Štýřice Explained

Štýřice
Settlement Type:Cadastral territory of Brno
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Czech Republic
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Moravian Region
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Brno
Subdivision Type3:City district
Subdivision Name3:Brno-střed
Area Total Km2:3.33
Population Total:8665
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:639 00

Štyřice is a municipal part and cadastral territory southwest of the center of the Brno, Czech Republic. It has an area of 3.33 km². The territory of modern Štýřice was annexed to Brno in 1850. Since November 24, 1990, Štýřice has been part of the city district of Brno-střed. About 8,600 people live here.

It lies south of the river Svratka.

History

In 2017, during research on Vojtová street, archaeologists discovered the remains of a temporary camp for the Roman legions, which apparently protected the ford over the Svratka for a short time. A moat with a rampart approximately 70 meters long that protected the site and several Roman objects were uncovered. The camp was dated to the years 172–180, i.e. to the period of the Marcomannic Wars.[2] [3]

Description

The axis of the district is represented by Vídeňská street, which is home to a number of large companies and several shops, including a Albert hypermarket. Together with the local Jihlavská and Heršpická streets, it is also an important traffic artery, which is also crossed by tram lines 2 to Modřice and 6 to neighboring Starý Lískovec. The northern part of the district is made up of older buildings, and the central part is a panel housing estate, the construction of which insensitively destroyed a large part of the original buildings. Kamenná kolonie (Stone colony), a former workers' colony of the First Republic, is located in the northwest of Štýřice. The southernmost part of the quarter is occupied by the extensive grounds of the Brno central cemetery. In recent years, the district has been among the most dynamically changing parts of Brno-střed. Modern business parks are being created in the eastern and southern parts of the district, in the eastern part of the district, large stores of the Bauhaus and Hornbach companies were also built in the recent past, which contrasts greatly with the state that prevailed here until the mid-1990s, when there were undeveloped areas. The district is home to the tallest building not only in Brno, but also in the entire Czech Republic, AZ Tower (111 m).

Geography

In the north, Štýřice is bordered by Staré Brno, in the northeast by Trnitá, in the east by Komárov and mainly by Horní Heršpice, in the southwest and west by Bohunice, and in the northwest by Pisárky.

Territorial divisions

The cadastral territory of Štýřice is further divided into 8 basic settlement units.

Basic settlement unitPopulation
2011[4] 2021Change
Kamenná1,4991,873+25.0%
Bakalovo nábřeží906813-10.3%
Stráň12116-86.8%
Havlenova3,5553,475-2.3%
Vsetínská2,4942,409-3.4%
Nákladové nádraží140+3,900.0%
Heršpická2939+34.5%
Ústřední hřbitov00+0%

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, the population is 8,665, up almost 1% from 8,605 in the 2011 census, but still only less than two-thirds of the peak population of 14,057 in 1970.

References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2021 Census - Open data. cs. Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  2. Web site: ČTK . 2018-01-03 . The Romans also had fortifications in Brno. Archaeologists found a camp from the campaign against the barbarians . Lidovky.cz . cs.
  3. Web site: 2018-01-03 . Roman soldiers were in the territory of Brno. Archaeologists have found the first real evidence . Ceskatelevize.cz . cs.
  4. Web site: V. Basic data for municipalities, parts of municipalities and basic settlement units: Brno-City District . Czech Statistical Office . cs.