Brno-Žabovřesky (,
) is a city district of the city of
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 ...
in the Czech Republic. The current city district was established on 24 November 1990. It is entirely made up of the municipal part and cadastral territory of Žabovřesky, a former town that was annexed into Brno in 1919. Over 21,000 people live here on an area of 4.35 km².
Žabovřesky is located on the left bank of the
Svratka. The forest park ''Wilsonův les'' (Lit. 'Wilson's forest') is located in the south, while the forest park ''Palackého vrch'' is located in the northern part.
Geography
Brno-Žabovřesky neighbors the self-governing district of Brno-střed in the southeast,
Brno-Královo Pole to the east and northeast, Brno-Komín to the northwest and Brno-Jundrov to the southwest.
Territorial divisions
Žabovřesky is further divided into 14 basic settlement units.
Demographics
As of the
2021 census, the population is 21,262, up 1% from 21,047 in the
2011 census after a long decline from the peak population of 28,208 in 1980.
Reference
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Brno
Neighbourhoods in the Czech Republic
Cadastral territories in Brno
City districts of Brno