In the Czech Republic, a statutory city (Czech: statutĂĄrnĂ mÄsto) is a municipal corporation that has been granted city status by Act of Parliament. It is more prestigious than the simple title mÄsto ("town"), which can be awarded by the cabinet and chair of the Chamber of Deputies to a municipality which applies for it.
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đ Statutory city (Czech Republic) in the context of Brno
Brno (/ËbÉËrnoÊ/ BUR-noh, Czech pronunciation: [ËbrÌ©no] ; German: BrĂŒnn [bÊÊn] ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 403,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the 100 largest cities in the European Union. The Brno metropolitan area has approximately 730,000 inhabitants.
Brno served as the capital of Moravia from the Middle Ages until 1948, and remains the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. Brno is an important centre of the Czech judiciary. The Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court, the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, as well as state authorities, such as the Ombudsman and the Office for the Protection of Competition, are all located here. Brno is also an important centre of learning and higher education, with 10 universities, 29 faculties and a student population of over 65,000, as well as more than 60 secondary schools throughout the city.
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Statutory city (Czech Republic) in the context of PlzeĆ
PlzeĆ (Czech pronunciation: [ËplÌ©zÉÉČ] ), also known in English and German as Pilsen (German: [ËpÉȘlznÌ©] ), is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic with about 188,000 inhabitants. It is located about 78 kilometres (48 miles) west of Prague, at the confluence of four rivers: MĆŸe, Ăhlava, Ăslava and Radbuza, together forming the Berounka River.
Founded as a royal city in the late 13th century, PlzeĆ became an important town for trade on routes linking Bohemia with Bavaria. By the 14th century, it had grown to be the third-largest city in Bohemia. The city was besieged three times during the 15th century Hussite Wars, when it became a centre of resistance against the Hussites. During the Thirty Years' War in the early 17th century, the city was temporarily occupied after the Siege of PlzeĆ.
Statutory city (Czech Republic) in the context of Olomouc
Olomouc (Czech pronunciation: [Ëolomouts] ; German: OlmĂŒtz) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 103,000 inhabitants, making it the sixth largest city in the country. It is the administrative centre of the Olomouc Region.
Located on the Morava River, the city is the ecclesiastical metropolis and was a historical co-capital city of Moravia, before having been occupied by the Swedish army during the Thirty Years' War. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as urban monument reservation. The Holy Trinity Column was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000 for its quintessential Baroque style and symbolic value.