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In 1939, Brno was annexed by Nazi Germany along with the rest of Moravia and Bohemia. All Czech higher education institutions were closed down on 17 November including four universities in Brno. 173 students were sent to Sachsenhausen concentration camp and Kounic's students residence was transformed into Gestapo headquarters and prison.
1861 - Natural History Society established. [13] 1864 - Vankovka engineering works built near Brno. [14] 1866 - 13 July: Prussians in power. [15] 1867 Czech-language secondary school founded. [16] Red Church construction completed. 1869 - Population: 73,771. [11] 1870's - Brno Philharmonic began its existence at the Besední dům. 1872 ...
Brno (/ ˈ b ɜːr n oʊ / BUR-noh, [5] Czech: ⓘ; German: Brünn) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 400,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the 100 largest cities of the European Union.
Zbrojovka Brno, s.r.o is a maker of small arms in Brno, Czech Republic, wholly owned by Colt-CZ Group. In the past it also made light artillery, cars, motorcycles, tractors and various tools, such as typewriters and early computers.
Staré Brno (German: Alt-Brünn, Hantec: Oltec, lit. 'Old Brno') is a cadastral territory southwest of the historical center of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. It has an area of 1.68 km 2. Originally a town, it was annexed to Brno in 1850, and since November 24, 1990 it has been part of the city district of Brno-střed. Over 17,000 ...
History of Brno; Timeline of Brno; B. Böhmische Dörfer; Brno death march; H. Harok family murder; M. List of mayors of Brno; T. Treaty of Brno (1478) Treaty of Brno ...
The siege of Brno, which occurred from 3 May 3 to 23 August 1645, was the second Swedish siege of the city of Brno in the last years of the Thirty Years' War. [2] The Brno garrison, consisting of 500 soldiers and about 1,000 Brno residents, successfully defended the city against about 28,000 soldiers of General Lennart Torstensson.
The Brno death march [1] [2] [3] (German: Brünner Todesmarsch) began late on the night of 30 May 1945 [1] when the ethnic German minority in Brno (German: Brünn ⓘ) was expelled to nearby Austria following the capture of the city by the Allies during World War II. Only about half of expellees actually crossed the border.