Soběšice () is a municipal part and cadastral territory on the northern edge of the city of

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. It has an area of 6.06 km². Originally an independent municipality, it was annexed into Brno in 1971, and since November 24, 1990 it is a part of the city district of

Brno-sever Brno-sever (lit. 'Brno-North') is one of the 29 city districts of Brno, Czech Republic, located in the north side of the city. It is made up of the municipal parts and cadastral territories of Husovice, Lesná and Soběšice and parts of Čern ...

. About 2,500 people live here.

History

The first written mention of Soběšice dates from 1286. In 1900, 733 people lived here. Soběšice was annexed to Brno on November 26, 1971 and incorporated into the Brno III municipal district. Of the 352 local citizens present, 352 voted for joining Brno and only 19 were against. After the annexation, street names in Soběšice whose names were identical to the names of streets in the rest of the city were renamed. Soběšice remained within the Brno III district until 1990, when the current city district of

was established.

Territorial divisions

The cadastral territory of Soběšice is further divided into 2 basic settlement units, of which Soběšice-jih (Soběšice-South) has all of the population.

Demographics

Transport

Daily transport connections are provided by the public transport company of Brno via bus line no. 57 running from Tomkovo náměstí stop through Štefánikova čtvrť and Lesná to Soběšice, mostly as far as Útěchov, sometimes continuing to

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, and trolleybus line no. 30 running from Bystrc via the railway station in

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to Soběšice, whose operation is provided by trolleybuses. At night, the connection is provided by bus No. 93 from the main railway station.

References

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