It is the second largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative center of the South Moravian Region in which it forms a separate district (Brno-City District). The city lies at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers and has about 400,000 inhabitants. It is about 180 km far from Prague and it has education traditions as it has about 33 faculties from 13 different universities. It also has many trade fairs and one of the international motorbike grand prix. It is about 479 meters above sea level.