D52 highway ( cs, Dálnice D52), formerly Expressway R52 ( cs, Rychlostní silnice R52) is a

highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It is used for major roads, but also includes other public roads and public tracks. In some areas of the United States, it is used as an equivalent term to controlled-access ...

in the

South Moravian Region The South Moravian Region ( cs, Jihomoravský kraj; , ; sk, Juhomoravský kraj) is an administrative unit () of the Czech Republic, located in the south-western part of its historical region of Moravia (an exception is Jobova Lhota which trad ...

of the

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, currently leading from

Modřice Modřice (; german: Mödritz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,600 inhabitants. Geography Modřice is located about south of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. It is s ...

, about south of

Brno Brno ( , ; 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 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...

, to

Pohořelice Pohořelice (; german: Pohrlitz) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,300 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Nová Ves and Smolín are administrative parts of Pohořelice ...

, parallel to the Highway D2. It forms part of the European road E461. Sections of the expressway: From Pohořelice the ordinary road No. 52 runs further southwards to the border with

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Mikulov Mikulov (; german: Nikolsburg; yi, ניקאלשבורג, ''Nikolshburg'') is a town in Břeclav District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 7,400 inhabitants. The historic centre of Mikulov is well preserved and i ...

. According to a 2009 treaty between the Czech Republic and Austria, it is to be completed as an expressway and continuous connection between Brno and the Austrian A5 North Autobahn at

Drasenhofen Drasenhofen is a municipality in the district of Mistelbach in the Austrian state of Lower Austria. It is located directly on the border with Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Eu ...

, leading to

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

. Within the

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of Brno plans for a new route intend to relocate the R52 running from the

Rajhrad Rajhrad (german: Groß Raigern) is a town in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 4,000 inhabitants. Geography Rajhrad is located about south of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. It is ...

junction northwestwards bypassing the city centre to reach the Highway D1 and the

Expressway R43 D43 motorway ( cs, Dálnice D43), formerly Expressway R43 ( cs, Rychlostní silnice R43) is a highway in the Czech Republic. If completed, it will connect cities Brno and Moravská Třebová, and the D1 highway with the R35 expressway. Fir ...

Troubsko Troubsko (german: Strutz) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 2,300 inhabitants. Etymology According to a legend, in the early 11th, Prince Jaromír was to be ass ...

.Map on ceskedalnice.cz
/ref> Parts of the expressway were built on sections of the former ''Strecke 88''

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constructed between 1939 and 1942 during the

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as part of a connection between Breslau (Wrocław) and Vienna, colloquially called ''Hitlerova dálnice'' ("Hitler's highway").

Gallery

R52 Rajhrad.JPG Rychlostní silnice 52 2.JPG

References

External links

Information on dalnice-silnice.cz

Information on motorway.cz
{{CzechHighways R52 Proposed roads in the Czech Republic