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Dolní Heršpice
Dolní Heršpice (lit. 'Lower Heršpice'; ) is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the south of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. Originally its own municipality, it was annexed into Brno in 1919, since 24 November 1990 it has been part of the city district of Brno-jih. Over 800 people live here. Etymology The original form of the village name was Jarošovice derived from the personal name Jaroš, which was a domestic form of one of the names beginning with Jaro- (Jaroslav, Jaromír, Jarohněv, etc.). The meaning of the name was "Jaroš's people". Heršpice developed from the German variant of the name (''Jerspitz''), which, among other things, shows a typical south Moravian substitution of the Czech ending -šovice for the German -spitz. Geography Dolní Heršpice has an area of 3.13 km2. It lies west of the Svratka River. In the south, Dolní Heršpice borders the cadastral territory of Přízřenice, in the west with the municipality of Moravany and the cadast ...
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Administrative Divisions Of Brno
The city of Brno is divided into 29 city districts, which are further subdivided into 48 cadastral territories. Map City districts Cadastral territories References

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Svratka (river)
The Svratka (; ) is a river in the Czech Republic, a left tributary of the Thaya River. It flows through the Vysočina Region, Vysočina and South Moravian Region, South Moravian regions, including the city of Brno. It is long, making it the 9th longest river in the Czech Republic. Etymology According to one theory, the name originates from the Proto-Slavic language, Proto-Slavic verb ''vort'' (''vrátit'' in modern Czech), which meant "to return". It denoted "a returning river" (which meant meandering river). Another theory is that the name was derived from the Germanic ''Swarta'', which meant "black water". Sometimes the river was colloquially referred to as ''Švarcava'' or ''Švorcava''. Characteristic The Svratka originates in the territory of Cikháj in the Upper Svratka Highlands at an elevation of and flows to the Nové Mlýny reservoirs, where it enters the Thaya River in Dolní Věstonice at an elevation of . It is long, making it the List of rivers of the Czech Repub ...
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D2 Motorway (Czech Republic)
D2 motorway () is a highway in the Czech Republic. It runs from the City of Brno to the border with Slovakia at the Morava river near Lanžhot, from where the Slovak diaľnica D2 leads to Bratislava. The entire route is part of European route E65. History Plans for the motorway existed since early 1950s. In 1958, it was decided to prepare for the resumption of motorway construction, with plans to build a motorway linking Prague, Brno and Bratislava. The D2 motorway became part of the network of motorways and expressways in 1963 with the adoption of the concept of long-term development of the road network and local roads. Construction on the D2 highway began in 1974; the first opened in 1978. The last part of the motorway opened in 1980, when it was long. After the 1993 dissolution of Czechoslovakia, of the motorway remain in Czech Republic, with remaining in Slovakia Slovakia, officially the Slovak Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is b ...
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D1 Motorway (Czech Republic)
The D1 motorway () is the main motorway of the Czech Republic. It routes from Prague to Brno and on to the Polish border, although there is currently a small section still under construction. Once completed its length will be . It is the busiest motorway in the Czech Republic, with a maximum AADT of 99,000 vehicles per day near Prague. Chronology First attempt The Munich Agreement in 1938 deprived the country of some fundamental road and rail routes. The government rushed to prepare three major infrastructure projects: the Havlíčkův Brod, Německý Brod – Brno railway; the Plzeň – Ostrava road; and a 4-lane highway from Prague to Velykyy Bychkiv, Velký Bočkov (on the Czechoslovak – Romanian border). On 23 December 1938 the government issued Decree no. 372/1938 Coll. concerning the construction of motorways, establishing the General Motorway Directorate. This decree called for construction of an east-west motorway within four years. As of January 1939, the Gener ...
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Catherine Of Siena
Caterina di Jacopo di Benincasa (25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380), known as Catherine of Siena, was an Italian mystic and pious laywoman who engaged in papal and Italian politics through extensive letter-writing and advocacy. Canonized in 1461, she is revered as a saint and as a Doctor of the Church due to her extensive theological authorship. She is also considered to have influenced Italian literature. Born and raised in Siena, Catherine wanted from an early age to devote herself to God, against the will of her parents. She joined the " mantellates", a group of pious women, primarily widows, informally devoted to Dominican spirituality; later these types of urban pious groups would be formalized as the Third Order of the Dominicans, but not until after Catherine's death. Her influence with Pope Gregory XI played a role in his 1376 decision to leave Avignon for Rome. The Pope then sent Catherine to negotiate peace with the Florentine Republic. After Gregory XI's death (March ...
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Holásky
Holásky () is a municipal part and cadastral territory on the southeastern edge of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. Its area is 1.83 km2. Originally its own municipality, it was annexed into Brno in 1960, and since November 24, 1990 it has been part of the city district of Brno-Tuřany. It has about 1,100 inhabitants. History In 1848, Holásky was a municipality. Parts of modern Holásky originally belonging to Ivanovice were annexed to Brno on April 16, 1919. Holásky was annexed to Brno on July 1, 1960. Geography Holásky is located in the southwest part of Brno-Tuřany and has retained its village character. It consists of two separate parts; the southern part, formed by the original village, and the northern part, formed by the significantly separated built-up area of the streets of V Aleji, Ledárenská, Prodloužená, V tišině, Zahrádky, Popelova and Nenovická. The area of Popelova street seamlessly connects with the development of neighboring Brněnské Ivan ...
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Brněnské Ivanovice
Brněnské Ivanovice (, Hantec: ''Nenovice'') is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the southeast of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. It has an area of 4.17 km². Originally its own municipality, it was annexed into Brno in 1919, and since November 24, 1990 it is part of the city district of Brno-Tuřany. Almost 1,500 people live here. Etymology The village was originally called Velenovice. At first, it was actually the name of its inhabitants, Velenovice, which was derived from the personal name Velen and meant "Velenovice's people". Already from the 13th century, there are documented phonetic variations of this name, Lvenovice (formed by shortening from the undocumented Levenovice) and Lenovoce. By simplifying the initial phonetic group Lv-, Lenovoce or Venovice was further modified by assimilation of consonants to Nenovice, which has survived as a folk name until the present day and was also adopted into German (Nenowitz). Another variant that developed from Lvenovi ...
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Horní Heršpice
Horní Heršpice (, lit. 'Upper Heršpice') is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the south part of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. It has an area of 3.77 km2. Originally its own municipality, it was annexed into Brno in 1919, since November 24, 1990 it has been part of the city district of Brno-jih. About 2,100 people live here. Etymology The original form of the village name was Jarošovici (later Jarošovice) derived from the personal name Jaroš, which was a domestic form of one of the names beginning with Jaro (Jaroslav Jaroslav (also written as Yaroslav or Jarosław in other Slavic languages) is a Czech and Slovak first name, pagan in origin. Its feminine form is Jaroslava. There are several possible origins of the name Jaroslav. It is very likely that origi ..., Jaromir, Jaromír, Jarohněv, etc.). The meaning of the local name was "Jaroš's people". Heršpice developed from the German variant of the name (''Jerspitz''), which, among other things, sho ...
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Moravany (Brno-Country District)
Moravany () is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,600 inhabitants. Geography Moravany is located south of Brno, in its immediate vicinity. It lies on the border between the Dyje–Svratka Valley and Bobrava Highlands. The highest point is at above sea level. The Bobrava River flows along the southeastern municipal border. History The first written mention of Moravany is from 1289. The village was owned by the Cistercians, Cistercian monastery in Staré Brno until its abolishment in 1782, then the owners often changed. Demographics The population of Moravany has almost tripled since 2001. Transport The D1 motorway (Czech Republic), D1 motorway from Prague to Brno passes through the territory of Moravany. Sights The main landmark of Moravany is the Church of Saint Wenceslaus. It has an early Gothic core from the first half of the 13th century. It was rebuilt into its current Baroque form in the ...
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Přízřenice
Přízřenice () is a municipal part and cadastral territory in the south of the city of Brno, Czech Republic. Its area is 3.82 km². Originally its own municipality, it was annexed to Brno in 1919, and since 24 November 1990 it is part of the city district of Brno-jih. It has almost 1,200 inhabitants. History Přízřenice became part of Brno on April 16, 1919. In 1975, Přízřenice became part of the Brno IV district, which existed until 1990. Since November 24, 1990, Přízřenice has been part of the city district of Brno-jih. On September 12, 2010, a local referendum was held in Dolní Heršpice and Přízřenice on separation from Brno and the creation of a new municipality, Dolní Heršpice-Přízřenice, which however failed. Description Similar to neighboring Dolní Heršpice, the development of Přízřenice consists of two distinctly separate parts. The western part is a commercial and industrial zone extending along both sides of Vídeňská street, through which ...
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Moravian Dialects
Moravian dialects () are the variety (linguistics), varieties of Czech language, Czech spoken in Moravia, a historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. There are more forms of the Czech language used in Moravia than in the rest of the Czech Republic. The main four groups of dialects are the Bohemian-Moravian group, the Central Moravian group, the Eastern Moravian group and the Lach (Silesian) group (which is also spoken in Czech Silesia). While the forms are generally viewed as regional variants of Czech, some Moravians (ethnic group), Moravians (108,469 in the 2011 census) claim them to be one separate Moravian language. Moravian dialects are considerably more varied than the dialects of Bohemia, and span a dialect continuum linking Bohemian and West Slovak dialects. A popular misconception holds that eastern Moravian dialects are closer to Slovak than Czech, but this is incorrect; in fact, the opposite is true, and certain dialects in far western Slovakia exhibit featu ...
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Brno
Brno ( , ; ) 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 403,000 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 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 ...
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