Brno metropolitan area
Brněnská metropolitní oblast | |
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 View of Brno | |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Region | South Moravian |
| Largest city | Brno |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,978 km2 (764 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[2] | |
| • Total | 729,405 |
| • Density | 370/km2 (960/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The Brno metropolitan area (Czech: Brněnská metropolitní oblast) is the metropolitan area of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. The metropolitan area has a population of 729,405 as of 2024.[2] 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 aim of establishing the Brno Metropolitan Area is cooperation between municipalities in coordinating strategic projects in transportation, education, environment, and social services.[3] This cooperation is made possible by the European Commission's ITI tool – Integrated Territorial Investments.[4]
ITI serves to address metropolitan problems requiring an integrated approach and cooperation among all municipalities. The Brno Metropolitan Area is one of three metropolitan areas defined in the Czech Republic's Regional Development Strategy 2021+.[5]
- ^ "Brněnská metropolitní oblast". metropolitni.brno.cz. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Population of municipalities of the Czech Republic, 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 17 May 2024.
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- ^ "Strategie regionálního rozvoje ČR 2021+". Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.