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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.
History of Brno. Brno was recognised as a town in 1243 by Wenceslaus I, King of Bohemia, but the area had been settled since the 2nd century. It is mentioned in Ptolemy's atlas of Magna Germania as Eburodunum. [1] From the 11th century, a castle of the governing Přemyslid dynasty stood here, and was the seat of the non-ruling prince.
Area. 0.73 ha. Buffer zone. 2,824.9 ha. Villa Tugendhat (Czech: Vila Tugendhat) is an architecturally significant building in Brno, Czech Republic. It is one of the pioneering prototypes of modern architecture in Europe, and was designed by the German architects Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich.
Brno-City District has a hilly and forested character in the northwestern part and flat and deforested in the southeastern part. On the border of these landscapes there is a large built-up area of the city. The territory extends into three geomorphological mesoregions: Bobrava Highlands (west and centre), Dyje–Svratka Valley (south and east ...
Brno-Country District. / 49.133°N 16.483°E / 49.133; 16.483. Brno-Country District ( Czech: okres Brno-venkov) is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the city of Brno. The most populated town of the district is Kuřim. The district is made up of 187 municipalities, which is the highest number ...
Brno University of Technology (abbreviated: BUT; in Czech: Vysoké učení technické v Brně – Czech abbreviation: VUT) is a university located in Brno, Czech Republic. Being founded in 1899 and initially offering a single course in civil engineering, it grew to become a major technical Czech university with over 18,000 students enrolled at ...
Špilberk Castle (Czech: hrad Špilberk; German: Spielberg, locally Špilas) is a castle on the hilltop in Brno, Southern Moravia. Its construction began as early as the first half of the 13th century by the Přemyslid kings and completed by King Ottokar II of Bohemia. [1] From a major royal castle established around the mid-13th century, and ...
980-1020 - Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady founded. 11th C. - Vratislaus II of Bohemia bestows the town on his younger brother Otto I of Olomouc. [1]early 13th C. - Church of St. James established.