The Brno metropolitan area () 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. 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. This cooperation is made possible by the European Commission's ITI tool – Integrated Territorial Investments.
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+.
History During the First Republic era, Brno was administratively expanded in 1919 to include the cities of Královo Pole, Husovice, and 22 other municipalities. In 1983, the Brno Urban Regional Agglomeration was defined by a government resolution to establish urban regional agglomerations and urban regions. This was further delineated in the BSRA Urban Plan of 1985 and in subsequent studies and projects addressing noise assessment, metropolitan management, and agglomeration links.
In 2013, the functional area of the Brno Metropolitan Area was defined for the application of the ITI tool (Integrated Territorial Investments). In 2014, a Memorandum on Metropolitan Cooperation was signed between Brno and five municipalities, which was updated in 2018. In 2016, Brno joined the European METREX network, and in 2020, a new definition of the Brno Metropolitan Area was established for the period 2021+.
Significant projects include the URBACT II Joining Forces project in 2009, the international SPIMA project in 2017-2018, and the METRO project from 2020-2021. Additionally, Ivančice joined the Memorandum on Metropolitan Cooperation in 2020. The city's collaborative efforts aim to utilize European funding to tackle metropolitan issues through strategic and integrated projects.
Municipalities The metropolitan area has 184 municipalities. NamePopulation (2024)Adamov4,605Babice nad Svitavou1,439Babice u Rosic804Bílovice nad Svitavou3,739Blansko20,185Blažovice1,254Blučina2,295Borkovany838Bošovice1,259Braníškov213Bratčice671Brno400,566Březina (former Blansko district)1,109Březina (former Tišnov district)367Bučovice6,891Bukovina464Bukovinka641Čebín1,969Černá Hora2,141Česká1,008Čučice451Dambořice1,536Deblín1,133Dolní Kounice2,571Domašov683Drásov2,099Dražovice951Drnovice2,368Habrovany920Habrůvka418Hajany697Heroltice238Heršpice920Hlína319Hodějice1,105Holasice1,384Holubice1,766Hostěnice847Hostěrádky-Rešov834Hradčany680Hrušky756Hrušovany u Brna3,588Hvozdec358Chudčice1,032Ivaň811Ivančice9,971Javůrek366Jedovnice2,982Jinačovice807Jiříkovice983Kanice1,104Ketkovice629Klobouky u Brna2,501Kobeřice u Brna715Kobylnice1,199Komořany756Kovalovice678Krasová484Kratochvilka477Křenovice2,057Křižanovice870Křtiny820Kupařovice389Kuřim11,400Lažánky878Lažany453Ledce259Lelekovice1,986Lesní Hluboké273Lipůvka1,486Litostrov133Lovčičky738Luleč989Malešovice829Malhostovice1,030Maršov532Medlov898Mělčany492Měnín1,869Milešovice711Modřice5,656Mokrá-Horákov2,880Moravany3,497Moravské Bránice972Moravské Knínice1,152Mouřínov483Moutnice1,168Nebovidy854Němčany827Němčičky332Nemojany830Neslovice994Nesvačilka333Nížkovice789Nosislav1,385Nové Bránice938Ochoz u Brna1,554Olomučany1,084Olšany647Omice840Opatovice1,162Ořechov2,877Oslavany4,871Ostopovice1,737Ostrovačice888Otmarov392Otnice1,591Podbřežice267Podolí1,439Pohořelice6,071Ponětovice448Popovice366Popůvky1,809Pozořice2,399Prace977Pravlov675Prštice981Předklášteří1,461Přibice1,085Příbram na Moravě644Přibyslavice544Přísnotice886Radostice787Ráječko1,363Rajhrad4,070Rajhradice1,608Rašovice704Rebešovice1,098Rosice6,738Rostěnice-Zvonovice610Rousínov5,962Rozdrojovice1,081Rudice983Rudka405Řícmanice835Říčany2,140Říčky423Senetářov592Sentice667Silůvky852Sivice1,112Slavkov u Brna7,169Sobotovice641Sokolnice2,432Střelice3,258Svinošice395Syrovice2,066Šaratice1,065Šebrov-Kateřina830Šitbořice2,137Šlapanice7,952Telnice1,668Těšany1,296Tetčice1,130Tišnov9,275Trboušany437Troubsko2,432Tučapy624Tvarožná1,342Uhřice771Újezd u Brna3,388Unkovice721Vážany nad Litavou759Velatice766Velešovice1,269Velké Hostěrádky498Veverská Bítýška3,526Veverské Knínice991Viničné Šumice1,370Vohančice199Vojkovice1,213Vranov904Vranovice2,448Všechovice264Vysoké Popovice754Vyškov20,498Zastávka2,522Zbraslav1,277Zbýšov3,680Zbýšov730Žabčice1,661Žatčany947Želešice1,945Židlochovice3,673Total729,405
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