Brno-Žebětín is a city district in Brno, Czech Republic, located on the western edge of the city. It consists of the municipal part and cadastral territory of Žebětín (), originally an independent municipality that was annexed to Brno in 1971. It has an area of 13.60 km2. The city district was established on November 24, 1990. About 6,000 people live here.
For the purposes of the senate elections, Brno-Žebětín is included in electoral district number 55 of Brno-City District.
Etymology The name of the village was derived from the male personal name Žeběta, whose older form Žabata was derived from the name Žába, identical to the Czech word for 'frog'. The meaning of the local name was "Žeběta's property".Hosák, Šrámek: Local names in Moravia and Silesia II, Prague 1980, p. 813.
History The oldest mention of the village of Žebětín dates from 1235 (Sebetin). From the Middle Ages until 1848, Žebětín was divided into 3 parts under different authorities, which then merged into one municipality. Žebětín was annexed to Brno on November 26, 1971. Then, until 1976, Žebětín with its entire territory formed an independent district with its own local national committee, which was first called Brno XVI-Žebětín,Central Gazette of the Czech Socialist Republic, Volume 10, No. 20/1971, p. 153 but as of May 1, 1972 was renamed Brno-Žebětín.Central Gazette of the Czech Socialist Republic, Volume 6, No. 10/1973, p. 56 From July 15, 1976 to November 23, 1990, Žebětín was part of the Brno II municipal district.Central Gazette of the Czech Socialist Republic, Volume 4, No. 10/1976, p. 127
Territorial divisions The cadastral territory of Žebětín is further divided into 5 basic settlement units. Basic settlement unitPopulation20112021ChangeŽebětín3,5744,126 +15.4%Velká cena00 +0%Bešůvka00 +0%Farinova zatáčka00 +0%Kamechy-západ32,096 +69,766.7%
Demographics The population has tripled since 2001 due to suburbanization and new housing developments.
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