Brno-City District Explained

Brno-City District
Native Name:Okres Brno-město
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:49.2167°N 51°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:South Moravian
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Brno
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:230.18
Population As Of:2024
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:400566
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Blank Name:Municipalities
Blank Info:1
Blank1 Name:
  • Cities and towns
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Blank2 Name:
  • Market towns
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Brno-City District (Czech: okres Brno-město) is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. The district is coterminous with the city of Brno.

Geography

Brno-City District has a hilly and forested character in the northwestern part and flat and deforested in the southeastern part. On the border of these landscapes there is a large built-up area of the city. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Bobrava Highlands (west and centre), Dyje–Svratka Valley (south and east), and Drahany Highlands (north). The highest point of the district is a contour line in Brno-Útěchov with an elevation of 497m (1,631feet), the northernmost point of the district. The lowest point is the river bed of the Svratka in Brno-Chrlice at 188m (617feet), the southernmost point of the district.

From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies . Forests cover 27.8% of the district's area.[1]

The Svratka River flows across the territory from west to south. The only notable body of water is the Brno Reservoir, built on the Svratka in the western part of the territory.

Small part of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area extends into the district in the northeast.

Notable people

See main article: category.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Land use (as at 31 December). Public database. Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-22.
  2. Web site: Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024. Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.