Brno

Summary

Brno is a municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic^[1]. Brno ranks in the top 6% of municipality_with_town_privileges_in_the_czech_republic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,382 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brno is located in Brno-City District^[3].
• Brno is located in Brno-City District^[4].
• Brno is in the country of Czech Republic^[5].
• Brno's head of government is recorded as Markéta Vaňková^[6].
• Brno's image is recorded as Brno, Štýřice, Pražákova, výhled z AZ Toweru (2013-05-22; 28).jpg^[7].
• Brno's instance of is recorded as municipality with town privileges in the Czech Republic^[8].
• Brno's instance of is recorded as statutory city in the Czech Republic^[9].
• Brno's instance of is recorded as Czech municipality with expanded powers^[10].
• Brno's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Czech Republic^[11].
• Brno's instance of is recorded as capital of region^[12].
• Brno's instance of is recorded as district town^[13].
• Brno's instance of is recorded as municipality with authorized municipal office^[14].
• Brno's instance of is recorded as big city^[15].
• Brno's flag image is recorded as Flag of Brno.svg^[16].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Popovice^[17].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Popůvky^[18].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Mokrá-Horákov^[19].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Moravany^[20].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Šlapanice^[21].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Vranov^[22].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Otmarov^[23].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Troubsko^[24].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Rebešovice^[25].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Rozdrojovice^[26].
• Brno's shares border with is recorded as Veverská Bítýška^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Brno include Bren light machine gun^[28], a weapon model^[29]; Brno-Tuřany Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Czech Republic^[32], founded in 1954^[33]; Brno death march^[34], a death march^[35]; Brno chair^[36], a cantilever chair^[37], founded in 1929^[38]; Brno astronomical clock^[39], a movement^[40], in Czech Republic^[41], founded in 2010^[42]; Brno Ossuary^[43], a cemetery^[44], in Czech Republic^[45]; Brno Reservoir^[46], a reservoir^[47], in Czech Republic^[48]; and Brunner Pouter^[49], a pigeon breed^[50].

Why It Matters

Brno ranks in the top 6% of municipality_with_town_privileges_in_the_czech_republic entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,382 views/month).^[2] Brno has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] Brno is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for Brno include Bren light machine gun^[28], a weapon model^[29]; Brno-Tuřany Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Czech Republic^[32], founded in 1954^[33]; Brno death march^[34], a death march^[35]; Brno chair^[36], a cantilever chair^[37], founded in 1929^[38]; Brno astronomical clock^[39], a movement^[40], in Czech Republic^[41], founded in 2010^[42]; and Brno Ossuary^[43], a cemetery^[44], in Czech Republic^[45].