Štyřice is a municipal part and cadastral territory southwest of the

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of the

Brno Brno ( , ; ) is a Statutory city (Czech Republic), city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava (river), Svitava and Svratka (river), Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making ...

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. 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

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, 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

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Description

The axis of Štýřice is represented by Vídeňská street, which is home to a number of large companies and several shops, including a

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hypermarket. Together with the local Jihlavská and Heršpická streets, it is also an important traffic artery, which is also crossed by tram lines 2 to

Modřice Modřice (; ) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,800 inhabitants. Geography Modřice is located about south of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. It is situated on the ri ...

and 6 to neighboring Starý Lískovec. The northern part of the district is made up of older buildings, and the central part is a panel housing estate, the construction of which insensitively destroyed a large part of the original buildings. Kamenná kolonie (Stone colony), a former workers' colony of the First Republic, is located in the northwest of Štýřice. The southernmost part of the quarter is occupied by the extensive grounds of the Brno central cemetery. In recent years, Štýřice has been among the most dynamically changing parts of Brno-střed. Modern business parks are being created in the eastern and southern parts, and in the eastern part, large stores of the

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and Hornbach companies were also built in the recent past, which contrasts greatly with the state that prevailed here until the mid-1990s, when there were undeveloped areas. Štýřice is home to the tallest building not only in Brno, but also in the entire Czech Republic, AZ Tower (111 m).

Geography

In the north, Štýřice is bordered by

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 Nov ...

, in the northeast by

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 ...

, in the east by Komárov and mainly by

Horní Heršpice Horní Heršpice (, lit. 'Upper Heršpice') is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the south part of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. It has an area of 3.77 km2. Originally its own municipality, it was annexed into Brno in 1919, since ...

, in the southwest and west by Bohunice, and in the northwest by

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, ...

Territorial divisions

The cadastral territory of Štýřice is further divided into 8 basic settlement units.

Demographics

{{historical population, 1970, 14057, 1980, 11480, 1991, 9190, 2001, 8635, 2011, 8605, 2021, 8665, align=cols=1, source=Censuses{{cite web , title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-město, url=https://csu.gov.cz/docs/107508/c90cf9cf-a672-f4bd-3cd4-bc3185d08bb6/130084150642.pdf, publisher=Czech Statistical Office, language=cs, date=2015-12-21 As of the 2021 census, the population is 8,665, up almost 1% from 8,605 in the 2011 census, but still only less than two-thirds of the peak population of 14,057 in 1970.

References

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