The Czech name was probably derived from the word Hrušované, which indicates people who came from a place called Hrušov or Hrušová.

[2] Hrušovany u Brna is located about 16 kilometres (10 mi) south of Brno.

The first written mention of Hrušovany is from 1252, when the village was donated to the monastery in Žďár nad Sázavou.

Hrušovany u Brna is located on the railway lines heading from Tišnov to Hustopeče and to Židlochovice via Brno.

An architecturally valuable building is the functionalist villa of dr. Viktor Bauer.