Brno-Bystrc

Bystrc (Hantec: Bástr) is a city district of Brno in the Czech Republic. It is entirely made up of the cadastral territory of Bystrc, a former village on the banks of the Svratka river, that was incorporated into the city in 1960. The Brno Zoo, Brno Reservoir, Deer Glen Nature Reserve, Krnovec Nature Reserve, Veveří Castle, Monk's Hill and Kopeček Hill (The highest peak in Brno) are located there.

Brno-Bystrc
City District of Brno
Veveří Castle and Dam Lake
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bystrc in Brno 49°13′29″N 16°31′26″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian Region
City	Brno
Government
• Mayor	Tomáš Kratochvíl (ČSSD)
Area
• Total	27.26 km2 (10.53 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	24,655
• Density	900/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	635 00
Website	http://www.bystrc.cz

Territorial divisions

The cadastral territory of Bystrc is further divided into 19 basic settlement units.

Basic settlement unit	Population
	2011[2]	2021[3]	Change
Bystrc-jih	5,796	5,614	-3.1%
Foltýnova	4,142	2,661	-35.8%
Hrad Veveří	40	31	-22.5%
Kamechy-východ	497	2,119	+326.4%
Kočičí žleb	0	0	+0%
Kozí horka-Chochola	90	170	+88.9%
Mniší hora	0	1	-
Myslivna-Obora	41	116	+182.9%
Nad Přehradou	-	857	-
Náměstí 28. dubna	1,989	1,652	-16.9%
Pohádka máje	2	3	+50.0%
Polesí Žebětín	2	3	+50.0%
Přístavní	1,801	1,684	-6.5%
Rakovec	628	722	+15.0%
Šťouračova	-	1,253	-
Teyschlova	4,584	3,480	-24.1%
U Vrbovce	-	53	-
Údolí oddechu	256	299	+16.8%
Vejrostova	4,350	3,996	-8.1%

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1869 961 —     1880 1,108 +15.3% 1890 1,212 +9.4% 1900 1,322 +9.1% 1910 1,576 +19.2%	Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,543 −2.1% 1930 1,818 +17.8% 1950 2,177 +19.7% 1961 2,283 +4.9% 1970 2,386 +4.5%	Year Pop. ±% 1980 14,196 +495.0% 1991 23,593 +66.2% 2001 23,805 +0.9% 2011 24,218 +1.7% 2021 24,714 +2.0%
Source: Censuses[4][5]