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.

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.

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1243 - 5th century - Stronghold - 19th century - Fortifications - Viennese style - Spielberg fortress - Prison - Austrian Empire - 1858

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Soon after the industrial revolution, the town became one of the industrial centres of Moravia. Sometimes it is called the Czech Manchester. Brno University of Technology was established in 1899; since 1995, the university has been developing the Czech Technology Park.

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Industrial revolution - Moravia - Manchester - Brno University of Technology - 1899 - 1995 - Czech Technology Park

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Many expositions have been held at the Fairground Site of Brno since 1928; the annual International Engineering Fair of Brno and Invex are probably the most important ones.

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Fairground Site of Brno - 1928 - International Engineering Fair of Brno - Invex

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Villa Tugendhat, designed by Mies van der Rohe and built in the late 1920s close to the centre of the city, is known as a monument of modern architecture, and was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2002. Another renowned architect who changed significantly the modern shape of Brno was Arno?t Wiesner. Many of his functionalistic buildings can be found all around the city.

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Villa Tugendhat - Mies van der Rohe - 1920s - World Heritage Site - UNESCO - 2002 - Arno?t Wiesner

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Masaryk University was established in 1919.

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Masaryk University - 1919

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Masaryk Circuit was built in the 1980s in the northwest of the town.

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Masaryk Circuit - 1980s

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The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic, Supreme Court of the Czech Republic and Highest Prosecutor's Office of the Czech Republic moved to Brno or were established there in 1993, after the division of Czechoslovakia.

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Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic - Supreme Court of the Czech Republic - Highest Prosecutor's Office of the Czech Republic - 1993 - Czechoslovakia

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