Telnice (Brno-Country District)
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Geography
Telnice is located about Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Brno. It lies in the Dyje–Svratka Valley. The Říčka River flows through the municipality.
History
The first written mention of Telnice is from 1244.[1]
Telnice was a battlefield of the Battle of Austerlitz on 2 December 1805. Austrians under Michael von Kienmayer and Russians under Dmitry Dokhturov and Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden wrested the village from the French 3rd Line Infantry Regiment, lost it to a counterattack, and finally recaptured it. After the battle went against the allies farther north, they evacuated Telnice and retreated, suffering heavy losses in men and artillery pieces.[2]
Demographics
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Transport
The municipality is served by the Sokolnice-Telnice train station, located on the railway line heading from Křenovice to Skalice nad Svitavou via Brno.[3]
Sights
The main landmark of Telnice is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Baroque style in 1726–1734 and has a Romanesque tower.[1]
Notable people
- Bohuslav Sobotka (born 1971), politician, prime minister of the Czech Republic in 2014–2017
References
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