Hradiště: nature and quiet

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

Parks and greenery

Parks and greenery – Hradiště
Photo: Pavel Špindler, CC BY 3.0
7 %
of the area is parks and forests
Less green than average Plzeň 25 %
24 %
of addresses have all-day noise over 60 dB (Lden)
Quieter than average Plzeň 42 %
Details
148 m
typical walk to a park or forest
About average Plzeň 160 m
17 %
of the area is green, gardens included
Less green than average Plzeň 36 %
24 %
of addresses have over 50 dB at night
Quieter than average Plzeň 44 %

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 12.6 µg/m³, PM2.5 11.7 µg/m³ (usual in the city NO₂ 13.1) · usual for the city. Average of 2020–2024.
Where the air is cleanest →
In summer the surface here is 1.5 °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 23 % of the area, sealed surfaces 36 %. 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 Hradiště?

24 % of addresses have all-day traffic noise above 60 dB (2022 strategic noise map, Lden). The median of Plzeň’s neighbourhoods is 33 %.

How far is a park or forest from Hradiště?

Half of the addresses have a park or forest within 148 m. The median of the city’s neighbourhoods is 150 m.

What is the radon index in Hradiště?

By the Czech Geological Survey map, the bedrock under Hradiště 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.

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