Velký Karlov is a municipality and village in
Znojmo District
Znojmo District () is a district in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Its capital is the town of Znojmo.
Administrative division
Znojmo District is divided into two administrative districts of municipalities with extended competenc ...
in the
South Moravian Region
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of the
Czech Republic
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. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Velký Karlov lies approximately east of
Znojmo
Znojmo (; ) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants. Znojmo is the historical and cultural centre of southwestern Moravia and the second most populated town in the South Moravian Region. The hi ...
, south-west of
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 ...
, and south-east of
Prague
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.
History
Velký Karlov is among the youngest villages in the country. A farm called Velký Karlov was built here in 1950. First houses were built in 1953. The municipality of Velký Karlov was established on 26 November 1971.
Demographics
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Villages in Znojmo District
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