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{{Short description|Statutory city in the Czech Republic}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Brno
| official_name = Brno
|settlement_type = [[Statutory city]]
| settlement_type = [[Statutory city (Czech Republic)|Statutory city]]
|image_skyline = Brno Montage III.jpg
| image_skyline = Brno Montage IV.png
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| imagesize = 270px
| image_caption = '''Clockwise from top''': Liberty Square; [[Lužánky]] Park; ''[[Ignis Brunensis]]''; [[Špilberk Castle]]; [[Brno Exhibition Centre]]; [[Villa Tugendhat]]; and [[Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno|Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul]]
|image_caption = '''''Montage of Brno'''''<br/> • Left, row 1: [[Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno|Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul]] on Petrov hill • Left, row 2: [[Veveří Castle]] • Left, row 3: [[High-rise building]]s • Left, row 4: [[Brno-Tuřany Airport|Brno-Tuřany International Airport]] • Middle, row 1: [[Špilberk Castle]] • Middle, row 2: [[Ignis Brunensis]] international firework competition • Middle, row 3: Park [[Lužánky]] • Middle, row 4: [[Masaryk Circuit]], the Brno racing circuit • Right, row 1: [[Church of St. James (Brno)|Church of St. James]] • Right, row 2: A ship on [[Brno reservoir]] • Right, row 3: [[Mahen Theatre]], a part of the [[National Theatre (Brno)|National Theatre in Brno]] • Right, row 4: A part of the [[Brno Exhibition Centre]]
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| image_flag = Flag of Brno.svg
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| subdivision_name1 = [[South Moravian Region|South Moravian]]
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Brno-City District|Brno-City]]
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| map_caption = Location in the Czech Republic
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|subdivision_name3 = [[Brno-City District]]
<!-- government type, leaders -->
|subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| leader_party = [[Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)|ODS]]
|leader_name = [[Roman Onderka]]
|leader_title = Mayor
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Markéta Vaňková
|leader_party = [[Czech Social Democratic Party|ČSSD]]
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|area_total_km2 = 230.19
| established_title = Founded
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| established_date = {{Circa|1000}}<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the City of Brno|url=https://www.brno.cz/en/tourist-leisure/history/history-of-the-city-of-brno/|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|access-date=2020-06-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808121331/http://www.brno.cz/en/tourist-leisure/history/history-of-the-city-of-brno|archive-date=8 August 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|area_water_km2 = 4.46
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|area_metro_km2 = 3170
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|population_as_of = 26 March 2011
| area_land_km2 = 225.71
|population_total = 385,913<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 census|url=http://www.scitani.cz/csu/2013edicniplan.nsf/p/12000-13|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=Czech|accessdate=1 June 2013}}</ref>
| area_water_km2 = 4.47
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| area_metro_km2 = 1978
|population_metro = ca. 810,000 {{increase}}
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|population_footnotes = <ref name="scupop2011">{{cite web|url=http://notes2.czso.cz/cz/sldb2011/cd_sldb2011_11_12/kraje.html|title=Výsledky Sčítání lidu, domů a bytů 2011 podle krajů|accessdate=19 March 2011|language=cs}}</ref><ref name="mvcr">{{cite web|url=http://www.mvcr.cz/soubor/pocet-obcane-leden2011-xls.aspx|title=Adresy v České republice: Brno|accessdate=23 January 2011 |publisher=Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic |language= Czech}}</ref><ref name=aglomerace>Nařízení vlády č. 105/1994 Sb., [http://aplikace.mvcr.cz/sbirka-zakonu/ViewFile.aspx?type=c&id=2763 kterým se vyhlašuje závazná část územního plánu velkého územního celku Brněnské sídelní regionální aglomerace]</ref>
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name="witwib">{{cite web |url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=8 |title=Where in the world is Brno? – Statutory city of Brno |access-date=6 September 2011|publisher=City of Brno|language=cs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902004300/http://www.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en |archive-date=2 September 2011}}</ref>
|timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
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| elevation_max_m = 497
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|latd = 49 |latm = 12 |latNS = N
| population_total = 400566
|longd = 16|longm = 37|longEW = E
| population_as_of = 2024-01-01
|established_title = Founded
| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
|established_date = ca. 1000<ref name="brnohistory">{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=5&nav03=1555 |title=History of the City of Brno - Statutory city of Brno|accessdate=6 September 2011 |publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|language= Czech}}</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_metro = 729405
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| population_metro_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Integrated Development Strategy 21+|url=https://metropolitni.brno.cz/en/o-bmo/zakladni-informace-o-bmo/|work=Brno Metropolitan Area|date=30 January 2024 |access-date=2024-10-20}}</ref>
|elevation_m = 237
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|elevation_footnotes = <ref name="witwib">{{cite web |url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=8 |title=Where in the world is Brno? - Statutory city of Brno|accessdate=6 September 2011 |publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|language= Czech}}</ref>
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|postal_code_type = Postal code
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|postal_code = 600 00 – 650 00
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|area_code = (+420) 542
| utc_offset_DST = +2
|website = [http://www.brno.cz/ www.brno.cz]
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|parts_type = Administrative divisions
| postal_code_type = Postal code
|parts = [[Brno-Bohunice|Bohunice]], [[Brno-Bosonohy|Bosonohy]], [[Brno-Bystrc|Bystrc]], [[Brno-Centre|Centre]], [[Brno-Černovice|Černovice]], [[Brno-Chrlice|Chrlice]], [[Brno-Ivanovice|Ivanovice]], [[Brno-Jehnice|Jehnice]], [[Brno-Jundrov|Jundrov]], [[Brno-Kníničky|Kníničky]], [[Brno-Kohoutovice|Kohoutovice]], [[Brno-Komín|Komín]], [[Brno-Královo Pole|Královo Pole]], [[Brno-Lesná|Lesná]], [[Brno-Líšeň|Líšeň]], [[Brno-Maloměřice and Obřany|Maloměřice and Obřany]], [[Brno-Medlánky|Medlánky]], [[Brno-North|North]], [[Brno-Nový Lískovec|Nový Lískovec]], [[Brno-Ořešín|Ořešín]], [[Brno-Řečkovice and Mokrá Hora|Řečkovice and Mokrá Hora]], [[Brno-Slatina|Slatina]], [[Brno-South|South]], [[Brno-Starý Lískovec|Starý Lískovec]], [[Brno-Tuřany|Tuřany]], [[Brno-Útěchov|Útěchov]], [[Brno-Vinohrady|Vinohrady]], [[Brno-Žabovřesky|Žabovřesky]], [[Brno-Žebětín|Žebětín]], [[Brno-Židenice|Židenice]]
| postal_code = 600 00 – 650 00
|footnotes = '''Statistics''' [http://www.statnisprava.cz/rstsp/ciselniky.nsf/i/582786 statnisprava.cz]
| area_code =
| website = {{URL|https://www.brno.cz/}}
| footnotes =
}}
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'''Brno''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɜːr|n|oʊ}} {{Respell|BUR|noh}},<ref>{{Dictionary.com|Brno|access-date=16 March 2014}}</ref> {{IPA|cs|ˈbr̩no|lang|Cs-Brno.ogg}}; {{langx|de|Brünn}}) is a [[Statutory city (Czech Republic)|city]] in the [[South Moravian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. Located at the confluence of the [[Svitava (river)|Svitava]] and [[Svratka (river)|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 [[List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits|100 largest cities of the European Union]]. The [[Brno metropolitan area]] has approximately 730,000 inhabitants.


Brno is the former capital city<!-- IMPORTANT: Do not change this, the city is no longer the official Moravian capital, since 1948, Moravia no longer has a capital. --> of [[Moravia]] and the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. It is the centre of the [[Judiciary of the Czech Republic|Czech judiciary]], with the seats of the [[Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic|Constitutional Court]], the [[Supreme Court of the Czech Republic|Supreme Court]], the [[Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic|Supreme Administrative Court]], and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, and a number of state authorities, including the [[Ombudsman]],<ref name="pdr">{{cite web|title=The Public Defender of Rights|url=http://www.ochrance.cz/en/|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> and the Office for the Protection of Competition.<ref name="uohs">{{cite web|title=Office for the Protection of Competition|url=http://www.compet.cz/en/|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> Brno is also an important centre of higher education, with 33&nbsp;faculties belonging to 13&nbsp;[[Higher education|institutes of higher education]] and about 62,000 students.<ref name="studentcount">{{cite web|title=Za co studenti v Brně utrácí a čím se po městě pohybují?|publisher=data.brno|language=cs|date=n.d.|access-date=23 May 2023|url=https://data.brno.cz/pages/clanek-za-co-studenti-v-brne-utraci}}</ref>
'''Brno''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|pron|ˈ|b|ɜr|n|oʊ}};<ref>{{Dictionary.com|Brno|accessdate=2014-03-16}}</ref> {{IPA-cs|ˈbr̩no|-|Cs-Brno.ogg}}) is the [[List of cities in the Czech Republic|second largest city]] in the [[Czech Republic]] by population and area, the largest [[Moravia]]n city, and the historical capital city of the [[Margraviate of Moravia]]. Brno is the administrative center of the [[South Moravian Region]] in which it forms a separate district ([[Brno-City District]]). The city lies at the [[confluence]] of the [[Svitava]] and [[Svratka (river)|Svratka]] rivers and has about 400,000 inhabitants;<ref name="mvcr"/><!-- Please don't "correct" this value, see section "Demography".--> its greater [[metropolitan area]]<ref name=aglomerace/> is home to more than 800,000 people<ref name="mvcr"/> while its [[larger urban zone]] had population of about 730,000 in 2004.<ref name="luzeu">{{cite web|title=Urban Audit: City Profiles - Brno|url = http://www.urbanaudit.org/CityProfiles.aspx|year=2004|accessdate=7 September 2011}} {{Dead link|date=May 2014}}</ref>


[[Brno Exhibition Centre]] is among the largest exhibition centres in Europe.<ref name="bec">{{cite web|url=http://www.bvv.cz/veletrhy-brno/spolecnost/|title=Informace o společnosti – Veletrhy Brno|language=cs|access-date=24 September 2011|archive-date=9 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409005655/http://www.bvv.cz/veletrhy-brno/spolecnost/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The complex opened in 1928 and established the tradition of large exhibitions and [[trade fair]]s held in Brno.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bvv.cz/en/bvv-trade-fairs-brno/company/|title=Basic Info – BVV Trade Fairs Brno|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-date=26 July 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130726225825/http://www.bvv.cz/en/bvv-trade-fairs-brno/company/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brno hosts motorbike and other races on the [[Masaryk Circuit]], a tradition established in 1930, of which the [[Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix]] is one of the most prestigious races.<ref name="brnocircuit">{{cite web|url=http://www.automotodrombrno.cz/en/1930-1986_177|title=1930 – 1986 Automotodrom Brno|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904183541/http://www.automotodrombrno.cz/en/1930-1986_177|archive-date=4 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Another cultural tradition is an international fireworks competition, ''[[Ignis Brunensis]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ignisbrunensis.cz/about-the-festival--579--eng.html|title=About the festival|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> which attracts tens of thousands of visitors to each display.<ref name="ibvisitors">{{cite web|url=http://www.ignisbrunensis.cz/navstevnost-festivalovych-akci--1337.html|title=Celková návštěvnost festivalových akcí|language=cs|access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref>
Brno is the seat of [[Judiciary|judicial authority]] of the Czech Republic – it is the seat of the [[Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic|Constitutional Court]], the [[Supreme Court of the Czech Republic|Supreme Court]], the [[Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic|Supreme Administrative Court]], and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office. The city is also a significant administrative centre. It is the seat of a number of state authorities, including the [[Ombudsman]],<ref name="pdr">{{cite web|title=The Public Defender of Rights|url=http://www.ochrance.cz/en/|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> and the Office for the Protection of Competition.<ref name="uohs">{{cite web|title=Office for the Protection of Competition|url=http://www.compet.cz/en/|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> Brno is also an important centre of higher education, with 33&nbsp;faculties belonging to 13&nbsp;[[Higher education|institutes of higher learning]] and about 89,000 students.<ref name="bvc2010">{{cite journal|title = Brno v číslech|trans_title=Brno in Numbers|publisher=The Statutory City of Brno|language=Czech|year=2010|page=85|url=http://www.brno.cz/fileadmin/user_upload/sprava_mesta/magistrat_mesta_brna/OVV/cisla2010.pdf}}</ref>


The most visited sights of the city include the [[Špilberk Castle]] and fortress and the [[Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno|Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul]] on Petrov hill, two medieval buildings that dominate the cityscape and are often depicted as its traditional symbols{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}. The other large preserved castle near the city is [[Veveří Castle]] by [[Brno Reservoir]].<ref name="veveri" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.veveri.cz/view.php?cisloclanku=2005072004|title=Veverské pověsti a legendy|language=cs|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926015705/http://www.veveri.cz/view.php?cisloclanku=2005072004|archive-date=26 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="brnoinfo">{{cite web|url=http://www.brnoinfo.com/old-town-hall/|title=Old Town Hall of Brno |website= Brno Tourist Informations|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> Another architectural monument of Brno is the [[Functionalism (architecture)|functionalist]] [[Villa Tugendhat]], which was added to the [[UNESCO]] list of [[World Heritage Site]]s in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tugendhat.eu/en|title=Introduction – Vila Tugendhat |website=tugendhat.eu |access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729011250/http://www.tugendhat.eu/en/|archive-date=29 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> One of the natural sights nearby is the [[Moravian Karst]]. The city is a member of the [[Creative Cities Network|UNESCO Creative Cities Network]] and was designated a "[[City of Music (UNESCO)|City of Music]]" in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities//node/949|title=Brno {{!}} Creative Cities Network|website=UNESCO |access-date=3 October 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003221126/https://en.unesco.org/creative-cities//node/949 |archive-date= 3 October 2018 }}</ref>
[[Brno Exhibition Centre]] ranks among the largest exhibition centres in Europe (23rd in the world).<ref name="bec">{{cite web|url=http://www.bvv.cz/veletrhy-brno/spolecnost/|title=Informace o společnosti - Veletrhy Brno|language=Czech|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> The complex opened in 1928 and established the tradition of large exhibitions and [[trade fair]]s held in Brno.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bvv.cz/en/bvv-trade-fairs-brno/company/|title=Basic Info - BVV Trade Fairs Brno|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> Brno hosts motorbike and other races on the [[Masaryk Circuit]], a tradition established in 1930 in which the [[Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix]]<ref name="brnocircuit">{{cite web|url=http://www.automotodrombrno.cz/en/1930-1986_177|title=1930 - 1986 Automotodrom Brno|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> is one of the most prestigious races. Another cultural tradition is an international fireworks competition, ''[[Ignis Brunensis]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ignisbrunensis.cz/about-the-festival--579--eng.html|title=ABOUT THE FESTIVAL|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> that usually attracts tens of thousands of daily visitors.<ref name="ibvisitors">{{cite web|url=http://www.ignisbrunensis.cz/navstevnost-festivalovych-akci--1337.html|title=Celková návštěvnost festivalových akcí|language=Czech|accessdate=2014-05-05}}</ref>


==Administrative divisions==
The most visited sights of the city include the [[Špilberk Castle|Špilberk]] castle and fortress and the [[Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno|Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul]] on Petrov hill, two medieval buildings that dominate the cityscape and are often depicted as its traditional symbols. The other large preserved castle near the city is [[Veveří Castle]] by the [[Brno Dam Lake]].<ref name="veveri" /> This castle is the site of a number of legends, as are many other places in Brno.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.veveri.cz/view.php?cisloclanku=2005072004|title=Veverské pověsti a legendy|language=Czech|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brnoinfo.com/old-town-hall/|title=Old Town Hall of Brno – Brno Tourist Informations|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> Another architectural monument of Brno is the [[Functionalism (architecture)|functionalist]] [[Villa Tugendhat]] which has been included on the [[UNESCO]] list of World Heritage Sites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tugendhat.eu/en|title=Introduction – Vila Tugendhat|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> One of the natural sights nearby is the [[Moravian Karst]].
{{Main|Administrative divisions of Brno}}
Brno is divided into 29 city districts, further sub-divided into 48 administrative parts.<ref>{{cite web |title=City districts boundaries |url=https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/1fcc06f548c34e93b9dd3014f8e58f8e_0?uiVersion=content-views |access-date=2024-10-21 |work=ArcGIS Hub |publisher=OpenDataBrno |language=cs}}</ref> The districts are:
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
*[[Brno-Bohunice]]
*[[Brno-Bosonohy]]
*[[Brno-Bystrc]]
*[[Brno-Černovice]]
*[[Brno-Chrlice]]
*[[Brno-Ivanovice]]
*[[Brno-Jehnice]]
*[[Brno-jih]]
*[[Brno-Jundrov]]
*[[Brno-Kníničky]]
*[[Brno-Kohoutovice]]
*[[Brno-Komín]]
*[[Brno-Královo Pole]]
*[[Brno-Líšeň]]
*[[Brno-Maloměřice and Obřany]]
*[[Brno-Medlánky]]
*[[Brno-Nový Lískovec]]
*[[Brno-Ořešín]]
*[[Brno-Řečkovice a Mokrá Hora]]
*[[Brno-sever]]
*[[Brno-Slatina]]
*[[Brno-střed]]
*[[Brno-Starý Lískovec]]
*[[Brno-Tuřany]]
*[[Brno-Útěchov]]
*[[Brno-Vinohrady]]
*[[Brno-Žabovřesky]]
*[[Brno-Žebětín]]
*[[Brno-Židenice]]
{{div col end}}


== Etymology ==
==Names==
The etymology of the name ''Brno'' is disputed. It perhaps comes from [[History of the Czech language|Old Czech]] ''brnie'' 'muddy, swampy.'<ref>E.M. Pospelov, ''Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira'' (Moscow, 1998), p. 82.</ref> Alternative derivations are from a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] verb ''brniti'' (to armor or to fortify) or a [[Celtic languages|Celtic language]] spoken in the area before it was overrun by [[Germanic peoples]] and later [[Slavic peoples]] (this theory would make it [[cognate]] with other Celtic words for hill, such as the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] word ''bryn''). Throughout its history, Brno's locals also referred to the town in other languages, including ''Brünn'' in German, ברין (''Brin'') in [[Yiddish language|Yiddish]] and ''Bruna'' in [[Latin language|Latin]].
The [[etymology]] of the name ''Brno'' is disputed. It might be derived from the [[History of the Czech language|Old Czech]] ''{{lang|cs|brnie}}'' 'muddy, swampy.'<ref>E.M. Pospelov, ''Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira'' (Moscow, 1998), p. 82.</ref> Alternative derivations are a [[Slavic languages|Slavic]] verb ''brniti'' (to armour or to fortify) or a [[Celtic languages|Celtic language]] spoken in the area before it was inhabited by [[Germanic peoples]] and later [[Slavic peoples]]. The latter theory would make it [[cognate]] with other Celtic words for hill, such as the [[Welsh language|Welsh]] word ''{{lang|cy|bryn}}''.


The city was also referred to as '''Brunn''' ({{IPAc-en|lang|pron|b|r|ʌ|n}})<ref>http://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/brunn.htm</ref> in English, but this usage is not common today.<ref>http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Brunn&sub=Search+WordNet&o2=&o0=1&o8=1&o1=1&o7=&o5=&o9=&o6=&o3=&o4=&h=</ref>
Throughout its history, Brno's locals also referred to the town in other languages, including ''{{lang|de|Brünn}}'' in German, ברין (''{{lang|yi-Latn|Brin}}'') in [[Yiddish]], and ''{{lang|la|Bruna}}'' in [[Latin]]. The city was also referred to as Brunn ({{IPAc-en|b|r|ʌ|n}})<ref>{{cite web |title =What does Brunn mean? |url= http://www.audioenglish.org/dictionary/brunn.htm |publisher =AudioEnglish.org |access-date= 26 October 2015 }}</ref> in English, but that usage is not common today.<ref>{{cite web |title= WordNet Search |url=http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?o2=&o0=1&o8=1&o1=1&o7=&o5=&o9=&o6=&o3=&o4=&s=Brno |publisher= WordNet |access-date= 26 October 2015}}</ref>


The [[2889 Brno|Asteroid 2889 Brno]] was named after the city, as well as the [[Bren light machine gun]] ('''Br'''no + [[London Borough of Enfield|'''En'''field]]), one of the most famous weapons of [[World War II]].
The asteroid [[2889 Brno]] was named after the city, as was the [[Bren light machine gun]] (from ''Brno'' and ''[[London Borough of Enfield|Enfield]]''), which was widely used in [[World War II]].


== History ==
==History==
[[File:Mince 10Kč vzor 2003 rubová strana.jpg|thumb|left|120px|The 10&nbsp;[[CZK]] coin (1993 design)]]
[[File:Mince 10Kč vzor 2003 rubová strana.jpg|thumb|left|120px|The 10&nbsp;[[Czech koruna|CZK]] coin (1993 design)]]
{{Main|History of Brno|Timeline of Brno}}
[[File:View of Brno in the year 1700.jpg|thumb|Brno c. 1700]]
The Brno basin has been inhabited since [[Prehistoric Europe|prehistoric times]],<ref name="brnohist">{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=5&nav03=1555|title=History of the City of Brno|publisher=the Statutory city of Brno|access-date=30 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928112549/http://www.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en|archive-date=28 September 2011}}</ref> as seen in a 2024 discovery of at least 3 three mammoths bones and prehistoric tools dating back 15,000 years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-11 |title=Skeletal remains of three mammoths discovered in Brno city centre |url=https://english.radio.cz/skeletal-remains-three-mammoths-discovered-brno-city-centre-8834259 |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=Radio Prague International |language=en}}</ref> The town's direct predecessor was a fortified settlement of the [[Great Moravia|Great Moravian Empire]] known as ''Staré Zámky'', which was inhabited from the [[Neolithic Age]] until the early 11th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psh.ecn.cz/strany/mapa/14_stare_zamky.pdf|title=Naučná stezka Hády a údolí Říčky. Panel 14: Staré Zámky|publisher=ZO ČSOP Pozemkový spolek Hády|access-date=30 September 2011|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718171447/http://www.psh.ecn.cz/strany/mapa/14_stare_zamky.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{{Main|History of Brno}}
The Brno basin has been inhabited since prehistoric times,<ref name="brnohist">{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=5&nav03=1555|title=History of the City of Brno|publisher=the Statutory city of Brno|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> but the town's direct predecessor was a fortified settlement of the [[Great Moravia|Great Moravia Empire]] known as ''Staré Zámky'' which was inhabited from the [[Neolithic Age]] to the early 11th century.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psh.ecn.cz/strany/mapa/14_stare_zamky.pdf|title=Naučná stezka Hády a údolí Říčky. Panel 14: Staré Zámky|publisher=ZO ČSOP Pozemkový spolek Hády|accessdate=30 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> In the early 11th century Brno was established as a castle of a non-ruling prince from the [[House of Přemyslid]],<ref name="brnohist"/> and Brno became one of the centres of [[Moravia]] along with [[Olomouc]] and [[Znojmo]].


In the early 11th century Brno was established as a castle of a non-ruling prince from the [[House of Přemyslid]],<ref name="brnohist"/> and Brno became one of the centres of Moravia along with [[Olomouc]] and [[Znojmo]]. Brno was first mentioned in Cosmas' ''[[Chronica Boemorum]]'' dated to the year 1091, when Bohemian king [[Vratislaus II of Bohemia|Vratislaus II]] besieged his brother [[Conrad I, Duke of Bohemia|Conrad]] at Brno castle.<ref>{{cite book|last=Čapka|first=František|title=Morava|series=Stručná historie států|year=2003|publisher=Libri|location=Praha|language=cs|isbn=80-7277-186-8|page=30|chapter=Ota Olomoucký a Konrád Brněnský}}</ref>
In the 11th century a chapel was founded on the [[Petrov (Brno)|Petrov]] hill; since then, the chapel has undergone many changes which after centuries resulted in the current Gothic [[Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno|Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul]]. The [[Špilberk Castle]] was founded in the 13th century, originally as the main royal castle in Moravia.<ref name="spilberkhist">{{cite web|url=http://www.spilberk.cz/?lang=en&pg=zobraz&co=spilberk-castle|title=Spilberk Castle — Špilberk, Brno Castle, the home of Brno City Museum|accessdate=30 September 2011}}</ref> In 1243 Brno was granted the large and small city privileges{{clarifyme|date=December 2013}} by the King, and thus it was recognized as a royal city. In 1324 Queen [[Elisabeth Richeza of Poland]] (cz: ''Eliška Rejčka'') founded the current [[Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady (Brno)|Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady]] which is now her final resting place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opatbrno.cz/opat_hist_en.htm|title=Opatství svatého Tomáše na Starém Brně|accessdate=3 October 2011}}</ref> In the 14th century, Brno became one of the centres for the Moravian regional assemblies, whose meetings alternated between Brno and Olomouc.<ref name="brnohist"/> These assemblies made political, legal, and financial decisions. Brno and Olomouc were also the seats of the Land Court and the Land Tables, thus they were the two most important cities in Moravia. From the mid 14th century to the early 15th century the Špilberk Castle had served as the permanent seat of the Margraves of Moravia (Moravian rulers); one of them was elected the [[King of the Romans]].


[[File:Znak Moravského markrabství.png|thumb|left|upright|120px|Coat of arms of the margraviate]]
In the 1641 Brno became the sole capital of Moravia.<ref name="brnohist"/> During the 17th century Špilberk Castle was rebuilt as a huge baroque [[citadel]].<ref name="spilberkhist"/> In 1777 the bishopric of Brno was established; [[Mathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske]] was the first Bishop.<ref name="brnohist"/>{{#tag:ref|The cathedral of the bishopric of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno]], the [[Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno|Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul]], is depicted on the 10[[CZK]] coin.|group="note"}} In 1839 the first train arrived in Brno from [[Vienna]], this was the beginning of rail transport in what is now the Czech Republic.<ref name="thefirsttrain"/> In the years 1859-1864 the city fortification was almost completely removed. In 1869 a [[horsecar]] service started to operate in Brno, it was the first tram service in the Czech lands.<ref name="dpmbhistory"/>
In the mid 11th century, Moravia was divided into three separate territories; each had its own ruler, coming from the [[Přemyslids]] dynasty, but independent of the other two, and subordinate only to the [[Bohemia]]n ruler in [[Prague]]. The seats of these rulers and thus the "capitals" of these territories were the castles and towns of Brno, [[Olomouc]], and [[Znojmo]]. In the late 12th century, Moravia began to reunify, forming the [[Margraviate of Moravia]]. From then until the mid of the 17th century, it was not clear which town should be the capital of Moravia. Political power was divided between Brno and Olomouc, but Znojmo also played an important role. The Moravian Diet, the Moravian Land Tables, and the Moravian Land Court were all seated in both cities at once.{{clarify|date=May 2019}} However, Brno was the official seat of the Moravian Margraves (rulers of Moravia),<ref name="spilberkhist"/> and later its geographical position closer to [[Vienna]] also became important. Otherwise, until 1642 Olomouc had a larger population than Brno, and was the seat of the only [[Roman Catholic]] [[diocese]] in Moravia.


[[File:Veduta z obléhání Brna Švédy v roce 1645.jpg|thumb|Unsuccessful Swedish siege in 1645.]]
[[File:Veduta z obléhání Brna Švédy v roce 1645.jpg|thumb|Unsuccessful Swedish siege in 1645]]


In 1243 the small settlements grouped together to form one fortified settlement, and Brno was granted city royal privileges{{clarify|date=December 2013}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brno history of the city |url=https://www.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/-/media/files/schools/aad-lsa/00_brno-panels-all.pdf}}</ref> by the King, and thus recognized as a royal city. As throughout Eastern Central Europe, the granting of city privileges was connected with [[Ostsiedlung|immigration from German-speaking lands]]. In 1324 Queen [[Elisabeth Richeza of Poland]] founded the [[Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Brno|Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady]], which now houses her grave.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.opatbrno.cz/opat_hist_en.htm|title=Opatství svatého Tomáše na Starém Brně|access-date=3 October 2011}}</ref> In the 14th century, Brno became one of the centres for the Moravian regional assemblies, whose meetings alternated between Brno and Olomouc.<ref name="brnohist"/> These assemblies made political, legal, and financial decisions. Brno and Olomouc were also the seats of the Land Court and the [[Moravian Land Tables]], thus they were the two most important cities in Moravia. From the mid 14th century to the early 15th century, Špilberk Castle had served as the permanent seat of the Margraves of Moravia; one of them was elected the [[King of the Romans]]. Brno was besieged in 1428 and again in 1430 by the [[Hussite]]s during the [[Hussite Wars]]. Both attempts to conquer the city failed.
=== Major battles ===
* In the 15th century Brno was besieged in 1428 and again in 1430 by the [[Hussite]]s during the [[Hussite Wars]]. Both attempts to conquer the city failed.
* In the 17th century a Swedish army under General [[Lennart Torstenson]] laid siege to the city in 1643 and in 1645. This was an important episode in the [[Thirty Years' War]], and Brno was the only city in Moravia which succeeded in defending itself against Swedish sieges.
* In the 18th century Brno was besieged by [[Prussians]] in 1742 under the leadership of [[Frederick the Great]], but again without success.
* In December 1805 the [[Battle of Austerlitz]] was fought near the city; the battle is also known as the "Battle of the Three Emperors". Brno itself was not involved with the battle, but the French Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] spent several nights here at that time and again in 1809.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/turista-volny-cas/historie-mesta/historie-v-datech/|title=Brno - Historie v datech|accessdate=28 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBC6H_Napoleon_I_in_Moravias_capital_in_1809_Brno_Czech_Republic|title=Napoleon I. in Moravia's capital in 1809, Brno, Czech Republic - La Famille Bonaparte on Waymarking.com|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
* On 26 April 1945 Brno was liberated<ref>[http://encyklopedie.brna.cz/home-mmb/?acc=profil_udalosti&load=3994 26. 4. 1945 Osvobození Brna Rudou armádou - Encyklopedie dějin města Brna - Profil události<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> by the [[Red Army]] under the leadership of [[Rodion Malinovsky]], ending seven years of occupation by [[Nazi Germany]].


=== The capital of Moravia ===
===17th century===
[[File:Znak Moravského markrabství.png|thumb|left|upright|120px|Coat of arms of the margraviate]]
[[File:Veduta Brna se znakem Markrabství moravského, rok 1670.jpg|thumb|upright|Coat of arms of the Margraviate of Moravia in ''Book of the state of lords'' with the picture of Brno (1670)]]
In 1641, during the [[Thirty Years' War]], the Holy Roman Emperor and Margrave of Moravia [[Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand III]] ordered the permanent relocation of the diet, court, and the land tables from Olomouc to Brno, as Olomouc's [[Collegium Nordicum]] made it one of the primary targets of Swedish armies.<ref name="Garstein">{{cite book |title=Rome and the Counter-Reformation in Scandinavia: The age of Gustavus Adolphus and Queen Christina of Sweden, 1622–1656| first=Oskar|last=Garstein| publisher=BRILL|year=1992}}</ref> In 1642 Olomouc surrendered to the [[Swedish Army]], which occupied it for eight years.{{refn|This led to decline in population of Olomouc from over 30,000 people to mere 1,675 and total devastation of the city.|group="note"}} Meanwhile, Brno, as the only Moravian city which, under the leadership of [[Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches]], succeeded in defending itself from the Swedes under General [[Lennart Torstenson]] during the [[siege of Brno]] in 1645, served as the sole capital of the Margraviate of Moravia. After the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, Brno retained its status as the sole capital. This was later confirmed by the Holy Roman Emperor [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]] in 1782, and again in 1849 by the Moravian constitution.{{refn|However, Olomouc also had legal status of capital city, although this title was purely an honorary matter rather than a real role, sometimes it was referred to as "the Secondary Capital"<!-- CZ: "druhé hlavní město" -->.|group="note"}} Today, the Moravian Land Tables are stored in the [[Moravian Regional Archive]], and are included among the national cultural sights of the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/moravske-desky-zemske.aspx|title=Moravské desky zemské|publisher=Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky|access-date=3 October 2011|language=cs|archive-date=4 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004221923/http://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/moravske-desky-zemske.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In the mid 11th century, Moravia was divided into three separate territories; each one of them had its own ruler, coming from the [[Přemyslids]] dynasty, but independent of the other two, and subordinated only to the [[Bohemian]] ruler in Prague. Seats of these rulers and thus "capitals" of these territories were castles and towns of Brno, [[Olomouc]], and [[Znojmo]]. In the late 12th century, Moravia began to reunify, forming the [[Margraviate of Moravia]]. Since then, until the mid of the 17th century, it was not clear which town should be the capital of Moravia. Political power was therefore "evenly" divided between Brno and Olomouc, but Znojmo also played an important role. The Moravian Diet (cz: ''Moravský Zemský sněm''), the Moravian Land Tables (cz: ''Moravské Zemské desky''), and the Moravian Land Court (cz: ''Moravský Zemský soud'') were all seated in both cities at once. However, Brno was the official seat of the Moravian Margraves (rulers of Moravia),<ref name="spilberkhist"/> and later its geographical position closer to [[Vienna]] also became important. Otherwise, until 1642 Olomouc was larger than Brno as the population number is concerned, and it was the seat of the only [[Roman Catholic]] [[diocese]] in Moravia. Since 1573, Olomouc was also the seat of the only Moravian university existing at that time (nowadays [[Palacký University of Olomouc]]).

[[File:View of Brno in the year 1700.jpg|thumb|Brno c. 1700]]

During the 17th century [[Špilberk Castle]] was rebuilt as a huge baroque [[citadel]].<ref name="spilberkhist"/> Brno was besieged by the [[Prussian Army]] in 1742 under the leadership of [[Frederick the Great]], but the siege was ultimately unsuccessful. In 1777 the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno|bishopric of Brno]] was established by the [[Catholic Church]]; [[Mathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske]] was the first Bishop.<ref name="brnohist"/>{{refn|The cathedral of the bishopric of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno]], the [[Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno|Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul]], is depicted on the 10[[CZK]] coin.|group="note"}}

===19th century===
In December 1805 the [[Battle of Austerlitz]] was fought near the city; the battle is also known as the "Battle of the Three Emperors". Brno itself was not involved with the battle, but the French Emperor [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] spent several nights here at that time, and again in 1809.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/turista-volny-cas/historie-mesta/historie-v-datech/|title=Brno – Historie v datech|access-date=28 September 2011|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMBC6H_Napoleon_I_in_Moravias_capital_in_1809_Brno_Czech_Republic|title=Napoleon I. in Moravia's capital in 1809, Brno, Czech Republic - La Famille Bonaparte on Waymarking.com|access-date=28 September 2011}}</ref>

In 1839 the first train arrived in Brno from Vienna; this was the beginning of [[Rail transport in the Czech Republic|rail transport in what is now the Czech Republic]].<ref name="thefirsttrain"/> In the years 1859–1864 the city fortifications were almost completely removed. In 1869 a [[horsecar]] service started to operate in Brno, the first [[Tram|tram service]] in what would later become the Czech Republic.<ref name="dpmbhistory"/>


[[Gregor Mendel]] conducted his groundbreaking experiments in [[genetics]] while he was a monk at [[St. Thomas's Abbey, Brno|St. Thomas's Abbey]] in Brno in the 1850s.
In 1641, in the midst of the [[Thirty Years' War]], the Holy Roman Emperor and Margrave of Moravia [[Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand III]] commanded permanent relocation of the diet, court, and the land tables from Olomouc to Brno, as Olomouc's [[Collegium Nordicum]] made it one of the primary targets of Swedish armies.<ref name="Garstein">{{en icon}} {{cite book
|title=Rome and the Counter-Reformation in Scandinavia: The age of Gustavus Adolphus and Queen Christina of Sweden, 1622-1656
|first=Oskar|last=Garstein
|publisher=BRILL
|year=1992
|pages=
}}</ref> In 1642 Olomouc surrendered to the Swedish army which then stayed there for 8 years.{{#tag:ref|This led to decline in population of Olomouc from over 30,000 people to mere 1,675 and total devastation of the city.|group="note"}} Meanwhile Brno, as the only Moravian city which under the leadership of [[Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches]] managed to defend itself from the Swedes, served as the sole capital of the state (Margraviate of Moravia). After the end of the Thirty Years' War (1648), Brno retained its status as the sole capital. This was later confirmed by the Holy Roman Emperor [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]] in 1782, and again in 1849 by the Moravian constitution.{{#tag:ref|However, Olomouc also had legal status of capital city, although this title was purely a honorary matter rather than a real role, sometimes it was referred to as "the Secondary Capital"<!-- CZ: "druhé hlavní město" -->.|group="note"}} In 1948 the communist government of Czechoslovakia abolished Moravian autonomy, stripped Brno of its title, and transferred all political power in the country into one center which is Prague. At the present day, the [[Moravian Land Tables]] are stored in the [[Moravian Regional Archive]], and ranks among the national cultural sights of the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/moravske-desky-zemske.aspx|title=Moravské desky zemské|publisher=Ministerstvo vnitra České republiky|accessdate=3 October 2011|language=Czech}}</ref>


=== The 20th century and Greater Brno ===
===20th century and Greater Brno===
[[File:Czechoslovakia IV.png|thumb|Lands and their capitals (underlined) of the [[First Czechoslovak Republic]]]]
[[File:Czechoslovakia IV.png|thumb|Lands and their capitals (underlined) of the [[First Czechoslovak Republic]]]]
[[File:Brno, hlavní nádraží a tramvaje.jpg|thumb|left|Main railway station in 1901.]]
[[File:Brno, hlavní nádraží a tramvaje.jpg|thumb|left|Main railway station in 1901]]
[[File:Brno mrakodrapy.JPG|thumb|Skyscrapers in Brno]]


Around 1900 Brno, which consisted in administrative terms only of the central city area until 1918, had a predominantly [[Moravian Germans|German-speaking population]] (63%), as opposed to the suburbs, which were predominantly Czech-speaking.<ref name="Bruna">{{cite web|url=http://www.bruenn.eu/de/de_u_cr1.html|title=Die Stadt Brünn – offizielle Webseiten der BRUNA über die Stadt Brünn|website=bruenn.eu}}</ref> Life in the city was therefore bilingual, and what was called in German "Brünnerisch" was a mixed idiom containing elements from both languages.<ref name="Bruna"/>
In 1919 two neighbouring towns, Královo Pole and Husovice, and 21 other municipalities were annexed to Brno, creating Greater Brno ({{lang-cs|Velké Brno}}). This was done to dilute the German majority of about 55,000 (including almost all Jews) by addition of the Slavic communities of the city's neighborhood. Greater Brno was almost seven times larger with population of about 222,000 - before that Brno had about 130,000 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spilberk.cz/?pg=zobraz&co=velke-brno|title=Výstava Velké Brno|accessdate=2 October 2011|language=Czech}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kirk.webzdarma.cz/statisticke_udaje_za_Zemi_Moravskoslezskou_k_roku_1930.pdf|title=Statistické údaje za Zemi Moravskoslezskou k roku 1930|accessdate=2 October 2011|language=Czech}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.gov.cz/wps/portal/_s.155/701?number1=&number2=&name=o+slou%C4%8Den%C3%AD+sousedn%C3%ADch+obc%C3%AD+s+Brnem&text=|title=Zákon č. 213/1919 Sb., o sloučení sousedních obcí s Brnem|accessdate=2 October 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> In 1921 Brno became the capital of the Land of Moravia (cz: ''země Moravská''), before that it was the capital of the Margraviate of Moravia. Seven years later, Brno became the capital of the Land of Moravia-Silesia (cz: ''země Moravskoslezská'').


In 1919, after [[World War I]], two neighbouring towns, Královo Pole and Husovice, and 21 other municipalities were annexed to Brno, creating Greater Brno ({{langx|cs|Velké Brno}}). This was done to dilute the German-speaking majority of close to 55,000<ref name="Hahn"/> by the addition of the Czech communities of the city's neighborhood. Included in the German-speaking group were almost all of the 12,000 Jewish inhabitants, including several of the city's better known personalities, who made a substantial contribution to the city's cultural life.<ref name="Hahn">Eva Hahn, Hans Henning Hahn: ''Die Vertreibung im deutschen Erinnern. Legenden, Mythos, Geschichte.'' Schöningh, Paderborn 2010, {{ISBN|978-3-506-77044-8}}, p. 370.</ref> Greater Brno was almost seven times larger, with a population of about 222,000 – before that Brno had about 130,000 inhabitants.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2018 |title=April 16th Marks 100 Years of "Greater Brno", When The City Added 23 Villages, Doubling Its Population |url=https://brnodaily.com/2019/04/16/news/april-16th-marks-100-years-of-greater-brno-when-the-city-added-23-villages-doubling-its-population/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spilberk.cz/?pg=zobraz&co=velke-brno|title=Výstava Velké Brno|access-date=2 October 2011|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kirk.webzdarma.cz/statisticke_udaje_za_Zemi_Moravskoslezskou_k_roku_1930.pdf|title=Statistické údaje za Zemi Moravskoslezskou k roku 1930|access-date=2 October 2011|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718191932/http://www.kirk.webzdarma.cz/statisticke_udaje_za_Zemi_Moravskoslezskou_k_roku_1930.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://portal.gov.cz/wps/portal/_s.155/701?number1=&number2=&name=o+slou%C4%8Den%C3%AD+sousedn%C3%ADch+obc%C3%AD+s+Brnem&text=|title=Zákon č. 213/1919 Sb., o sloučení sousedních obcí s Brnem|access-date=2 October 2011|language=cs|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110520183437/http://portal.gov.cz/wps/portal/_s.155/701?number1=&number2=&name=o+slou%C4%8Den%C3%AD+sousedn%C3%ADch+obc%C3%AD+s+Brnem&text=|archive-date=20 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
During the [[German occupation of Czechoslovakia|German occupation]] of the Czech lands between 1939 and 1945 all Czech universities including those of Brno were closed by the Nazis. The [[Masaryk University|Faculty of Law]] was transformed into the headquarters of the [[Gestapo]] and the university dormitory was used as a prison. About 35,000 Czechs and some American and British [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] were imprisoned and tortured there, about 800 civilians were executed or died. One source states that executions were public and local Germans attended for a 3&nbsp;Reichsmark fee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fronta.cz/dotaz/popraviste-v-protektoratu-cechy-a-morava |title=Popraviště v protektorátu Čechy a Morava |publisher=Fronta.cz |date=2006-12-15 |accessdate=2013-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308040948/http://www.zasvobodu.cz/clanek.php?c=101 |title=Kounicovi koleje v Brně |url=http://www.zasvobodu.cz/clanek.php?c=101 |work=zasvobodu.cz |archivedate=2008-03-08 |accessdate=2014-01-30 |author=JUDr. František Vašek |language=Czech}}</ref>


In 1921–1928, Brno was the capital of the administrative region of Land of Moravia (Czech: ''Země Moravská''). In 1928–1948, Brno was the capital of the Land of Moravia-Silesia (Czech: ''Země Moravskoslezská'').
Between 1941 and 1942, [[Holocaust train|transport]]s from Brno deported 10,081 Jews to [[Theresienstadt concentration camp|Terezín concentration camp]]. At least further 960 people mostly of [[Anti-miscegenation_laws#Nazi_Germany|mixed race]] origin followed in 1943 and 1944. After Terezín, many of them were sent to [[Auschwitz concentration camp]], [[Minsk Ghetto]], Rejowiec and other [[Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe|ghetto]]s and [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]]s. Despite the fact Terezín was not an [[extermination camp]], 995 of people transported from Brno died there. After the war only 1,033 people returned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://is.muni.cz/th/109786/ff_m_b1/Brnenske_transporty_zidu_1941-1945.pdf |title=Poslední nástupiště Brněnské transporty židů v letech 1941–1945 |author=Klementová, Táňa |date=2010 |accessdate=2014-05-05}}</ref>


In 1930, 200,000 inhabitants declared themselves to be of Czech, and some 52,000 of German nationality, in both cases including the respective Jewish citizens.<ref name="Hahn"/>
Industrial facilities such as arms factory [[Zbrojovka Brno|Československá zbrojovka]] and [[aircraft engine]] factory Zweigwerk (after the war it became Zbrojovka's subsidiary [[Zetor]]) and the city centre were targeted by several [[Allies_of_World_War_II|Allied]] [[bombardment]] campaigns between 1944 and 1945. The air strikes and later artillery fire killed some 1,200 people and destroyed 1,278 buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://is.muni.cz/th/40313/ff_m/ |title=Spojenecké nálety na Brno v letech 1944-1945 |author=Vlček, Martin |date=2008-05-24 |accessdate=2014-05-04}}</ref> After the city's liberation by the [[Red Army]] on 26 April 1945 and the end of the [[World War II|war]], ethnic German residents were [[Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia|forcibly expelled]], as throughout Czechoslovakia. In the so-called “[[Brno death march|Brünn death march]]”, beginning on 31 May 1945, about 27,000 German inhabitants of Brno were marched {{convert|40|mi|0|abbr=off}} to the Austrian border. According to testimony collected by German sources, about 5,200 of them died during the march.<ref>Bundesministerium für Vertriebene, Flüchtlinge und Kriegsgeschädigte & Theodor Schieder Hgg.: Die Vertreibung der Deutschen aus Ost-Mitteleuropa. Vorarbeiten Fritz Valjavec. Teil 4: Die Vertreibung der deutschen Bevölkerung aus der Tschechoslowakei. Bonn, 1957, 2 Bände.</ref> However, later estimates by Czech sources put the death toll at about 1,700, with most deaths due to an epidemic of [[shigellosis]].<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=oGmTs2SceAgC&pg=PA206&dq=Brno+death+march&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SzhhT5zsFYnMtAblqZy8CQ&sqi=2&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Brno%20death%20march&f=false ''Redrawing nations: ethnic cleansing in East-Central Europe, 1944-1948'']</ref>


[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-2004-0813-500, Deutsche Truppen in Brünn.jpg|thumb|Part of the civilian population welcomes German troops with the [[Nazi salute]] in Brno, 16 March 1939.]]
At the beginning of the Communist Era in [[Czechoslovakia]], in 1948, Brno ceased to be the capital of [[Moravia]].<ref name="zakon2081948">{{cite web|url=http://aplikace.mvcr.cz/archiv2008/sbirka/1948/sb101-48.pdf|title=Zákon 208/1948 Sb. o krajském zřízení|accessdate=2 October 2011|language=Czech}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esipa.cz/sbirka/sbsrv.dll/sb?CP=1948s280&DR=SB|title=280/1948 Sb. Zákon o krajském zřízení|accessdate=2 October 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> Since then Moravia has been divided into administrative regions subordinate to [[Prague]], and Brno is the seat of the Regional Authority of the [[South Moravian Region]], originally called the Brno Region.<ref name="zakon2081948"/>
During the [[Occupation of Czechoslovakia (1938–1945)|German occupation of the Czech lands]] between 1939 and 1945, all Czech universities were closed by the Nazis, including those in Brno. The [[Masaryk University|Faculty of Law]] became the headquarters of the [[Gestapo]], and the university hall of residence was used as a prison. About 35,000 Czechs and some American and British [[prisoner of war|prisoners of war]] were imprisoned and tortured there; about 800 civilians were executed or died.<ref>{{cite web| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308040948/http://www.zasvobodu.cz/clanek.php?c=101 |title=Kounicovi koleje v Brně |url=http://www.zasvobodu.cz/clanek.php?c=101|work=zasvobodu.cz |archive-date=8 March 2008|access-date=30 January 2014|author=František Vašek|language=cs}}</ref> Executions were public.<ref>[http://www.moskyt.net/nase-sibenice-16-novodobe-veseni Leoš Drahota: Naše šibenice 16 – Novodobé věšení], {{ISSN|1213-6905}} "Exekuce v Kounicových kolejích byly veřejné, ale vstup byl možný, podobně jako v případě nějaké kulturní či sportovní akce, jen s platnou vstupenkou, prodávanou za tři marky."</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=It seems like a user-generated site based on original research by enthusiasts|date=March 2016}} The Nazis also operated a [[List of subcamps of Auschwitz|subcamp]] of the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]], which held mostly Polish prisoners,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://auschwitz.org/en/history/auschwitz-sub-camps/brnn/|title=Brünn|website=Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref> an internment camp for [[Romani people]] in the city,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesarchiv.de/zwangsarbeit/haftstaetten/index.php?action=2.2&tab=7&id=565|title=Internierungslager für Roma Brünn|website=Bundesarchiv.de|access-date=4 December 2021|language=de}}</ref> and a [[Forced labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour]] "education" camp in the present-day district of Dvorska.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bundesarchiv.de/zwangsarbeit/haftstaetten/index.php?action=2.2&tab=7&id=2655|title=Arbeitserziehungslager Maxdorf|website=Bundesarchiv.de|access-date=4 December 2021|language=de}}</ref>
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Between 1941 and 1942, [[Holocaust train|transport]]s from Brno deported 10,081 Jews to [[Theresienstadt concentration camp|Theresienstadt (Terezín) concentration camp]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brno - jewish heritage, history, synagogues, museums, areas and sites to visit |url=https://jguideeurope.org/en/region/czech-republic/moravia/brno/ |access-date=2024-10-31 |website=JGuide Europe |language=en}}</ref> At least another 960 people, mostly of [[Anti-miscegenation laws#Nazi Germany|mixed race]], followed in 1943 and 1944. After Terezín, many of them were sent to [[Auschwitz concentration camp]], [[Minsk Ghetto]], [[Rejowiec, Lublin Voivodeship|Rejowiec]] and other [[Ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe|ghetto]]s and [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]]s. Although Terezín was not an [[extermination camp]], 995 people transported from Brno died there. Only 1,033 people returned after the war.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://is.muni.cz/th/109786/ff_m_b1/Brnenske_transporty_zidu_1941-1945.pdf |title=Poslední nástupiště Brněnské transporty židů v letech 1941–1945 |author=Klementová, Táňa |year=2010 |access-date=5 May 2014}}</ref>
== Geography and climate ==
[[File:Autumn Marian Valley.jpg|thumb|left|The Marian Valley in [[Brno-Líšeň|Líšeň]]]]
[[File:Srovnání kvality ovzduší v ČR - 2008.jpg|thumb|Air quality in the Czech Republic in 2008, Brno ranks among the cleanest cities.]]


Industrial facilities such as the [[Zbrojovka Brno|Československá zbrojovka]] arms factory and the Zweigwerk [[aircraft engine]] factory (which became Zbrojovka's subsidiary [[Zetor]] after the war) and the city centre were targeted by several [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] [[bombardment]] campaigns between 1944 and 1945. The air strikes and later artillery fire killed some 1,200 people and destroyed 1,278 buildings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://is.muni.cz/th/40313/ff_m/ |title=Spojenecké nálety na Brno v letech 1944–1945 |author=Vlček, Martin |date=24 May 2008 |access-date=4 May 2014}}</ref> After the city's occupation by the [[Red Army]] on 26 April 1945<ref>{{cite web|url=https://encyklopedie.brna.cz/home-mmb/?acc=profil_udalosti&load=3994|title=Encyklopedie dějin města Brna|date=2 May 2019|website=encyklopedie.brna.cz}}</ref> and the end of the [[World War II|war]], ethnic German residents were [[Expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia|expelled]]. In the [[Brno death march]], beginning on 31 May 1945, about 27,000 German inhabitants of Brno were marched {{convert|64|km|0|abbr=off}} to the Austrian border. According to testimony collected by German sources, about 5,200 of them died during the march.<ref>Bundesministerium für Vertriebene, Flüchtlinge und Kriegsgeschädigte & Theodor Schieder eds.: Die Vertreibung der Deutschen aus Ost-Mitteleuropa. Vorarbeiten Fritz Valjavec. Teil 4: Die Vertreibung der deutschen Bevölkerung aus der Tschechoslowakei. Bonn, 1957, 2 Bände.</ref> Later estimates by Czech sources put the death toll at about 1,700, with most deaths due to an epidemic of [[shigellosis]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oGmTs2SceAgC&pg=PA206|title=Redrawing Nations: Ethnic Cleansing in East-Central Europe, 1944–1948|first1=Philipp|last1=Ther|first2=Ana|last2=Siljak|date=2019|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield|isbn=978-0-7425-1094-4}}</ref>
Brno is located in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic, at the [[confluence]] of the [[Svitava]] and [[Svratka (river)|Svratka]] rivers and there are also several brooks flowing through it including the Veverka, Ponávka, and Říčka. The Svratka River flows through the city for about {{convert|29|km|2|abbr=on}}, the Svitava River cuts a {{convert|13|km|2|abbr=on}} path through the city.<ref name="witwib"/> The length of Brno is {{convert|21.5|km|2|abbr=on}} measured from the east to the west and its overall area is {{convert|230|km2|2|abbr=on}}.<ref name="guocz">{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=2222&nav02=8|title=Geografické údaje a obyvatelstvo - Statutární město Brno|accessdate=8 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> Inside of the city limits there is the [[Brno Dam Lake]], several ponds, and other standing bodies of water, for example [[reservoir]]s in the Marian Valley<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jizni-morava.cz/?tpl=48&lang=2&typ=1&id=9101|title=South Moravia - Official Tourism Website|accessdate=8 September 2011}}</ref> or the Žebětín Pond. Brno is surrounded by woody hills from three sides; a significant part of the area of the city is forest, about {{convert|6379|ha|2|abbr=on}}, i.e. 28%. Due to its location between the [[Bohemian-Moravian Highlands]] and the Southern Moravian lowlands, Brno has a moderate climate.<ref name="witwib"/> Compared to other cities in the country, Brno has a very high air quality, this is ensured by a good natural circulation of air, no severely violent storms or similar natural disasters have ever been recorded in the city.<ref name="witwib"/>


After the reestablishment of an [[Third Czechoslovak Republic|independent Czechoslovak state]] after [[World War II]], President [[Edvard Beneš]] delivered a speech in Brno demanding the [[expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia]]. Shortly afterwards, 20,000 ethnic Germans from the city were expelled into [[Allied-occupied Austria]].<ref>Applebaum, Anne (2012). ''[[iarchive:ironcurtaincrush00appl 0/page/120/mode/2up|Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944–1956]]''. New York US: Doubleday. p. 120. {{ISBN|978-0-385-51569-6}}</ref> After the [[1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état]], the [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic]] abolished Moravian autonomy and Brno thus ceased to be the capital of Moravia.<ref name="zakon2081948">{{cite web|url=http://aplikace.mvcr.cz/archiv2008/sbirka/1948/sb101-48.pdf|title=Zákon 208/1948 Sb. o krajském zřízení|access-date=2 October 2011|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928133220/http://aplikace.mvcr.cz/archiv2008/sbirka/1948/sb101-48.pdf|archive-date=28 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.esipa.cz/sbirka/sbsrv.dll/sb?CP=1948s280&DR=SB|title=280/1948 Sb. Zákon o krajském zřízení|access-date=2 October 2011|language=cs}}</ref> Since then Moravia has been divided into administrative regions, with Brno the administrative centre of the [[South Moravian Region]].<ref name="zakon2081948"/>
===Climate===
Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Brno has a borderline [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'') and a [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') with cold winters and warm, mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author=Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. | year=2007 | title= Updated world map of the Köppen&ndash;Geiger climate classification | journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume=11 | pages=1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 | url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> The average temperature is {{convert|9.4|°C|0|abbr=on}}, the average annual precipitation is about {{convert|505|mm|2|abbr=on}}, the average number of precipitation days is 150, the average annual sunshine is 1,771 hours, and the prevailing wind direction is northwest.<ref name="witwib"/> Its elevation above the sea level varies from {{convert|190|m|2|abbr=on}} to {{convert|425|m|2|abbr=on}},<ref name="witwib"/> and the highest point in the area is the Kopeček Hill. There are dozens of legally [[protected areas]] which are protected because of their ecological and/or natural values, like the [[Moravian Karst]], Stránská Skála, and others.


In 1960s and 1970s, large panel [[housing estate]]s were built in border districts, such as Bohunice, Líšeň, Bystrc and Vinohrady. During the communist era, most of the workforce was employed in industry, mainly machinery.
Brno is the former capital city<!-- IMPORTANT: Do not change this, the city is no longer the official Moravian capital, since 1948 it's Prague. --> of [[Moravia]] and the political and cultural hub of the [[South Moravian Region]]. The city has over 400 thousand residents.<ref name="mvcr"/> Its [[urban agglomeration]]<!-- I hope it the right term. --> <ref>{{cite web|title=Vyhláška 561/2006 Sb.: seznam aglomerací pro účely hodnocení a snižování hluku|url=http://portal.gov.cz/wps/portal/_s.155/701/.cmd/ad/.c/313/.ce/10821/.p/8411/_s.155/701?PC_8411_number1=561/2006&PC_8411_l=561/2006&PC_8411_ps=10#10821|year=2006|accessdate=8 September 2011|publisher=Portál veřejné správy České republiky|language=Czech}}</ref> has approximately 450 thousand residents.<ref name="mvcr"/> Its [[larger urban zone]] had a population of about 730 thousand in 2004<ref name="luzeu"/> while its greater [[metropolitan area]]<ref name="aglomerace"/> is home to more than 800 thousand people,.<ref name="mvcr"/> The estimated population of the South Moravian Region is 1.2 million people.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.czso.cz/xb/redakce.nsf/i/zakladni_tendence_vyvoje_jihomoravskeho_kraje_v_roce_2010_/$File/64136411.pdf|year=2010|publisher=Český statistický úřad|title=Základní tendence vývoje Jihomoravského kraje v roce 2010|language=Czech|accessdate=8 September 2011}}</ref> According to the Eurostat population estimate from the year 2004 Brno had 367,729 inhabitants,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/tgm/table.do?tab=table&init=1&language=en&pcode=tgs00079&plugin=1|title=Total population in Urban Audit cities - Core city|accessdate=8 September 2011}}</ref> which ranks it among the [[Largest cities of the European Union by population within city limits|100 largest cities of the EU]]. Brno is situated at the crossroads of ancient trade routes which have joined northern and southern European civilizations for centuries, and as a part of the [[Danube basin]] region. The city is historically connected with [[Vienna]] which lies a mere {{convert|110|km|2|abbr=on}} to the south.<ref name="guocz"/>

After 1989, part of the workforce switched from industry to services, and Brno became the IT centre of the Czech Republic. Nevertheless, new industrial zones were built at the edge of the city, such as Černovická terasa in the east of the city.

==Geography==
[[File:Autumn Marian Valley.jpg|thumb|left|The Marian Valley in Líšeň]]
[[File:Srovnání kvality ovzduší v ČR - 2008.jpg|thumb|Air quality in the Czech Republic in 2008; Brno ranks among the cleanest cities.]]

Brno is located in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic, at the confluence of the [[Svitava (river)|Svitava]] and [[Svratka (river)|Svratka]] rivers, and there are also several brooks flowing through it, including the Veverka, Ponávka, and Říčka. The Svratka River flows through the city for about {{convert|29|km|0|abbr=on}}, and the Svitava River cuts a {{convert|13|km|0|abbr=on}} path through the city.<ref name="witwib"/> Brno is situated at the crossroads of ancient trade routes which have joined northern and southern European civilizations for centuries, and is a part of the [[Danube basin]] region. The city is historically connected with Vienna, which lies {{convert|110|km|0|abbr=on}} to the south.<ref name="guocz"/>

Brno is {{convert|21.5|km|1|abbr=on}} across, measured from east to west, and its total area is {{convert|230|km2|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="guocz">{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=2222&nav02=8|title=Geografické údaje a obyvatelstvo – Statutární město Brno|access-date=8 September 2011|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523092746/http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=2222&nav02=8|archive-date=23 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Within the city limits are the [[Brno Reservoir]], several ponds, and other standing bodies of water, such as the [[reservoir]]s in the Marian Valley<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jizni-morava.cz/?tpl=48&lang=2&typ=1&id=9101|title=South Moravia – Official Tourism Website|access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref> and the Žebětín Pond. Brno is surrounded by wooded hills on three sides; about {{convert|6379|ha|0|abbr=on}} of the area of the city is forest, 28% of the total. Due to its location between the [[Bohemian-Moravian Highlands]] and the [[Dyje-Svratka Vale|Southern Moravian lowlands (Dyje-Svratka Vale)]], Brno has a moderate climate.<ref name="witwib"/> Compared to other cities in the country, Brno has a very high air quality, which is ensured by a good natural circulation of air; no severe storms or similar natural disasters have ever been recorded in the city.<ref name="witwib"/>

===Climate===
Under the [[Köppen climate classification]], Brno has an [[oceanic climate]] (''Cfb'') for −3&nbsp;°C original isoterm,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=32711&cityname=Brno,+Czech+Republic|title=Brno, Czech Republic Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase|access-date=13 November 2018}}</ref> but near of the (−2.5&nbsp;°C average temperature in January, month most cold) or include by updated classification in [[humid continental climate]] (''Dfb'') with cold winters and warm to hot summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal |author1=Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year=2007 | title= Updated world map of the Köppen–Geiger climate classification | journal=Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume=11 |issue=5 | pages=1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | url=http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/11/1633/2007/hess-11-1633-2007.pdf | issn = 1027-5606| doi-access=free }}</ref> However, in the last 20 years the temperature has increased, and summer days with temperature above {{convert|30|°C|0}} are quite common.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://portal.chmi.cz/portal/dt?action=content&provider=JSPTabContainer&menu=JSPTabContainer%2FP3_0_Informace_pro_Vas%2FP3_9_Historicka_data%2FP3_9_1_Pocasi%2FP3_9_1_9_Mesicni_data&nc=1&portal_lang=en|title=CHMI Portal : Info for you : Historical Data : Weather : Monthly data|access-date=21 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213055943/http://portal.chmi.cz/portal/dt?action=content&provider=JSPTabContainer&menu=JSPTabContainer%2FP3_0_Informace_pro_Vas%2FP3_9_Historicka_data%2FP3_9_1_Pocasi%2FP3_9_1_9_Mesicni_data&nc=1&portal_lang=en#PP_Mesicni_data |archive-date=13 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The average temperature is {{convert|9.4|°C|0|abbr=on}}, the average annual precipitation is about {{convert|505|mm|2|abbr=on}}, the average number of precipitation days is 150, the average annual sunshine is 1,771 hours, and the prevailing wind direction is northwest.<ref name="witwib"/> The weather box below shows average data between years 1961 and 1990.
Its height above sea level varies from {{convert|190|m|0|abbr=on}} to {{convert|497|m|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="witwib"/> The highest peak in the municipal area is the Kopeček Hill ({{convert|479|m|0|abbr=on}}), and the highest point overall lies in [[Brno-Útěchov|Útěchov]] on the border with the municipality of [[Vranov (Brno-Country District)|Vranov]].


{{Weather box
{{Weather box
|location = [[Brno-Tuřany Airport]], Brno<br>Coordinates {{coordinates|49|09|11|N|16|41|20|E|name=Brno Turany}}; elevation: {{convert|241|m|abbr=on}}; [[Location identifier#WMO station identifiers|WMO ID]]: 11723; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1958–present
|location = Brno
|metric first = Y
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 12.2
|Jan record high C = 15.8
|Feb record high C = 17.6
|Feb record high C = 17.7
|Mar record high C = 24.3
|Mar record high C = 24.3
|Apr record high C = 28.0
|Apr record high C = 29.5
|May record high C = 29.7
|May record high C = 31.8
|Jun record high C = 32.0
|Jun record high C = 36.6
|Jul record high C = 35.1
|Jul record high C = 36.4
|Aug record high C = 34.9
|Aug record high C = 37.8
|Sep record high C = 32.0
|Sep record high C = 33.7
|Oct record high C = 26.5
|Oct record high C = 27.7
|Nov record high C = 20.1
|Nov record high C = 20.1
|Dec record high C = 14.4
|Dec record high C = 14.4
|year record high C = 35.1
|year record high C = 37.8
|Jan high C = 0.2
|Jan high C = 1.9
|Feb high C = 3.1
|Feb high C = 4.5
|Mar high C = 8.5
|Mar high C = 9.7
|Apr high C = 14.4
|Apr high C = 16.1
|May high C = 19.5
|May high C = 20.4
|Jun high C = 22.6
|Jun high C = 24.1
|Jul high C = 24.5
|Jul high C = 26.5
|Aug high C = 24.2
|Aug high C = 26.4
|Sep high C = 20.2
|Sep high C = 20.5
|Oct high C = 14.1
|Oct high C = 14.1
|Nov high C = 6.6
|Nov high C = 7.7
|Dec high C = 1.9
|Dec high C = 2.6
|year high C = 13.3
|year high C = 14.5
|Jan mean C = −2.5
|Jan mean C = -0.8
|Feb mean C = −0.3
|Feb mean C = 0.9
|Mar mean C = 3.8
|Mar mean C = 4.9
|Apr mean C = 9.0
|Apr mean C = 10.8
|May mean C = 13.9
|May mean C = 15.2
|Jun mean C = 17.0
|Jun mean C = 18.9
|Jul mean C = 18.5
|Jul mean C = 20.7
|Aug mean C = 18.1
|Aug mean C = 20.5
|Sep mean C = 14.3
|Sep mean C = 15.3
|Oct mean C = 9.1
|Oct mean C = 9.8
|Nov mean C = 3.5
|Nov mean C = 4.8
|Dec mean C = -0.6
|Dec mean C = 0.2
|year mean C = 8.7
|year mean C = 10.1
|Jan low C = -5.2
|Jan low C = -3.5
|Feb low C = -3.3
|Feb low C = -2.5
|Mar low C = -0.2
|Mar low C = 0.8
|Apr low C = 3.9
|Apr low C = 5.2
|May low C = 8.3
|May low C = 9.6
|Jun low C = 11.4
|Jun low C = 13.2
|Jul low C = 12.7
|Jul low C = 14.9
|Aug low C = 12.6
|Aug low C = 14.8
|Sep low C = 9.5
|Sep low C = 10.6
|Oct low C = 5.0
|Oct low C = 6.1
|Nov low C = 0.9
|Nov low C = 2.0
|Dec low C = -3.0
|Dec low C = -2.3
|year low C = 4.4
|year low C = 5.7
|Jan record low C = −24.1
|Jan record low C = -24.1
|Feb record low C = −22.2
|Feb record low C = -22.2
|Mar record low C = −18.6
|Mar record low C = -18.6
|Apr record low C = −5.1
|Apr record low C = -6.3
|May record low C = −1.9
|May record low C = -2.8
|Jun record low C = 1.8
|Jun record low C = 1.8
|Jul record low C = 3.6
|Jul record low C = 3.6
|Aug record low C = 3.0
|Aug record low C = 3.0
|Sep record low C = −0.7
|Sep record low C = -0.7
|Oct record low C = −5.5
|Oct record low C = -6.5
|Nov record low C = −13.1
|Nov record low C = -13.1
|Dec record low C = −19.4
|Dec record low C = -20.9
|year record low C = −24.1
|year record low C = -24.1
|Jan precipitation mm = 24.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Feb precipitation mm = 23.8
|Jan precipitation mm = 23.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 24.4
|Feb precipitation mm = 22.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 31.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 30.0
|May precipitation mm = 61.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 27.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 72.2
|May precipitation mm = 59.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 63.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 69.5
|Aug precipitation mm = 56.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 71.5
|Sep precipitation mm = 37.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 60.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 30.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 51.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 37.4
|Oct precipitation mm = 35.1
|Dec precipitation mm = 27.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 32.2
|year precipitation mm = 490.3
|Dec precipitation mm = 30.0
|Jan snow cm = 17.4
|year precipitation mm = 512.3
|Feb snow cm = 12.4
|Jan snow cm = 11.5
|Mar snow cm = 5.2
|Feb snow cm = 8.6
|Apr snow cm = 0.6
|Mar snow cm = 3.8
|Apr snow cm = 0.5
|May snow cm = 0.0
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
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|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = 0.0
|Nov snow cm = 4.5
|Nov snow cm = 3.0
|Dec snow cm = 12.5
|Dec snow cm = 8.9
|year snow cm = 52.6
|year snow cm = 36.3
|unit precipitation days = 1.0mm
|Jan precipitation days = 6.0
|Jan precipitation days = 6.0
|Feb precipitation days = 5.4
|Feb precipitation days = 5.2
|Mar precipitation days = 5.3
|Mar precipitation days = 6.1
|Apr precipitation days = 5.4
|Apr precipitation days = 5.8
|May precipitation days = 8.3
|May precipitation days = 8.6
|Jun precipitation days = 9.1
|Jun precipitation days = 8.4
|Jul precipitation days = 9.0
|Jul precipitation days = 9.6
|Aug precipitation days = 7.3
|Aug precipitation days = 7.4
|Sep precipitation days = 5.5
|Sep precipitation days = 6.2
|Oct precipitation days = 5.1
|Oct precipitation days = 6.5
|Nov precipitation days = 7.0
|Nov precipitation days = 6.7
|Dec precipitation days = 6.3
|Dec precipitation days = 7.0
|year precipitation days = 79.7
|year precipitation days = 83.4
|Jan humidity = 84
|Jan humidity = 83.5
|Feb humidity = 81
|Feb humidity = 77.7
|Mar humidity = 73
|Mar humidity = 70.5
|Apr humidity = 65
|Apr humidity = 62.4
|May humidity = 67
|May humidity = 65.1
|Jun humidity = 69
|Jun humidity = 65.4
|Jul humidity = 67
|Jul humidity = 63.8
|Aug humidity = 68
|Aug humidity = 64.2
|Sep humidity = 73
|Sep humidity = 71.5
|Oct humidity = 78
|Oct humidity = 79.2
|Nov humidity = 84
|Nov humidity = 84.6
|Dec humidity = 85
|Dec humidity = 85.7
|year humidity = 75
|year humidity = 72.8
|Jan sun = 45.3
|Jan dew point C = -4.8
|Feb sun = 71.6
|Feb dew point C = -3.3
|Mar sun = 121.1
|Mar dew point C = -0.2
|Apr sun = 169.0
|Apr dew point C = 3.9
|May sun = 219.5
|May dew point C = 8.3
|Jun sun = 220.8
|Jun dew point C = 11.3
|Jul sun = 235.0
|Jul dew point C = 12.7
|Aug sun = 217.8
|Aug dew point C = 12.6
|Sep sun = 162.1
|Sep dew point C = 9.5
|Oct sun = 123.9
|Oct dew point C = 5.0
|Nov sun = 51.3
|Nov dew point C = 0.9
|Dec sun = 39.9
|Dec dew point C = -3.0
|year sun = 1677.3
|Jan sun = 54.7 |Jan percentsun = 18.32
|Feb sun = 85.0 |Feb percentsun = 27.16
|source 1 = [[World Meteorological Organization]] ([[United Nations|UN]])<ref name= WMO >{{cite web
|Mar sun = 139.5 |Mar percentsun = 35.30
| url = http://www.worldweather.org/172/c00693.htm
|Apr sun = 203.0 |Apr percentsun = 45.00
| title = World Weather Information Service – Brno
|May sun = 234.9 |May percentsun = 47.49
| accessdate = February 28, 2013
|Jun sun = 245.2 |Jun percentsun = 48.27
| publisher = World Meteorological Organization
|Jul sun = 257.7 |Jul percentsun = 50.40
| date = May 2011}}</ref>
|Aug sun = 250.3 |Aug percentsun = 52.32
|source 2 = [[NOAA]]<ref name= NOAA >{{cite web
|Sep sun = 174.1 |Sep percentsun = 44.45
| url = ftp://dossier.ogp.noaa.gov/GCOS/WMO-Normals/RA-VI/CZ/11723.TXT
|Oct sun = 111.7 |Oct percentsun = 35.50
| title = Brno Climate Normals 1961-1990
|Nov sun = 55.4 |Nov percentsun = 19.32
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|Dec sun = 43.3 |Dec percentsun = 16.15
| accessdate = February 28, 2013}}</ref>
|year sun = 1854.8
|date=January 2011
|Jan uv = 1
}}
|Feb uv = 1
|Mar uv = 3
|Apr uv = 4
|May uv = 6
|Jun uv = 7
|Jul uv = 7
|Aug uv = 6
|Sep uv = 4
|Oct uv = 2
|Nov uv = 1
|Dec uv = 1
|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (dew point 1961–1990)<ref name=NOAA6190>{{cite web |title=Brno 4 Turany Climate Normals 1961–1990|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-old/WMO/1961-1990/RA-VI/CZ/11723.TXT|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908103749/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/normals-old/WMO/1961-1990/RA-VI/CZ/11723.TXT|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref><ref name=NOAA9120>{{cite web |title=Brno Turany Normals 1991–2020|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/CzechRepublic/CSV/BrnoTurany_11723.csv|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908103634/https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/5.5/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/CzechRepublic/CSV/BrnoTurany_11723.csv|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|Český hydrometeorologický ústav (ČHMU)]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Brno Tuřany (Record mensili dal 1958)|url=http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/europa/repubblica-ceca/brno-turany/|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=it|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908103314/http://climaintoscana.altervista.org/europa/repubblica-ceca/brno-turany/|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Množství nového sněhu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/N.php?ID=B2BTUR01&type=graphMY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908092636/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/N.php?ID=O1MOSN01&type=graphMY|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Průměrná relativní vlhkost vzduchu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/H.php?ID=B2BTUR01&type=graphMY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908103003/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/H.php?ID=B2BTUR01&type=graphMY|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref>}}

{{Weather box
|location = Brno ([[Brno-Žabovřesky]]), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present
|metric first = Y
|single line = Y
|Jan record high C = 16.4
|Feb record high C = 18.4
|Mar record high C = 23.2
|Apr record high C = 30.0
|May record high C = 33.6
|Jun record high C = 38.2
|Jul record high C = 37.9
|Aug record high C = 38.5
|Sep record high C = 32.9
|Oct record high C = 27.8
|Nov record high C = 19.2
|Dec record high C = 14.4
|year record high C = 38.5
|Jan high C = 2.3
|Feb high C = 4.9
|Mar high C = 10.0
|Apr high C = 16.9
|May high C = 21.6
|Jun high C = 25.4
|Jul high C = 27.5
|Aug high C = 27.2
|Sep high C = 21.0
|Oct high C = 14.2
|Nov high C = 7.9
|Dec high C = 2.9
|year high C = 15.1
|Jan mean C = -0.4
|Feb mean C = 1.1
|Mar mean C = 5.1
|Apr mean C = 10.9
|May mean C = 15.6
|Jun mean C = 19.4
|Jul mean C = 21.0
|Aug mean C = 20.5
|Sep mean C = 15.1
|Oct mean C = 9.7
|Nov mean C = 5.0
|Dec mean C = 0.5
|year mean C = 10.3
|Jan low C = -3.2
|Feb low C = -2.4
|Mar low C = 0.7
|Apr low C = 4.9
|May low C = 9.5
|Jun low C = 13.2
|Jul low C = 14.9
|Aug low C = 14.6
|Sep low C = 10.4
|Oct low C = 6.0
|Nov low C = 2.3
|Dec low C = -1.9
|year low C = 5.8
|Jan record low C = -23.6
|Feb record low C = -20.4
|Mar record low C = -15.0
|Apr record low C = -6.0
|May record low C = -0.7
|Jun record low C = 2.7
|Jul record low C = 6.7
|Aug record low C = 4.5
|Sep record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = -6.4
|Nov record low C = -12.6
|Dec record low C = -22.1
|year record low C = -23.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 25.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 23.1
|Mar precipitation mm = 32.9
|Apr precipitation mm = 29.0
|May precipitation mm = 55.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 72.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 62.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 53.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 35.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 33.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 30.7
|year precipitation mm = 522.0
|Jan snow cm = 10.8
|Feb snow cm = 8.3
|Mar snow cm = 4.8
|Apr snow cm = 0.4
|May snow cm = 0.0
|Jun snow cm = 0.0
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.0
|Sep snow cm = 0.0
|Oct snow cm = trace
|Nov snow cm = 3.1
|Dec snow cm = 8.6
|year snow cm = 36.1
|Jan humidity = 82.0
|Feb humidity = 76.4
|Mar humidity = 69.8
|Apr humidity = 61.6
|May humidity = 62.9
|Jun humidity = 62.6
|Jul humidity = 62.3
|Aug humidity = 64.4
|Sep humidity = 72.7
|Oct humidity = 79.4
|Nov humidity = 83.2
|Dec humidity = 84.2
|year humidity = 71.8
|Jan sun = 47.6 |Jan percentsun = 17.59
|Feb sun = 75.7 |Feb percentsun = 26.41
|Mar sun = 145.8 |Mar percentsun = 39.35
|Apr sun = 209.9 |Apr percentsun = 50.17
|May sun = 204.0 |May percentsun = 42.31
|Jun sun = 221.1 |Jun percentsun = 46.87
|Jul sun = 244.6 |Jul percentsun = 50.24
|Aug sun = 242.7 |Aug percentsun = 53.18
|Sep sun = 175.7 |Sep percentsun = 46.31
|Oct sun = 106.0 |Oct percentsun = 33.24
|Nov sun = 54.8 |Nov percentsun = 19.85
|Dec sun = 42.0 |Dec percentsun = 15.77
|year sun = 1769.8
|Jan uv = 1
|Feb uv = 1
|Mar uv = 3
|Apr uv = 4
|May uv = 6
|Jun uv = 7
|Jul uv = 7
|Aug uv = 6
|Sep uv = 4
|Oct uv = 2
|Nov uv = 1
|Dec uv = 1
|source 1 = [[Czech Hydrometeorological Institute]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Teplota vzduchu v jednotlivé kalendářní dny|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/T.php?ID=B2BZAB01&type=graphMD|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908105426/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/T.php?ID=B2BZAB01&type=graphMD|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Průměrná teplota vzduchu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/T.php?ID=B2BZAB01&type=graphMY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908105232/https://www.envidata.cz/favicon.ico|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Srážkové úhrny v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/R.php?ID=B2BZAB01&type=graphMY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908105751/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/R.php?ID=B2BZAB01&type=graphMY|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Množství nového sněhu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/N.php?ID=B2BZAB01&type=graphMY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908110858/https://www.envidata.cz/favicon.ico|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Průměrná relativní vlhkost vzduchu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky (Humidity)|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/H.php?ID=B2BZAB01&type=graphMY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908104022/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/H.php?ID=B2BZAB01&type=graphMY|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Délka slunečního svitu v jednotlivé měsíce v jednotlivé roky|url=https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/S.php?ID=B2BZAB01&type=graphMY|publisher=Czech Hydrometeorological Institute|language=cs|access-date=2024-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908111107/https://www.envidata.cz/dataAnalysis/meteoKlima/S.php?ID=B2BZAB01&type=graphMY|archive-date=2024-09-08}}</ref>}}

===Cityscape===
{{Panorama simple
{{Panorama simple
|image = File:Brno - panorama I - 2012.jpg
|image = File:Brno - panorama I - 2012.jpg
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|height = 200}}
|height = 200}}


== Administration ==
==Administration==
[[File:Justiční palác v Brně.jpg|thumb|The Palace of Justice, seat of the regional court]]
[[File:Městské části Brna a jejich znaky.png|thumb|[[Administrative divisions of Brno]] and their coats of arms]]
[[File:Městské části Brna a jejich znaky.png|thumb|[[Administrative divisions of Brno]] and their coats of arms]]
{{Main|Administrative divisions of Brno|List of Mayors of Brno}}
{{Main|Administrative divisions of Brno|List of Mayors of Brno}}


Legally, Brno is a [[statutory city (Czech Republic)|statutory city]], consisting of 29 administrative divisions known as city districts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=71&nav02=1696|title=Basic data on city districts offices|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|access-date=22 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523172648/http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=71&nav02=1696|archive-date=23 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The highest body of self-government is the Brno City Assembly.<ref name="TheAssemblyOfTheCity">{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34&nav02=198|title=Assembly of the City of Brno|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|access-date=22 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523131553/http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34&nav02=198|archive-date=23 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is headed by the [[lord mayor]], who has the right to use the mayor's insignia and represents the city externally. As of 2021, the lord mayor is Markéta Vaňková of the [[Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic)|Civic Democratic Party]] (ODS).<ref>{{cite web |title=Primátorka města Brna|url=https://www.brno.cz/sprava-mesta/volene-organy-mesta/primatorka-mesta-brna/|website=Brno.cz|access-date=1 August 2019}}</ref> The executive body is the city council and local councils of the city districts; the city council has 11 members including the lord mayor and her four deputies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34&nav02=205|title=Executive Board, Brno City Council|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|access-date=22 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021023314/http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34&nav02=205|archive-date=21 October 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The assembly of the city elects the lord mayor and other members of the city council, establishes the local police, and is also entitled to grant citizenship of honour and the Awards of the City of Brno.<ref name="TheAssemblyOfTheCity"/> The head of the Assembly of the City of Brno in personal matters is the Chief Executive, who according to certain special regulations carries out the function of employer of the other members of the city management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34|title=Elected bodies|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|access-date=22 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523141627/http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34|archive-date=23 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Chief Executive is directly responsible to the Lord Mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/sprava-mesta/magistrat-mesta-brna/tajemnik-mmb/|title=Tajemník Magistrátu města Brna|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|access-date=22 September 2011|language=cs}}</ref>
By law Brno is a [[statutory city]]; it consists of 29 city districts (administrative divisions, cz: ''Městské části'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=71&nav02=1696|title=Basic data on city districts offices|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> the highest body of its self-government is the Assembly of the City of Brno (cz: ''Zastupitelstvo města Brna'').
<ref name="TheAssemblyOfTheCity">{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34&nav02=198|title=Assembly of the City of Brno|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> The city is headed by the [[Lord Mayor]] (cz: ''primátor''), he/she has right to use the mayor insignia and represents the city outwards, the current Lord Mayor is Romand Onderka.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34&nav02=221|title=Mayor|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34&nav02=221&nav03=2875|title=Lord Mayor Office|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> The executive body is the City Council (cz: ''Rada města Brna'') and local councils of the city districts, the City Council has 11 members including the Lord Mayor and his four deputies.
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34&nav02=205|title=Executive Board, Brno City Council|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> The Assembly of the City elects the Lord Mayor and other member of the City Council, establishes the local police, and is also entitled to grant citizenship of honour and the Awards of the City of Brno.<ref name="TheAssemblyOfTheCity"/> The head of the Assembly of the City of Brno in personal matters is the Chief Executive (cz: ''Tajemník magistrátu'') who according to certain special regulations carries out the function of employer of the other members of the city management.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=34|title=Elected bodies|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> The Chief Executive is directly responsible to the Lord Mayor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/sprava-mesta/magistrat-mesta-brna/tajemnik-mmb/|title=Tajemník Magistrátu města Brna|publisher=The Statutory city of Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref>


The city itself forms a separate district the [[Brno-City District]] (cz: ''Okres Brno-město'') surrounded by the [[Brno-Country District]] (cz: ''Okres Brno-venkov''), Brno is divided into 29 administrative divisions (city districts) and consists of 48 [[Cadastre|cadastral areas]]. This might sound confusing but there is a big difference between "a city district of Brno", "the Brno-City District" and "the Brno-Country District".
The city itself forms a separate district, the [[Brno-City District]], surrounded by the [[Brno-Country District]]. Brno is divided into 29 administrative divisions (city districts) and consists of 48 [[Cadastre|cadastral areas]]. The "Brno-City District" and "Brno-Country District" are not to be confused with the "city districts" of Brno.


The city districts of Brno significantly varies in their size by both population and area. The most populated city district of Brno is the [[Brno-Centre]] which has over 91 thousand of residents and the less populated are [[Brno-Ořešín]] and [[Brno-Útěchov]] with about 500 residents. By its area the largest one is [[Brno-Bystrc]] with {{convert|27.24|km²}} and the smallest is [[Brno-Nový Lískovec]] with {{convert|1.66|km²}}.
The city districts of Brno vary widely in their size by both population and area. The most populated city district of Brno is [[Brno-Centre]], which has over 91,000 residents, and the least populated are [[Brno-Ořešín]] and [[Brno-Útěchov]], with about 500 residents. By area, the largest district is [[Brno-Bystrc]] ({{convert|27.24|km²}}) and the smallest is [[Brno-Nový Lískovec]] ({{convert|1.66|km²}}).


Brno is the home to the highest courts in the [[Judiciary of the Czech Republic|Czech judiciary]]. The [[Supreme Court of the Czech Republic|Supreme Court]] is on Burešova Street,<ref name="sccz">{{cite web|url=http://www.nsoud.cz/JudikaturaNS_new/ns_web.nsf/Edit/AbouttheSupremeCourt~Generalinformation?Open&area=About%20the%20Supreme%20Court&grp=General%20information&lng=EN|title=The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic|access-date=8 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927134340/http://www.nsoud.cz/JudikaturaNS_new/ns_web.nsf/Edit/AbouttheSupremeCourt~Generalinformation?Open&area=About%20the%20Supreme%20Court&grp=General%20information&lng=EN|archive-date=27 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic|Supreme Administrative Court]] is on Moravské náměstí ({{langx|en|Moravian Square}}),<ref name="saccz">{{cite web|url=http://www.nssoud.cz/Uvod/art/1|title=The Supreme Administrative Court|access-date=8 September 2011|archive-date=5 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905080614/http://www.nssoud.cz/Uvod/art/1|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic|Constitutional Court]] is on Joštova Street,<ref name="cccz">{{cite web|url=http://www.concourt.cz/clanek/urlMethodCall/sessionContext/|title=The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic|access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref> and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office of the Czech Republic is on Jezuitská street.<ref name="ppocz">{{cite web|url=http://portal.justice.cz/nsz/hlavni.aspx?j=222&o=29&k=3458|title=Nejvyšší státní zastupitelství – Introduction|access-date=8 September 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Justiční palác v Brně.jpg|thumb|The Palace of Justice, seat of the regional court]]
Brno is the home to the highest courts in the [[Judiciary of the Czech Republic|Czech judiciary]]. The [[Supreme Court of the Czech Republic|Supreme Court]] is on Burešova Street,<ref name="sccz">{{cite web|url=http://www.nsoud.cz/JudikaturaNS_new/ns_web.nsf/Edit/AbouttheSupremeCourt~Generalinformation?Open&area=About%20the%20Supreme%20Court&grp=General%20information&lng=EN|title=The Supreme Court of the Czech Republic|accessdate=8 September 2011}}</ref> the [[Supreme Administrative Court of the Czech Republic|Supreme Administrative Court]] is on Moravské náměstí ({{lang-en|Moravian Square}}),<ref name="saccz">{{cite web|url=http://www.nssoud.cz/Uvod/art/1|title=The Supreme Administrative Court|accessdate=8 September 2011}}</ref> and the [[Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic|Constitutional Court]] is on Joštova Street,<ref name="cccz">{{cite web|url=http://www.concourt.cz/clanek/urlMethodCall/sessionContext/|title=The Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic|accessdate=8 September 2011}}</ref> and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office of the Czech Republic is on Jezuitská street.<ref name="ppocz">{{cite web|url=http://portal.justice.cz/nsz/hlavni.aspx?j=222&o=29&k=3458|title=Nejvyšší státní zastupitelství - Introduction|accessdate=8 September 2011}}</ref>


== Demographics ==
==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
{{Historical populations
|1869| 73771
|1869|104977
|1880| 82660
|1880|120122
|1890| 94462
|1890|145782
|1900| 109346
|1900|176645
|1910| 125737
|1910|216709
|1921| 221758
|1921|237659
|1930| 264925
|1930|283972
|1950| 284946
|1950|299099
|1961| 314235
|1961|324173
|1970| 344031
|1970|344218
|1980| 371463
|1980|371463
|1991| 388296
|1991|388296
|2001| 376172
|2001|376172
|2011| 385913
|2011|385913
|2021|398510
|source = {{cite book
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>
|title = Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2005
|trans_title = Historical lexicon of municipalities in the Czech Republic 1869–2005
|publisher = Český statistický úřad
|language = Czech
|year = 2006
|pages = 51–54
|isbn = 80-250-1311-1
|url = http://www.czso.cz/csu/2004edicniplan.nsf/t/9200404384/$File/13n106cd1.pdf
|volume = Díl I
| author= Růžková, J., Josef Škrabal, J., et al.
}}
}}
}}
According to the 2021 census, Brno had 398,510 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Database: Census 2021|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=profil-uzemi&uzemiprofil=34055&u=__VUZEMI__43__582786#|publisher=Czech Statistical Office|year=2021|access-date=2024-02-22}}</ref> The largest ethnic groups reported (without options to choose between) were [[Czechs]] (51.6%), [[Moravians]] (18.7%), [[Slovaks]] (1.5%), [[Ukrainians]] (0.9%), [[Vietnamese people|Vietnamese]] (0.4%), and [[Polish people|Poles]] (0.2%). 23.7% of inhabitants did not write any nationality. In the 2001 census, when the most common nationalities were list to choose between, 76.1% were Czechs and 18.7% Moravians (94.8% Czechs in the broader sense).
According to the 2011 census, Brno had 385,913 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web | title=Základní výsledky | url=http://vdb.czso.cz/sldbvo/#!stranka=zakladni-vysledky&tu=30812& | publisher = Český statistický úřad | year = 2011 | accessdate = 24 July 2013}}</ref> Brno experienced the largest increase in population during the 19th century at the time of the industrial revolution. A slight decrease in population after 1989 was caused by [[suburbanisation]].


Brno experienced its largest increases in population during the 19th century at the time of the [[Industrial Revolution]], and in 1919 due to a merger with surrounding municipalities.
== Culture ==
[[File:Lisenske slavnosti vyrez.jpg|thumb|left|People wearing the traditional Moravian [[kroje]] (Moravian national folk costumes) at a "folk festival" in [[Brno-Líšeň|Líšeň]].]]


==Economy==
The city spends about 30 million euro every year on culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/fileadmin/user_upload/sprava_mesta/magistrat_mesta_brna/ORF/SR2011/Vydaje.xls|title=Schválený rozpočet provozních a kapitálových výdajů - Rekapitulace dle oddílů a paragrafů|accessdate=28 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/fileadmin/user_upload/sprava_mesta/magistrat_mesta_brna/ORF/Souhrnny_rozpocet_2010/Rozpocet_2010.xls|title=Souhrnný rozpočet statutárního města Brna na rok 2010 - Rozpočet výdajů statutárního města Brna|accessdate=28 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> There are many museums, theatres and other cultural institutions. Brno is also a vibrant university city with about ninety thousand students, a number of festivals and other cultural events.
Since 1990, many companies created or spun off as part of privatization from former national enterprises have disappeared.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ježek |first=Tomáš |date=1997 |title=The Czechoslovak Experience with Privatization |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24357627 |journal=Journal of International Affairs |volume=50 |issue=2 |pages=477–488 |jstor=24357627 |issn=0022-197X}}</ref> Before 1990, engineering companies were very important in Brno; since then, the city's economy has largely reoriented itself towards light industry, logistics, and services. The city later gained importance in other fields of [[engineering]], especially in [[software development]]. After 2000, foreign technology companies began establishing their branches in Brno, and many Czech companies with local or global reach were also founded here.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Slonkova |first=Eva |date=2022-11-24 |title=Brno Innovation Hub: Czech Republic's Silicon Valley |url=https://therecursive.com/brno-innovation-hub/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=TheRecursive.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=admin |date=2021-10-07 |title=RICAIP {{!}} The Brno Technology Park - the Moravian Silicon Valley |url=https://ricaip.eu/robots-and-prince-charles-the-brno-technology-park-laid-the-foundations-of-the-moravian-silicon-valley/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=RICAIP |language=en-US}}</ref>


Companies operating in Brno include [[Gen Digital]] (one of the headquarters, brand [[AVG Technologies]] still used),<ref>{{cite web |title=AVG Antivirus and Security Software – Contact us |url=http://www.avg.com/cz-en/contacts#tba2 |access-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> [[Kyndryl]] (Client Innovation Centre),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyndryl Client Center, s.r.o. |url=https://www.fit.vut.cz/cooperation/partner-detail/395/.en |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Faculty of Information Technology, Brno University of Technology}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IBM Governmental Programs – Delivery Centre Central Eastern Europe in Brno |url=http://www.ibm.com/ibm/governmentalprograms/brno.html |access-date=4 October 2011 |website=[[IBM]]}}</ref> [[AT&T]], [[Honeywell]] (Global Design Center),<ref>{{cite web |title=Honeywell Global Design Center Brno |website=Honeywell Czech Republic |url=http://www.honeywell.com/sites/portal?smap=honeywell_cz_en&page=Letectvi3&theme=T6&catID=CFE96D86B-9D29-5B06-3E34-25E40083589E&id=H1E4AC4AC-589D-59CF-0BE0-8348952FD725&sel=2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913074000/http://www.honeywell.com/sites/portal?smap=honeywell_cz_en&page=Letectvi3&theme=T6&catID=CFE96D86B-9D29-5B06-3E34-25E40083589E&id=H1E4AC4AC-589D-59CF-0BE0-8348952FD725&sel=2 |archive-date=13 September 2011 |access-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> [[Siemens]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Brno |website=Siemens |url=https://www.cee.siemens.com/web/cz/cz/corporate/portal/home/microsites/Pages/Brno.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425044855/https://www.cee.siemens.com/web/cz/cz/corporate/portal/home/microsites/Pages/Brno.aspx |archive-date=25 April 2012 |access-date=4 October 2011 |language=cs}}</ref> [[Red Hat]] (Czech headquarters),<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Hat Europe |url=http://www.europe.redhat.com/about/contact/#Czech |access-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> an office of [[Zebra Technologies]],<ref>{{cite web |title=MOTOROLA – Technology Park Brno |url=http://www.technologypark.cz/en/seznam-klientu/motorola.whtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120529005034/http://www.technologypark.cz/en/seznam-klientu/motorola.whtml |archive-date=29 May 2012 |access-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> and formerly [[Silicon Graphics International]] (Czech headquarters).<ref>{{cite web |title=SGI – Global – Česká Republika |url=http://www.sgi.com/global/cz/ |access-date=4 October 2011 |language=cs}}</ref>
Since the 1990s Brno has experienced a great cultural "rebirth", façades of historical monuments are being repaired and various exhibitions, shows, etc., are being established or extended. In 2007 a summit of 15 presidents of the EU Member States was held in Brno.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moraviaconvention.cz/reference/ |title=Reference - Moravia Convention Bureau|accessdate=26 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref>


In recent years, the quaternary sector of the economy, i.e., activities in science, research, and education, has also begun to develop in Brno. Examples include AdMaS (Advanced Materials, Structures, and Technologies) or CETOCOEN (Center for Research on Toxic Substances in the Environment).<ref>{{Cite web |last=univerzita |first=Masarykova |title=O projektu |url=https://www.recetox.muni.cz/teaming/o-projektu |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=MUNI {{!}} RECETOX |language=cs}}</ref> The city cultivates this sector via supporting organisations such as the [[South Moravian Innovation Centre]] and the [[Brno University of Technology|VUT]] Technology Incubator.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-05-23 |title=Technologický inkubátor VUT |url=http://www.jic.cz/technologicky-inkubator-vut-1 |access-date=2024-01-10 |archive-date=23 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523075850/http://www.jic.cz/technologicky-inkubator-vut-1 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Despite its urban character, some of the city districts still preserve traditional Moravian folklore, including folk festivals with traditional Moravian costumes (cz: ''kroje''), Moravian wines, folk music and dances. Unlike smaller municipalities, in Brno the traditional folk festivals are held locally by city districts, among the city district where annually the traditional Moravian festivals takes place are [[Brno-Židenice|Židenice]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalendarakci.atlasceska.cz/zidenicke-hody-brno-zidenice-7165/|title=Židenické hody - Brno Židenice - www.kalendarakci.atlasceska.cz|accessdate=26 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> [[Brno-Líšeň|Líšeň]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vlisni.cz/lisenske-hody|title=Líšeňské hody – portál vlisni.cz|accessdate=26 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> or [[Brno-Ivanovice|Ivanovice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivanovice.brno.cz/clanky/20070926-ci-jsou-hody-nase/|title=ČÍ JSOU HODY? NAŠE! » Městská část Brno Ivanovice|accessdate=26 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref>


==Transport==
[[Hantec]] is a unique [[dialect]] that originated in Brno.
{{See also|Trams in Brno}}
[[File:Šalina jedoucí od České vyrez.jpg|thumb|Tram service is the backbone of the public transport in Brno.]]
[[File:Brno departure terminal.jpg|thumb|left|Brno-Tuřany Airport is the second busiest airport in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kr-jihomoravsky.cz/Default.aspx?ID=27204&TypeID=2|title=Portál Jihomoravského kraje – Základní údaje o Jihomoravském kraji – Základní údaje o Jihomoravském kraji|access-date=26 September 2011|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327133055/http://www.kr-jihomoravsky.cz/Default.aspx?ID=27204&TypeID=2|archive-date=27 March 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>]]
[[File:Brno - Hlavní nádraží.jpg|thumb|Brno main railway station]]


Public transport in Brno consists of 12 [[Trams in Brno|tram]] lines, 14 [[trolleybus]] lines (the largest trolleybus network in the Czech Republic<!-- Europe<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.civitas-initiative.org/index.php?id=66&sel_menu=35&city_id=91|title=CIVITAS :: CIVITAS City|publisher=The CIVITAS Initiative|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> -->) and almost 40 day and 11 night bus lines.<ref name="dpmbjr">{{cite web|url=http://www.idsjmk.cz/EN/linky.aspx|title=Timetable of IDS JMK|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012233038/http://idsjmk.cz/EN/linky.aspx|archive-date=12 October 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Trams (known locally as ''šaliny''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.draznivozidla.estranky.cz/fotoalbum/tramvaje---saliny/brno-kt8d5-na-stranske-skale.html|title=Dražní vozidla – Fotoalbum – Tramvaje – Šaliny – Brno KT8D5 na Stranské Skale|website=draznivozidla.estranky.cz}}</ref>) first appeared on the streets in 1869; this was the first operation of [[horse-drawn tram]]s in the modern-day Czech Republic.<ref name="dpmbhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.dpmb.cz/hist.asp|title=Dopravní podnik města Brna, a.s. Historie|publisher=DPmB|language=cs|access-date=6 September 2011|archive-date=6 October 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061006152522/http://www.dpmb.cz/hist.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> The local public transport system is interconnected with regional public transport in one integrated system (IDS JMK), and directly connects several nearby municipalities with the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idsjmk.cz/EN/|title=IDS JMK – Integrated public transport system in the City of Brno and the Southern Moravia Region|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110729064318/http://www.idsjmk.cz/en/|archive-date=29 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Its main operator is the Brno City Transport Company (DPmB), which also operates a mostly recreational ferry route at the [[Brno Dam Lake]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpmb.cz/e10.asp|title=Dopravní podnik města Brna, a.s.|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-date=11 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911143908/http://www.dpmb.cz/e10.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref> A tourist [[minibus]] provides a brief tour of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ticbrno.cz/en/sightseeing-minibus-tours|title=Sightseeing minibus tours|date=20 October 2022 |access-date=23 May 2023}}</ref> In 2011, the city announced plans to build a [[Rapid transit|metro system]] light rail system to alleviate overcrowding of trams and to reduce congestion on the surface.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/brnenske-metro-uz-je-na-stole-uredniku-kraje-penize-na-ne-nejsou-pwz-/domaci.aspx?c=A110824_134335_brno-zpravy_bor|title=Brněnské "metro" už je na stole úředníků kraje, peníze na ně nejsou|publisher=iDNES.cz|date=24 August 2011 |language=cs|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vz24.cz/clanky/na-brnenske-metro-chybi-uz-jen-penize/|title=Na brněnské "metro" chybí už jen peníze|publisher=vz24.cz|language=cs|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.denik.cz/regiony/studie-metro-v-brne--bude-v-roce-20110823.html|title=Studie: Metro v Brně bude v roce 2030 |newspaper=Brněnský deník|date=23 August 2011 |language=cs|access-date=23 May 2023 |last=Jeřábek |first=Petr}}</ref>
=== Sights ===
[[File:Brno - Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul II.jpg|thumb|The [[Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno|Cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul]] and [[Dietrichstein Palace]] viewed from the tower of the [[Old Town Hall (Brno)|Old Town Hall]].]]
[[File:Tugendhat zevnitr vyrez.jpg|thumb|[[Villa Tugendhat]], a masterpiece of the Modern Movement in architecture, designed by architect [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]] in 1920s and finished in 1930, now protected as a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]].<ref name="unesco"/>]]


Railway transport began operating in the city in 1839 on the Brno–Vienna line, the first operating railway line in the modern-day Czech Republic.<ref name="thefirsttrain">{{cite web|url=http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/domaci/doprava/57112-prvni-parni-vlak-do-dnesniho-ceska-prijel-z-vidne-do-brna/|title=První parní vlak do dnešního Česka přijel z Vídně do Brna|publisher=[[CZech Television]]|language=cs|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref> Today, Brno is a transnational railway hub, with nine stations for passenger traffic. The current [[Brno main railway station|main railway station]] is the central hub of regional train services, used by about 50,000 passengers every day, with around 500 trains passing through. The station is operating at full capacity;<ref name="bmrs">{{cite web|url=http://brno.idnes.cz/hlavni-nadrazi-v-brne-neni-nafukovaci-nektere-vlaky-proto-konci-v-zidenicich-1vy-/brno-zpravy.aspx?c=A101214_1498652_brno-zpravy_bor|title=Hlavní nádraží v Brně není nafukovací, některé vlaky proto končí v Židenicích|date=14 December 2010 |publisher=iDNES.cz|language=cs|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref> the main station building is outdated and lacks sufficient operating capacity, but the construction of the new station has been postponed several times for various reasons.<ref name="bmrs"/> A [[Brno central station referendum, 2016|referendum]] over whether to move the station was held on 7 and 8 October 2016, coinciding with [[Czech regional elections, 2016|regional elections]].
Brno has hundreds of historical sights, including one designated a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]],<ref name="unesco">{{cite web|url=http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1052|title=Tugendhat Villa in Brno - UNESCO World Heritage Centre|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}</ref> and eight monuments listed among the national cultural heritage of the Czech Republic.<ref name="npunationalsights">{{cite web|url=http://monumnet.npu.cz/chruzemi/list.php?KrOk=Ok&Nazev=&KodOk=6202|title=Světové dědictví, NKP, chráněná území – okres Brno-město|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites of the Czech Republic|language=Czech}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/kulturni-pamatky.aspx|title=Kulturní památky|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=The Ministry of the interior of the Czech Republic|language=Czech}}</ref> Majority of the main sights of Brno are situated in its historical centre. The city has the second largest historic preservation zone in the Czech Republic, the largest one being that of the Czech capital [[Prague]]. However, there is a considerable difference in the size of historical preservation zones of both cities. While Brno has 484 legally protected sights, Prague has as many as 1,330 of them.<ref name="npusearch">{{cite web|url=http://monumnet.npu.cz/chruzemi/hledani.php|title=Národní památkový ústav: Světové dědictví, NKP, chráněná území|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites of the Czech Republic|language=Czech}}</ref>


Brno is also an international road transport crossroads. There are two [[motorway]]s on the southern edge of the city: the D1 leading to [[Ostrava]] and [[Prague]], and the D2 leading to [[Bratislava]].<ref name="highways">{{cite book|title=Roads and Motorways in the Czech Republic 2009|year=2009|publisher=The Czech Road and Motorway Directorate|url=http://www.rsd.cz/rsd/rsd.nsf/0/80345976071FCBACC12575CF004E133E/$file/RSD2009en.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221195307/http://www.rsd.cz/rsd/rsd.nsf/0/80345976071FCBACC12575CF004E133E/$file/RSD2009en.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 February 2011}}</ref> Not far from the city limits is the [[D52 motorway]] leading to [[Vienna]]. Another planned motorway, the [[D43 motorway (Czech Republic)|D43]], will connect Brno to northwestern Moravia.<ref name="highways"/> The city is gradually building the large city [[ring road]] (road I/42). Several road tunnels have been built at Pisarky, Husovice, Hlinky, and Královo pole, and more are planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mestsky-okruh-brno.cz/useky-vmo-brno|title=Velký městský okruh Brno (VMO Brno) – Úseky VMO Brno|publisher=Ředitelsví silnic a dálnic ČR|language=cs|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> Due to the congestion in private transport, the city is continuing to try to build more [[parking ramp]]s, including underground, but these efforts have not always been successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brno.idnes.cz/s-firmou-ktera-mela-stavet-parkovaci-domy-brno-neprodlouzi-smlouvu-11a-/Brno-zpravy.aspx?c=A110209_1529279_brno-zpravy_dmk|title=S firmou, která měla stavět parkovací domy, Brno neprodlouží smlouvu|date=10 February 2011 |publisher=iDNES.cz|language=cs|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>
[[Špilberk Castle]], originally a royal castle, but from the 17th century a fortress and feared prison (e.g. [[Carbonari]]) is one of the city's principal monuments,<ref name=spilberk>{{cite web|url=http://www.spilberk.cz/?pg=zobraz&co=spilberk-castle |title=Spilberk Castle – history |publisher=Spilberk.cz |date= |accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref> as is the [[Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno|Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul]]. The cathedral was built during the 14th and 15th centuries.<ref name=brnopetrov>{{cite web|author=Statutory city of Brno |url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=6&obrazek=52 |title=City of Brno – Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul |date= |accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref> The other large preserved castle near the city is [[Veveří Castle]] by the [[Brno Dam Lake]].<ref name="veveri">{{cite web|url=http://brnonow.com/2011/05/boats-veveri/|title=Weekend trip tip: hike to Veveří castle, take a ferry boat back to Brno|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref>


Air transport is enabled by two functional airports. The public international airport, [[Brno-Tuřany Airport]], saw a sharp increase in passenger traffic up to 2011, however the number of passengers declined in the following years, especially during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the Czech Republic|COVID-19 pandemic]]. The airport also serves as one of the two bases for police helicopters in the Czech Republic. The other airport, [[Medlánky Airport]], is a small domestic airport serving mainly recreational activities such as flying [[hot air balloon]]s, [[glider aircraft|gliders]] or aircraft [[RC model]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akmedlanky.cz/|title=Aeroklub Brno Medlánky|language=cs|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frc-er.cz/|title=Stránky medláneckých leteckých modelářů|language=cs|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091225100110/http://www.frc-er.cz/|archive-date=25 December 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://letistecr.cz/zajimavosti/circa-urbem-brunensis-2-netopyrky-za-kominem.aspx|title=Zajímavosti: Circa urbem Brunensis 2. – Netopýrky za Komínem|publisher=MAGAZÍN LETIŠTĚ ČESKÉ REPUBLIKY|language=cs|access-date=7 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402061201/http://letistecr.cz/zajimavosti/circa-urbem-brunensis-2-netopyrky-za-kominem.aspx|archive-date=2 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[St Thomas's Abbey, Brno|Abbey of Saint Thomas]] is the place where [[Gregor Mendel]] established the new science of [[genetics]]. [[Church of St. Tomas (Brno)|Church of Saint Tomas]] is the final resting place of its founder [[Margrave of Moravia]] [[John Henry, Margrave of Moravia|John Henry of Luxembourg]] and his son [[King of the Romans]] and Margrave of Moravia [[Jobst of Moravia]]. [[Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady (Brno)|Basilica of the assumption of our Lady]] the final resting place also of its founder [[Elisabeth Richeza of Poland|Queen Elisabeth Richeza]]. [[Church of St. James (Brno)|Church of Saint James]] is one of the most preserved and most spectacular [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] churches in Brno.


Cycling is widespread in Brno due to lowland nature of the landscape. Existing tracks for cycling and roller skating in 2011 totalled approximately {{convert|38|km}}, and are gradually being expanded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brnonakole.cz/zmeny-mesta-v-roce-2010/|title=Brno na kole » Změny města v roce 2010|date=28 January 2011 |language=cs|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref> There is also one long [[bikeway]] leading to [[Vienna]], approximately {{convert|130|km}} long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyklobrnowien.cz/cyklostezka/|title=O nás – Cyklostezka Brno Vídeň|language=cs|access-date=6 September 2011}}</ref> Several hiking trails of the Czech Tourist Club also pass through Brno.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doleželová |first=Martina Fojtů, eng Jana |date=2019-08-26 |title=Discovering Brno and its surroundings will keep you busy |url=https://www.em.muni.cz/en/news/12004-discovering-brno-and-its-surroundings-will-keep-you-busy |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=em.muni.cz}}</ref>
[[Brno Ossuary]] which is the second largest [[ossuary]] in Europe,<ref name="ossuary">{{cite web|url=http://atlasobscura.com/place/brno-ossuary|title=Brno Ossuary located in Brno, Czech Republic|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=Atlas Obscura – Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations}}</ref> after the [[Catacombs of Paris]]. Another ossuary is [[Capuchin crypt in Brno|Capuchin crypt]] with [[Mummy|mummies]] of Capuchin monks and some of the notable people of their era, like architect [[Mořic Grimm]] or the famous mercenary leader [[Baron Trenk]].<ref name="mumies">{{cite web|url=http://www.kapucini.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10:capcrypt&catid=7:englishbrno&Itemid=11|title=Capuchin Crypt|publisher=The Capuchin Monastery in Brno|accessdate=21 September 2011}}</ref> [[Labyrinth under Vegetable Market, Brno|The Labyrinth under Vegetable Market]], a system of underground corridors and cellars dating back to Middle Ages, has been recently opened to the public.


==Culture==
Brno is home to a functionalist Synagogue and the largest [[Jewish cemetery]] in [[Moravia]]. A Jewish population lived in Brno as early as the 13th century, and remnants of tombstones can be traced back to as early as 1349.<ref name="zob.cz">{{cite web|url=http://www.zob.cz/historie_en.html |title=The History of the Jewish Community in Brno |language={{cs icon}} |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=27 September 2007 |accessdate=4 March 2010 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070927132500/http://www.zob.cz/historie_en.html |archivedate = 27 September 2007}}</ref> The functionalist synagogue was built between 1934 and 1936.<ref name="zob.cz"/> While there were 12,000 members of the Brno Jewish community in 1938, only 1,000 survived the [[Nazi]] persecution during Germany's occupation in [[World War II]].<ref name="zob.cz"/> Today, the cemetery and synagogue are maintained by a Brno Jewish community once again. The only Czech [[mosque]], founded in 1998, is also located in Brno.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mesita.cz/|title=Mešita Brno|accessdate=4 October 2011|language=Czech}}</ref>
[[File:Lisenske slavnosti vyrez.jpg|thumb|left|People wearing the traditional Moravian [[kroje]] (Moravian national folk costumes) at a folk festival in Líšeň]]


The city spends about 30 million euro every year on culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/fileadmin/user_upload/sprava_mesta/magistrat_mesta_brna/ORF/SR2011/Vydaje.xls|title=Schválený rozpočet provozních a kapitálových výdajů – Rekapitulace dle oddílů a paragrafů|access-date=28 September 2011|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/fileadmin/user_upload/sprava_mesta/magistrat_mesta_brna/ORF/Souhrnny_rozpocet_2010/Rozpocet_2010.xls|title=Souhrnný rozpočet statutárního města Brna na rok 2010 – Rozpočet výdajů statutárního města Brna|access-date=28 September 2011|language=cs}}</ref> A vibrant university city with about 60,000 students, Brno is home to many museums, theatres and other cultural institutions, and also hosts a number of festivals and other cultural events.
The era between the world wars brought a building boom to the city, leaving it with many [[modern architecture|modern]] and especially [[Functionalism (architecture)|functionalist]] buildings,<ref name="functionalism">{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/turista-volny-cas/funkcionalismus-a-moderni-architektura/|title=Brno - Funkcionalismus a moderní architektura|accessdate=21 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://brno.idnes.cz/tvorba-architekta-funkcionalismu-fuchse-prinesla-novou-estetiku-1cd-/Brno-zpravy.aspx?c=A100326_1357876_brno-zpravy_dmk|title=Tvorba architekta funkcionalismu Fuchse přinesla novou estetiku - iDNES.cz|accessdate=21 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> the most celebrated one being [[Villa Tugendhat]], designed by architect [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]] in 1920s for the wealthy family of [[Fritz Tugendhat]], and finished in 1930. It was designated a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] in 2001.<ref name=villa>{{cite web|author=Statutory city of Brno |url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=6&obrazek=59 |title=City of Brno – Villa Tugendhat |date= |accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref> Another renowned architect who significantly shaped Brno was [[Arnošt Wiesner]].<ref name=czecot>{{cite web|url=http://www.czecot.com/en/?id_tema=328 |title=Tourist Portal of the Czech Republic – Interwar architecture in Brno |publisher=Czecot.com |date=15 February 2006 |accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref><ref name=leisure>Karrie Jacobs, ''Discovering Brno's architecture'', in ''Travel + Leisure'', November 2005, [http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/form-and-function/1 available online]</ref><ref name=komor>{{cite web|author=webProgress.cz |url=http://www.kdpcr.cz/article.asp?nArticleID=2245&nLanguageID=2 |title=The Chamber of Tax Advisers of the Czech Republic – Some information about Brno |publisher=Kdpcr.cz |date= |accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref> Other functionalist buildings include [[Avion Hotel]] and [[Morava Palace]]. The [[Brno Exhibition Centre]] is the city's premier attraction for international business visitors. Annually, over one million visitors attend over 40 professional trade fairs and business conferences held here.


Since the 1990s Brno has experienced a great cultural "rebirth": façades of historical monuments are being repaired and various exhibitions, shows, etc., are being established or extended. In 2007 a summit of 15 presidents of EU Member States was held in Brno.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moraviaconvention.cz/reference/|title=Reference – Moravia Convention Bureau|access-date=26 September 2011|language=cs|archive-date=16 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916094646/http://www.moraviaconvention.cz/reference/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
[[Lužánky]] is the oldest public park opened in the current Czech Republic, as a public park it was established in the late 18th century.<ref name="luzanky">{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=33&nav02=4024&nav03=1530&nav04=3879&nav05=1532&nav06=1543|title=Park Lužánky - Statutární město Brno|publisher=Statutory City of Brno|accessdate=21 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> [[Denis Gardens (Brno)|Denis Gardens]] were founded in the early 19th century and are the first public park in the present-day Czech Republic founded by public administration authorities,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=2222&nav02=6&nav03=6&obrazek=3170|title=park Denisovy sady - Přehled kulturních památek - Statutární město Brno|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=Statutory City of Brno|language=Czech}}</ref> while Lužánky Park was founded by the emperor of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]]. [[Špilberk Park]] is classified as a national cultural sight of the Czech Republic as a unique piece of garden architecture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europointbrno.cz/index.php?nav01=33&nav02=4024&nav03=1530&nav04=3879&nav05=1532&nav06=1542|title=Park Špilberk - Statutární město Brno|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=Statutory City of Brno|language=Czech}}</ref>


Despite its urban character, some of the city districts still preserve traditional Moravian folklore, including folk festivals with traditional Moravian costumes, Moravian wines, folk music and dances. Unlike smaller municipalities, in Brno annual traditional Moravian folk festivals are held in several city districts, including [[Brno-Židenice|Židenice]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kalendarakci.atlasceska.cz/zidenicke-hody-brno-zidenice-7165/|title=Židenické hody – Brno Židenice – www.kalendarakci.atlasceska.cz|date=5 October 2009 |access-date=26 September 2011|language=cs}}</ref> [[Brno-Líšeň|Líšeň]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vlisni.cz/lisenske-hody|title=Líšeňské hody – portál vlisni.cz|access-date=26 September 2011|language=cs|archive-date=30 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830051550/http://www.vlisni.cz/lisenske-hody|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Brno-Ivanovice|Ivanovice]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivanovice.brno.cz/clanky/20070926-ci-jsou-hody-nase/|title=ČÍ JSOU HODY? NAŠE! » Městská část Brno Ivanovice|access-date=26 September 2011|language=cs|archive-date=21 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121001651/http://www.ivanovice.brno.cz/clanky/20070926-ci-jsou-hody-nase/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Festivals ===
[[File:Ignis Brunensis 2010 Montage 1.jpg|thumb|left|Fireworks festival [[Ignis Brunensis]] on the [[Brno Dam Lake]] (2010).]]
[[File:Tram horse tram Brno.jpg|thumb|Historical [[horse-drawn tram]] at the festival called "[[Brno - City In the Centre of Europe]]".]]
The biggest festival held in Brno is the [[fireworks]] competition festival [[Ignis Brunensis]] (Latin for "Flame of Brno") held annually in June. It is part of a festival with a bold name "[[Brno - City in the Centre of Europe]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ignisbrunensis.cz/about-the-festival--579--eng.html|title=About the festival|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> Ignis Brunensis is the biggest show of its kind held in Central Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibrno.cz/kultura/35533-mesto-chysta-velkolepe-ohnostroje-jejich-festival-by-mohl-videt-milion-divaku.html|title=Brno chystá velkolepé ohňostroje, festival by mohl vidět milion diváků|accessdate=26 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concentus-moraviae.cz/VenueDetail.aspx?venueId=hpgagnkbiifaeohglnohcngenfkgnbnp|title=Brno – Concentus Moraviae|accessdate=26 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> usually attracts one or two hundred thousand visitors every day.<ref name="ibvisitors"/>


[[Hantec]] is a unique [[slang]] that originated in Brno.
International film festival ''[[Cinema Mundi International Film Festival|Cinema Mundi]]'' shows about 60 films competing for [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nomination in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemamundi.info/eng/About-the-festival/About-the-festival|title=About the festival / About the festival / Cinema Mundi returns to Brno after one year - www.cinemamundi.info|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref>


===Festivals===
The ''Theatre World Brno'' is another international festival annually held in the city where the Brno theatres and the city centre stages around one hundred performances by both national and foreign ensembles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatreworld.cz/en/about-festival|title=Festival – DIVADELNÍ SVĚT BRNO|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Ignis Brunensis 2010 Montage 1.jpg|thumb|left|Fireworks festival Ignis Brunensis on the [[Brno Reservoir|Brno Dam Lake]] (2010)]]
[[File:Tram horse tram Brno.jpg|thumb|Historical [[horse-drawn tram]] at the festival called "Brno – City in the Centre of Europe"]]
The biggest festival in Brno is the [[fireworks]] competition festival, [[Ignis Brunensis]] (Latin for "Flame of Brno"), held annually in June, part of the "Brno – City in the Centre of Europe" festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ignisbrunensis.cz/about-the-festival--579--eng.html|title=About the festival|access-date=24 September 2011}}</ref> Ignis Brunensis is the biggest show of its kind in Central Europe,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibrno.cz/kultura/35533-mesto-chysta-velkolepe-ohnostroje-jejich-festival-by-mohl-videt-milion-divaku.html|title=Brno chystá velkolepé ohňostroje, festival by mohl vidět milion diváků|access-date=26 September 2011|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.concentus-moraviae.cz/VenueDetail.aspx?venueId=hpgagnkbiifaeohglnohcngenfkgnbnp|title=Brno – Concentus Moraviae|access-date=26 September 2011|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824151333/http://www.concentus-moraviae.cz/VenueDetail.aspx?venueId=hpgagnkbiifaeohglnohcngenfkgnbnp|archive-date=24 August 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> usually attracting 100,000–200,000 visitors to each display.<ref name="ibvisitors"/>


The international film festival ''[[Cinema Mundi International Film Festival|Cinema Mundi]]'' screens about 60 films competing for [[Academy Award|Oscar]] nomination in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinemamundi.info/eng/About-the-festival/About-the-festival|title=About the festival / About the festival / Cinema Mundi returns to Brno after one year - www.cinemamundi.info|access-date=26 September 2011}}</ref>
There are many other festivals regularly held in Brno, for instance the ''International Music Festival Brno'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mhf-brno.cz/moravsky-podzim/en/informace.asp|title=Moravian autumn – Introduction|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref> the ''Spilberk International Music Festival'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filharmonie-brno.cz/en/spilberk-festival-p290.html|title=Spilberk Festival – Brno Philharmonic Orchestra|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref> the ''Summer Shakespeare Festival'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shakespeare.cz/en/welcome-to-summer-shakespeare-festival-2011/1/|title=Welcome to Summer Shakespeare Festival 2011, Summer Shakespeare Festival 2011, AGENTURA SCHOK, spol. s r.o., Praha|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref> and many others...


''Theatre World Brno'' is another international festival held annually in the city, in which Brno theatres and the city centre stage around 100 performances by national and foreign ensembles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theatreworld.cz/en/about-festival|title=Festival – DIVADELNÍ SVĚT BRNO|access-date=26 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402232430/http://www.theatreworld.cz/en/about-festival|archive-date=2 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Every September, Brno is home to a large wine festival (''Slavnosti vína'') to celebrate the harvest in the surrounding [[Czech wine|wine-producing]] region.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slavnostivina.cz/?id=home&lang=en |title=Slavnostivina |publisher=www.slavnostivina.cz |date= |accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref>


Other festivals held regularly in Brno include the International Music Festival Brno,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mhf-brno.cz/moravsky-podzim/en/informace.asp|title=Moravian autumn – Introduction|access-date=26 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005042031/http://www.mhf-brno.cz/moravsky-podzim/en/informace.asp|archive-date=5 October 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> the Spilberk International Music Festival,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filharmonie-brno.cz/en/spilberk-festival-p290.html|title=Spilberk Festival – Brno Philharmonic Orchestra|access-date=26 September 2011|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20160109125426/http://www.filharmonie-brno.cz/en/spilberk-festival-p290.html|archive-date=9 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the Summer Shakespeare Festival.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shakespeare.cz/en/welcome-to-summer-shakespeare-festival-2011/1/|title=Welcome to Summer Shakespeare Festival 2011, Summer Shakespeare Festival 2011, AGENTURA SCHOK, spol. s r.o., Praha|access-date=26 September 2011}}</ref>
=== Theatres ===
[[File:Mahenovo divadlo I.jpg|thumb|The [[Mahen Theatre]], one of the buildings of the [[National Theatre (Brno)|National Theatre Brno]], built in 1882.<ref name="mahentheatre"/>]]
Brno has the oldest theatre building in Central Europe, it's the [[Reduta Theatre]] at [[Zelný trh (Brno)|Zelný trh]] (en: ''the Vegetable Market'').<ref name="redutatheatre">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/o-divadle/historie-divadla-reduta|title=Historie divadla Reduta, Národní divadlo Brno|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|language=Czech}}</ref> So the city has a long tradition in theatre productions, the first theatre plays in Brno took place probably in 1660s in the ''City Tavern'', today's Reduta Theatre, however, the first "real theatre" with theatre [[Box (theatre)|boxes]] was built in 1733 in this complex.<ref name="redutatheatre"/> The first documented professional Czech performance took place in 1767 again in the Reduta Theatre, the play was called ''Zamilovaný ponocný'' (en: ''Watchmen in Love'') performed by the Venice Theatre Company, the same year [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]] performed in the theatre with his older sister Anna Maria (Nannerl).<ref name="redutatheatre"/> In that year the Mozart family spent Christmas in Brno,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/sprava-mesta/magistrat-mesta-brna/usek-organizacni/odbor-zahranicnich-vztahu/mezinarodni-vztahy/mezinarodni-site-mest/evropske-mozartovy-cesty/evropske-mozartovy-cesty/mozart-v-brne/|title=Brno - Mozart v Brně|publisher=The Statutory City of Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> this rare visit is commemorated by a statue of Mozart as a child in front of the Reduta Theatre and also the Reduta's ''Mozart Hall'' (cz: ''Mozartův sál'') was named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/photo_full/divadlo-reduta-mozartuv-sal|title=Divadlo Reduta, Mozartův sál, Národní divadlo Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|language=Czech}}</ref>


Every September, Brno hosts a wine festival, ''Slavnosti vína'', to celebrate the harvest in the surrounding [[Czech wine|wine-producing]] region.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slavnostivina.cz/?id=home&lang=en |title=Slavnostivina |publisher=slavnostivina.cz |access-date=4 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513171336/http://www.slavnostivina.cz/?id=home&lang=en |archive-date=13 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The [[National Theatre (Brno)|National Theatre Brno]] is the leading scene of [[opera]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/opera?lang=2|title=Opera, Národní divadlo Brno|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> [[drama]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/drama?lang=2|title=Drama, Národní divadlo Brno|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> and [[ballet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/ballet?lang=2|title=Ballet, Národní divadlo Brno|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|accessdate=22 September 2011}}</ref> in the city of Brno. The first permanent seat of the National Theatre Brno was established in 1884 and it was called ''Národní divadlo v Brně'' (en: ''the National Theatre in Brno''), today this institution owns the [[Mahen Theatre]], built in 1882, [[Janáček Theatre]] built in 1965, and the [[Reduta Theatre]] which is Central Europe's oldest theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/about-us/buildings|title=Buildings, Národní divadlo Brno|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|language=Czech}}</ref> The composer [[Leoš Janáček]] is also connected with the National Theatre Brno.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/o-divadle/leos-janacek-a-narodni-divadlo-v-brne-1884-1928|title=Leoš Janáček a Národní divadlo v Brně 1884-1928, Národní divadlo Brno|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|language=Czech}}</ref> And there is also one more interesting thing about the National Theatre Brno, the Mahen Theatre was the first theatre building which was illuminated by [[Thomas Edison]]'s [[electric light bulb]]s in entire Europe, at that time it was a completely new invention and there were no power plants built in the city, so a small steam power plant was built nearby just to power the theatre, and Thomas Alva Edison came to Brno in 1911 to see this somewhat unique creation.<ref name="mahentheatre">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/o-divadle/historie-mahenova-divadla|title=Historie Mahenova divadla, Národní divadlo Brno|accessdate=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|language=Czech}}</ref>


===Theatres===
The most commercially successful theatre in Brno is the [[Brno City Theatre]], it was founded in 1945,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdb.cz/history-of-brno-city-theatre-71/|title=Městské divadlo Brno – Theatre / History|accessdate=22 September 2011|publisher=The Brno City Theatre}}</ref> and its performances are usually sold out. On top of that, they stage about 150 performances abroad every year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdb.cz/brno-city-theatre-today-70/|title=Městské divadlo Brno – Theatre / Today|accessdate=22 September 2011|publisher=The Brno City Theatre}}</ref> Repertoire of this theatre consists primarily of musical and dramatical scene.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdb.cz/performances-61/|title=Městské divadlo Brno – Performances|accessdate=22 September 2011|publisher=The Brno City Theatre}}</ref>
[[File:Reduta Theatre - Brno.jpg|thumb|Reduta Theatre, the oldest theatre in Central Europe]]
Brno has a long theatre tradition. Brno has the oldest theatre building in Central Europe, the [[Reduta Theatre]] on [[Zelný trh]].<ref name="redutatheatre">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/o-divadle/historie-divadla-reduta|title=Historie divadla Reduta, Národní divadlo Brno|access-date=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306160447/http://www.ndbrno.cz/o-divadle/historie-divadla-reduta|archive-date=6 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The first theatre plays in Brno probably took place in the 1660s in the ''City Tavern'', today's Reduta Theatre; however, the first theatre with [[Box (theatre)|boxes]] was built in this complex in 1733.<ref name="redutatheatre"/> The first documented professional Czech performance took place in 1767, again in the Reduta Theatre; the play was called ''Zamilovaný ponocný'' ({{langx|en|Watchman in Love}}) and was performed by the [[Venice Theatre Company]]. The same year, [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] performed in the theatre with his elder sister Anna Maria (Nannerl).<ref name="redutatheatre"/> In that year the Mozart family spent Christmas in Brno,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/sprava-mesta/magistrat-mesta-brna/usek-organizacni/odbor-zahranicnich-vztahu/mezinarodni-vztahy/mezinarodni-site-mest/evropske-mozartovy-cesty/evropske-mozartovy-cesty/mozart-v-brne/|title=Brno – Mozart v Brně|publisher=The Statutory City of Brno|access-date=22 September 2011|language=cs|archive-date=15 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015143405/http://www.brno.cz/sprava-mesta/magistrat-mesta-brna/usek-organizacni/odbor-zahranicnich-vztahu/mezinarodni-vztahy/mezinarodni-site-mest/evropske-mozartovy-cesty/evropske-mozartovy-cesty/mozart-v-brne/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and their visit is commemorated by a statue of Mozart as a child in front of the Reduta Theatre. The theatre's ''Mozart Hall'' was also named after him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/photo_full/divadlo-reduta-mozartuv-sal|title=Divadlo Reduta, Mozartův sál, Národní divadlo Brno|access-date=22 September 2011|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|language=cs|archive-date=22 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322134259/http://www.ndbrno.cz/photo_full/divadlo-reduta-mozartuv-sal|url-status=dead}}</ref>


[[File:Mesto Brno - Mahenovo divadlo 2.jpg|thumb|Mahen Theatre]]
There is a variety of smaller theatres in Brno, such as ''Divadlo Bolka Polívky'', ''Divadlo Husa na provázku'', ''HaDivadlo'', ''loutkové divadlo Radost'', ''Divadlo Polárka'', ''G Studio'', ''Divadlo v 7 a půl - Kabinet múz'', ''Divadlo Vaňkovka'' for children, etc.


The [[National Theatre (Brno)|National Theatre of Brno]] is the leading producer of [[opera]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/opera?lang=2|title=Opera, Národní divadlo Brno|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> [[drama]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/drama?lang=2|title=Drama, Národní divadlo Brno|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> and [[ballet]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/ballet?lang=2|title=Ballet, Národní divadlo Brno|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|access-date=22 September 2011}}</ref> in the city of Brno. The first permanent seat of NdB was established in 1884, and today this institution owns the [[Mahen Theatre]], built in 1882, [[Janáček Theatre]], built in 1965, and the [[Reduta Theatre]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/about-us/buildings|title=Buildings, Národní divadlo Brno|access-date=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|language=cs}}</ref> The composer [[Leoš Janáček]] is also connected with the National Theatre of Brno.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/o-divadle/leos-janacek-a-narodni-divadlo-v-brne-1884-1928|title=Leoš Janáček a Národní divadlo v Brně 1884–1928, Národní divadlo Brno|access-date=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Theatre Brno|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310202753/http://www.ndbrno.cz/o-divadle/leos-janacek-a-narodni-divadlo-v-brne-1884-1928|archive-date=10 March 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Mahen Theatre was the first theatre building in Europe to be illuminated by [[Thomas Edison]]'s [[electric light bulb]]s; at that time it was a completely new invention and there were no power plants built in the city, so a small steam power plant was built nearby just to power the theatre, and Edison came to Brno in 1911 to see it.<ref name="mahentheatre">{{cite web|url=http://www.ndbrno.cz/o-divadle/historie-mahenova-divadla |title=Historie Mahenova divadla, Národní divadlo Brno |access-date=21 September 2011 |publisher=The National Theatre Brno |language=cs|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118155119/http://www.ndbrno.cz/o-divadle/historie-mahenova-divadla |archive-date=18 November 2011 }}</ref>
Theatres in Brno experienced a long development and the current seats of the theatres and their artistic ensembles might be considerably different from the original ones, for example the Mahen Theatre was originally called the City Theatre and until 1918 it performed exclusively in German and also it wasn't part of the National Theatre in Brno, there was similar situation regarding the Reduta Theatre. Between the years 1971 and 1978 some plays were performed at [[Brno Exhibition Centre]] due to reconstruction of the Mahen Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://is.muni.cz/th/75405/ff_m/DP_Fenomen_Mestskeho_divadla_Brno.pdf|title=Fenomén Městského divadla v Brno v brněnské kultuře|publisher=Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, Ústav hudební vědy|accessdate=22 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref>


The most commercially successful theatre in Brno is the [[Brno City Theatre]], founded in 1945;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdb.cz/history-of-brno-city-theatre-71/|title=Městské divadlo Brno – Theatre / History|access-date=22 September 2011|publisher=The Brno City Theatre|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804030838/http://www.mdb.cz/history-of-brno-city-theatre-71/|archive-date=4 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> its performances are usually sold out. They also stage about 150 performances abroad every year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdb.cz/brno-city-theatre-today-70/|title=Městské divadlo Brno – Theatre / Today|access-date=22 September 2011|publisher=The Brno City Theatre|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903213412/http://www.mdb.cz/brno-city-theatre-today-70/|archive-date=3 September 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The theatre's repertoire consists primarily of musical and dramatic shows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdb.cz/performances-61/|title=Městské divadlo Brno – Performances|access-date=22 September 2011|publisher=The Brno City Theatre|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804053653/http://www.mdb.cz/performances-61/|archive-date=4 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Legends connected with Brno ===
[[File:Brněnské kolo a drak (02) výřez.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The [[Brno Dragon]] and Brno Wheel at the [[Old Town Hall (Brno)|Old Town Hall]]]]
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There are a variety of smaller theatres in Brno, including the [[Bolek Polivka]] Theatre, the Goose on a String Theatre ("Divadlo Husa na provázku"), HaDivadlo, Radost Puppet Theatre ("loutkové divadlo Radost"), and Polárka Theatre.
There are several legends connected with the City of Brno; one of the best known is the Legend of the Brno Dragon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brnoinfo.com/old-town-hall/|title=Old Town Hall of Brno – Brno Tourist Informations|accessdate=24 September 2011}}</ref> It is said that there was a terrible creature terrorizing the citizens of Brno. The people had never seen such a beast before, so they called it a dragon. They trembled in fear of the dragon until a brave man decided to kill the monster by tricking it into eating a carcass filled with lime. In reality the dragon was a crocodile, the preserved body of which is now displayed at the entrance of the [[Old Town Hall (Brno)|Old Town Hall]]. Crocodile motifs are common in Brno. A "krokodýl" (in Czech language) is the local stuffed baguette, and the city radio station is known as Radio Krokodýl.


The Mahen Theatre was originally called the City Theatre, and until 1918 it performed exclusively in German and was not part of the National Theatre of Brno. Between 1971 and 1978, some plays were performed at the [[Brno Exhibition Centre]] due to reconstruction of the Mahen Theatre.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://is.muni.cz/th/75405/ff_m/DP_Fenomen_Mestskeho_divadla_Brno.pdf|title=Fenomén Městského divadla v Brno v brněnské kultuře|publisher=Masarykova univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, Ústav hudební vědy|access-date=22 September 2011|language=cs}}</ref>
Next to the "dragon" at the Old Town Hall the town's second well-known emblem is displayed. This is a waggon wheel made from a tree found and felled fifty miles away from the city. According to the story, a local man waged to fell the tree, to make a wheel out of it, and to roll the wheel to the city of Brno, all this within a single day. Since the whole achievement was considered impossible by normal human means, the man was later believed to have called on the devil for assistance, and he died in poverty as a result.


===Local legends===
As a historic memento to victory over the Swedish army in 1645, the local Petrov Cathedral rings noon an hour earlier, at 11&nbsp;o'clock because the locals and Swedish army were in stalemate and the Swedish general said he would withdraw if his army had not won by noon and the bellringer tricked him by ringing the bell an hour early. Keeping his word, the general and his army left.{{sfn|Henig|2000|p=93}}
[[File:Brněnské kolo a drak (02) výřez.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Brno Dragon and Brno Wheel at the Old Town Hall]]
[[File:Brno-AltesRathaus2.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Old Town Hall in Brno]]


There are several legends connected with the City of Brno. One of the best known is the Legend of the Brno Dragon.<ref name="brnoinfo"/> According to this legend, a terrible creature was terrorizing the citizens of Brno. The people had never seen this animal before, so they called it a dragon. They lived in fear of the dragon until one citizen managed to kill the monster by tricking it into eating a carcass filled with lime. In reality the "dragon" was a crocodile, the preserved body of which is now displayed at the entrance of the [[Old Town Hall (Brno)|Old Town Hall]]. Crocodile and dragon motifs are common in Brno. A crocodile ({{langx|cs|krokodýl}}) is the local stuffed baguette, and the city radio station is known as Radio Krokodýl. One of the local [[baseball]] teams is named [[Draci Brno]] ({{langx|en|Brno Dragons}}) and the local rugby club is named [[RC Dragon Brno]]. There is also a local [[American football]] team called the [[Brno Alligators]]. An [[Inter-city rail|Intercity]] train connecting Brno and Prague is called ''Brněnský drak'' ({{langx|en|Brno dragon}}).
=== Museums, libraries, and galleries ===
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The most significant museum in Brno is the [[Moravian Museum]] which is the largest and the biggest museum in [[Moravia]] and the second in the Czech Republic.<ref name="mzm"/> The museum was founded in 1817 and its collections include over 6 million objects.<ref name="mzm">{{cite web|url=http://www.mzm.cz/Default-en.htm|title=The Moravian Museum|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref> The biggest public library in Brno is the [[Moravian Library]], it's the second largest library in the Czech Republic with about 4 million volumes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzk.cz/en/about-library|title=About the Library|publisher=The Moravian Library in Brno|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref> The biggest gallery in Brno is the [[Moravian Gallery]] and again it is the second largest institution of its kind in the Czech Republic and the biggest in Moravia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moravska-galerie.cz/moravska-galerie/o-galerii/historie.aspx?lang=en|title=The Moravian Gallery in Brno - History|accessdate=26 September 2011}}</ref>
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Next to the dragon at the Old Town Hall is the town's second well-known emblem, a wagon wheel made from a tree found and cut down 50 miles from the city. According to the legend, a local man made a wager that he could fell the tree, make a wheel out of it, and roll the wheel to the City of Brno, all within a single day. Since the achievement was deemed to be impossible by normal human means, the man was believed to have called on the devil for assistance, and died in poverty as a result.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.brno.cz/en/tourist-leisure/history/brno-tales/the-wheel-bet/ |title=Brno – the Wheel Bet |access-date=29 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802001559/http://www.brno.cz/en/tourist-leisure/history/brno-tales/the-wheel-bet |archive-date=2 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
== Education ==
[[File:Brno - SOC (výstavba výškových budov).jpg|thumb|A construction of new office buildings]]
Over the past two decades Brno evolved into an important university city, the number of students of higher education institutions reached 89 thousand in 2010.<ref name="bvc2010"/> The city also became home to a number of institutions directly related to [[research and development]], like the [[Central European Institute of Technology]] (CEITEC),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceitec.eu/|title=CEITEC|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> or the [[International Clinical Research Center]] in Brno (ICRC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fnusa-icrc.org/en/|title=FNUSA ICRC|accessdate=23 July 2013}}</ref> The city is also gaining importance in various fields of [[engineering]], especially in software development, there is a number of companies focused on development operating in Brno. For example, [[AVG Technologies]] (headquarters),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avg.com/cz-en/contacts#tba2|title=AVG Antivirus and Security Software - Contact us|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> [[IBM]] (Delivery Centre Central Europe Brno),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ibm.com/ibm/governmentalprograms/brno.html|title=IBM Governmental Programs - Delivery Centre Central Eastern Europe in Brno|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> [[AT&T]] (American Telephone and Telegraph) [[Honeywell]] (Honeywell Global Design Center Brno),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honeywell.com/sites/portal?smap=honeywell_cz_en&page=Letectvi3&theme=T6&catID=CFE96D86B-9D29-5B06-3E34-25E40083589E&id=H1E4AC4AC-589D-59CF-0BE0-8348952FD725&sel=2|title=Honeywell Global Design Center Brno - Honeywell Czech Republic|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> [[Siemens]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cee.siemens.com/web/cz/cz/corporate/portal/home/microsites/Pages/Brno.aspx|title=Brno - - Siemens|accessdate=4 October 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> [[Silicon Graphics International|SGI]] (CZ headquarters),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sgi.com/global/cz/|title=SGI - Global - Česká Republika|accessdate=4 October 2011|language=Czech}}</ref> [[Red Hat]] (CZ headquarters),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europe.redhat.com/about/contact/#Czech|title=Red Hat Europe |accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> [[Motorola]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technologypark.cz/en/seznam-klientu/motorola.whtml|title=MOTOROLA - Technology Park Brno|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> etc.


Another local legend relates to the siege of the city by Swedish forces in 1645. The locals and the Swedish army were in a stalemate, and the Swedish general declared that he would withdraw if his army had not won by noon. The bell ringer at Petrov Cathedral tricked him by ringing the bell an hour early, and keeping his word, the general and his army left.{{sfn|Henig|2000|p=93}} As a historic tribute to the event, the bell at Petrov Cathedral still rings for noon an hour earlier, at 11&nbsp;o'clock. At this hour every day, the Brno astronomical clock also releases a glass ball as a souvenir.
With over 40 thousand students [[Masaryk University]] is by far the biggest university in Brno and the second biggest in the Czech republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utrecht-network.org/en/site/brno|title=Marasyk University, Brno|accessdate=4 October 2011}}</ref> Today, it consists of nine faculties, with more than 190 departments, institutes and clinics. It is one of the most significant institutions for education and research in the Czech Republic and a respected Central European university.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muni.cz/history/summary?lang=en|title=Brief history of the Masaryk University|accessdate=2 October 2011}}</ref>


===Museums, libraries and galleries===
The [[Brno University of Technology]] was established in 1899. Today with over 20 thousand students it ranks among the Czech republic's biggest technical universities. [[Viktor Kaplan]], inventor of the [[Kaplan turbine]], spent nearly 30 years on [[German Technical University in Brno]] (which ceased to exist in 1945 and its property was transferred to Brno University of Technology).
[[File:Moravská zemská knihovna crop.jpg|thumb|Moravian Library building]]
The most significant museum in Brno is the [[Moravian Museum]], the largest museum in Moravia and the second largest in the Czech Republic.<ref name="mzm"/> The museum was founded in 1817 and its collections include over 6 million pieces.<ref name="mzm">{{cite web|url=http://www.mzm.cz/Default-en.htm |title=The Moravian Museum |access-date=26 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927190624/http://www.mzm.cz/Default-en.htm |archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> The biggest public library in Brno is the [[Moravian Library]], the second largest library in the Czech Republic with around 4 million volumes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzk.cz/en/about-library|title=About the Library|publisher=The Moravian Library in Brno|access-date=26 September 2011}}</ref> The biggest gallery in Brno is the [[Moravian Gallery]], again the second largest institution of its kind in the Czech Republic and the biggest in Moravia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moravska-galerie.cz/moravska-galerie/o-galerii/historie.aspx?lang=en|title=The Moravian Gallery in Brno – History|access-date=26 September 2011|archive-date=20 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320161136/http://www.moravska-galerie.cz/moravska-galerie/o-galerii/historie.aspx?lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> One section of the Moravian Museum, the [[Anthropos Pavilion]], is related to the oldest history of mankind and prehistoric Europe.


Brno also has a Technical Museum, the largest in Moravia and one of the largest in Czech Republic. The permanent exhibitions chart the advance of science and technology, accompanied by various lifelike models and restored machines. The museum also hosts short-term exhibitions of many different points of interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.technicalmuseum.cz/en/akce/enamelling/|title=The Art of Enamelling / The Enamelling Technique|first=Pixelfield|last=s.r.o}}</ref>
[[Mendel University Brno|Mendel University]], named after the founder of genetics [[Gregor Mendel]] who created his revolutionary scientific theories in Brno, has roughly 10 thousand students.


In 2016 the Vašulka Kitchen Brno (VKB) was established in Brno for research, artistic experiment and informal education in the field of new media art. Housed in the Brno House of Arts, it consists of the archive of [[Steina and Woody Vasulka]]’ work and presents a permanent exhibition of their selected works.
[[Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts]], named after [[Leoš Janáček]], was founded in 1947 and is one of two academies of music and drama in the Czech Republic.<ref name=jamu>{{cite web|url=http://english.jamu.cz/jamu/general.html |title=Janáček Academy – history |date= |accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref> It holds the annual [[Leoš Janáček Competition]].<ref name=jamu2>{{cite web|url=http://hf.jamu.cz/english/leos-janacek-international-competition/ |title=Janáček Academy – Leoš Janáček Competition |publisher=Hf.jamu.cz |date= |accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref>


== Sports ==
==Education==
[[File:Kampus 2 (Fotoarchiv RMU).jpg|thumb|Masaryk University Campus in Brno-Bohunice]]
[[File:Warm up lap start, Formula Renault 3.5 Series, 2010 Brno WSR.ogv|thumb|Race Brno Formula Renault 3.5 Series 2010 on the [[Masaryk Circuit]].]]
In 2019, 62,000 students were enrolled in Brno's higher education institutions.<ref name="studentcount"/> The city is also home to a number of [[research and development]] institutions, including the [[Central European Institute of Technology]] (CEITEC),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceitec.eu/|title=CEITEC|access-date=4 October 2011}}</ref> and the [[International Clinical Research Center]] (ICRC).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fnusa-icrc.org/en/|title=FNUSA ICRC|access-date=23 July 2013}}</ref>
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The town has a long history of [[motor racing]]. Since 1968, Brno has been a permanent fixture on the [[European Touring Car Championship]] (ETCC) series. The road course ceased use at the end of 1986, when all motorsport activities resumed at the new permanent [[Masaryk Circuit]], which was completed in 1985. Among other events, it hosts the [[Moto GP]] series.<ref name=circuitold>{{cite web|author=CZ |url=http://www.automotodrombrno.cz/en/1930-1986_177 |title=Automotodrom Brno – 1936–1986 |publisher=Automotodrombrno.cz |date=28 September 1930 |accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref><ref name=circuitnew>{{cite web|author=CZ |url=http://www.automotodrombrno.cz/en/1987_178 |title=Automotodrom Brno – after 1987 |publisher=Automotodrombrno.cz |date= |accessdate=4 March 2010}}</ref>


[[File:Zemědělská 1, Brno.JPG|thumb|left|Mendel University]]
[[File:All layouts of the Masaryk Circuit (Brno Circuit) between 1930 and today combined.png|thumb|right|All layouts of the Masaryk Circuit (Brno Circuit) between 1930 and today combined]]
With over 40,000 students, [[Masaryk University]] is the largest university in Brno and the second biggest in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utrecht-network.org/en/site/brno|title=Marasyk University, Brno|access-date=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120035226/http://www.utrecht-network.org/en/site/brno|archive-date=20 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It consists of nine faculties, with more than 190 departments, institutes, and clinics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.muni.cz/history/summary?lang=en|title=Brief history of the Masaryk University|access-date=2 October 2011}}</ref>


The [[Brno University of Technology]] was established in 1899, and is now among the biggest technical universities in the Czech Republic with over 20,000 students. [[Viktor Kaplan]], inventor of the [[Kaplan turbine]], spent nearly 30 years at the [[German Technical University in Brno]], which ceased to exist in 1945, its property transferred to Brno University of Technology.
There is also a horse-race course at Brno-Dvorska and an aeroclub airport in [[Letiště Medlánky|Medlánky]]. Several sports clubs play the highest Czech league, respectively. For example, ([[association football|football]]) [[FC Zbrojovka Brno]], ([[ice hockey]]) [[HC Kometa Brno]], ([[team handball]]) [[KP Brno]], men and women [[basketball]] teams, four [[baseball]] teams (AVG Draci Brno, Hroši Brno, VSK Technika Brno, MZLU Express Brno), [[American football]] team (Brno Alligators), two [[Rugby football|rugby]] teams (RC Dragon Brno, RC Bystrc) and others. [[Tennis]] player [[Lucie Šafářová]] comes from Brno as well as [[Lukáš Rosol]], who managed to beat top-player [[Rafael Nadal]] in the second round of the [[2012 Wimbledon Championships]].


[[Mendel University in Brno|Mendel University]], named after the founder of genetics [[Gregor Mendel]], who developed his [[Mendelian inheritance|revolutionary scientific theories]] in Brno, has roughly 10,000 students.
== Transport ==
[[File:Šalina jedoucí od České vyrez.jpg|thumb|Tram service is the backbone of the public transport in Brno.]]
[[File:OK-TVF travel service.jpg|thumb|The [[Brno-Tuřany Airport]] is the second busiest airport in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kr-jihomoravsky.cz/Default.aspx?ID=27204&TypeID=2|title=Portál Jihomoravského kraje - Základní údaje o Jihomoravském kraji - Základní údaje o Jihomoravském kraji|accessdate=26 September 2011|language=Czech}}</ref>]]


[[Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts]], named after [[Leoš Janáček]], was founded in 1947 and is one of two academies of music and drama in the Czech Republic.<ref name=jamu>{{cite web |url=http://english.jamu.cz/jamu/general.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428151103/http://english.jamu.cz/jamu/general.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 April 2009 |title=Janáček Academy – history |access-date=4 March 2010 }}</ref> It holds the annual [[Leoš Janáček Competition]].<ref name=jamu2>{{cite web|url=http://hf.jamu.cz/english/leos-janacek-international-competition/ |title=Janáček Academy – Leoš Janáček Competition |publisher=Hf.jamu.cz |access-date=4 March 2010}}</ref>
'''Public transport''' in Brno consists of 12 [[Trams in Brno|tram]] lines, 13 [[trolleybus]] lines (the largest trolleybus network in the Czech Republic<!-- Europe<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.civitas-initiative.org/index.php?id=66&sel_menu=35&city_id=91|title=CIVITAS :: CIVITAS City|publisher=The CIVITAS Initiative|language=English|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> -->) and almost 40 day and 11 night bus lines.<ref name="dpmbjr">{{cite web|url=http://www.idsjmk.cz/EN/linky.aspx|title=Timetable of IDS JMK|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> Trams have a long tradition in Brno, they first went to the streets in 1869, it was the first operation of [[horse-drawn tram]] in the current Czech Republic.<ref name="dpmbhistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.dpmb.cz/hist.asp|title=Dopravní podnik města Brna, a.s. Historie|publisher=DPmB|language=Czech|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> The local public transport system is interconnected with regional public transport into one integrated system called IDS JMK and directly connects also several nearby municipalities with the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idsjmk.cz/EN/|title=IDS JMK - Integrated public transport system in the City of Brno and the Southern Moravia Region|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> Its main operator is the [http://www.dpmb.cz/ ''DPmB''] company (Brno City Transport Company) which also operates a ferry route serving mainly for recreational purposes at the [[Brno Dam Lake]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpmb.cz/e10.asp|title=Dopravní podnik města Brna, a.s.|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> and for interested also a tourist [[minibus]] providing a brief tour of the city.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kultura-brno.cz/minibus_en.php|title=BKC - kina Art a Scala|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> The city also plans to build a [[Rapid transit|metro system]] ([[S-Bahn]]) because of locally overloaded trams and to lessen the congestion on the surface.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zpravy.idnes.cz/brnenske-metro-uz-je-na-stole-uredniku-kraje-penize-na-ne-nejsou-pwz-/domaci.aspx?c=A110824_134335_brno-zpravy_bor|title=Brněnské "metro" už je na stole úředníků kraje, peníze na ně nejsou - iDNES.cz|language=Czech|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vz24.cz/clanky/na-brnenske-metro-chybi-uz-jen-penize/|title=Na brněnské "metro" chybí už jen peníze |publisher = vz24.cz|language=Czech|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://brnensky.denik.cz/regiony/studie-metro-v-brne--bude-v-roce-20110823.html|title=Studie: Metro v Brně bude v roce 2030 - Brněnský deník|language=Czech|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref>


==Sport==
'''Railway transport''' first started to operate in the city in 1839 on line Brno–[[Vienna]], this was the first operating railway line in the current Czech Republic.<ref name="thefirsttrain">{{cite web|url=http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/domaci/doprava/57112-prvni-parni-vlak-do-dnesniho-ceska-prijel-z-vidne-do-brna/|title=První parní vlak do dnešního Česka přijel z Vídně do Brna — Doprava — ČT24 — Česká televize|publisher=ČT|language=Czech|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> Today's Brno is a railway junction of supranational importance, for passenger traffic there are nine stations and stops. Current [[Brno hlavní nádraží|main railway station]] which the central hub of regional train services, used by about 50,000 passengers every day and passed by around 500 trains daily, is currently operating at full capacity.<ref name="bmrs">{{cite web|url=http://brno.idnes.cz/hlavni-nadrazi-v-brne-neni-nafukovaci-nektere-vlaky-proto-konci-v-zidenicich-1vy-/brno-zpravy.aspx?c=A101214_1498652_brno-zpravy_bor|title=Hlavní nádraží v Brně není nafukovací, některé vlaky proto končí v Židenicích|publisher=iDNES.cz|language=Czech|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> The current main station building is outdated and lack sufficient operating capacity but the construction of the new station has been postponed for several times for various reasons.<ref name="bmrs"/>
[[File:Start Superbike Weltmeisterschaft 2008 Brno.JPG|thumb|[[Motorcycle racing]] championship at the Masaryk Circuit]]
The city has a long association with [[Motorsport|motor racing]]; among other events, the [[Brno Circuit|Masaryk Circuit]] has hosted the [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|Moto GP]] championship since 1965. The annual [[Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix]], the most famous motor race in the Czech Republic, has been held in the city since 1950. Since 1968, Brno has been a permanent fixture on the [[European Touring Car Championship]] (ETCC) series.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EUROPEAN COLORECTAL CANCER DAYS: Venue |url=https://www.crcprevention.eu/index.php?pg=home--venue |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=crcprevention.eu}}</ref>


[[Track cycling|Track]] and [[Road bicycle racing|road cycling]] have a long history in Brno. The first track races took place here in 1889, and the [[velodrome]] in Brno ranks among the [[List of cycling tracks and velodromes#List of oldest cycling tracks and velodromes|oldest velodromes]] in the world. In 1969 Brno hosted the [[1969 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] and [[1969 UCI Road World Championships|UCI Road World Championships]] for amateurs, [[1981 UCI Track Cycling World Championships|in 1981 the UCI Track Cycling World Championships]] and [[2001 UEC European Track Championships|in 2001 the UEC European Track Championships]] for the U23 category. There are two traditional cycling teams: [http://www.favoritbrno.cz/ TJ Favorit Brno] and [https://www.duklabrnosprint.cz/ Dukla Brno].
'''Road transport''' makes Brno an international crossroad of [[highway]]s. There are two [[motorway]]s on the southern edge of the city, D1 leading to [[Ostrava]] and to [[Prague]] and D2 leading to [[Bratislava]].<ref name="highways">{{cite book|title=Roads and Motorways in the Czech Republic 2009|year=2009|publisher=The Czech Road and Motorway Directorate|url=http://www.rsd.cz/rsd/rsd.nsf/0/80345976071FCBACC12575CF004E133E/$file/RSD2009en.pdf}}</ref> Not far from the city limits there is also one [[Limited-access road|expressway]] R52 leading to [[Vienna]], another expressway R43 which will connect Brno to the northwestern [[Moravia]] is planned.<ref name="highways"/> The city is gradually building the large city [[ring road]] (road I/42), several road tunnels were built (Tunnels Pisarky, Husovice, Hlinky and Královopolský) and more tunnels are planned.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mestsky-okruh-brno.cz/useky-vmo-brno|title=Velký městský okruh Brno (VMO Brno) – Úseky VMO Brno|publisher=Ředitelsví silnic a dálnic ČR|language=Czech|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref> Also, due to the congestion in private transport the city continues to strive to build more [[parking ramp]]s including underground ones, but this effort has not always been successful.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brno.idnes.cz/s-firmou-ktera-mela-stavet-parkovaci-domy-brno-neprodlouzi-smlouvu-11a-/Brno-zpravy.aspx?c=A110209_1529279_brno-zpravy_dmk|title=S firmou, která měla stavět parkovací domy, Brno neprodlouží smlouvu|publisher=iDNES.cz|language=Czech|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref>


The [[2010 FIBA World Championship for Women]] was played in Brno's [[Arena Vodova]], with the Czech squad taking the silver medal.
'''Air transport''' is enabled by two functional airports. One of them is the public international airport [[Brno-Tuřany Airport|Airport Brno]]. Passenger traffic at this airport has experienced a large increase in recent years, regular flights fly from there to [[London]], [[Eindhoven]], [[Milan]] and [[Moscow]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brno-airport.cz/en/flight-information/scheduled-flights/|title=Brno Airport, Brno - Turany internation airport - Brno - Czech Republic|accessdate=24 July 2013}}</ref> the airport also serves as one of two bases for police helicopters in the Czech Republic. The other local airport is a small domestic airport serving mainly recreational activities such as flying [[hot air balloon]]s, [[glider aircraft|gliders]] or aircraft [[RC model]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.akmedlanky.cz/|title=Aeroklub Brno Medlánky|language=Czech|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frc-er.cz/|title=Stránky medláneckých leteckých modelářů|language=Czech|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://letistecr.cz/zajimavosti/circa-urbem-brunensis-2-netopyrky-za-kominem.aspx|title=Zajímavosti: Circa urbem Brunensis 2. – Netopýrky za Komínem|publisher=MAGAZÍN LETIŠTĚ ČESKÉ REPUBLIKY|language=Czech|accessdate=7 September 2011}}</ref>


There is a horse-race course at Brno-Dvorská and an aeroclub airport in [[Letiště Medlánky|Medlánky]]. Several sports clubs represent the city in the various Czech leagues, including [[FC Zbrojovka Brno]] ([[association football|football]]), [[HC Kometa Brno]] ([[ice hockey]]), [[KP Brno]] ([[team handball|handball]]), [[BC Brno]] ([[basketball]], men) and [[BK Brno]] (women), four [[baseball]] teams ([[Draci Brno]], Hroši Brno, VSK Technika Brno, MZLU Express Brno), [[Brno Ravens Lacrosse Club]] ([[lacrosse]]), Brno Alligators ([[American football]]), two [[Rugby football|rugby]] teams ([[RC Dragon Brno]], RC Bystrc) and others. [[Tennis]] players [[Barbora Krejčíková]], [[Lucie Šafářová]], [[Lukáš Rosol]], and [[Jana Novotná]] are from Brno, as well as [[Michal Březina]], one of the top Czech figure skaters.
'''Cycling''' is widespread in Brno also due to lowland nature of the landscape. Existing tracks for cycling and roller skating in 2011 measured in total approximately {{convert|38|km}} and are gradually being expanded.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brnonakole.cz/zmeny-mesta-v-roce-2010/|title=Brno na kole » Změny města v roce 2010|language=Czech|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> And there is also one long [[bikeway]] leading to [[Vienna]], which is one of Brno's [[sister cities]], the track is approximately {{convert|130|km}} long.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyklobrnowien.cz/cyklostezka/|title=O nás - Cyklostezka Brno Vídeň|language=Czech|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref> Several hiking trails of the Czech Tourist Club also pass through Brno.


[[Motorcycle speedway]] events were held at the Winter Stadium, off Na Rybníčku in Králové Pole.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.speedwaya-z.cz/?p=4452 |title=Alois Jarolim and the glory of the Brno Speedway |website=Speedway A-Z |date=25 December 2010 |access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> The venue hosted a final round of the [[Czech Republic Individual Speedway Championship|Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship]] in 1949, 1950 and 1954.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl/indmczechoslowacji.php|title=Individual Czechoslovak Championship |website=historyspeedway.nstrefa.pl|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref>
== International relations ==

==Sights==
[[File:Brno - Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul II.jpg|thumb|The Cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul and Dietrichstein Palace viewed from the tower of the Old Town Hall]]
[[File:Tugendhat zevnitr vyrez.jpg|thumb|Villa Tugendhat, protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site]]

Brno has hundreds of historical sights, including one designated a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]],<ref name="unesco">{{cite web|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1052|title=Tugendhat Villa in Brno – UNESCO World Heritage Centre|access-date=21 September 2011|publisher=UNESCO World Heritage Centre}}</ref> and eight monuments listed among the national cultural heritage of the Czech Republic.<ref name="npunationalsights">{{cite web|url=http://monumnet.npu.cz/chruzemi/list.php?KrOk=Ok&Nazev=&KodOk=6202|title=Světové dědictví, NKP, chráněná území – okres Brno-město|access-date=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites of the Czech Republic|language=cs}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvcr.cz/clanek/kulturni-pamatky.aspx|title=Kulturní památky|access-date=21 September 2011|publisher=The Ministry of the interior of the Czech Republic|language=cs}}</ref> Most of the main sights of Brno are situated in the historical centre. The city has the third largest historic preservation zone in the Czech Republic, the largest one being in the Czech capital [[Prague]]. However, there is a considerable difference in the number of historical preservation zones of both cities. While Brno has 484 legally protected sites, Prague has as many as 1,330.<ref name="npusearch">{{cite web|url=http://monumnet.npu.cz/chruzemi/hledani.php|title=Národní památkový ústav: Světové dědictví, NKP, chráněná území|access-date=21 September 2011|publisher=The National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites of the Czech Republic|language=cs}}</ref>

Špilberk Castle, originally a royal castle founded in the 13th century, was from the 17th century a fortress and feared prison (e.g. [[Carbonari]]). Today it is one of the city's principal monuments.<ref name="spilberkhist">{{cite web|url=http://www.spilberk.cz/?lang=en&pg=zobraz&co=spilberk-castle|title=Spilberk Castle – Špilberk, Brno Castle, the home of Brno City Museum|access-date=30 September 2011}}</ref><ref name=spilberk>{{cite web|url=http://www.spilberk.cz/?pg=zobraz&co=spilberk-castle |title=Spilberk Castle – history |publisher=Spilberk.cz |access-date=4 March 2010}}</ref>

Another key landmark is the [[Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Brno|Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul]], built during the 14th and 15th centuries in place of an 11th-century chapel.<ref name=brnopetrov>{{cite web |author=Statutory city of Brno |url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=6&obrazek=52 |title=City of Brno – Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul |access-date=4 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090510025729/http://www.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=2222&nav02=6&lan=en&obrazek=52 |archive-date=10 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its present form with two [[Gothic Revival architecture|neo-Gothic]] towers was completed in 1909. The other large castle near the city is [[Veveří Castle]].<ref name="veveri">{{cite web|url=http://brnonow.com/2011/05/boats-veveri/|title=Weekend trip tip: hike to Veveří castle, take a ferry boat back to Brno|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>

The [[St Thomas's Abbey, Brno|Abbey of Saint Thomas]] was the site of [[Gregor Mendel]]'s experiments establishing the new science of [[genetics]]. The [[Church of St. Tomas (Brno)|Church of Saint Tomas]] houses the tomb of its founder, [[John Henry, Margrave of Moravia|John Henry]] and his son [[Jobst of Moravia]], Margraves of Moravia. The [[Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, Brno|Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady]] houses the grave of its founder Queen [[Elisabeth Richeza of Poland|Elisabeth Richeza]]. The [[Church of St. James (Brno)|Church of Saint James]] is one of the best preserved and most spectacular [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] churches in Brno.

[[File:Brno Parnas Fountain-02.jpg|thumb|The Vegetable Market with [[Parnas fountain]]]]
[[Brno Ossuary]] is the second largest [[ossuary]] in Europe,<ref name="ossuary">{{cite web|url=http://atlasobscura.com/place/brno-ossuary|title=Brno Ossuary located in Brno, Czech Republic|access-date=21 September 2011|publisher=Atlas Obscura – Curious and Wondrous Travel Destinations}}</ref> after the [[Catacombs of Paris]]. Another ossuary is the [[Capuchin Crypt in Brno|Capuchin crypt]], with [[Mummy|mummies]] of Capuchin monks and some of the notable people of their era, including architect [[Mořic Grimm]] and the mercenary leader [[Baron Trenk]].<ref name="mumies">{{cite web|url=http://www.kapucini.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10:capcrypt&catid=7:englishbrno&Itemid=11 |title=Capuchin Crypt |publisher=The Capuchin Monastery in Brno |access-date=21 September 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425045442/http://www.kapucini.cz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=10%3Acapcrypt&catid=7%3Aenglishbrno&Itemid=11 |archive-date=25 April 2012}}</ref> The [[Zelný trh#Labyrinth under Zelný trh|Labyrinth under Zelný trh]], a system of underground corridors and cellars dating back to the Middle Ages, has been recently opened to the public. These cellars have been used mainly for storing food, maturing beer and wine, and as wartime shelters. Originally, they were not interconnected as they are now – this happened later during the reconstruction in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-07|title=Tip for a Trips: Brno's Underground|publisher=Foreigners.cz|url=https://blog.foreigners.cz/tip-trip-brno-underground/|access-date=2020-10-13|website=blog.foreigners.cz}}</ref>

Brno is home to a functionalist Synagogue and the largest [[Jewish cemetery]] in Moravia. A Jewish population lived in Brno as early as the 13th century, and remnants of tombstones can be traced back to as early as 1349.<ref name="zob.cz">{{cite web|url=http://www.zob.cz/historie_en.html |title=The History of the Jewish Community in Brno |language=cs |date=27 September 2007 |access-date=4 March 2010 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927132500/http://www.zob.cz/historie_en.html |archive-date = 27 September 2007}}</ref> The functionalist synagogue was built between 1934 and 1936.<ref name="zob.cz"/> While the Brno Jewish community numbered 12,000 in 1938, only 1,000 survived [[Nazi]] persecution during Germany's occupation in [[World War II]].<ref name="zob.cz"/> Today, the cemetery and synagogue are again maintained by a Brno Jewish community. The only Czech [[mosque]], founded in 1998, is also located in Brno.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mesita.cz/|title=Mešita Brno|access-date=4 October 2011|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523075858/http://www.mesita.cz/|archive-date=23 May 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The era between the world wars saw a building boom to the city, leaving it with many [[modern architecture|modern]] and especially [[Functionalism (architecture)|functionalist]] buildings,<ref name="functionalism">{{cite web|url=http://www.brno.cz/turista-volny-cas/funkcionalismus-a-moderni-architektura/|title=Brno – Funkcionalismus a moderní architektura|access-date=21 September 2011|language=cs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928113040/http://www.brno.cz/turista-volny-cas/funkcionalismus-a-moderni-architektura/|archive-date=28 September 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://brno.idnes.cz/tvorba-architekta-funkcionalismu-fuchse-prinesla-novou-estetiku-1cd-/Brno-zpravy.aspx?c=A100326_1357876_brno-zpravy_dmk|title=Tvorba architekta funkcionalismu Fuchse přinesla novou estetiku – iDNES.cz|date=27 March 2010 |access-date=21 September 2011|language=cs}}</ref> the most celebrated being [[Villa Tugendhat]], designed by architect [[Ludwig Mies van der Rohe]] in the 1920s for the wealthy family of [[Fritz Tugendhat]], and finished in 1930. It was designated a [[World Heritage Site]] by [[UNESCO]] in 2001.<ref name=villa>{{cite web |author=Statutory city of Brno |url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=6&obrazek=59 |title=City of Brno – Villa Tugendhat |access-date=4 March 2010 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210014553/http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=6&obrazek=59 |archive-date=10 February 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Another renowned architect who significantly shaped Brno was [[Arnošt Wiesner]].<ref name=czecot>{{cite web |url=http://www.czecot.com/en/?id_tema=328 |title=Tourist Portal of the Czech Republic – Interwar architecture in Brno |publisher=Czecot.com |date=15 February 2006 |access-date=4 March 2010 |archive-date=25 March 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060325112357/http://www.czecot.com/en/?id_tema=328 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=leisure>Karrie Jacobs, ''Discovering Brno's architecture'', in ''Travel + Leisure'', November 2005, [http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/form-and-function/1 available online]</ref><ref name=komor>{{cite web |author=webProgress.cz |url=http://www.kdpcr.cz/article.asp?nArticleID=2245&nLanguageID=2 |title=The Chamber of Tax Advisers of the Czech Republic – Some information about Brno |publisher=Kdpcr.cz |access-date=4 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718174238/http://www.kdpcr.cz/article.asp?nArticleID=2245&nLanguageID=2 |archive-date=18 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Other functionalist buildings include the [[Avion Hotel]] and [[Morava Palace]]. The [[Brno Exhibition Centre]] is the city's main attraction for international business visitors, visited by over one million visitors each year, and hosting over 40 professional trade fairs and business conferences.

[[Lužánky]] is the oldest public park in the Czech Republic, established in the late 18th century by the emperor of the [[Austro-Hungarian Empire]].<ref name="luzanky">{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=33&nav02=4024&nav03=1530&nav04=3879&nav05=1532&nav06=1543|title=Park Lužánky – Statutární město Brno|publisher=Statutory City of Brno|access-date=21 September 2011|language=cs}}</ref> [[Denis Gardens (Brno)|Denis Gardens]] were founded in the early 19th century and were the first public park in the present-day Czech Republic founded by public authorities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=2222&nav02=6&nav03=6&obrazek=3170|title=park Denisovy sady – Přehled kulturních památek – Statutární město Brno|access-date=21 September 2011|publisher=Statutory City of Brno|language=cs|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210033229/http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?nav01=2222&nav02=6&nav03=6&obrazek=3170|archive-date=10 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Špilberk Park]] is classified as a national cultural sight of the Czech Republic, as a unique piece of landscape architecture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europointbrno.cz/index.php?nav01=33&nav02=4024&nav03=1530&nav04=3879&nav05=1532&nav06=1542|title=Park Špilberk – Statutární město Brno|access-date=21 September 2011|publisher=Statutory City of Brno|language=cs}}</ref>

One of Brno's more recent additions is the [[Brno astronomical clock]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howard |first=Cheryl |date=2023-03-20 |title=The Phallic-Looking Brno Astronomical Clock |url=https://cherylhoward.com/brno-astronomical-clock/ |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=cherylhoward.com |language=en-CA}}</ref>

The [[AZ Tower]], opened in 2013 and {{convert|111|m|ft}} tall, is the tallest building in the Czech Republic.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Skyscraper Center |url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/country/czech-republic |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=www.skyscrapercenter.com}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{main|List of people from Brno}}
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
*[[Gregor Mendel]] (1822–1884), scientist; lived and died here
*[[Ernst Mach]] (1838–1916), physicist and philosopher
*[[Maria Neruda]] (1840–1920), violinist
*[[Eugen von Böhm-Bawerk]] (1851–1914), economist
*[[Ludwig Strakosch]] (1855–1919), operatic baritone
*[[Adolf Loos]] (1870–1933), architect
*[[Anca Seidlova]] (1895–1982), pianist
*[[Erich Wolfgang Korngold]] (1897–1957), composer and conductor
*[[Ladislav Vácha]] (1899–1943), gymnast
*[[Hugo Haas]] (1901–1968), actor and director
*[[Jan Gajdoš]] (1903–1945), gymnast
*[[Georg Placzek]] (1905–1955), physicist
*[[Kurt Gödel]] (1906–1978), philosopher, mathematician and physicist
*[[Bohumil Hrabal]] (1914–1997), author
*[[Vítězslava Kaprálová]] (1915–1940), composer and conductor
*[[Zvi Dershowitz]] (1928–2023), American rabbi
*[[Milan Kundera]] (1929–2023), writer
*[[Steina and Woody Vasulka|Woody Vasulka]] (1937–2019), Czech-American artist
*[[Rudolf Potsch]] (born 1937), ice hockey player
*[[Jiří Daler]] (born 1940), cyclist
*[[Lubo Kristek]] (born 1943), artist
*[[Jiří Pospíšil (basketball)|Jiří Pospíšil]] (1950–2019), basketball player
*[[Jan Stejskal]] (born 1962), footballer
*[[Roman Kukleta]] (1964–2011), footballer
*[[Robert Kron]] (born 1967), ice hockey player
*[[Jana Novotná]] (1968–2017), tennis player
*[[Jaromír Blažek]] (born 1972), footballer
*[[Magdalena Kožená]] (born 1973), opera singer
*[[Libor Zábranský (ice hockey, born 1973)|Libor Zábranský]] (born 1973), ice hockey player and coach
*[[David Kostelecký]] (born 1975), sports shooter
*[[Adam Svoboda]] (1978–2019), ice hockey player
*[[Miroslava Knapková]] (born 1980), rower
*[[Jan Polák]] (born 1981), footballer
*[[Lucie Šafářová]] (born 1987), tennis player
*[[Karel Abraham]] (born 1990), motorcycle racer
*[[Jiří Procházka]] (born 1992), mixed martial artist; lives here
*[[Adam Ondra]] (born 1993), rock climber
*[[Nicole Melichar]] (born 1993), American tennis player
*[[Barbora Krejčíková]] (born 1995), tennis player
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==International relations==

===Twin towns – sister cities===
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic}}
Brno is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref name=twins>{{cite web |title=Partnerská města|url=https://www.brno.cz/enwiki/w/partnerska-mesta-1|publisher=City of Brno|language=cs|access-date=2024-06-29}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|SVK}} [[Bratislava]], Slovakia
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas]], United States
*{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Debrecen]], Hungary
*{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Kaunas]], Lithuania
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kharkiv]], Ukraine
*{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leeds]], England, United Kingdom
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Leipzig]], Germany
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Lviv]], Ukraine
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Poznań]], Poland
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rennes]], France
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Sankt Pölten]], Austria
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Stuttgart]], Germany
<!--Daejeon does not list Brno as its twin town; Vienna does not practice town twinning; twinning with Utrecht terminated in 2012-->
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===Cooperation agreements===
=== Twin towns—Sister cities ===
Brno also cooperates with:<ref name=twins/>
Brno is [[twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with the following cities:<ref name="Brno twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=2222&nav02=1249|title=City of Brno Foreign Relations - Statutory city of Brno|publisher=2003 [http://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en City of Brno]|language=Czech|accessdate=6 September 2011}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|KOR}} [[Daejeon]], South Korea
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*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Utrecht]], Netherlands
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*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vienna]], Austria
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*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]], Texas, USA<ref name="Dallas sisters">{{cite web|url=http://www.dallas-ecodev.org/international/sister-cities/ |title=Sister Cities |publisher=Dallas-ecodev.org |accessdate=May 23, 2010}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Kaunas]], Lithuania.
*{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Kharkiv]], Ukraine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kharkov.vbelous.net/sisttown.htm |title=Sister cities of Kharkov|accessdate=4 May 2007 |work=kharkov.vbelous.net |language=Russian}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|UK}} [[Leeds]], United Kingdom.<ref name=brno/leeds>{{cite web|url=http://www.leeds.gov.uk/page.aspx?pageidentifier=74bb3508-0d14-45f3-b7d7-ec8a267c27be |title=Leeds – Brno partnership |publisher=Leeds.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=14 October 2008}}</ref>
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*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Leipzig]], Germany.<ref name="Leipzig">{{cite web|url=http://www.leipzig.de/int/en/int_messen/partnerstaedte/|title=Leipzig – International Relations|publisher=© 2009 Leipzig City Council, Office for European and International Affairs|accessdate=17 July 2009}}</ref>
*{{flagicon|POL}} [[Poznań]], Poland.<ref name="Poznań twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.poznan.pl/mim/publikacje/pages.html?co=list&id=19&ch=20&instance=1017&lang=pl | title = Poznań - Miasta partnerskie | accessdate = 2013-12-11 | work = 1998–2013 Urząd Miasta Poznania | publisher = City of Poznań | language = Polish | archiveurl =http://web.archive.org/web/20130923062530/http://www.poznan.pl/mim/publikacje/pages.html?co=list&id=19&ch=20&instance=1017&lang=pl | archivedate = 2013-09-23}}</ref><ref name="PoznańTwinning">''{{cite web|url=http://www.poznan.pl/mim/public/publikacje/pages.html?co=list&id=19&ch=20&instance=1017&lang=pl|title=Poznań Official Website – Twin Towns|accessdate=29 November 2008|publisher=[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|border|10px]] {{fontcolor|Green|(in [[Polish language|{{fontcolor|Green|Polish}}]])}} 1998–2008 Urząd Miasta Poznania }}''</ref>
*{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Rennes]], France.
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Sankt Pölten]], Austria.
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*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Stuttgart]], Germany.<ref name="Stuttgart twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.stuttgart.de/item/show/14673/1|title =Stuttgart Städtepartnerschaften|accessdate=2013-07-27|work=Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Abteilung Außenbeziehungen|language=German}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Sister cities|url=http://www.stuttgart-tourist.de/ENG/city/zahlen-fakten.htm|work=Official website of Stuttgart|accessdate=22 July 2009}}''NB Brno is listed as ‘Brünn’''</ref>
*{{flagicon|NED}} [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]], The Netherlands.
*{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Vienna]], Austria.<ref>[http://www.wieninternational.at/en/content/vienna-ringstrasse-brno-ring-boulevard-en From the Vienna Ringstrasse to the Brno Ring Boulevard - en]</ref>
*{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Voronezh]], Russia.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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<gallery>
Brno View from Spilberk 131.JPG|A view from Špilberk Castle
File:Brno - Náměstí Svobody I.jpg|The Liberty Square, in the Middle Ages it was the main square
Petrov from Hybešova 2.JPG|Petrov cathedral
File:Brno - Biskupský dvůr I.jpg|The Bishop´s Palace towards the Cathedral
Brno - Náměstí Svobody I.jpg|Liberty Square; in the Middle Ages it was the main square.
File:Ulice Veveří v Brně I.jpg|Tivoli
Brno - Biskupský dvůr I.jpg|The Bishop's Palace towards the Cathedral
File:Brno-Líšeň - Líšeňský zámek ve Staré Líšni focený od Kostelíčku (2).jpg|Líšeň Castle
Ulice Veveří v Brně I.jpg|Tivoli
Brno, park Koliště, vodotrysky před divadlem (6908).jpg|[[Janáček Theatre]]
Brno - Hotel Grand 2015 obr1.jpg|Hotel Grand
Brno - Žulové hodiny.jpg|Brno astronomical clock
Masarykova street in Brno.jpg|Masarykova Street
Brno-Líšeň - Líšeňský zámek ve Staré Líšni focený od Kostelíčku (2).jpg|Líšeň Castle
Mesto Brno - nadvori Nove radnice v Brne pri pohledu ze schodiste.jpg|New Town Hall
Pražákův palác III.jpg|Moravian Gallery – Pražák Palace
Brno - Denisovy sady, obelisk obr2.jpg|Denis Gardens with obelisk
Mesto Brno - hrad Spilberk.jpg|Špilberk Castle
Brno Skořepka Agudas achim 3.jpg|Functionalist Agudas Achim Synagogue by [[Otto Eisler]]
Ústřední autobusové nádraží Brno obr1.jpg|Central Bus Station
The Victory of the Red Army over Fascism, Brno, Czechia.jpg|Red Army Statue - Park Moravské náměsti
</gallery>
</gallery>


== See also ==
==See also==
* [[List of people from Brno]]
*[[List of people from Brno]]
* [[Churches of Brno]]
*[[Churches of Brno]]
* [[National Theatre (Brno)]]
*[[National Theatre (Brno)]]


== Notes ==
==Notes==
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== References ==
==References==
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== Bibliography ==
==Bibliography==
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*{{cite book|ref=harv |last=Henig|first= Robin Marantz |title=The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |location=Boston |year=2000 |isbn=978-0395-97765-1}}
*{{cite book |last=Henig |first=Robin Marantz |title=The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics |publisher=Houghton Mifflin |location=Boston |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-395-97765-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/monkingardenlost00heni}}
*Gödel, Alois (2006). "Brünn 1679–1684". Brno: ITEM. {{ISBN|80-902297-8-6}}.
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* Filip, Aleš (2006). ''Brno - city guide''. Brno: K-Public . ISBN 80-87028-00-7

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Brno}}
{{Wikisource1911Enc|Brünn}}
{{Wikivoyage|Brno}}
* [http://www.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en Brno] – Official Web site
* [http://www.livinginbrno.eu/ Living in Brno] - English News for foreigners. Linked to many international social groups in the city.
* [http://www.brnonow.com/ Brno Now] – latest news for expats working, studying or doing business in Brno, Czech Republic
* [http://www.ticbrno.cz/index.php Tourist Information Center Brno]
* [http://www.czech.cz/en/culture/most-beautiful-sights-and-places-of-interest/towns/other-remarkable-czech-towns/brno/ Brno at the official website of the Czech Republic].


==External links==
{{EB1911 poster|Brünn}}
*[https://www2.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en&nav01=20608&nav02=20617 Official website]
*[https://www.gotobrno.cz/en/ Official tourist portal]
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Brno
Clockwise from top: Liberty Square; Lužánky Park; Ignis Brunensis; Špilberk Castle; Brno Exhibition Centre; Villa Tugendhat; and Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul
Flag of Brno
Coat of arms of Brno
Official logo of Brno
Brno is located in Czech Republic
Brno
Brno
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°11′33″N 16°36′30″E / 49.19250°N 16.60833°E / 49.19250; 16.60833
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-City
Foundedc. 1000[1]
Government
 • MayorMarkéta Vaňková (ODS)
Area
230.18 km2 (88.87 sq mi)
 • Land225.71 km2 (87.15 sq mi)
 • Water4.47 km2 (1.73 sq mi)
 • Metro
1,978 km2 (764 sq mi)
Elevation237 m (778 ft)
Highest elevation
497 m (1,631 ft)
Lowest elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2024-01-01)[3]
400,566
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi)
 • Metro729,405
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
600 00 – 650 00
Websitewww.brno.cz

Brno (/ˈbɜːrn/ BUR-noh,[5] Czech: [ˈbr̩no] ; 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 metropolitan area has approximately 730,000 inhabitants.

Brno is the former capital city of Moravia and the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. It is the centre of the Czech judiciary, with the seats of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court, and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, and a number of state authorities, including the Ombudsman,[6] and the Office for the Protection of Competition.[7] Brno is also an important centre of higher education, with 33 faculties belonging to 13 institutes of higher education and about 62,000 students.[8]

Brno Exhibition Centre is among the largest exhibition centres in Europe.[9] The complex opened in 1928 and established the tradition of large exhibitions and trade fairs held in Brno.[10] Brno hosts motorbike and other races on the Masaryk Circuit, a tradition established in 1930, of which the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious races.[11] Another cultural tradition is an international fireworks competition, Ignis Brunensis,[12] which attracts tens of thousands of visitors to each display.[13]

The most visited sights of the city include the Špilberk Castle and fortress and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on Petrov hill, two medieval buildings that dominate the cityscape and are often depicted as its traditional symbols[citation needed]. The other large preserved castle near the city is Veveří Castle by Brno Reservoir.[14][15][16] Another architectural monument of Brno is the functionalist Villa Tugendhat, which was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites in 2001.[17] One of the natural sights nearby is the Moravian Karst. The city is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and was designated a "City of Music" in 2017.[18]

Administrative divisions

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Brno is divided into 29 city districts, further sub-divided into 48 administrative parts.[19] The districts are:

Names

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The etymology of the name Brno is disputed. It might be derived from the Old Czech brnie 'muddy, swampy.'[20] Alternative derivations are a Slavic verb brniti (to armour or to fortify) or a Celtic language spoken in the area before it was inhabited by Germanic peoples and later Slavic peoples. The latter theory would make it cognate with other Celtic words for hill, such as the Welsh word bryn.

Throughout its history, Brno's locals also referred to the town in other languages, including Brünn in German, ברין (Brin) in Yiddish, and Bruna in Latin. The city was also referred to as Brunn (/brʌn/)[21] in English, but that usage is not common today.[22]

The asteroid 2889 Brno was named after the city, as was the Bren light machine gun (from Brno and Enfield), which was widely used in World War II.

History

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The 10 CZK coin (1993 design)

The Brno basin has been inhabited since prehistoric times,[23] as seen in a 2024 discovery of at least 3 three mammoths bones and prehistoric tools dating back 15,000 years.[24] The town's direct predecessor was a fortified settlement of the Great Moravian Empire known as Staré Zámky, which was inhabited from the Neolithic Age until the early 11th century.[25]

In the early 11th century Brno was established as a castle of a non-ruling prince from the House of Přemyslid,[23] and Brno became one of the centres of Moravia along with Olomouc and Znojmo. Brno was first mentioned in Cosmas' Chronica Boemorum dated to the year 1091, when Bohemian king Vratislaus II besieged his brother Conrad at Brno castle.[26]

Coat of arms of the margraviate

In the mid 11th century, Moravia was divided into three separate territories; each had its own ruler, coming from the Přemyslids dynasty, but independent of the other two, and subordinate only to the Bohemian ruler in Prague. The seats of these rulers and thus the "capitals" of these territories were the castles and towns of Brno, Olomouc, and Znojmo. In the late 12th century, Moravia began to reunify, forming the Margraviate of Moravia. From then until the mid of the 17th century, it was not clear which town should be the capital of Moravia. Political power was divided between Brno and Olomouc, but Znojmo also played an important role. The Moravian Diet, the Moravian Land Tables, and the Moravian Land Court were all seated in both cities at once.[clarification needed] However, Brno was the official seat of the Moravian Margraves (rulers of Moravia),[27] and later its geographical position closer to Vienna also became important. Otherwise, until 1642 Olomouc had a larger population than Brno, and was the seat of the only Roman Catholic diocese in Moravia.

Unsuccessful Swedish siege in 1645

In 1243 the small settlements grouped together to form one fortified settlement, and Brno was granted city royal privileges[clarification needed][28] by the King, and thus recognized as a royal city. As throughout Eastern Central Europe, the granting of city privileges was connected with immigration from German-speaking lands. In 1324 Queen Elisabeth Richeza of Poland founded the Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady, which now houses her grave.[29] In the 14th century, Brno became one of the centres for the Moravian regional assemblies, whose meetings alternated between Brno and Olomouc.[23] These assemblies made political, legal, and financial decisions. Brno and Olomouc were also the seats of the Land Court and the Moravian Land Tables, thus they were the two most important cities in Moravia. From the mid 14th century to the early 15th century, Špilberk Castle had served as the permanent seat of the Margraves of Moravia; one of them was elected the King of the Romans. Brno was besieged in 1428 and again in 1430 by the Hussites during the Hussite Wars. Both attempts to conquer the city failed.

17th century

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Coat of arms of the Margraviate of Moravia in Book of the state of lords with the picture of Brno (1670)

In 1641, during the Thirty Years' War, the Holy Roman Emperor and Margrave of Moravia Ferdinand III ordered the permanent relocation of the diet, court, and the land tables from Olomouc to Brno, as Olomouc's Collegium Nordicum made it one of the primary targets of Swedish armies.[30] In 1642 Olomouc surrendered to the Swedish Army, which occupied it for eight years.[note 1] Meanwhile, Brno, as the only Moravian city which, under the leadership of Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches, succeeded in defending itself from the Swedes under General Lennart Torstenson during the siege of Brno in 1645, served as the sole capital of the Margraviate of Moravia. After the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, Brno retained its status as the sole capital. This was later confirmed by the Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II in 1782, and again in 1849 by the Moravian constitution.[note 2] Today, the Moravian Land Tables are stored in the Moravian Regional Archive, and are included among the national cultural sights of the Czech Republic.[31]

Brno c. 1700

During the 17th century Špilberk Castle was rebuilt as a huge baroque citadel.[27] Brno was besieged by the Prussian Army in 1742 under the leadership of Frederick the Great, but the siege was ultimately unsuccessful. In 1777 the bishopric of Brno was established by the Catholic Church; Mathias Franz Graf von Chorinsky Freiherr von Ledske was the first Bishop.[23][note 3]

19th century

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In December 1805 the Battle of Austerlitz was fought near the city; the battle is also known as the "Battle of the Three Emperors". Brno itself was not involved with the battle, but the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte spent several nights here at that time, and again in 1809.[32][33]

In 1839 the first train arrived in Brno from Vienna; this was the beginning of rail transport in what is now the Czech Republic.[34] In the years 1859–1864 the city fortifications were almost completely removed. In 1869 a horsecar service started to operate in Brno, the first tram service in what would later become the Czech Republic.[35]

Gregor Mendel conducted his groundbreaking experiments in genetics while he was a monk at St. Thomas's Abbey in Brno in the 1850s.

20th century and Greater Brno

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Lands and their capitals (underlined) of the First Czechoslovak Republic
Main railway station in 1901

Around 1900 Brno, which consisted in administrative terms only of the central city area until 1918, had a predominantly German-speaking population (63%), as opposed to the suburbs, which were predominantly Czech-speaking.[36] Life in the city was therefore bilingual, and what was called in German "Brünnerisch" was a mixed idiom containing elements from both languages.[36]

In 1919, after World War I, two neighbouring towns, Královo Pole and Husovice, and 21 other municipalities were annexed to Brno, creating Greater Brno (Czech: Velké Brno). This was done to dilute the German-speaking majority of close to 55,000[37] by the addition of the Czech communities of the city's neighborhood. Included in the German-speaking group were almost all of the 12,000 Jewish inhabitants, including several of the city's better known personalities, who made a substantial contribution to the city's cultural life.[37] Greater Brno was almost seven times larger, with a population of about 222,000 – before that Brno had about 130,000 inhabitants.[38][39][40][41]

In 1921–1928, Brno was the capital of the administrative region of Land of Moravia (Czech: Země Moravská). In 1928–1948, Brno was the capital of the Land of Moravia-Silesia (Czech: Země Moravskoslezská).

In 1930, 200,000 inhabitants declared themselves to be of Czech, and some 52,000 of German nationality, in both cases including the respective Jewish citizens.[37]

Part of the civilian population welcomes German troops with the Nazi salute in Brno, 16 March 1939.

During the German occupation of the Czech lands between 1939 and 1945, all Czech universities were closed by the Nazis, including those in Brno. The Faculty of Law became the headquarters of the Gestapo, and the university hall of residence was used as a prison. About 35,000 Czechs and some American and British prisoners of war were imprisoned and tortured there; about 800 civilians were executed or died.[42] Executions were public.[43][unreliable source?] The Nazis also operated a subcamp of the Auschwitz concentration camp, which held mostly Polish prisoners,[44] an internment camp for Romani people in the city,[45] and a forced labour "education" camp in the present-day district of Dvorska.[46]

Between 1941 and 1942, transports from Brno deported 10,081 Jews to Theresienstadt (Terezín) concentration camp.[47] At least another 960 people, mostly of mixed race, followed in 1943 and 1944. After Terezín, many of them were sent to Auschwitz concentration camp, Minsk Ghetto, Rejowiec and other ghettos and concentration camps. Although Terezín was not an extermination camp, 995 people transported from Brno died there. Only 1,033 people returned after the war.[48]

Industrial facilities such as the Československá zbrojovka arms factory and the Zweigwerk aircraft engine factory (which became Zbrojovka's subsidiary Zetor after the war) and the city centre were targeted by several Allied bombardment campaigns between 1944 and 1945. The air strikes and later artillery fire killed some 1,200 people and destroyed 1,278 buildings.[49] After the city's occupation by the Red Army on 26 April 1945[50] and the end of the war, ethnic German residents were expelled. In the Brno death march, beginning on 31 May 1945, about 27,000 German inhabitants of Brno were marched 64 kilometres (40 miles) to the Austrian border. According to testimony collected by German sources, about 5,200 of them died during the march.[51] Later estimates by Czech sources put the death toll at about 1,700, with most deaths due to an epidemic of shigellosis.[52]

After the reestablishment of an independent Czechoslovak state after World War II, President Edvard Beneš delivered a speech in Brno demanding the expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovakia. Shortly afterwards, 20,000 ethnic Germans from the city were expelled into Allied-occupied Austria.[53] After the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état, the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic abolished Moravian autonomy and Brno thus ceased to be the capital of Moravia.[54][55] Since then Moravia has been divided into administrative regions, with Brno the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region.[54]

In 1960s and 1970s, large panel housing estates were built in border districts, such as Bohunice, Líšeň, Bystrc and Vinohrady. During the communist era, most of the workforce was employed in industry, mainly machinery.

After 1989, part of the workforce switched from industry to services, and Brno became the IT centre of the Czech Republic. Nevertheless, new industrial zones were built at the edge of the city, such as Černovická terasa in the east of the city.

Geography

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The Marian Valley in Líšeň
Air quality in the Czech Republic in 2008; Brno ranks among the cleanest cities.

Brno is located in the southeastern part of the Czech Republic, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, and there are also several brooks flowing through it, including the Veverka, Ponávka, and Říčka. The Svratka River flows through the city for about 29 km (18 mi), and the Svitava River cuts a 13 km (8 mi) path through the city.[2] Brno is situated at the crossroads of ancient trade routes which have joined northern and southern European civilizations for centuries, and is a part of the Danube basin region. The city is historically connected with Vienna, which lies 110 km (68 mi) to the south.[56]

Brno is 21.5 km (13.4 mi) across, measured from east to west, and its total area is 230 km2 (89 sq mi).[56] Within the city limits are the Brno Reservoir, several ponds, and other standing bodies of water, such as the reservoirs in the Marian Valley[57] and the Žebětín Pond. Brno is surrounded by wooded hills on three sides; about 6,379 ha (15,763 acres) of the area of the city is forest, 28% of the total. Due to its location between the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands and the Southern Moravian lowlands (Dyje-Svratka Vale), Brno has a moderate climate.[2] Compared to other cities in the country, Brno has a very high air quality, which is ensured by a good natural circulation of air; no severe storms or similar natural disasters have ever been recorded in the city.[2]

Climate

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Under the Köppen climate classification, Brno has an oceanic climate (Cfb) for −3 °C original isoterm,[58] but near of the (−2.5 °C average temperature in January, month most cold) or include by updated classification in humid continental climate (Dfb) with cold winters and warm to hot summers.[59] However, in the last 20 years the temperature has increased, and summer days with temperature above 30 °C (86 °F) are quite common.[60] The average temperature is 9.4 °C (49 °F), the average annual precipitation is about 505 mm (19.88 in), the average number of precipitation days is 150, the average annual sunshine is 1,771 hours, and the prevailing wind direction is northwest.[2] The weather box below shows average data between years 1961 and 1990. Its height above sea level varies from 190 m (623 ft) to 497 m (1,631 ft).[2] The highest peak in the municipal area is the Kopeček Hill (479 m (1,572 ft)), and the highest point overall lies in Útěchov on the border with the municipality of Vranov.

Climate data for Brno-Tuřany Airport, Brno
Coordinates 49°09′11″N 16°41′20″E / 49.15306°N 16.68889°E / 49.15306; 16.68889 (Brno Turany); elevation: 241 m (791 ft); WMO ID: 11723; 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1958–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.8
(60.4)
17.7
(63.9)
24.3
(75.7)
29.5
(85.1)
31.8
(89.2)
36.6
(97.9)
36.4
(97.5)
37.8
(100.0)
33.7
(92.7)
27.7
(81.9)
20.1
(68.2)
14.4
(57.9)
37.8
(100.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1.9
(35.4)
4.5
(40.1)
9.7
(49.5)
16.1
(61.0)
20.4
(68.7)
24.1
(75.4)
26.5
(79.7)
26.4
(79.5)
20.5
(68.9)
14.1
(57.4)
7.7
(45.9)
2.6
(36.7)
14.5
(58.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.8
(30.6)
0.9
(33.6)
4.9
(40.8)
10.8
(51.4)
15.2
(59.4)
18.9
(66.0)
20.7
(69.3)
20.5
(68.9)
15.3
(59.5)
9.8
(49.6)
4.8
(40.6)
0.2
(32.4)
10.1
(50.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.5
(25.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
0.8
(33.4)
5.2
(41.4)
9.6
(49.3)
13.2
(55.8)
14.9
(58.8)
14.8
(58.6)
10.6
(51.1)
6.1
(43.0)
2.0
(35.6)
−2.3
(27.9)
5.7
(42.3)
Record low °C (°F) −24.1
(−11.4)
−22.2
(−8.0)
−18.6
(−1.5)
−6.3
(20.7)
−2.8
(27.0)
1.8
(35.2)
3.6
(38.5)
3.0
(37.4)
−0.7
(30.7)
−6.5
(20.3)
−13.1
(8.4)
−20.9
(−5.6)
−24.1
(−11.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.4
(0.92)
22.3
(0.88)
30.0
(1.18)
27.3
(1.07)
59.1
(2.33)
69.5
(2.74)
71.5
(2.81)
60.7
(2.39)
51.4
(2.02)
35.1
(1.38)
32.2
(1.27)
30.0
(1.18)
512.3
(20.17)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 11.5
(4.5)
8.6
(3.4)
3.8
(1.5)
0.5
(0.2)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
3.0
(1.2)
8.9
(3.5)
36.3
(14.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0mm) 6.0 5.2 6.1 5.8 8.6 8.4 9.6 7.4 6.2 6.5 6.7 7.0 83.4
Average relative humidity (%) 83.5 77.7 70.5 62.4 65.1 65.4 63.8 64.2 71.5 79.2 84.6 85.7 72.8
Average dew point °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4)
−3.3
(26.1)
−0.2
(31.6)
3.9
(39.0)
8.3
(46.9)
11.3
(52.3)
12.7
(54.9)
12.6
(54.7)
9.5
(49.1)
5.0
(41.0)
0.9
(33.6)
−3.0
(26.6)
4.4
(39.9)
Mean monthly sunshine hours 54.7 85.0 139.5 203.0 234.9 245.2 257.7 250.3 174.1 111.7 55.4 43.3 1,854.8
Percent possible sunshine 18.32 27.16 35.30 45.00 47.49 48.27 50.40 52.32 44.45 35.50 19.32 16.15 36.64
Average ultraviolet index 1 1 3 4 6 7 7 6 4 2 1 1 4
Source 1: NOAA (dew point 1961–1990)[61][62]
Source 2: Český hydrometeorologický ústav (ČHMU)[63][64][65]
Climate data for Brno (Brno-Žabovřesky), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1987–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.4
(61.5)
18.4
(65.1)
23.2
(73.8)
30.0
(86.0)
33.6
(92.5)
38.2
(100.8)
37.9
(100.2)
38.5
(101.3)
32.9
(91.2)
27.8
(82.0)
19.2
(66.6)
14.4
(57.9)
38.5
(101.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 2.3
(36.1)
4.9
(40.8)
10.0
(50.0)
16.9
(62.4)
21.6
(70.9)
25.4
(77.7)
27.5
(81.5)
27.2
(81.0)
21.0
(69.8)
14.2
(57.6)
7.9
(46.2)
2.9
(37.2)
15.1
(59.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3)
1.1
(34.0)
5.1
(41.2)
10.9
(51.6)
15.6
(60.1)
19.4
(66.9)
21.0
(69.8)
20.5
(68.9)
15.1
(59.2)
9.7
(49.5)
5.0
(41.0)
0.5
(32.9)
10.3
(50.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −3.2
(26.2)
−2.4
(27.7)
0.7
(33.3)
4.9
(40.8)
9.5
(49.1)
13.2
(55.8)
14.9
(58.8)
14.6
(58.3)
10.4
(50.7)
6.0
(42.8)
2.3
(36.1)
−1.9
(28.6)
5.8
(42.4)
Record low °C (°F) −23.6
(−10.5)
−20.4
(−4.7)
−15.0
(5.0)
−6.0
(21.2)
−0.7
(30.7)
2.7
(36.9)
6.7
(44.1)
4.5
(40.1)
1.0
(33.8)
−6.4
(20.5)
−12.6
(9.3)
−22.1
(−7.8)
−23.6
(−10.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 25.9
(1.02)
23.1
(0.91)
32.9
(1.30)
29.0
(1.14)
55.7
(2.19)
67.9
(2.67)
72.1
(2.84)
62.1
(2.44)
53.5
(2.11)
35.6
(1.40)
33.5
(1.32)
30.7
(1.21)
522.0
(20.55)
Average snowfall cm (inches) 10.8
(4.3)
8.3
(3.3)
4.8
(1.9)
0.4
(0.2)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
trace 3.1
(1.2)
8.6
(3.4)
36.1
(14.2)
Average relative humidity (%) 82.0 76.4 69.8 61.6 62.9 62.6 62.3 64.4 72.7 79.4 83.2 84.2 71.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 47.6 75.7 145.8 209.9 204.0 221.1 244.6 242.7 175.7 106.0 54.8 42.0 1,769.8
Percent possible sunshine 17.59 26.41 39.35 50.17 42.31 46.87 50.24 53.18 46.31 33.24 19.85 15.77 36.77
Average ultraviolet index 1 1 3 4 6 7 7 6 4 2 1 1 4
Source: Czech Hydrometeorological Institute[66][67][68][69][70][71]

Cityscape

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Panoramic view of approximately the northeast quarter of the city

Administration

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The Palace of Justice, seat of the regional court
Administrative divisions of Brno and their coats of arms

Legally, Brno is a statutory city, consisting of 29 administrative divisions known as city districts.[72] The highest body of self-government is the Brno City Assembly.[73] The city is headed by the lord mayor, who has the right to use the mayor's insignia and represents the city externally. As of 2021, the lord mayor is Markéta Vaňková of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS).[74] The executive body is the city council and local councils of the city districts; the city council has 11 members including the lord mayor and her four deputies.[75] The assembly of the city elects the lord mayor and other members of the city council, establishes the local police, and is also entitled to grant citizenship of honour and the Awards of the City of Brno.[73] The head of the Assembly of the City of Brno in personal matters is the Chief Executive, who according to certain special regulations carries out the function of employer of the other members of the city management.[76] The Chief Executive is directly responsible to the Lord Mayor.[77]

The city itself forms a separate district, the Brno-City District, surrounded by the Brno-Country District. Brno is divided into 29 administrative divisions (city districts) and consists of 48 cadastral areas. The "Brno-City District" and "Brno-Country District" are not to be confused with the "city districts" of Brno.

The city districts of Brno vary widely in their size by both population and area. The most populated city district of Brno is Brno-Centre, which has over 91,000 residents, and the least populated are Brno-Ořešín and Brno-Útěchov, with about 500 residents. By area, the largest district is Brno-Bystrc (27.24 square kilometres (10.52 sq mi)) and the smallest is Brno-Nový Lískovec (1.66 square kilometres (0.64 sq mi)).

Brno is the home to the highest courts in the Czech judiciary. The Supreme Court is on Burešova Street,[78] the Supreme Administrative Court is on Moravské náměstí (English: Moravian Square),[79] the Constitutional Court is on Joštova Street,[80] and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office of the Czech Republic is on Jezuitská street.[81]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869104,977—    
1880120,122+14.4%
1890145,782+21.4%
1900176,645+21.2%
1910216,709+22.7%
1921237,659+9.7%
1930283,972+19.5%
1950299,099+5.3%
1961324,173+8.4%
1970344,218+6.2%
1980371,463+7.9%
1991388,296+4.5%
2001376,172−3.1%
2011385,913+2.6%
2021398,510+3.3%
Source: Censuses[82][83]

According to the 2021 census, Brno had 398,510 inhabitants.[84] The largest ethnic groups reported (without options to choose between) were Czechs (51.6%), Moravians (18.7%), Slovaks (1.5%), Ukrainians (0.9%), Vietnamese (0.4%), and Poles (0.2%). 23.7% of inhabitants did not write any nationality. In the 2001 census, when the most common nationalities were list to choose between, 76.1% were Czechs and 18.7% Moravians (94.8% Czechs in the broader sense).

Brno experienced its largest increases in population during the 19th century at the time of the Industrial Revolution, and in 1919 due to a merger with surrounding municipalities.

Economy

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Since 1990, many companies created or spun off as part of privatization from former national enterprises have disappeared.[85] Before 1990, engineering companies were very important in Brno; since then, the city's economy has largely reoriented itself towards light industry, logistics, and services. The city later gained importance in other fields of engineering, especially in software development. After 2000, foreign technology companies began establishing their branches in Brno, and many Czech companies with local or global reach were also founded here.[86][87]

Companies operating in Brno include Gen Digital (one of the headquarters, brand AVG Technologies still used),[88] Kyndryl (Client Innovation Centre),[89][90] AT&T, Honeywell (Global Design Center),[91] Siemens,[92] Red Hat (Czech headquarters),[93] an office of Zebra Technologies,[94] and formerly Silicon Graphics International (Czech headquarters).[95]

In recent years, the quaternary sector of the economy, i.e., activities in science, research, and education, has also begun to develop in Brno. Examples include AdMaS (Advanced Materials, Structures, and Technologies) or CETOCOEN (Center for Research on Toxic Substances in the Environment).[96] The city cultivates this sector via supporting organisations such as the South Moravian Innovation Centre and the VUT Technology Incubator.[97]

Transport

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Tram service is the backbone of the public transport in Brno.
Brno-Tuřany Airport is the second busiest airport in the Czech Republic.[98]
Brno main railway station

Public transport in Brno consists of 12 tram lines, 14 trolleybus lines (the largest trolleybus network in the Czech Republic) and almost 40 day and 11 night bus lines.[99] Trams (known locally as šaliny[100]) first appeared on the streets in 1869; this was the first operation of horse-drawn trams in the modern-day Czech Republic.[35] The local public transport system is interconnected with regional public transport in one integrated system (IDS JMK), and directly connects several nearby municipalities with the city.[101] Its main operator is the Brno City Transport Company (DPmB), which also operates a mostly recreational ferry route at the Brno Dam Lake.[102] A tourist minibus provides a brief tour of the city.[103] In 2011, the city announced plans to build a metro system light rail system to alleviate overcrowding of trams and to reduce congestion on the surface.[104][105][106]

Railway transport began operating in the city in 1839 on the Brno–Vienna line, the first operating railway line in the modern-day Czech Republic.[34] Today, Brno is a transnational railway hub, with nine stations for passenger traffic. The current main railway station is the central hub of regional train services, used by about 50,000 passengers every day, with around 500 trains passing through. The station is operating at full capacity;[107] the main station building is outdated and lacks sufficient operating capacity, but the construction of the new station has been postponed several times for various reasons.[107] A referendum over whether to move the station was held on 7 and 8 October 2016, coinciding with regional elections.

Brno is also an international road transport crossroads. There are two motorways on the southern edge of the city: the D1 leading to Ostrava and Prague, and the D2 leading to Bratislava.[108] Not far from the city limits is the D52 motorway leading to Vienna. Another planned motorway, the D43, will connect Brno to northwestern Moravia.[108] The city is gradually building the large city ring road (road I/42). Several road tunnels have been built at Pisarky, Husovice, Hlinky, and Královo pole, and more are planned.[109] Due to the congestion in private transport, the city is continuing to try to build more parking ramps, including underground, but these efforts have not always been successful.[110]

Air transport is enabled by two functional airports. The public international airport, Brno-Tuřany Airport, saw a sharp increase in passenger traffic up to 2011, however the number of passengers declined in the following years, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport also serves as one of the two bases for police helicopters in the Czech Republic. The other airport, Medlánky Airport, is a small domestic airport serving mainly recreational activities such as flying hot air balloons, gliders or aircraft RC models.[111][112][113]

Cycling is widespread in Brno due to lowland nature of the landscape. Existing tracks for cycling and roller skating in 2011 totalled approximately 38 kilometres (24 mi), and are gradually being expanded.[114] There is also one long bikeway leading to Vienna, approximately 130 kilometres (81 mi) long.[115] Several hiking trails of the Czech Tourist Club also pass through Brno.[116]

Culture

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People wearing the traditional Moravian kroje (Moravian national folk costumes) at a folk festival in Líšeň

The city spends about 30 million euro every year on culture.[117][118] A vibrant university city with about 60,000 students, Brno is home to many museums, theatres and other cultural institutions, and also hosts a number of festivals and other cultural events.

Since the 1990s Brno has experienced a great cultural "rebirth": façades of historical monuments are being repaired and various exhibitions, shows, etc., are being established or extended. In 2007 a summit of 15 presidents of EU Member States was held in Brno.[119]

Despite its urban character, some of the city districts still preserve traditional Moravian folklore, including folk festivals with traditional Moravian costumes, Moravian wines, folk music and dances. Unlike smaller municipalities, in Brno annual traditional Moravian folk festivals are held in several city districts, including Židenice,[120] Líšeň,[121] and Ivanovice.[122]

Hantec is a unique slang that originated in Brno.

Festivals

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Fireworks festival Ignis Brunensis on the Brno Dam Lake (2010)
Historical horse-drawn tram at the festival called "Brno – City in the Centre of Europe"

The biggest festival in Brno is the fireworks competition festival, Ignis Brunensis (Latin for "Flame of Brno"), held annually in June, part of the "Brno – City in the Centre of Europe" festival.[123] Ignis Brunensis is the biggest show of its kind in Central Europe,[124][125] usually attracting 100,000–200,000 visitors to each display.[13]

The international film festival Cinema Mundi screens about 60 films competing for Oscar nomination in the category of Best Foreign Language Film.[126]

Theatre World Brno is another international festival held annually in the city, in which Brno theatres and the city centre stage around 100 performances by national and foreign ensembles.[127]

Other festivals held regularly in Brno include the International Music Festival Brno,[128] the Spilberk International Music Festival,[129] and the Summer Shakespeare Festival.[130]

Every September, Brno hosts a wine festival, Slavnosti vína, to celebrate the harvest in the surrounding wine-producing region.[131]

Theatres

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Reduta Theatre, the oldest theatre in Central Europe

Brno has a long theatre tradition. Brno has the oldest theatre building in Central Europe, the Reduta Theatre on Zelný trh.[132] The first theatre plays in Brno probably took place in the 1660s in the City Tavern, today's Reduta Theatre; however, the first theatre with boxes was built in this complex in 1733.[132] The first documented professional Czech performance took place in 1767, again in the Reduta Theatre; the play was called Zamilovaný ponocný (English: Watchman in Love) and was performed by the Venice Theatre Company. The same year, Mozart performed in the theatre with his elder sister Anna Maria (Nannerl).[132] In that year the Mozart family spent Christmas in Brno,[133] and their visit is commemorated by a statue of Mozart as a child in front of the Reduta Theatre. The theatre's Mozart Hall was also named after him.[134]

Mahen Theatre

The National Theatre of Brno is the leading producer of opera,[135] drama,[136] and ballet[137] in the city of Brno. The first permanent seat of NdB was established in 1884, and today this institution owns the Mahen Theatre, built in 1882, Janáček Theatre, built in 1965, and the Reduta Theatre.[138] The composer Leoš Janáček is also connected with the National Theatre of Brno.[139] The Mahen Theatre was the first theatre building in Europe to be illuminated by Thomas Edison's electric light bulbs; at that time it was a completely new invention and there were no power plants built in the city, so a small steam power plant was built nearby just to power the theatre, and Edison came to Brno in 1911 to see it.[140]

The most commercially successful theatre in Brno is the Brno City Theatre, founded in 1945;[141] its performances are usually sold out. They also stage about 150 performances abroad every year.[142] The theatre's repertoire consists primarily of musical and dramatic shows.[143]

There are a variety of smaller theatres in Brno, including the Bolek Polivka Theatre, the Goose on a String Theatre ("Divadlo Husa na provázku"), HaDivadlo, Radost Puppet Theatre ("loutkové divadlo Radost"), and Polárka Theatre.

The Mahen Theatre was originally called the City Theatre, and until 1918 it performed exclusively in German and was not part of the National Theatre of Brno. Between 1971 and 1978, some plays were performed at the Brno Exhibition Centre due to reconstruction of the Mahen Theatre.[144]

Local legends

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Brno Dragon and Brno Wheel at the Old Town Hall
Old Town Hall in Brno

There are several legends connected with the City of Brno. One of the best known is the Legend of the Brno Dragon.[16] According to this legend, a terrible creature was terrorizing the citizens of Brno. The people had never seen this animal before, so they called it a dragon. They lived in fear of the dragon until one citizen managed to kill the monster by tricking it into eating a carcass filled with lime. In reality the "dragon" was a crocodile, the preserved body of which is now displayed at the entrance of the Old Town Hall. Crocodile and dragon motifs are common in Brno. A crocodile (Czech: krokodýl) is the local stuffed baguette, and the city radio station is known as Radio Krokodýl. One of the local baseball teams is named Draci Brno (English: Brno Dragons) and the local rugby club is named RC Dragon Brno. There is also a local American football team called the Brno Alligators. An Intercity train connecting Brno and Prague is called Brněnský drak (English: Brno dragon).

Next to the dragon at the Old Town Hall is the town's second well-known emblem, a wagon wheel made from a tree found and cut down 50 miles from the city. According to the legend, a local man made a wager that he could fell the tree, make a wheel out of it, and roll the wheel to the City of Brno, all within a single day. Since the achievement was deemed to be impossible by normal human means, the man was believed to have called on the devil for assistance, and died in poverty as a result.[145]

Another local legend relates to the siege of the city by Swedish forces in 1645. The locals and the Swedish army were in a stalemate, and the Swedish general declared that he would withdraw if his army had not won by noon. The bell ringer at Petrov Cathedral tricked him by ringing the bell an hour early, and keeping his word, the general and his army left.[146] As a historic tribute to the event, the bell at Petrov Cathedral still rings for noon an hour earlier, at 11 o'clock. At this hour every day, the Brno astronomical clock also releases a glass ball as a souvenir.

Museums, libraries and galleries

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Moravian Library building

The most significant museum in Brno is the Moravian Museum, the largest museum in Moravia and the second largest in the Czech Republic.[147] The museum was founded in 1817 and its collections include over 6 million pieces.[147] The biggest public library in Brno is the Moravian Library, the second largest library in the Czech Republic with around 4 million volumes.[148] The biggest gallery in Brno is the Moravian Gallery, again the second largest institution of its kind in the Czech Republic and the biggest in Moravia.[149] One section of the Moravian Museum, the Anthropos Pavilion, is related to the oldest history of mankind and prehistoric Europe.

Brno also has a Technical Museum, the largest in Moravia and one of the largest in Czech Republic. The permanent exhibitions chart the advance of science and technology, accompanied by various lifelike models and restored machines. The museum also hosts short-term exhibitions of many different points of interest.[150]

In 2016 the Vašulka Kitchen Brno (VKB) was established in Brno for research, artistic experiment and informal education in the field of new media art. Housed in the Brno House of Arts, it consists of the archive of Steina and Woody Vasulka’ work and presents a permanent exhibition of their selected works.

Education

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Masaryk University Campus in Brno-Bohunice

In 2019, 62,000 students were enrolled in Brno's higher education institutions.[8] The city is also home to a number of research and development institutions, including the Central European Institute of Technology (CEITEC),[151] and the International Clinical Research Center (ICRC).[152]

Mendel University

With over 40,000 students, Masaryk University is the largest university in Brno and the second biggest in the Czech Republic.[153] It consists of nine faculties, with more than 190 departments, institutes, and clinics.[154]

The Brno University of Technology was established in 1899, and is now among the biggest technical universities in the Czech Republic with over 20,000 students. Viktor Kaplan, inventor of the Kaplan turbine, spent nearly 30 years at the German Technical University in Brno, which ceased to exist in 1945, its property transferred to Brno University of Technology.

Mendel University, named after the founder of genetics Gregor Mendel, who developed his revolutionary scientific theories in Brno, has roughly 10,000 students.

Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, named after Leoš Janáček, was founded in 1947 and is one of two academies of music and drama in the Czech Republic.[155] It holds the annual Leoš Janáček Competition.[156]

Sport

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Motorcycle racing championship at the Masaryk Circuit

The city has a long association with motor racing; among other events, the Masaryk Circuit has hosted the Moto GP championship since 1965. The annual Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, the most famous motor race in the Czech Republic, has been held in the city since 1950. Since 1968, Brno has been a permanent fixture on the European Touring Car Championship (ETCC) series.[157]

Track and road cycling have a long history in Brno. The first track races took place here in 1889, and the velodrome in Brno ranks among the oldest velodromes in the world. In 1969 Brno hosted the UCI Track Cycling World Championships and UCI Road World Championships for amateurs, in 1981 the UCI Track Cycling World Championships and in 2001 the UEC European Track Championships for the U23 category. There are two traditional cycling teams: TJ Favorit Brno and Dukla Brno.

The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women was played in Brno's Arena Vodova, with the Czech squad taking the silver medal.

There is a horse-race course at Brno-Dvorská and an aeroclub airport in Medlánky. Several sports clubs represent the city in the various Czech leagues, including FC Zbrojovka Brno (football), HC Kometa Brno (ice hockey), KP Brno (handball), BC Brno (basketball, men) and BK Brno (women), four baseball teams (Draci Brno, Hroši Brno, VSK Technika Brno, MZLU Express Brno), Brno Ravens Lacrosse Club (lacrosse), Brno Alligators (American football), two rugby teams (RC Dragon Brno, RC Bystrc) and others. Tennis players Barbora Krejčíková, Lucie Šafářová, Lukáš Rosol, and Jana Novotná are from Brno, as well as Michal Březina, one of the top Czech figure skaters.

Motorcycle speedway events were held at the Winter Stadium, off Na Rybníčku in Králové Pole.[158] The venue hosted a final round of the Czechoslovak Individual Speedway Championship in 1949, 1950 and 1954.[159]

Sights

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The Cathedral of Saint Peter and Paul and Dietrichstein Palace viewed from the tower of the Old Town Hall
Villa Tugendhat, protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Brno has hundreds of historical sights, including one designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO,[160] and eight monuments listed among the national cultural heritage of the Czech Republic.[161][162] Most of the main sights of Brno are situated in the historical centre. The city has the third largest historic preservation zone in the Czech Republic, the largest one being in the Czech capital Prague. However, there is a considerable difference in the number of historical preservation zones of both cities. While Brno has 484 legally protected sites, Prague has as many as 1,330.[163]

Špilberk Castle, originally a royal castle founded in the 13th century, was from the 17th century a fortress and feared prison (e.g. Carbonari). Today it is one of the city's principal monuments.[27][164]

Another key landmark is the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, built during the 14th and 15th centuries in place of an 11th-century chapel.[165] Its present form with two neo-Gothic towers was completed in 1909. The other large castle near the city is Veveří Castle.[14]

The Abbey of Saint Thomas was the site of Gregor Mendel's experiments establishing the new science of genetics. The Church of Saint Tomas houses the tomb of its founder, John Henry and his son Jobst of Moravia, Margraves of Moravia. The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady houses the grave of its founder Queen Elisabeth Richeza. The Church of Saint James is one of the best preserved and most spectacular Gothic churches in Brno.

The Vegetable Market with Parnas fountain

Brno Ossuary is the second largest ossuary in Europe,[166] after the Catacombs of Paris. Another ossuary is the Capuchin crypt, with mummies of Capuchin monks and some of the notable people of their era, including architect Mořic Grimm and the mercenary leader Baron Trenk.[167] The Labyrinth under Zelný trh, a system of underground corridors and cellars dating back to the Middle Ages, has been recently opened to the public. These cellars have been used mainly for storing food, maturing beer and wine, and as wartime shelters. Originally, they were not interconnected as they are now – this happened later during the reconstruction in 2009.[168]

Brno is home to a functionalist Synagogue and the largest Jewish cemetery in Moravia. A Jewish population lived in Brno as early as the 13th century, and remnants of tombstones can be traced back to as early as 1349.[169] The functionalist synagogue was built between 1934 and 1936.[169] While the Brno Jewish community numbered 12,000 in 1938, only 1,000 survived Nazi persecution during Germany's occupation in World War II.[169] Today, the cemetery and synagogue are again maintained by a Brno Jewish community. The only Czech mosque, founded in 1998, is also located in Brno.[170]

The era between the world wars saw a building boom to the city, leaving it with many modern and especially functionalist buildings,[171][172] the most celebrated being Villa Tugendhat, designed by architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the 1920s for the wealthy family of Fritz Tugendhat, and finished in 1930. It was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001.[173] Another renowned architect who significantly shaped Brno was Arnošt Wiesner.[174][175][176] Other functionalist buildings include the Avion Hotel and Morava Palace. The Brno Exhibition Centre is the city's main attraction for international business visitors, visited by over one million visitors each year, and hosting over 40 professional trade fairs and business conferences.

Lužánky is the oldest public park in the Czech Republic, established in the late 18th century by the emperor of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.[177] Denis Gardens were founded in the early 19th century and were the first public park in the present-day Czech Republic founded by public authorities.[178] Špilberk Park is classified as a national cultural sight of the Czech Republic, as a unique piece of landscape architecture.[179]

One of Brno's more recent additions is the Brno astronomical clock.[180]

The AZ Tower, opened in 2013 and 111 metres (364 ft) tall, is the tallest building in the Czech Republic.[181]

Notable people

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Twin towns – sister cities

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Brno is twinned with:[182]

Cooperation agreements

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Brno also cooperates with:[182]

Nearby cities

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This tool shows only cities with population over 300,000 in radius of 300 km (186.41 mi).

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Notes

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  1. ^ This led to decline in population of Olomouc from over 30,000 people to mere 1,675 and total devastation of the city.
  2. ^ However, Olomouc also had legal status of capital city, although this title was purely an honorary matter rather than a real role, sometimes it was referred to as "the Secondary Capital".
  3. ^ The cathedral of the bishopric of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brno, the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, is depicted on the 10CZK coin.

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