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Brno (/ ˈ b ɜːr n oʊ / BUR-noh, [5] Czech: ⓘ; German: Brünn) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 400,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the 100 largest cities of the European Union.
The Brno death march [1] [2] [3] (German: Brünner Todesmarsch) began late on the night of 30 May 1945 [1] when the ethnic German minority in Brno (German: Brünn ⓘ) was expelled to nearby Austria following the capture of the city by the Allies during World War II. Only about half of expellees actually crossed the border.
The Brno-Jundrov district was established on 24 November 1990 and originally comprised the entire cadastral territory of Jundrov including ZSJ Mladá Hora, which consists of gardens and cottages. On 1 September 1995, [2] the 25 August 1995 agreement on changing the border with the neighboring Brno-Kohoutovice district came into effect. On the ...
The market is the largest in Brno and the oldest continuously operating market with vegetables and plants in Central Europe. The market contains many shops that sell vegetables, fruit, meat (now rabbits only and smoked), fish (in Christmas time only), flowers, plants, seeds, seedlings , breads (bakery products), Moravian kolach , spices , nuts ...
During the "First Republic" (1918–1938), Brno continued to grow in importance – Masaryk University was established (1919), the state armoury and automotive factory Československá státní zbrojovka Brno was established (1919), and the Brno Fairgrounds were opened in 1928 with an exhibition of contemporary culture. The city was not only a ...
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Zbrojovka Brno : Frenštát pod Radhoštěm: 16:30 CEST : Report: Stadium: Stadion SK Beskyd Frenštát pod Radhoštěm Attendance: 494 Referee: Stanislav Volek
The Bratislava–Brno offensive was an offensive conducted by the Red Army in western Slovak Republic and south Moravia towards the end of World War II. The offensive was held between 25 March and 5 May 1945 using the forces of the 2nd Ukrainian Front to capture the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava , and the capital of Moravia, Brno .