Královo Pole

49°13′30″N 16°35′22″E / 49.22500°N 16.58944°E / 49.22500; 16.58944

Královo Pole
Cadastral territory of Brno
Palackého třída street
Palackého třída street
Location of Královo Pole in Brno 49°13′25″N 16°35′40″E / 49.22361°N 16.59444°E / 49.22361; 16.59444
CountryCzech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian Region
CityBrno
City districtBrno-Královo Pole
Established1969
Area
 • Total
5.50 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
21,119
 • Density3,800/km2 (9,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
612 00
Websitewww.kralovopole.brno.cz

Královo Pole (German: Königsfeld, in English meaning "King's Field") is one of the 4 municipal parts and cadastral territories of Brno-Královo Pole, a city district of Brno, Czech Republic, north from the city centre.

History

Slovanské náměstí (lit. 'Slav Square')

The first written record of Královo Pole comes from 1240, as a village (or literally a field) belonging to the king. A Carthusian monastery was established here in late 14th century.

Rapid development took place during the second half of the 19th century. It was started by the building of a sugar mill, followed by other industries, especially the Královopolská machine works. In 1885, Královo Pole was connected to the railway. In 1905 the settlement became a town (city). Soon after the World War I it became a part of Brno. While the oldest part of Královo Pole down at the Ponávka brook retained its village look, the newly built-up area on a slope ascending westwards developed a cohesive urbanistic structure centered in the Slovanské náměstí ("The Slavic Square"), with Art Nouveau city blocks and functionalistic family houses.

After World War II there was another development, housing estates were built south and later also north around. The railway with the station were relocated and some adjacent streets and blocks were rearranged.

Famous buildings

Redhat building in Brno, Královo Pole
  • Old monastery of Carthusians – today belongs to and has been reconstructed by the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Technology Brno.
  • IT park of the city and several university grounds.
  • IBM's office in the Czech Republic.
  • Red Hat's office in Czechoslovakia.

Geography

Královo Pole borders the cadastral territories of Medlánky and Řečkovice to the north, Sadová and Lesná to the northeast, Černá Pole to the southeast, Ponava to the south, and Žabovřesky and Komín to the west.

Territorial divisions

The cadastral territory of Královo Pole is further divided into 11 basic settlement units.

Basic settlement unit Population
2011[2] 2021[1] Change
Berkova 3,383 3,330 -1.5%
Herčíkova 2,236 2,083 -6.8%
Křižíkova 171 89 -47.9%
Mojmírovo náměstí 790 1,198 +51.6%
Myslínova 932 951 +2.0%
Palackého 4,737 4,645 -1.9%
Pod Palackého vrchem 1,333 980 -26.5%
Pod pražskou tratí 81 42 -48.1%
Poděbradova 1,674 1,928 +15.1%
Vackova 4,354 4,337 -0.4%
Vysoká škola veterinární 1,602 1,536 -4.1%

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18693,361—    
18804,427+31.7%
18906,688+51.1%
190010,288+53.8%
191013,078+27.1%
YearPop.±%
192115,179+16.1%
193020,667+36.2%
195022,847+10.5%
196128,175+23.3%
197022,377−20.6%
YearPop.±%
198025,192+12.6%
199121,030−16.5%
200120,205−3.9%
201121,293+5.4%
202121,119−0.8%
The population decrease between 1961-1970 was due to border changes in 1969.
Source: Censuses[3][4][1]

Transportation

Královo Pole is connected with the Brno centre by several tram lines and one trolleybus line. Another trolleybus line provides a tangential connection with city districts in the west. The Brno-Královo Pole railway station is served by local passenger trains and fast trains Brno-Prague (via Havlíčkův Brod). A bus terminal is located in front of the station, with bus lines to the northern outskirts of Brno. The Brno outer ring road is tunneled west–east under the district and at the tunnel portals it crosses radial highways leading to Svitavy.

Eastern view of Královo Pole

References

  1. ^ a b c "Results of the 2021 Census - Open data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
  2. ^ "V. Basic data for municipalities, parts of municipalities and basic settlement units: Brno-City District" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office.
  3. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Brno-město" (PDF) (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
  4. ^ "Results of the 2021 Census - Open data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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