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.

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

Basic settlement unit	Population (2011)	Population (2021)	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%

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

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