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Brno (/ ˈ b ɜːr n oʊ / BUR-noh, [5] Czech: ⓘ; German: Brünn) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 400,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the 100 largest cities of the European Union.
The metropolitan area has a population of 729,405 as of 2024. [4] The metropolitan area is the third most populous urban area in the country. Covering an area of 1,978 km² in the South Moravian Region , it comprises Brno and 183 surrounding municipalities, with a total population of over 700,000 as of 2023.
The South Moravian Region (Czech: Jihomoravský kraj; German: Südmährische Region, pronounced [zyːtˈmɛːʁɪʃə ʁeˈɡi̯oːn]; Slovak: Juhomoravský kraj), or just South Moravia, is an administrative unit (kraj) of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which traditionally belongs to Bohemia).
This is a list of municipalities of the Czech Republic which have status of a city, town or market town granted by law. As of 2024, there are 27 cities, 583 towns and 232 market towns in the Czech Republic.
South Moravian Region (Jihomoravský kraj) with the capital in Brno North Moravian Region ( Severomoravský kraj ) with the capital in Ostrava According to the Act no. 129/2000 Coll. ("Law on Regions"), which implements Chapter VII of the Czech Constitution , the Czech Republic is divided into thirteen regions and one capital city with regional ...
Brno-Country District (Czech: okres Brno-venkov) is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The district is made up of 187 municipalities, which is the highest number within all districts of the Czech Republic.
At the beginning of World War II the population of the Czech Republic reached its maximum (11.2 million). Due to the expulsion of the German residents after World War II, the Czech Republic lost about 3 million inhabitants and in 1947 the population was only 8.8 million. Population growth resumed, and in 1994 the population was 10.33 million.
The lowest point is the river bed of the Svratka in Brno-Chrlice at 188 m (617 ft), the southernmost point of the district. From the total district area of 230.2 km 2 (88.9 sq mi), agricultural land occupies 75.0 km 2 (29.0 sq mi), forests occupy 64.0 km 2 (24.7 sq mi), and water area occupies 4.5 km 2 (1.7 sq mi).