Brno-Kníničky
Name
Historical development of the name Holásky is as follows:
- 1436 - Malé Knehyničky
- 1475 - Malé Knihničky
- 1538 - Malé Knihniczky
- 1559 - Malé Knijhniczky
- 1573 - Malé Knihniczky
- 1609 - Kynicžky
- 1611 - Malé Kinitcki
- 1674 - Klein Künitz
- 1718 - Klein Künitz
- 1720 - Maly Kinižky
- 1728 - Parvo Kinitio
- 1751 - Klein Kunitz
- 1846 - Klein Künitz
- 1872 - Klein Kinitz
- 1872 - Kyničky
- 1924 - Kníničky
History
Kníničky acquired its current boundaries during the cadastral reform of Brno in the second half of the 1960s, gaining a small part of Bystrc, the cancelled cadastral territories of Moravské Knínice I and Rozdrojovice I, a small part of Veverská Bítýška I and the northern part of Chudčice I. for a change, the eastern part of Kníničky along the Mniší potok was moved to Bystrc. On July 15, 1976, Kníničky was annexed into the Brno II district, within which it remained until 1990, when Kníničky became the current city district of Brno-Kníničky.
The main topics of local discourse today include the construction of the D43 motorway and the project for a new entrance area to the Brno Zoo.
Geography
Kníničky, located by the Brno Reservoir on the left bank of the river Svratka, still retains its village character. Kníničky's built-up area is located at the eastern border of the city district at the foot of Mniší hora. Kníničky also includes a part of the Brno Reservoir. Approximately two-thirds of Kníničky is covered by Podkomorské lesy, which extends west of the built-up area.
Brno-Kníničky borders the municipality of Rozdrojovice in the north, the city district of Brno-Bystrc in the east, south and southwest, the municipality of Veverská Bítýška in the west, and Chudčice and Moravské Knínice in the northwest.
For the purposes of the Senate elections, Brno-Kníničky is included in electoral district 55 of Brno-City District.
Territorial divisions
The cadastral territory of Kníničky is further divided into 5 basic settlement units.
| Basic settlement unit | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 2021 | Change | |
| Kníničky | 924 | 884 | -4.3% |
| Sokolské koupaliště | 49 | 145 | +195.9% |
| Líchy | 29 | 68 | +134.5% |
| Trnůvka | 3 | 8 | +166.7% |
| Pod Trnůvkou | 1 | 0 | -100.0% |
| Zouvalka | 0 | 0 | - |
Demographics
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Transport
The bus lines 302 and N89 (night time only) go through Kníničky.
References
- ^ "Participative budget in the city districts of Brno" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2023-01-01.
- ^ "Jméno obce – Kníničky" (PDF). Knínický zpravodaj (in Czech). 2017. p. 3.
- ^ "Kníničský zpravodaj, June 2008" (PDF). Kníničský zpravodaj (in Czech). 2008.
- ^ Ústřední věstník České socialistické republiky, částka 4, č. 10/1976, str. 127 [Central Gazette of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic, issue 4, no. 10/1976, p. 127]
- ^ "Kníničky trápí doprava. A také R43" [The traffic is bothering Kníničky. And also the R43]. Brněnský deník (in Czech). 2010-09-25.
- ^ "Kníničtí: Parkoviště pro ZOO postavte jinde" [Kníničky residents: Build the parking lot for the Zoo elsewhere]. Brněnský deník (in Czech). 2012-02-22.
- ^ "Kníničky proti vstupu do zoo. Studie nic nezměnila" [Kníničky against entering the zoo. The study did not change anything] (in Czech). 2012-02-23. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19.
- ^ "Parkoviště zoo: lidé se bojí hluku i špatného vzduchu" [Brno Zoo parking lot: people are afraid of noise and bad air]. Brněnský deník. 2012-02-21.
- ^ "Popis volebního obvodu číslo 55" [Description of electoral district 55] (in Czech). Senat.cz. January 2012.
- ^ "V. Basic data for municipalities, parts of municipalities and basic settlement units: Brno-City District" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-město" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
- ^ "Doprava" [Transport]. kninicky.eu (in Czech). Kníničky.