Přízřenice () is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the south of the city of

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. Its area is 3.82 km². Originally its own municipality, it was annexed to Brno in 1919, and since 24 November 1990 it is part of the city district of

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. It has almost 1,200 inhabitants.

History

Přízřenice became part of Brno on April 16, 1919. In 1975, Přízřenice became part of the Brno IV district, which existed until 1990. Since November 24, 1990, Přízřenice has been part of the city district of

. On September 12, 2010, a local referendum was held in Dolní Heršpice and Přízřenice on separation from Brno and the creation of a new municipality, Dolní Heršpice-Přízřenice, which however failed.

Description

Similar to neighboring

Dolní Heršpice Dolní Heršpice (lit. 'Lower Heršpice'; ) is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the south of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. Originally its own municipality, it was annexed into Brno in 1919, since 24 November 1990 it has been part of ...

, the development of Přízřenice consists of two distinctly separate parts. The western part is a commercial and industrial zone extending along both sides of Vídeňská street, through which the route of the multi-lane road E461 passes, in the middle of which is the route of tram line number 2. West of Vídeňská street, in the northwestern part of Přízřenice, there are a number of garden plots connecting to similar plots in Dolní Heršpice. The eastern part is the original village, which still retains its original character and is among the best-preserved village units in modern Brno. Between both parts, but also in the southwest and east of Přízřenice, there are extensive areas of arable land. A short section of the D2 motorway runs through the eastern edge of Přízřenice, and part of the Olympia shopping center also extends here.

Geography

Přízřenice is located west of the river Svratka, near its confluence with the river Svitava. Přízřenice borders the municipality of

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 ...

in the south and southeast, Moravany in the west, the cadastral territory of

in the north, and

Holásky Holásky () is a municipal part and cadastral territory on the southeastern edge of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. Its area is 1.83 km2. Originally its own municipality, it was annexed into Brno in 1960, and since November 24, 1990 it has b ...

in the northeast.

Territorial divisions

The cadastral territory of Přízřenice is further divided into 3 basic settlement units.

Demographics

{{historical population, 1869, 433, 1880, 516, 1890, 574, 1900, 475, 1910, 549, 1921, 543, 1930, 660, 1950, 616, 1961, 633, 1970, 585, 1980, 486, 1991, 469, 2001, 572, 2011, 905, 2021, 1186, align=none, cols=3, 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

Transport

The

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...

lines 49 and N94 (operating at night time) pass through Přízřenice.

References

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