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Břeclav
Břeclav (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbr̝ɛtslaf]; German: Lundenburg) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Thaya River in the Lower Morava Valley, at the border with Austria and near the border with Slovakia. It is an important railway hub.
For a large part of its feudal history, Břeclav was owned by the Liechtenstein family. The town proper is surrounded by the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, which is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Břeclav consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The town's name is derived from the Czech name of the founder of the local castle, Duke Bretislav I. The former German name Lundenburg was probably derived from the name of a Slavic tribe which lived in the area.
Břeclav is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Brno, at the border with Austria. It borders the Austrian town Bernhardsthal. Břeclav lies about 10 km (6 mi) northwest of the Slovak border at Kúty and about 65 km (40 mi) north of the Austrian capital Vienna.
Břeclav lies in the Lower Morava Valley lowland in the warmest part of the country. The Thaya River flows through the town. There is wild thick riparian forest composed of deciduous trees in the southern part of the municipal territory.
The area was settled first by Slavic tribes in the 6th century. In the late 8th century, a large Slavic gord, today called Pohansko (meaning 'a paganish place'), was established southeast of today's town. In the 9th century, it became a significant centre of Great Moravia. An agricultural settlement probably existed in the area of Old Břeclav, and the gord served as a hiding place for its inhabitants. It was abandoned in the 10th century.
After 1041, a border castle was established here by Duke Bretislav I. The first written mention of Břeclav is from 1046, when it was referred by its Latin name Bretyzlawe. In the second half of the 13th century, the castle was rebuilt to a massive Romanesque fortress. The castle often changed owners. At the beginning of the 15th century, it was acquired by the Liechtenstein family.
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Břeclav
Břeclav (Czech pronunciation: [ˈbr̝ɛtslaf]; German: Lundenburg) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 25,000 inhabitants. The town is located on the Thaya River in the Lower Morava Valley, at the border with Austria and near the border with Slovakia. It is an important railway hub.
For a large part of its feudal history, Břeclav was owned by the Liechtenstein family. The town proper is surrounded by the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape, which is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Břeclav consists of three municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):
The town's name is derived from the Czech name of the founder of the local castle, Duke Bretislav I. The former German name Lundenburg was probably derived from the name of a Slavic tribe which lived in the area.
Břeclav is located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) southeast of Brno, at the border with Austria. It borders the Austrian town Bernhardsthal. Břeclav lies about 10 km (6 mi) northwest of the Slovak border at Kúty and about 65 km (40 mi) north of the Austrian capital Vienna.
Břeclav lies in the Lower Morava Valley lowland in the warmest part of the country. The Thaya River flows through the town. There is wild thick riparian forest composed of deciduous trees in the southern part of the municipal territory.
The area was settled first by Slavic tribes in the 6th century. In the late 8th century, a large Slavic gord, today called Pohansko (meaning 'a paganish place'), was established southeast of today's town. In the 9th century, it became a significant centre of Great Moravia. An agricultural settlement probably existed in the area of Old Břeclav, and the gord served as a hiding place for its inhabitants. It was abandoned in the 10th century.
After 1041, a border castle was established here by Duke Bretislav I. The first written mention of Břeclav is from 1046, when it was referred by its Latin name Bretyzlawe. In the second half of the 13th century, the castle was rebuilt to a massive Romanesque fortress. The castle often changed owners. At the beginning of the 15th century, it was acquired by the Liechtenstein family.
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