Znojmo
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| Znaim | |||
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| Country | Czech Republic | ||
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| Region | Moravia-South Moravia | ||
| District | Znojmo | ||
| Little District | Znojmo | ||
| River | Dyje | ||
| Elevation | 290 m (951 ft) | ||
| Coordinates | 48°51′20″N 16°2′56″E / 48.85556°N 16.04889°ECoordinates: 48°51′20″N 16°2′56″E / 48.85556°N 16.04889°E | ||
| Highest point | |||
| - elevation | 321 m (1,053 ft) | ||
| Lowest point | |||
| - elevation | 210 m (689 ft) | ||
| Area | 65.93 km2 (25.46 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 33 787 (2016) | ||
| Density | 512/km2 (1,326/sq mi) | ||
| Founded | 1222-1225 | ||
| Mayor | Ing. Vlastimil Gabrhel | ||
| Postal code | 669 02 | ||
   Location in Czechia
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| Website: www.znojmocity.cz | |||
Znojmo (Czech pronunciation: [ˈznojmo]; German: Znaim) is a town in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic, the administrative capital of the Znojmo District.
The town is situated on a rock outcropping on the steep left bank of the Thaya (Dyje) River, about 55 km (34 mi) southwest of the regional capital Brno. Located near the border with Austria, it is connected to Vienna by railway and road (about 80 minutes).
A fortress at the site possibly already existed during the time of the Great Moravian Empire in the 9th century. From about 1055, Znojmo Castle served as the residence of a Přemyslid principality within the Bohemian March of Moravia and a strategic important outpost near the border with the Bavarian March of Austria in the south. Few years later (1101), Luitpold of Znojmo, Duke of Moravia, established Ducal Rotunda of the Virgin Mary and St Catherine in this castle, later depicted by unique scene of genealogy Bohemian and Moravian Dukes of the Přemyslid dynasty and the castle was conquered and devastated by Duke Vladislaus II of Bohemia in 1145.
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