Židenice: nature and quiet

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

Parks and greenery

Parks and greenery – Židenice
Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0
9 %
of the area is parks and forests
Less green than average Brno 31 %
77 %
of addresses have all-day noise over 60 dB (Lden)
Noisier than average Brno 53 %

Parks and forests in Židenice

Events this week in Židenice

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189 m
typical walk to a park or forest
Parks farther than average Brno 160 m
33 %
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.

21.7 % of addresses within the 100-year flood extent (Brno 8.1 %).
6. most at risk of floods of 36 neighbourhoods →
Air: NO₂ 21.4 µg/m³, PM2.5 14 µg/m³ (usual in the city NO₂ 19) · usual for the city. Average of 2020–2024.
29. cleanest air of 36 neighbourhoods →
In summer the surface here is 1.2 °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 27 % of the area, sealed surfaces 52 %. Copernicus satellite land-cover map, 2021.
Where the trees are →
Bedrock radon index: mostly low. A measurement decides for a specific plot.
11. lowest radon of 36 neighbourhoods →
1 address (< 0.1 %) on undermined land (Židenice) (city-wide 0.0 %); 149 addresses (3.3 %) on a slope deformation (city-wide 3.2 %). Old mine tunnels and landslides can damage a house; for a specific plot, ask the building office.
25. most stable ground of 36 neighbourhoods →

Frequently asked questions

Is there traffic noise in Židenice?

77 % 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 Židenice?

Half of the addresses have a park or forest within 189 m. The median of the city’s neighbourhoods is 157 m.

Is Židenice in a flood zone?

22 % of the addresses in Židenice lie within the 100-year flood (VÚV TGM map). In Brno it is 8.1 % of addresses.

What is the radon index in Židenice?

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

Is Židenice undermined or on a landslide?

1 address lies on undermined land, with old mine tunnels below the surface: < 0.1 % (Židenice); city-wide it is < 0.1 % of addresses. 149 addresses lie on a slope deformation (landslide): 3.3 % (city-wide 3.2 %). The figure holds for the area; for a specific house, ask the building office before you buy.

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