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City District of Brno in South Moravian Region, Czech Republic
Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora is a city district of Brno, Czech Republic, located in the northern part of the city. It is made up of the cadastral territories of Řečkovice and Mokrá Hora. It has a total area of 7.57 km. The city district was formed on November 24, 1990. Over 15,000 people live there.
For the purposes of the senate elections, the territory of the district is included in electoral district number 60 of Brno-City District.
History
The first written mention of Řečkovice dates from 1277, when Ottokar II of Bohemia donated the courtyard of the St. John's Chapel to Špilberk. In 1784, the Mokrá Hora settlement was founded, which was part of the Jehnice municipality until December 31, 1952. On April 16, 1919, Řečkovice, together with 22 other municipalities, were annexed to Brno. On July 1, 1960, the municipality of Mokrá Hora was annexed to Brno. The current municipal district of Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora was established on November 24, 1990.
Description
The altitude of the town varies between 226 and 398 m above sea level. Of its two parts, the Řečkovice district, which is significantly larger and more southerly, has an urban character, while Mokrá Hora, which is much smaller and lies east of the railway line, is more of a village. The most important local company from the middle of the 20th century until its liquidation in 2011 was the pharmaceutical company Lachema, whose premises are located on the eastern edge of the Řečkovice development. There are extensive forests at the eastern edge of the town.
Territorial divisions
Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora is divided into the cadastral territories of Řečkovice and Mokrá Hora, the former of which is then further divided into 12 basic settlement units.
Cadastral territory
Basic settlement unit
Population (2011)
Population (2021)
Change
Řečkovice
14,585
14,262
-2.2%
Banskobystrická
3,048
3,062
+0.4%
Dolnice
530
478
-9.8%
Družstevní
2,348
2,439
+3.9%
Horácké náměstí
3,718
3,554
-4.4%
Palackého náměstí
1,903
1,682
-11.6%
Pod Malou Babou
73
53
-27.4%
Řečkovice-nádraží
7
6
-14.3%
Řečkovice-za nádražím
4
11
+175.0%
Řečkovický mlýn
37
33
-10.8%
Sídliště Hapalova
851
799
-6.1%
U Kuřimské
1,550
1,532
-1.1%
Žilkova
516
613
+18.8%
Mokrá Hora
901
865
-4.0%
Demographics
Historical population
Year
Pop.
±%
1869
1,085
—
1880
1,237
+14.0%
1890
1,360
+9.9%
1900
1,632
+20.0%
1910
2,549
+56.2%
Year
Pop.
±%
1921
2,880
+13.0%
1930
4,953
+72.0%
1950
6,139
+23.9%
1961
6,943
+13.1%
1970
7,478
+7.7%
Year
Pop.
±%
1980
17,729
+137.1%
1991
15,804
−10.9%
2001
14,991
−5.1%
2011
15,486
+3.3%
2021
15,127
−2.3%
Source: Censuses
References
Official Gazette of the Czechoslovak Republic, year 1953, amount 28, page 328
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Location of Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora in Brno
49°15′9″N 16°34′57″E / 49.25250°N 16.58250°E / 49.25250; 16.58250