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Brno-Country District

Coordinates: 49°8′N 16°29′E / 49.133°N 16.483°E / 49.133; 16.483
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Brno-Country District
Okres Brno-venkov
District
Location in the South Moravian Region within the Czech Republic
Location in the South Moravian Region within the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°8′N 16°29′E / 49.133°N 16.483°E / 49.133; 16.483
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
CapitalBrno
Area
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 • Total
1,499.02 km2 (578.77 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[2]
 • Total
233,529
 • Density160/km2 (400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Municipalities187
* Towns14
* Market towns10

Brno-Country District (Czech: okres Brno-venkov) is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The district is made up of 187 municipalities, which is the highest number within all districts of the Czech Republic.

Administrative division

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Brno-Country District is divided into seven administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Ivančice, Kuřim, Pohořelice, Rosice, Šlapanice, Tišnov, and Židlochovice.

List of municipalities

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Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:

Babice nad Svitavou - Babice u Rosic - Běleč - Bílovice nad Svitavou - Biskoupky - Blažovice - Blučina - Borač - Borovník - Branišovice - Branišovice - Bratčice - Brumov - Březina (former Blansko District) - Březina (former Tišnov District) - Bukovice - Čebín - Černvír - Česká - Chudčice - Čučice - Cvrčovice - Deblín - Dolní Kounice - Dolní Loučky - Domašov - Doubravník - Drahonín - Drásov - Hajany - Heroltice - Hlína - Hluboké Dvory - Holasice - Horní Loučky - Hostěnice - Hradčany - Hrušovany u Brna - Hvozdec - Ivaň - Ivančice - Javůrek - Jinačovice - Jiříkovice - Kaly - Kanice - Katov - Ketkovice - Kobylnice - Kovalovice - Kratochvilka - Křižínkov - Kupařovice - Kuřim - Kuřimská Nová Ves - Kuřimské Jestřabí - Lažánky - Ledce - Lelekovice - Lesní Hluboké - Litostrov - Loděnice - Lomnice - Lomnička - Lubné - Lukovany - Malešovice - Malhostovice - Maršov - Medlov - Mělčany - Měnín - Modřice - Mokrá-Horákov - Moravany - Moravské Bránice - Moravské Knínice - Moutnice - Nebovidy - Nedvědice - Nelepeč-Žernůvka - Němčičky - Neslovice - Nesvačilka - Níhov - Nosislav - Nová Ves - Nové Bránice - Odrovice - Ochoz u Brna - Ochoz u Tišnova - Olší - Omice - Opatovice - Ořechov - Osiky - Oslavany - Ostopovice - Ostrovačice - Otmarov - Pasohlávky - Pernštejnské Jestřabí - Podolí - Pohořelice - Ponětovice - Popovice - Popůvky - Pozořice - Prace - Pravlov - Prštice - Předklášteří - Přibice - Příbram na Moravě - Přibyslavice - Přísnotice - Radostice - Rajhrad - Rajhradice - Rašov - Rebešovice - Řícmanice - Říčany - Říčky - Řikonín - Rohozec - Rojetín - Rosice - Rozdrojovice - Rudka - Senorady - Sentice - Šerkovice - Silůvky - Sivice - Skalička - Skryje - Šlapanice - Sobotovice - Sokolnice - Stanoviště - Štěpánovice - Strhaře - Střelice - Šumice - Svatoslav - Synalov - Syrovice - Telnice - Těšany - Tetčice - Tišnov - Tišnovská Nová Ves - Trboušany - Troskotovice - Troubsko - Tvarožná - Újezd u Brna - Újezd u Rosic - Újezd u Tišnova - Unín - Unkovice - Úsuší - Velatice - Veverská Bítýška - Veverské Knínice - Viničné Šumice - Vlasatice - Vohančice - Vojkovice - Vranov - Vranovice - Vratislávka - Všechovice - Vysoké Popovice - Žabčice - Zakřany - Zálesná Zhoř - Zastávka - Žatčany - Zbraslav - Zbýšov - Žďárec - Želešice - Železné - Zhoř - Židlochovice

Geography

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Tetčice and surrounding landscape

Brno-Country District surrounds the city of Brno from almost all sides and thus has a non-standard shape and diverse character: hilly and forested in the northern part and flat and deforested in the southern part. The territory extends into six geomorphological mesoregions: Upper Svratka Highlands (north), Křižanov Highlands (west), Dyje–Svratka Valley (south), Bobrava Highlands (southwest and northeast), Boskovice Furrow (a strip along the Bobrava Highlands across the territory) and Drahany Highlands (east). The highest point of the district is the hill Sýkoř in Synalov with an elevation of 705 m (2,313 ft), the lowest point is the Nové Mlýny Reservoir in Pasohlávky at 169 m (554 ft).

From the total district area of 1,499.0 km2 (578.8 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 836.7 km2 (323.1 sq mi), forests occupy 474.8 km2 (183.3 sq mi), and water area occupies 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi). Forests cover 31.7% of the district's area.[1]

The longest rivers are the Svratka, which flows across the entire territory from north to south, and Jihlava, which flows from the west and joins the Svratka before the southern district border. Other important rivers are the Oslava, Svitava, Bobrůvka and Litava. There are not many bodies of water. The only exception is the southernmost part of the territory with a system of ponds and with a part of Nové Mlýny reservoirs.

Part of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area extends into the district in the east and is the only large-scale protected area in the district.

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869125,785—    
1880134,107+6.6%
1890141,570+5.6%
1900147,974+4.5%
1910159,725+7.9%
YearPop.±%
1921165,186+3.4%
1930178,555+8.1%
1950170,746−4.4%
1961183,301+7.4%
1970184,058+0.4%
YearPop.±%
1980189,022+2.7%
1991179,099−5.2%
2001181,686+1.4%
2011206,300+13.5%
2021226,503+9.8%
Source: Censuses[3][4]

Most populated municipalities

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Name Population[2] Area (km2)
Kuřim 11,400 17
Ivančice 9,971 48
Tišnov 9,275 17
Šlapanice 7,952 15
Rosice 6,738 13
Pohořelice 6,071 43
Modřice 5,656 10
Oslavany 4,871 19
Rajhrad 4,070 9
Bílovice nad Svitavou 3,739 15

Economy

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The largest employers with headquarters in Brno-Country District and at least 500 employees are:[5]

Economic entity Location Number of employees Main activity
TE Connectivity Czech Kuřim 2,000–2,499 Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices
Hartmann – Rico Veverská Bítýška 2,000–2,499 Manufacture of hygienic and medical aids
DHL Supply Chain Pohořelice 1,500–1,999 Warehousing and logistics
Siemens Large Drives Drásov 500–999 Manufacture of electricity distribution and control apparatus
Ivančice Hospital Ivančice 500–999 Health care
Delikomat Modřice 500–999 Retail sale
IFE-CR Modřice 500–999 Manufacture of boarding systems for rolling stock
IMI International Modřice 500–999 Manufacture of taps and valves
Inventec (Czech) Modřice 500–999 Manufacture of electrical equipment

Transport

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The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno and Ostrava leads across the district. The D2 motorway separates from it and leads from Brno to Czech-Slovak border. There is also the short section of the D52 motorway from Brno to Pohořelice, which further continues as the I/53 road to Znojmo.

Sights

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Pernštejn Castle

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:[6]

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument zones, are:[7]

The most visited tourist destinations are Aqualand Moravia water park in Pasohlávky and the Pernštejn Castle.[8]

Notable people

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Main category: People from Brno-Country District

References

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  1. ^ a b "Land use (as at 31 December)". Public database. Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
  2. ^ a b "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  5. ^ "Registr ekonomických subjektů". Business Register (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  6. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Národní kulturní památky, okres Brno-venkov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  7. ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Památkové rezervace, Památkové zóny, okres Brno-venkov". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  8. ^ "Turisté mají v České republice nejraději zoologické zahrady, technické památky, koupání a Pražský hrad" (in Czech). CzechTourism. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
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