{"id":1784,"date":"2022-02-01T06:05:35","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T05:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/?page_id=1784"},"modified":"2022-07-25T13:56:50","modified_gmt":"2022-07-25T11:56:50","slug":"about-brno","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/about-brno\/","title":{"rendered":"About Brno"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With around 400.000 inhabitants and 800.000 people living in its greater the metropolitan area, Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area. It is the largest Moravian city and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Saint-Jakub-Church-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Saint-Jakub-Church-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Saint-Jakub-Church-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Saint-Jakub-Church-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Saint-Jakub-Church-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Saint-Jakub-Church-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Saint Jakub Church<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Brno is a major administrative centre and the seat of the judicial authority of the Czech Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Brno2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2031\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Brno2.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Brno2-300x152.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Brno<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The city is a major tourist destination with its large exhibition and trade fair centre, the Masaryk Racing Circuit, the Spilberk castle and fortress, and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Moravian-Square-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2223\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Moravian-Square-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/about-brno\/moravian-square\/\" class=\"wp-image-2223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Moravian-Square-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Moravian-Square-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Moravian-Square-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Moravian-Square-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Moravian-Square-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Moravian Square<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Janacek-theatre-1024x689.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2224\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Janacek-theatre.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/about-brno\/janacek-theatre\/\" class=\"wp-image-2224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Janacek-theatre-1024x689.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Janacek-theatre-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Janacek-theatre-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Janacek-theatre-1536x1033.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Janacek-theatre.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Janacek Theatre<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Major tourist attractions<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to spend some additional time in Brno, you could visit the following sights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Freedom Square (N\u00e1m\u011bst\u00ed Svobody)<\/li><li>\u0160pilberk Castle (Hrad \u0160pilberk)<\/li><li>Petrov Cathedral and Church of St. James<\/li><li>Denis gardens (Denisovy sady) and Lu\u017e\u00e1nky park (Park lu\u017e\u00e1nky)<\/li><li>Villa Tugendhat<\/li><li>Brno Racing Circuit<\/li><li>Various Museums and Galeries<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2225\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/about-brno\/planetarium-park-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-2225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2226\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-3-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/about-brno\/reservoir-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-2226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-3-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-3-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2227\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/about-brno\/planetarium-park-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-2227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Planetarium-park-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2228\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/about-brno\/reservoir-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-2228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Reservoir-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful links<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Brno City Website:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.brno.cz\/index.php?lan=en&amp;nav01=20608&amp;nav02=20617\">https:\/\/www2.brno.cz\/index.php?lan=en&amp;nav01=20608&amp;nav02=20617<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Wikitravel page of Brno:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Brno\">https:\/\/wikitravel.org\/en\/Brno<\/a><\/li><li><strong>GoTo Brno Tourist Information:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotobrno.cz\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.gotobrno.cz\/en\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Sightseeing in Brno:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotobrno.cz\/en\/explore-brno\/\">https:\/\/www.gotobrno.cz\/en\/explore-brno\/<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Tripadvisor Activities In Brno:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attractions-g274714-Activities-Brno_South_Moravian_Region_Moravia.html\">https:\/\/www.tripadvisor.com\/Attractions-g274714-Activities-Brno_South_Moravian_Region_Moravia.html<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With around 400.000 inhabitants and 800.000 people living in its greater the metropolitan area, Brno is the second largest city in the Czech Republic by population and area. It is the largest Moravian city and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is a major administrative centre and the seat of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1784"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1784"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1784\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2238,"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1784\/revisions\/2238"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.evostar.org\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}