Královo Pole Explained

Královo Pole
Settlement Type:Municipal District 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:Administrative district
Subdivision Name3:Brno-Královo Pole
Area Total Km2:5.50
Population Total:21119
Population As Of:2021
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:612 00
Website:https://www.kralovopole.brno.cz/

Královo Pole (German: Königsfeld, in English meaning "King's Field") is one of the 4 administrative districts of Brno-Královo Pole, a municipal district of Brno, Czech Republic, north from the city centre.

History

The first written record of Královo Pole comes from 1240, as a village (or literally a field) belonging to the king. A Carthusian monastery was established here in late 14th century.

Rapid development took place during the second half of the 19th century. It was started by the building of a sugar mill, followed by other industries, especially the Královopolská machine works. In 1885, Královo Pole was connected to the railway. In 1905 the settlement became a town (city). Soon after the World War I it became a part of Brno. While the oldest part of Královo Pole down at the Ponávka brook retained its village look, the newly built-up area on a slope ascending westwards developed a cohesive urbanistic structure centered in the Slovanské náměstí ("The Slavic Square"), with Art Nouveau city blocks and functionalistic family houses.

After World War II there was another development, housing estates were built south and later also north around. The railway with the station were relocated and some adjacent streets and blocks were rearranged.

Famous buildings

Transportation

Královo Pole is connected with the Brno centre by several tram lines and one trolleybus line. Another trolleybus line provides a tangential connection with city districts in the west. The Brno-Královo Pole railway station is served by local passenger trains and fast trains Brno-Prague (via Havlíčkův Brod). A bus terminal is located in front of the station, with bus lines to the northern outskirts of Brno. The Brno outer ring road is tunneled west–east under the district and at the tunnel portals it crosses radial highways leading to Svitavy.