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Staré Brno
Staré Brno (, Hantec: ''Oltec'', lit. 'Old Brno') is a cadastral territory southwest of the historical center of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. It has an area of 1.68 km2. Originally a town, it was annexed to Brno in 1850, and since November 24, 1990 it has been part of the city district of Brno-střed. Over 17,000 people live here. History Staré Brno was founded around the year 1000 and was probably already a town in the 14th century. It was annexed to Brno on July 6, 1850. Until the 1960s, Staré Brno had significantly different boundaries than it has today. In the past, there were several cadastral territories or parts of them on the territory of today's Staré Brno. In addition to the northeastern part of the original Staré Brno area, it was the entire cadastral territory of V Jircháří, U Svaté Anny, almost the entire cadastral territory of Pekařská and Silniční, half of the cadastral territory of Nové Sady and smaller parts of the cadastral territory o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Brno
The city of Brno is divided into 29 city districts, which are further subdivided into 48 cadastral territories. Map City districts Cadastral territories References {{Reflist Brno-City District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pisárky
Pisárky (, Hantec: ''Šrajbec)'' is a cadastral territory in Brno, Czech Republic, west of the historical center. It has an area of 4.67 km². The majority of the territory of modern Pisárky was annexed to Brno in 1850. Since November 24, 1990, Pisárky has been divided between the city districts of Brno-střed (most of the area), Brno-Kohoutovice (western part) and Brno-Jundrov (a small part in the northwest) . About 2,600 people live here. History Until the 18th century, the area of today's Pisárky was almost devoid of buildings, which until the construction of houses in Hlinky Street consisted originally only of the defunct Kamenný mlýn, which was first mentioned in 1366. Before 1815, the empire-style Bauer mansion was built in the southwestern part of the area of the later Brno Exhibition Centre. Sugar factory buildings were soon built near it, demolished in 1954. In 1850, the parts of modern Pisárky, which then belonged to the cadastral territory of Staré Brno, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno-Country District
Brno-Country District () is a Okres, 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 Brno-Country District is divided into seven Districts of the Czech Republic#Municipalities with extended competence, administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Ivančice (administrative district), Ivančice, Kuřim (administrative district), Kuřim, Pohořelice (administrative district), Pohořelice, Rosice (administrative district), Rosice, Šlapanice (administrative district), Šlapanice, Tišnov (administrative district), Tišnov, and Židlochovice (administrative district), Židlochovice. List of municipalities Towns are marked in bold and market towns in ''italics'': Babice nad Svitavou - Babice u Rosic - Běleč (Brno-Country Dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Czech Census
The 2011 Census of the Czech Republic was conducted by the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO) in 2011 in accordance with Regulation no. 763/2008 of the European Parliament and Council which states that censuses must be carried out in all Member States once every ten years starting in 2011 with more frequent censuses decided by the European Commission. The Parliament of Czech Republic passed Act no. 296/2009, requiring that a Census be conducted in early 2011. The act obligating participation and precise completion of the census would only be applicable to the 2011 Census, not other censuses that would be mandated in the future. Those who refused to partake in the census or provided false information to the Census would be fined 10,000 CZK. Finance Minister Miroslav Kalousek told the Chamber of Deputies that the cost of the census would be CZK 2.5 billion. Information given during the census must have been valid up to midnight Saturday, March 26, 2011 (known as the "decisive mome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 Czech Census
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The 2021 Census of the Czech Republic took place between 27 March and 9 April 2021. It was conducted by the Czech Statistical Office at a cost estimated to be 2.23 billion Czech koruna. Failure to complete the census could lead to a fine of 10,000 Czech koruna. Preliminary results Preliminary results were released in January 2022. The national population was 10.52 million, which represented an increase of approximately 90,000 from the previous census in 2011. At the same time, the average age was reported at 42.7 years, an increase of 1.7 years in the last ten years. References External links * Censuses in the Czech Republic Census Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trnitá
Trnitá is a cadastral territory in Brno, Czech Republic, southeast from the city center. It has an area of 1.90 km². The current district consisted of the territory of several villages, which were annexed to Brno in 1850, and is now has a highly urban character. Since November 24, 1990, most of Trnitá has been part of the city district of Brno-střed, a smaller part falls into the district of Brno-jih. About 4,400 inhabitants live here. Etymology The name Trnitá is derived from the name of the former village, formed by the street of the same name. History On July 6, 1850, the entire original Trnitá cadastral territory, Nové Sady and the cadastral territory north of the original Trnitá cadastral territory were annexed to Brno. In the years 1854–1856, Rosické nádraží ('Rosice railway station') was built at the southern end of Trnitá Street, from which a link to the main station was built in 1868–1870, along a high embankment (only a small part of it has been pres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stránice
Stránice is a cadastral territory in Brno-střed, a city district of Brno, Czech Republic The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, and historically known as Bohemia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the south .... It has an area of 0.93 km2. Most of the territory of modern-day Stránice was annexed to Brno in 1850. Since 24 November 1990, Stránice has been part of Brno-střed. About 4,500 people live here. History Most of the cadastre of the district was annexed to Brno on July 6, 1850, as part of the then Křížová cadastral territory, while the western peripheral part (previously belonging to the Žabovřesky cadastral territory) on April 16, 1919. The entire territory of the district was without any buildings until the 1860s . Modern building activity began here only in the 1890s, before 1918 an office district, later called Masaryk's quarte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mendel Museum Of Masaryk University
Mendel Museum () has been an institution of Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic, since 2007. The museum was established in 2002 with the international co-operation of a number of organizations. The principal role in the creation of the museum itself was played by the Austrian society VFG and affiliated scientists and patrons. The museum is located within the precincts of the Augustinian abbey in Old Brno, where the abbot and scientist Gregor Johann Mendel lived and worked. About the museum It aims to promote the legacy of Augustinian abbot G. J. Mendel, who is known primarily for his studies conducted on plants, peas in particular. However, one should not fail to mention Mendel’s other research in the field of meteorology, or breeding of bees. Abbot Mendel has stood for an immortal icon of modern biology owing to his own persistence, diligence, and analytical approach to the heredity of peas and other plants. Therefore, he is rightly called the father of genetics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starobrno Brewery
Starobrno Brewery (in Czech: Pivovar Starobrno) is a Czech brewery located in the city of Brno. It was built as a successor of the brewery founded in 1325, as a part of Cistercian convent. The brewery was named ''Starobrno Brewery'' only in the second half of the 19th century. In 2009, Starobrno Brewery produced more than one million hectoliters of beer. The same year, the brewery merged with the Royal Brewery of Krušovice and became a part of the Dutch brewing company Heineken N.V. History The brewery's beginnings were connected with the Cistercian convent, built by Elisabeth Richeza of Poland, and located in the ''Old Brno'' district. The brewery was initially independent from the city council; it was managed by a burgher named Mořic. However, the city councilors strictly controlled the beer's quality. During the Hussite Wars in the first half of the 15th century, the brewery and convent buildings were burned down several times, but were always restored in something like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štýřice
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. Description The axis of Štýřice 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brno-střed
Brno-střed (lit. 'Brno-Center') is one of the 29 city districts of Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic. It consists of the cadastral territories of Brno-město (the historic center of the city), Staré Brno, Stránice, Štýřice and Veveří and parts of Černá Pole, Pisárky, Trnitá and Zábrdovice. The city district thus overlaps to a certain extent with the area of the city of Brno in the years 1850-1919. It has an area of 15 km2. The city district was established on November 24, 1990, its office is located in Brno-město. It has almost 70,000 inhabitants, also making it the most populated city district in Brno. Most of the city district lies between the rivers Svratka and Svitava. For the purposes of the senate elections, Brno-střed is included in electoral district number 59 of Brno-City District. History The oldest documents (charm burial sites) of the Slavic settlement of the modern Brno-střed district come from the modern cadastral territory of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Špilberk Castle
Špilberk Castle (; , locally ''Špilas'') is a castle on the hilltop in Brno, Southern Moravia. Its construction began as early as the first half of the 13th century by the Přemyslid kings and completed by King Ottokar II of Bohemia.Ehrenberger, Tomáš (2003), ''The 88 Most Beautiful Castles'', pg. 89, Kartografie Praha a.s., From a major royal castle established around the mid-13th century, and the seat of the Moravian margraves in the mid-14th century, it was gradually turned into a huge baroque citadel considered the harshest prison in the Austrian Empire, and then into barracks. This prison had always been part of the Špilberk fortress and is frequently referenced by the main character, Fabrizio, in Stendhal's novel, '' The Charterhouse of Parma''. History In 1620, after losing The Battle of White Mountain on November 8, the leading Moravian members of the anti-Habsburg insurrection were imprisoned in Špilberk for several years. The town of Brno bought the castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
