Brno

Brno {{Audio|Cs-Brno.ogg|listen}} (-Czech, German: Brünn) 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.

Brno Today

In the 1990s, after more than 70 years of discussions, the town hall decided to build a new main train station further from the centre of the town and to develop a modern town quarter at the place now occupied by the tracks. This plan has been often criticised for its possible economical and ecological consequences. The whole Brno railway junction is to be reconstructed, which is very complicated due to its 170 years of development since the first train came to Brno from Vienna in 1839. The construction should be finished in 2017.

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1990s - Town hall - Train station - Tracks - Economical - Ecological - 2017

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Ignis Brunensis, an international fireworks competition, is held each June. The show attracts more than 200,000 spectators regularly.

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Ignis Brunensis - Fireworks - June - Show

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A unique slang spoken in Brno is called Hantec.

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Slang - Hantec

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