# Brno-jih

Brno-jih (lit. 'Brno-South') is a city district of Brno in the Czech Republic. The current city district was established on 24 November 1990. It is made up of the cadastral territories of Dolní Heršpice, Horní Heršpice, Komárov, Přízřenice and a small part of Trnitá. The total area amounts to 12.77 km$^2$. About 9,000 people live here.

## History

The territory of the district was annexed to Brno in several stages. On July 6, 1850, the northern and northwestern part of the modern cadastral territory of Komárov, as well as the northwest of the local part of Trnitá and the peripheral territory in the north of modern Horní Heršpice were annexed to Brno. In the case of this annexed land, these were plots of land then belonging to Trnitá and, to a small extent, to the Křenová cadastral territory (from the territory of the current Brno-jih city district, it included only small parts of today's parcels 425/2 and 560/2 and a short section Ponávky, while in 1941 these plots were added to Trnitá during cadastral adjustments). In 1898, the northeastern part of Trnitá was joined to Brno from the then Černovice. In 1906, another smaller part of modern Trnitá was annexed from Černovice. On April 16, 1919, the southern part of Trnitá was annexed, as well as other territories of the modern city district, including the territory of the former municipalities of Dolní Heršpice, Horní Heršpice, Komárov, Přízřenice, as well as parts of Černovice and Brněnské Ivanovice. During the adjustments to the borders of Brno in 1948, some land belonging to Modřice was also annexed. Finally, on July 1, 1960, the northeastern part of the municipality of Moravany, referred to as Nové Moravany (this territory was later incorporated into Horní Heršpice), and the village of Holásky, whose original territory also extended here, were also added. Until 1945, the territory of the district was predominantly agricultural in nature, after which the development of industry took place, the negative impact of which on the environment of the district was mainly manifested in the 1970s and 1980s. In the years 1966–1969, the territory of this district was also affected by the extensive cadastral reform of Brno. Until that time, for example, the easternmost undeveloped part of Komárov belonged to the historical village of Černovice, on the other hand, part of Komárov was also located on the left bank of the river Svitava (today part of the cadastral territories of Černovice and Brněnské Ivanovice). From August 1, 1976, to November 23, 1990, the entire territory of the modern district of Brno-jih was incorporated into the then Brno IV district. On November 24, 1990, the modern city district of Brno-jih was established. Since the 1990s, there has also been a gradual renewal and improvement of the transport infrastructure, the environment, the expansion and construction of sports fields, and the repair of schools.

## Geography

The original parts of Dolní Heršpice and Přízřenice still retain their village character and at the same time represent one of the best-preserved village units in the territory of modern Brno. For a change, Horní Heršpice, Komárov and Trnitá have a more urban character. In the west of the city district, along Vídeňská street, there is an important commercial and industrial zone. There are also the important shopping centers of Futurum and Avion Shopping Park Brno, as well as a number of other shops such as Europamöbel, in various parts of the city. Recently, the originally Modric shopping center Olympia was added to the Přízřenice cadastre. Several important traffic arteries pass through the city. These are mainly the D1 and D2 highways and the E461 expressway. South of the D1 highway, however, there are also large areas of undeveloped agricultural land. Transport connections to the city center and other parts of the city are provided by the city of Brno transport company via tram lines No. 2, 6, 9 and 12, as well as several bus and trolleybus lines.
The city district of Brno-jih borders the town of Modřice to the south and southeast, the municipality of Moravany and the city district of Brno-Bohunice to the west, the city district of Brno-střed to the north, and the city districts of Brno-Černovice and Brno-Tuřany to the east.

## Demographics

As of the 2021 census, the population is 9,258, down 4% from 9,690 in the 2011 census.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1869 | 3,078 | — |
| 1880 | 3,546 | +15.2% |
| 1890 | 4,255 | +20.0% |
| 1900 | 4,766 | +12.0% |
| 1910 | 5,858 | +22.9% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1921 | 5,560 | −5.1% |
| 1930 | 7,394 | +33.0% |
| 1950 | 8,241 | +11.5% |
| 1961 | 8,192 | −0.6% |
| 1970 | 8,616 | +5.2% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1980 | 6,624 | −23.1% |
| 1991 | 7,582 | +14.5% |
| 2001 | 7,976 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 9,690 | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 9,258 | −4.5% |
Source: Censuses :

## Administration

On September 12, 2010, a local referendum on separation from Brno and the creation of a new municipality of Dolní Heršpice-Přízřenice was held in Dolní Heršpice and Přízřenice, however it did not succeed.
After the municipal elections in 2014, Daniel Kypr was elected mayor (ANO 2011). He was dismissed in December 2017 and Zdeněk Rotrekl (Chance for the South), who died in May 2018, was elected as the new mayor. Josef Haluza (ČSSD), who held this position from 2010 to 2014, was elected mayor at the constituent assembly meeting in autumn 2018.