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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.
3.1 Population 1,000 and more. 3.2 Population less than 1,000. 4 Most populated municipalities without the town status. 5 References. ... Brno (400,566) Ostrava (284,765)
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).
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).
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.
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.
Population [1] Area (km 2) Density (per km 2) Postal code ... 1 Brno-Útěchov: 853 1.18 722 644 00 1 Brno-Ořešín: 638 3.06 208 621 00 1 Cadastral territories.