Kohoutovice Explained

Kohoutovice
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-Kohoutovice
Area Total Km2:2.38
Population Total:11573
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:623 00

Kohoutovice is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the west of the center of Brno, Czech Republic. It has an area of 2.38 km2. Originally an independent municipality, it was annexed to Brno in 1919, since November 24, 1990 it has been part of the city district of Brno-Kohoutovice. Over 11,000 people live here.

The area around Pavlovská street, on the southern edge of the Kohoutovice cadastre, belonged to the territory of the then municipality of Bosonohy until 1979, while a narrow strip of territory to the west, including a piece of forest and a grove, belonged to the then municipality of Žebětín.

Geography

The development of Kohoutovice, which is surrounded by forests, is made up of a relatively large panel housing estate that surrounds the rest of the original village. The dominant feature of the district is the Kohoutovice reservoir in the shape of an inverted cone, which can be seen from many sides of Brno.

Kohoutovice borders the cadastral territory of Jundrov to the north, Pisárky to the east, Nový Lískovec to the southeast, Bosonohy to the south and Žebětín to the west.

Territorial divisions

The cadastral territory of Kohoutovice is further divided into 2 basic settlement units.

Basic settlement unitPopulation
2011[2] 2021Change
Kohoutovice-sever5,7295,579-2.6%
Kohoutovice-jih6,4355,994-6.9%

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, the population is 11,573, down 5% from 12,164 in the 2011 census, and 13% from the peak population of 13,327 in 1991.

References

  1. Web site: Results of the 2021 Census - Open data. cs. Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  2. Web site: V. Basic data for municipalities, parts of municipalities and basic settlement units: Brno-City District . Czech Statistical Office . cs.