Obřany () is a municipal part and cadastral territory on the northeastern edge of the city of

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. It has an area of 5.28 km². Originally its own municipality, it was annexed into Brno in 1919, since November 24, 1990 it has been part of the city district of

Brno-Maloměřice and Obřany Brno-Maloměřice and Obřany () is a city district of Brno, Czech Republic, located in the northeastern part of the city. It consists of the cadastral territory of Obřany and most of the cadastral territory of Maloměřice. The total cadastral ar ...

. About 3,000 people live here. There are also several

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s in Obřany (Nad loučí, U doubku).

Etymology

The original name of its inhabitants "Obřáné" was transferred to the settlement, which was based on the adjective ''obří'' (large). It is not possible to determine the exact motivation behind the naming: it could have been the naming of people of large stature or the designation of the inhabitants of a place that was somehow giant (while proceeding through the Svitava valley from Brno, in the Obřany area, you will come across cliffs that start upwards), or the designation of people (incoming) from a village named Obry (however, a village of that name is unknown).

Description

Obřany is located on the right bank of the Svitava and has the character of a larger village, which is interrupted by a small

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at the end of the development. Fryčajova street forms the axis of the district, connecting Obřany with neighboring

Maloměřice Maloměřice () is a municipal part and cadastral territory on the northeastern edge of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. About 3,300 people live here. Originally an independent municipality, it was annexed to Brno in 1919, since 24 November 1990 i ...

and the neighboring municipality of

Bílovice nad Svitavou Bílovice nad Svitavou is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,700 inhabitants. Geography Bílovice nad Svitavou is located about north of Brno. It lies in the Drah ...

. The local parish church of St. Wenceslas. In the south of Obřany, close to the bridge over Svitava, there is an unmissable dilapidated building of the former Obřany textile factory, which was owned by the Jewish businessman Adolf Essler until 1939. To the east of Obřany's core, on a high promontory above Svitava on its right bank, there is a prehistoric fort. Even further east, but on the left side of the Svitava, now in the municipality of Kanice, are the ruins of the Obřany Castle.

Geography

Obřany borders the following cadastral territories within Brno: Lesná in the west,

Husovice Husovice () is a municipal part and cadastral territory in Brno-sever, a city district of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. It has an area of 1.32 km2. Originally an independent city, it was annexed to Brno in 1919, since November 24, 1990, it has ...

in the southwest,

in the south and Soběšice in the north. It is also adjacent to the municipalities of Kanice to the east, and

to the north.

Territorial divisions

The cadastral territory of Obřany is further divided into 5 basic settlement units.

Demographics

Transport

Transport connections with other parts of Brno are available via bus line 75 and night bus line N94, which also go to

. There is also tram line No. 4, which stops at Obřanský most (Obřany bridge) in neighboring

, where the Babická tram loop is also located. The railway line from Brno to

Havlíčkův Brod Havlíčkův Brod (, until 1945 Německý Brod; ) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 24,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected as an urban mon ...

runs through Obřany, on which Obřanský tunel (Obřany tunnel) and the viaduct over the Svitava are located. On the edge of Obřany, the railway line from Brno to

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runs through the Svitava valley. A possible realization of a railway stop is being prepared on the Havlíčkův Brod line, which should be located on the area of Fryčajova street. The establishment of the stop has been discussed since 2014. In 2018, a feasibility study was completed for the railway administration.{{Cite news , last=Prokopová , first=Milada , date=2018-07-01 , title=Z Obřan do centra za deset minut. V Brně vznikne nová zastávka pro vlaky , trans-title=From Obřany to the center in ten minutes. A new train stop will be built in Brno , url=https://brno.idnes.cz/zastavka-vlaky-obrany-brno-ddl-/brno-zpravy.aspx?c=A180627_411344_brno-zpravy_vh , work=iDNES

References

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