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Brno

Brno (population 390,000, German: Brünn) is the second largest city of the Czech Republic, located in the southeast of the country, at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers.

It is the historical capital of the region of Moravia.

View of the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul (Petrov)

External links

Official Website (http://www.brno.cz/index.php?lan=en)
Masaryk University Brno (http://www.muni.cz/to.en/)

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