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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.
From 1994 to 2003 natural growth was slightly negative (−0.15% per year) and the population decreased to 10.2 million. Since 2005, natural growth has been positive, but in recent times the most important influence on the population of the Czech Republic has been immigration: approximately 300,000 during the 2010s. One birth every 5 minutes
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).
Slatina is a city district of Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic. It is located in the eastern part of the city and is somewhat separated from other parts. Slatina became a part of Brno in 1919 and as of 2021, it has 11,104 inhabitants. Slatina has a well-preserved centre.
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.
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).
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 ...