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'Břeclav' (; German ''Lundenburg'') is a town in the Czech Republic, southeast of Brno. It is located at the border to Lower Austria on the Dyje River. The next larger town on Austrian territory is Hohenau an der March.

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History

Traffic

Sights

Twin towns

See also

External links

History

In 1834 Břeclav (together with nearby village Stará Břeclav) had only 2,952 inhabitants. Thanks to the railway connection (1839) and subsequent industrialisation, this number increased to 13,689 (1930). Up to World War II a German-speaking (11,6 % in 1930) and a Jewish (4,3 %) minorities lived in the town.

Traffic

Břeclav is an important hub in the railroad network (the first junction in Austria-Hungary). It is located at the intersection of the routes to and from Brno - Prague, Ostrava - Kraków/Katowice (Poland), Kúty - Bratislava (Slovakia) and Hohenau - Vienna (Austria).

Sights

★ A Renaissance 'castle' from 16th century with an arcade on the courtyard; during the first half of 19th century completely rebuilt to Neo-Gothic "artificial ruins"

★ 'St. Wenceslas parish church' in the Masaryk Square - a contemporary architecture from 1992-1995 on the spot of a Baroque one destroyed in World War II

★ 'Synagogue' - Neo-Romanesque building from 1868 with Neo-Moorish elements inside; nowadays it serves as a part of the town museum

★ 'St. Mary parish church' in Poštorná - an unique Neo-Gothic construction with a cupola, built in 1895-1898 with use of special bricks from local factory

★ 'Jewish Cemetery' with tombstones from 18th century and Neo-Gothic morgue from 1892

★ 'Resurrection Chapel' from 1875 in an area of former cemetery in the Sovadina street
Close to the train station there are:

★ 'St. Rochus Chapel' (in front of the Gymnasium) - built in 1892 in memory of a cholera epidemic

★ 'St. Cyril and Methodius Chapel' (in a park in front of the station) - built in 1853-1856 in memory of a recovery of Prince of Liechtenstein, local lord; it served as a place of worship for local Catholic parish before the St. Wenceslas Church was built
In the surroundings:

★ 'Pohansko' - an archaeological site from Great-Moravian times

★ The 'Lednice-Valtice Area' - a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996

Twin towns

★ Zwentendorf, Austria

★ Trnava, Slovakia

★ Brezová pod Bradlom, Slovakia

★ Andrychów, Poland

★ Šentjernej, Slovenia

★ Nový Bor, Czech Republic

See also

★ Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape

External links

★ Breclav.org: Official site

★ Breclav.info: Tourist information