Brno listen (German: Brnn) is the second-largest city of the Czech Republic, located in the southeast of the country, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers. The town is a political and a cultural hub of the South Moravian Region (population est. 1,125,000).
History
Brno was founded in 1243; the area had been settled since the 5th century. It was used as a stronghold until the middle of the 19th century. Then the fortifications were replaced by green areas and buildings in the Viennese style. The Spielberg fortress (Czech pilberk), the castle of Brno, was probably the best known prison of the Austrian Empire until 1858.
Soon after the industrial revolution, the town became one of the industrial centres of Moravia. Sometimes it is called the Czech Manchester. The Brno University of Technology was established in 1899; since 1995, the university have been developing the Czech Technology Park.
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B?eclav (German Lundenburg) is a town in the Czech Republic, southeast of Brno. It is located at the border to Lower Austria on the Thaya River. The next larger town on Austrian territory is Hohenau an der March.
History
Up to World War II B?eclav had a substantial German-speaking population. In 1880, it had 5681 inhabitants.
Traffic
B?eclav is an important hub in the railroad network. It is located at the intersection of the routes to and from Brno - Prague, Ostrava - Kraków/Katowice (Poland), Kúty - Bratislava (Slovakia) and Hohenau - Vienna (Austria).
Újezd u Brna is a town in Czech Republic located near the city of Brno. The earliest mention of this town is in a church charter dating from 1131 CE, making it one of the oldest towns in the east Czech region of Moravia. Újezd has seen considerable conflict in its history; the start of the Battle of the Three Emperors was signaled by cannon fire from the Chapel of St. Anthony of Padua. Currently it has about 2800 inhabitants.
Chvojenec is village in Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic, near the town Holice.
Small fortress in this area is mentioned in 1336. This fortress protected crossing of two roads. Ruins of the fortress are almost invisible now. Name of the place is related to evergreens (chvojí) as the area was thickly forested at the time.
Today the village is spread around busy road from Hradec Králové to Brno. Most of its people work in nearby cities.
Boskovice (German Boskowitz) is a town in the Czech Republic. The population of Boskovice is around 11 300 inhabitants.
Location
The town is situated in the Drahanska Highlands, about 30-40 km to the north of Brno, the most important city of Moravia.
History
Boskovice was probably founded in the 11th century and in the 14th century, it became a town. It used to be one of the largest Jewish communities in Moravia.
Monuments
Ruin of a 13th century Gothic castle
St. Jacob´s church
The Empire Chateau
The Jewish cemetery of Boskovice which belongs to the largest ones in the Czech Republic, founded in the 17th century
The Big Synagogue
Cultural activities
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Small town in Bohemia, Czech Republic, situated south-east of Prague and roughly halfway between the Czech capital and Brno, on the northwestern edge of the Bohemian-Moravian highlands (?eskomoravská Vrchovina). Humpolec was founded at the beginning of the 13th century, (formerly: Gumpolds or Humpoltz), becoming a town status some 100 years later.
The town currently has a population of around 11,000 inhabitants. Humpolec is birthplace of Emil Hrdlicka, well-known American anthropologist, Jan Zabrana, one of the greatest Bohemian writers and translators of 20th century, Ivan Martin Jirous, poet, underground writer and member of anticommunist opposition. In nearby village of Kaliste, Bohemian
