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CZ, Brno – The Capital of Moravia I

Published: 2.3.2016
It has been a long time since our last visit to the second largest city in the Czech Republic – Brno. This historical “capital” of Moravia is located on the confluence of the Svratka and Svitava rivers. It has been an important center of culture, justice, and education.

There are many sights inBrno. We are going to see them in our mini series. There are fourteen colleges which have 34 faculties. Every year prestigious Czech Grand Prix takes place here and it is also part of world championship series of road bikes. Also, an international expo of fireworks Ignis Brunensis takes place in the city. Tugendhat villa is in Brno as well as it is a part of UNESCO’s world heritage.

Brno

But this is hardly all! We encountered so-called Dragon of Brno while roaming in the city. It is basically a stuffed crocodile hanging from the ceiling in the passageway at Old Town Hall. Many legends have been told about this thing. For instance, the crocodile was supposed to live near the Svratka. It is a popular tourist spot. Right adjacent to the “dragon” is the so called Brno Wheel. It is one of the most important symbols of the city and many stories have been told about it as well.

 Brno Wheel      Dragon of Brno

There is special dialect spoken in this Moravian city which is called Hantec. It was most popular in the 19th century. Hantec combines Czech, German, Roma, Yiddish and other langauges. We have heard some phrases in Hantec even today. Another interesting thing is the noon in Brno. It is exactly at 11 o’clock . This unusual time is a reminder of the victory over Swedish army in 1645. Then the bells rang an hour before other bells across the Czech Republic .

Brno Brno (train station in the background)

Should you get some rest from busy big city life then we recommend you to see catacombs or other parts of Brno’s underground Brno Charnel House is right under Jakubske Square and its Church of St Jakub. There are more than 50 thousand bones which makes it the second largest ossuary in Europe right after the largest one in Paris.

Brno (the view from the fortification)

We intended to visit places related to Brno’s most famous figures such as the father of genetics Gregor Johann Mendel, Ernst Mach who was a famous physicist, President Tomas Garrigue Masaryk, architect Adolf Loos, writer Bohumil Hrabal, inventor Viktor Kaplan or the actor Bolek Polivka.

Brno (city fortification)

The first place we wanted to visit was city’s most distinctive landmark – cathedral of St Peter and Paul on Petrov Hill near Denisovy Gardens. We reached the cathedral along preserved stairs belonging to city fortification . There is interesting view of lively streets is on every floor.

cathedral of St Peter and Paul

How our trip in Brno continued is the matter of the following article.

GPS: 49°11'26.9"N 16°36'29.2"E

Text and photos: Oskár Mažgút



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