Regions

South-Moravian region

Uniqueness of the region:

• Brno town with its exposition area for holding international expositions in all fields of interest
• the second largest center of universities within the Czech Republic, both civil and military ones
• motorcycle and autodrome having international reputation

Significant historical event: "Battle of Three Emperors" at Slavkov in the year 1805

Outstanding historical personality:
Leoš Janáček (1854 - 1928) - music composer
Alfons Mucha (1860 - 1939) - in Art Noveau style painter
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850 - 1937) - the first president of Czechoslovakia
Johann Gregor Mendel (1822 - 1884) - founder of genetics
Viktor Kaplan (1876 - 1934) - inventor of water turbine

Significant cultural monument: Lednice-Valtice area - registered in the UNESCO list of the world cultural heritage, Villa Tugendhat in Brno - registered in the UNESCO list of the world cultural heritage

Significant natural locality: Dyje river basin National Park, Pálava and Lednice-Valtice area - Pálava is included into the list of UNESCO biosphere reservations,
Moravian Karst, protected territorial area, The White Carpathians, protected territorial area - both included into the list of UNESCO biosphere reservations

Significant investment project: 1st corridor of the Czech Railways (Děčín-Praha-Česká Třebová-Brno-Břeclav), ISPA program - sewage collecting pipeline Brno-Líšeň, networking of the industrial zone "Černovická terasa" in Brno, big city circle in Brno

Outstanding contemporary personality: Magdaléna Kožená - singer

Typical product: wine

Typical food: pig-slaughtering specialties, Moravian smoked meat, roasted ducks, Znojmo cucumbers - pickles, wedding cakes, dessert cakes

Folklore: mostly folklore traditions in Slovácko (Strážnice, Kyjov, Tvrdonice, Velká nad Veličkou)

Tourist destination: Brno and vicinity, Pálava and the Lednice-Valtice area, Moravian Karst and vicinity, Znojmo area and DYje river basin, Slovácko area

Cooperation with Japan:
National Theater in Brno - 5 times giving a guest performance in Japan,
Brno State Philharmonics - 4 times giving a guest performance in Japan,
International biennial event of design - participation of Japanese artists,
Tatsuno Benč Europe, a.s. Blansko - gasoline and fuel filling station, Alps Electric Czech, s. r. o., Boskovice - 100% Japanese capital participation

Contact:
Phone: +420 541 651 111
Fax: +420 541 651 369
www: www.kr-jihomoravsky.cz

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