Telnice (Brno-Country District)

Telnice
Municipality
Masarykovo Square
Flag Coat of arms
Telnice Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°6′7″N 16°43′4″E / 49.10194°N 16.71778°E / 49.10194; 16.71778Coordinates: 49°6′7″N 16°43′4″E / 49.10194°N 16.71778°E / 49.10194; 16.71778
Country	Czech Republic
Region	South Moravian
District	Brno-Country
First mentioned	1244
Area
• Total	6.10 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Elevation	195 m (640 ft)
Population  (2020-01-01[1])
• Total	1,618
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	664 59
Website	www.telnice.cz

Telnice (German: Tellnitz) is a municipality and village in Brno-Country District in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants.

Telnice lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-east of Brno and 199 km (124 mi) south-east of Prague.

History[]

The village was the focus of tough fighting during 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.

Notable people[]

• Bohuslav Sobotka (born 1971), politician, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic in 2011–2017

References[]

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