Horní Heršpice: nature and quiet

Horní Heršpice: parks and greenery, noise by day and night, air, summer heat, radon, floods and tap water.

Parks and greenery

2 %
of the area is parks and forests
Less green than average Brno 31 %
83 %
of addresses have all-day noise over 60 dB (Lden)
Noisier than average Brno 53 %
Details
207 m
typical walk to a park or forest
Parks farther than average Brno 160 m
16 %
of the area is green, gardens included
Less green than average Brno 45 %

Parks, forests and all greenery (plus gardens, meadows, orchards, vineyards, allotments, cemeteries) are counted from the neighbourhood’s area, the distance to a park (from 0.2 ha) or forest (from 1 ha) as the crow flies as the median over the neighbourhood’s addresses.

37.6 % of addresses within the 100-year flood extent (Brno 8.1 %).
2. most at risk of floods of 36 neighbourhoods →
Air: NO₂ 21.7 µg/m³, PM2.5 15.1 µg/m³ (usual in the city NO₂ 19) · usual for the city. Average of 2020–2024.
33. cleanest air of 36 neighbourhoods →
In summer the surface here is 2.0 °C warmer than the city average. Surface temperature from Landsat satellite images, summers 2024–2025.
Which neighbourhoods stay coolest in summer →
Trees and shrubs cover 19 % of the area, sealed surfaces 54 %. Copernicus satellite land-cover map, 2021.
27. most trees of 36 neighbourhoods →
Bedrock radon index: mostly low. A measurement decides for a specific plot.
Which neighbourhoods have the lowest radon →
No address on undermined land or on a slope deformation.
Which neighbourhoods have the most stable ground →

Frequently asked questions

Is there traffic noise in Horní Heršpice?

83 % of addresses have all-day traffic noise above 60 dB (2022 strategic noise map, Lden). The median of Brno’s neighbourhoods is 56 %.

How far is a park or forest from Horní Heršpice?

Half of the addresses have a park or forest within 207 m. The median of the city’s neighbourhoods is 157 m.

Is Horní Heršpice in a flood zone?

38 % of the addresses in Horní Heršpice lie within the 100-year flood (VÚV TGM map). In Brno it is 8.1 % of addresses.

What is the radon index in Horní Heršpice?

By the Czech Geological Survey map, the bedrock under Horní Heršpice has a mostly low radon index; no address has a high one (city-wide 0 % of addresses). A measurement decides for a given house.

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