Praha-Březiněves: nature and quiet

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

Greenery, noise and air

Greenery, noise and air – Praha-Březiněves
Photo: Packa, CC BY-SA 2.5
1 %
of the area is parks and forests
Less green than average Prague 18 %
13 %
of addresses have over 60 dB by day
Quieter than average Prague 25 %
57. greenest of 57 districts → 13. quietest of 57 districts →
Details
12
m² of parks and forests per resident · Prague 62 m²
14 %
of the area is green, gardens included
Less green than average Prague 46 %
16 %
of addresses have over 50 dB at night
Quieter than average Prague 33 %

We take the noise at the loudest point within 20 m of the address, usually the street-facing façade. The legal limit for road noise is 55 dB by day and 45 dB at night, 60 and 50 dB along main roads.

No address in a flood zone.
Which neighbourhoods floods threaten most →
Air: NO₂ 13.7 µg/m³, PM2.5 12 µg/m³ (usual in the city NO₂ 18.2) · cleaner than usual in the city. Average of 2020–2024.
Where the air is cleanest →
In summer the surface here is 2.4 °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 1 % of the area, sealed surfaces 16 %. Copernicus satellite land-cover map, 2021.
Where the trees are →
Bedrock radon index: mostly low (city-wide high at 2 %). A measurement decides for a specific plot.
Which neighbourhoods have the lowest radon →
No address on undermined land or on a slope deformation.

Frequently asked questions

How noisy is living in Praha-Březiněves?

13 % of addresses have daytime traffic noise above 60 dB (strategic noise map). The median of the city’s districts is 20 %.

How much greenery is there in Praha-Březiněves?

Parks and forests cover 1 % of the area. The median of the city’s districts is 15 %.

Is Praha-Březiněves in a flood zone?

No, no address in Praha-Březiněves lies in an unprotected 100-year flood zone. City-wide it is 1.0 % of addresses.

What is the radon index in Praha-Březiněves?

By the Czech Geological Survey map, the bedrock under Praha-Březiněves has a mostly low radon index; no address has a high one (city-wide 1.9 % of addresses). A measurement decides for a given house.

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