to the municipal district Prague 12. Before being joined with the capital Prague in year 1974, Modřany was de facto a town.

The population of the district is 33,574, as of 2021.

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 897 —     1880 1,314 +46.5% 1890 1,838 +39.9% 1900 2,516 +36.9% 1910 2,976 +18.3%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,779 −6.6% 1930 6,205 +123.3% 1950 9,109 +46.8% 1961 10,004 +9.8% 1970 10,304 +3.0%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 8,729 −15.3% 1991 32,561 +273.0% 2001 30,872 −5.2% 2011 30,703 −0.5% 2021 33,574 +9.4%
Source: Censuses