Brno-Country District

Brno-Country District 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.

Administrative division

Brno-Country District is divided into seven administrative districts of municipalities with extended competence: Ivančice, Kuřim, Pohořelice, Rosice, Šlapanice, Tišnov, and Židlochovice.

List of municipalities

Towns are marked in bold and market towns in italics:
Babice nad Svitavou -
Babice u Rosic -
Běleč -
Bílovice nad Svitavou -
Biskoupky -
Blažovice -
Blučina -
Borač -
Borovník -
Branišovice -
Branišovice -
Bratčice -
Brumov -
Březina (former Blansko District) -
Březina (former Tišnov District) -
Bukovice -
Čebín -
Černvír -
Česká -
Chudčice -
Čučice -
Cvrčovice -
Deblín -
Dolní Kounice -
Dolní Loučky -
Domašov -
Doubravník -
Drahonín -
Drásov -
Hajany -
Heroltice -
Hlína -
Hluboké Dvory -
Holasice -
Horní Loučky -
Hostěnice -
Hradčany -
Hrušovany u Brna -
Hvozdec -
Ivaň -
Ivančice -
Javůrek -
Jinačovice -
Jiříkovice -
Kaly -
Kanice -
Katov -
Ketkovice -
Kobylnice -
Kovalovice -
Kratochvilka -
Křižínkov -
Kupařovice -
Kuřim -
Kuřimská Nová Ves -
Kuřimské Jestřabí -
Lažánky -
Ledce -
Lelekovice -
Lesní Hluboké -
Litostrov -
Loděnice -
Lomnice -
Lomnička -
Lubné -
Lukovany -
Malešovice -
Malhostovice -
Maršov -
Medlov -
Mělčany -
Měnín -
Modřice -
Mokrá-Horákov -
Moravany -
Moravské Bránice -
Moravské Knínice -
Moutnice -
Nebovidy -
Nedvědice -
Nelepeč-Žernůvka -
Němčičky -
Neslovice -
Nesvačilka -
Níhov -
Nosislav -
Nová Ves -
Nové Bránice -
Odrovice -
Ochoz u Brna -
Ochoz u Tišnova -
Olší -
Omice -
Opatovice -
Ořechov -
Osiky -
Oslavany -
Ostopovice -
Ostrovačice -
Otmarov -
Pasohlávky -
Pernštejnské Jestřabí -
Podolí -
Pohořelice -
Ponětovice -
Popovice -
Popůvky -
Pozořice -
Prace -
Pravlov -
Prštice -
Předklášteří -
Přibice -
Příbram na Moravě -
Přibyslavice -
Přísnotice -
Radostice -
Rajhrad -
Rajhradice -
Rašov -
Rebešovice -
Řícmanice -
Říčany -
Říčky -
Řikonín -
Rohozec -
Rojetín -
Rosice -
Rozdrojovice -
Rudka -
Senorady -
Sentice -
Šerkovice -
Silůvky -
Sivice -
Skalička -
Skryje -
Šlapanice -
Sobotovice -
Sokolnice -
Stanoviště -
Štěpánovice -
Strhaře -
Střelice -
Šumice -
Svatoslav -
Synalov -
Syrovice -
Telnice -
Těšany -
Tetčice -
Tišnov -
Tišnovská Nová Ves -
Trboušany -
Troskotovice -
Troubsko -
Tvarožná -
Újezd u Brna -
Újezd u Rosic -
Újezd u Tišnova -
Unín -
Unkovice -
Úsuší -
Velatice -
Veverská Bítýška -
Veverské Knínice -
Viničné Šumice -
Vlasatice -
Vohančice -
Vojkovice -
Vranov -
Vranovice -
Vratislávka -
Všechovice -
Vysoké Popovice -
Žabčice -
Zakřany -
Zálesná Zhoř -
Zastávka -
Žatčany -
Zbraslav -
Zbýšov -
Žďárec -
Želešice -
Železné -
Zhoř -
'''Židlochovice'''

Geography

Brno-Country District surrounds the city of Brno from almost all sides and thus has a non-standard shape and diverse character: hilly and forested in the northern part and flat and deforested in the southern part. The territory extends into six geomorphological mesoregions: Svratka Highlands, Křižanov Highlands, Dyje–Svratka Valley, Bobrava Highlands, Boskovice Furrow and Drahany Highlands. The highest point of the district is the hill Sýkoř in Synalov with an elevation of, the lowest point is the Nové Mlýny Reservoir in Pasohlávky at.
From the total district area of, agricultural land occupies, forests occupy, and water area occupies. Forests cover 31.7% of the district's area.
The longest rivers are the Svratka, which flows across the entire territory from north to south, and Jihlava, which flows from the west and joins the Svratka before the southern district border. Other important rivers are the Oslava, Svitava, Bobrůvka and Litava. There are not many bodies of water. The only exception is the southernmost part of the territory with a system of ponds and with a part of Nové Mlýny reservoirs.
Part of the Moravian Karst Protected Landscape Area extends into the district in the east and is the only large-scale protected area in the district.

Economy

The largest employers with headquarters in Brno-Country District and at least 500 employees are:

Economic entity	Location	Number of employees	Main activity
TE Connectivity Czech	Kuřim	2,000–2,499	Manufacture of wiring and wiring devices
Hartmann – Rico	Veverská Bítýška	1,500–1,999	Manufacture of hygienic and medical aids
DHL Supply Chain	Pohořelice	1,000–1,499	Warehousing and logistics
Ivančice Hospital	Ivančice	500–999	Health care
Delikomat	Modřice	500–999	Retail sale
IFE-CR	Modřice	500–999	Manufacture of boarding systems for rolling stock
IMI International	Modřice	500–999	Manufacture of taps and valves
Inventec (Czech)	Modřice	500–999	Manufacture of electrical equipment
S Promotion	Modřice	500–999	Advertising

Transport

The D1 motorway from Prague to Brno and Ostrava leads across the district. The D2 motorway separates from it and leads from Brno to Czech-Slovak border. There is also the short section of the D52 motorway from Brno to Pohořelice, which further continues as the I/53 road to Znojmo.

Sights

The most important monuments in the district, protected as national cultural monuments, are:

The best-preserved settlements and landscapes, protected as monument zones, are:

The most visited tourist destinations are Aqualand Moravia water park in Pasohlávky and the Pernštejn Castle.