Dolní Vlkýš: nature and quiet

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

Parks and greenery

15 %
of the area is parks and forests
Less green than average Plzeň 25 %
Details
125 m
typical walk to a park or forest
Parks closer than average Plzeň 160 m
22 %
of the area is green, gardens included
Less green than average Plzeň 36 %

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.

Air: NO₂ 7 µg/m³, PM2.5 10.6 µg/m³ (usual in the city NO₂ 13.1) · cleaner than usual in the city. Average of 2020–2024.
Where the air is cleanest →
In summer the surface here is 0.4 °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 15 % of the area, sealed surfaces 2 %. 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 →
23 addresses (32.4 %) on undermined land (Dolní Vlkýš-Malešice) (city-wide 3.3 %). Old mine tunnels and landslides can damage a house; for a specific plot, ask the building office.
Which neighbourhoods have the most stable ground →

Frequently asked questions

How far is a park or forest from Dolní Vlkýš?

Half of the addresses have a park or forest within 125 m. The median of the city’s neighbourhoods is 150 m.

What is the radon index in Dolní Vlkýš?

By the Czech Geological Survey map, the bedrock under Dolní Vlkýš has a mostly medium radon index; no address has a high one (city-wide < 0.1 % of addresses). A measurement decides for a given house.

Is Dolní Vlkýš undermined or on a landslide?

23 addresses lie on undermined land, with old mine tunnels below the surface: 32 % (Dolní Vlkýš-Malešice); city-wide it is 3.3 % of addresses. No address lies on a slope deformation (city-wide 0 % of addresses). The figure holds for the area; for a specific house, ask the building office before you buy.

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