Brno-Vinohrady

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Brno-Vinohrady

Name

Brno-Vinohrady

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: City / Municipality

Summary

About the place: A municipal district of the city of Brno located in the eastern part of the city, known as a hilltop residential estate with panoramic city views and a historical viticultural tradition.

Flag Description: Brno-Vinohrady is a municipal district in eastern Brno, situated on an elevated ridge overlooking the Svitava valley and characterized primarily by a large 1980s modernist prefabricated housing estate surrounded by greenery.

Symbolism: The white and red colors represent the municipal colors of Brno as well as the historical colors of Moravia. The yellow (golden) bunch of grapes is a canting charge referring directly to the district's name Vinohrady ('Vineyards') and the historic viticulture on its slopes.

Statistics

Area

1.96 km²

Population

10,979

Location