South Moravian Region

The South Moravian Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia . Its capital is Brno, the 2nd largest city in the Czech Republic. The region has 1,169,000 inhabitants and the total area of 7,196.5 km². It is bordered by the South Bohemian Region, Vysočina Region, Pardubice Region, Olomouc Region, Zlín Region, Slovakia and Austria .Administrative divisionsThe South Moravian Region is divided into 7 districts : Blansko District Brno-City District Brno-Country District Břeclav District Hodonín District Vyškov District Znojmo District There are in total 673 municipalities in the district of which 49 have the status of towns. There are 21 municipalities with extended powers and 34 municipalities with a delegated municipal office.The region is famous for its wine production. The area around the towns of Mikulov, Znojmo, Velké Pavlovice along with the Slovácko region provide 94% of the Czech Republic's vineyards.