Telnice (Brno-Country District)

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
Municipality
Masarykovo Square
Flag
Coat of arms
Telnice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°6′7″N 16°43′4″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionSouth Moravian
DistrictBrno-Country
First mentioned1244
Area
 • Total6.10 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Elevation
195 m (640 ft)
Population
 (2021-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,628
 • Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
664 59
Websitewww.telnice.cz

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

History

The first written mention of Telnice is from 1244.[2]

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.[3]

Sights
Church of Saint John the Baptist

The landmark of the village is the Church of Saint John the Baptist. It was built in the Baroque style in 1726–1734 and has a Romanesque tower.[2]

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

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2021". Czech Statistical Office. 2021-04-30.
  2. "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Telnice. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
  3. "Bitva u Slavkova" (in Czech). Československá napoleonská společnost. Retrieved 2021-11-12.


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