Living in Bruntál
In Bruntál, unemployment is 10.4% (2024).
The population of Bruntál totalled 15,037 at the end of 2024. Bruntál registered an unemployment rate of 10.39% at the end of 2024. Annual PM2.5 levels for Bruntál stood at 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Czechia-wide rules apply when you move to Bruntál?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
The city had 7,396 dwellings at the end of 2021.
No city-level rent figure is published for Bruntál. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
Is Bruntál a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
The employment figure in Bruntál was 6,842 at the end of 2021.
What is the unemployment rate in Bruntál?
The unemployment rate is about 10.4 % (2024).
- Unemployment rate: 10.39 % · Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
Bruntál 10.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average gross earnings | 1,889 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | MPSV/ISPV RSCP MZS-M0, 2025 — Moravskoslezský kraj, wage sphere16Official · regional context |
| People in employment | 6,842 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 1,745 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region20Official · county |
| Unemployment rate | 10.39 %country median 4.1% | 31 Dec 2024 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bruntál. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Labour Office of the Czech Republic — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Bruntál. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Bruntál?
Police recorded about 1,587 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data14
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,587 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2025 | KROK Database — 2025 open data14Official · county |
Mobility and administration
Bruntál's nearest airport was OSR, 57 km away and offered 3 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bruntál. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adaptation and integration courses “Welcome to the Czech Republic” — Civic Orientation
Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior
For third-country nationals with qualifying long-term or permanent residence.
Centres for Support of Integration of Foreigners — counselling, language and sociocultural support — Welcome Program
Refugee Facilities Administration of the Ministry of the Interior
For foreigners legally residing in the Czech Republic, people granted international protection.
Climate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Bruntál?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency10
Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.
Night-time low to daytime high
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Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 11 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan -1.4 · Feb 0.3 · Mar 4.7 · Apr 11.6 · May 16 · Jun 19.6 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 21.8 · Sep 16 · Oct 10 · Nov 4.3 · Dec -0.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -5.6 · Feb -4.7 · Mar -1.7 · Apr 3.2 · May 7.5 · Jun 10.9 · Jul 12.9 · Aug 12.9 · Sep 8.8 · Oct 4.3 · Nov 0 · Dec -4.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -3.6 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1.1 · Apr 6.8 · May 11.3 · Jun 14.7 · Jul 16.7 · Aug 16.6 · Sep 11.7 · Oct 6.6 · Nov 1.9 · Dec -2.6 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 42.7 · Feb 39.3 · Mar 50.7 · Apr 44.5 · May 84.1 · Jun 85.3 · Jul 97.1 · Aug 80.7 · Sep 73.9 · Oct 57.6 · Nov 50.2 · Dec 46.3 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 50 · Feb 71.7 · Mar 122.1 · Apr 186.4 · May 215.2 · Jun 219.1 · Jul 235.9 · Aug 234 · Sep 161 · Oct 105.7 · Nov 50.8 · Dec 38.5 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI26Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In Czechia: Olomouc ±1.5 °C. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±1.4 °C, Tartu linn (Estonia) ±1.0 °C, Naila (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Schwarzenbach an der Saale (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Selb (Germany) ±1.2 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
The count of female residents in Bruntál was 7,780 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Bruntál had 7,156 residents who were male.
How many people live in Bruntál?
The published population was 15,037 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR6
International community in Bruntál
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | 14,936 | 100.0% |
| Česká republika | 14,705 | 98.5% |
| Slovenská republika | 66 | 0.4% |
| Ukrajina | 62 | 0.4% |
| Vietnamská socialistická republika | 17 | 0.1% |
| Polská republika | 15 | 0.1% |
| Běloruská republika | 13 | 0.1% |
| Dvojí občanství | 13 | 0.1% |
| Nezjištěno | 8 | 0.1% |
| Filipínská republika | 7 | 0.0% |
| Čínská lidová republika | 6 | 0.0% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Syrská arabská republika | 5 | 0.0% |
| Spolková republika Německo | 2 | 0.0% |
| Italská republika | 2 | 0.0% |
| Republika Kazachstán | 2 | 0.0% |
| Mongolsko | 2 | 0.0% |
| Republika Černá Hora | 2 | 0.0% |
| Řecká republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Indická republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Keňská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rumunsko | 1 | 0.0% |
| Ruská federace | 1 | 0.0% |
| Republika Srbsko | 1 | 0.0% |
| Thajské království | 1 | 0.0% |
| Albánská republika | 1 | 0.0% |
| Republika Severní Makedonie | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Ancestry or ethnicity
Population with usual residence; Census 2021; source indicator: Počet obyvatel s obvyklým pobytem · 2021 Census (2021-03-26)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total population | 14,936 | 100.0% |
| Česká celkem | 8,461 | 56.6% |
| Moravská celkem | 1,020 | 6.8% |
| Slovenská celkem | 302 | 2.0% |
| Slezská celkem | 181 | 1.2% |
| Romská celkem | 100 | 0.7% |
| Jiná celkem | 49 | 0.3% |
| Ukrajinská celkem | 47 | 0.3% |
| Německá celkem | 25 | 0.2% |
| Polská celkem | 22 | 0.1% |
| Řecká celkem | 18 | 0.1% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Československá celkem | 13 | 0.1% |
| Vietnamská celkem | 12 | 0.1% |
| Běloruská celkem | 10 | 0.1% |
| Čínská celkem | 6 | 0.0% |
| Evropská celkem | 6 | 0.0% |
| Americká (USA) celkem | 5 | 0.0% |
| Makedonská celkem | 5 | 0.0% |
| Ruská celkem | 5 | 0.0% |
| Chorvatská celkem | 4 | 0.0% |
| Maďarská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Židovská celkem | 3 | 0.0% |
| Rakouská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Rusínská celkem | 2 | 0.0% |
| Albánská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Anglická celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Arabská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Arménská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Azerbájdžánská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Čečenská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Francouzská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Indická celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Italská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Mongolská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Rumunská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
| Syrská celkem | 1 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source7
Additional context
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour force | 7,547 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ)4Official |
Alternatives for people set on Bruntál
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Rýmařov as a Bruntál alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Unemployment: 5.4% Rýmařov vs 10.4% Bruntál−48%
- Residents: 7,763 Rýmařov vs 15,037 Bruntál−48%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,745 Rýmařov vs €1,745 Bruntálsame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,587 Rýmařov vs 1,587 Bruntálsame level
- Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Rýmařov vs 11.0 µg/m³ Bruntálsame level
Zlín as a Bruntál alternative in the same country
85 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Residents: 74,684 Zlín vs 15,037 Bruntál+397%
- Unemployment: 3.1% Zlín vs 10.4% Bruntál−71%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,090 Zlín vs 1,587 Bruntál−31%
- Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Zlín vs 11.0 µg/m³ Bruntál+18%
- Median gross pay, region: €1,703 Zlín vs €1,745 Bruntálsame level
Cities near Bruntál
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
- Rent
- 6.46 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2026-12-31
Alternative cities in Czechia
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How does Bruntál compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Bruntál when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Free Czech-language courses for foreigners (NPI cizinci.npi.cz portal + school adaptation support). How to enrol a child (msmt.gov.cz).
A country-wide rule for Czechia; Bruntál's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Bruntál part of Ostrava?
Bruntál belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Ostrava; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 58.3 km away by straight-line distance. Ostrava city profile
Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source9
Which comparable places record less crime than Bruntál?
100 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Bruntál in this strictly source-matched cohort.
Bruntál: 1,863 published selected criminal delicts/100k residents (2024).
Only the same source family, offence definition, period, grain and denominator method are compared. This is recorded crime, not a claim about personal safety. Official source11
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Bruntál?
The published population was 15,037 people in 2024. Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.
Is the air quality good in Bruntál?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.
How safe is Bruntál?
Police recorded about 1,587 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: KROK Database — 2025 open data.
What is the unemployment rate in Bruntál?
The unemployment rate is about 10.4 % (2024). Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) MOS; GŘ Úřadu práce ČR.
What is the typical salary around Bruntál?
The median gross salary is 1,745 EUR/month. Source: Structure of Earnings Survey 2025 — Table B1, Percentage of employees, time paid and gross monthly earnings by sex and by region.
Is Bruntál a good place to live?
Bruntál may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Bruntál part of Ostrava?
Bruntál belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Ostrava; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 58.3 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Bruntál?
Rýmařov, Vrbno pod Pradědem, Krnov are near Bruntál. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Česká republika citizenship group in Bruntál?
The official citizenship distribution records 14,705 people (98.5%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (2021-03-26). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
Which comparable places record less crime than Bruntál?
100 places have a lower recorded total crime rate than Bruntál in this strictly source-matched cohort. The comparison uses Policie ČR Mapy kriminality municipal 2024 + CZSO population municipalities 1 January 2024, period 2024, and does not compare across incompatible police definitions.
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