Kníničky: nature and quiet

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

Parks and greenery

76 %
of the area is parks and forests
Greener than average Brno 31 %
9 %
of addresses have all-day noise over 60 dB (Lden)
Quieter than average Brno 53 %
Details
10 m
typical walk to a park or forest
Parks closer than average Brno 160 m
85 %
of the area is green, gardens included
Greener 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.

0.5 % of addresses within the 100-year flood extent (Brno 8.1 %).
Which neighbourhoods floods threaten most →
Air: NO₂ 9.3 µg/m³, PM2.5 12.1 µg/m³ (usual in the city NO₂ 19) · cleaner than usual in the city. Average of 2020–2024.
Where the air is cleanest →
In summer the surface here is 6.4 °C cooler than the city average. Surface temperature from Landsat satellite images, summers 2024–2025.
Which neighbourhoods stay coolest in summer →
Trees and shrubs cover 68 % of the area, sealed surfaces 4 %. Copernicus satellite land-cover map, 2021.
Where the trees are →
Bedrock radon index: mostly medium. 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 Kníničky?

9 % 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 Kníničky?

Half of the addresses have a park or forest within 10 m. The median of the city’s neighbourhoods is 157 m.

Is Kníničky in a flood zone?

0.5 % of the addresses in Kníničky lie within the 100-year flood (VÚV TGM map). In Brno it is 8.1 % of addresses.

What is the radon index in Kníničky?

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

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